> I'm pretty content being who I am and letting others be who they are. Doesn't mean they don't p*** me off once in awhile; just doesn't stay with me very long anymore. :)

Yep.

WRT to misunderstandings. Everybody has their point of view, and not every reaction we get is even necessarily has related to us. Maybe somebody had a crappy morning. It also helps to imagine someone with, literally, their shorts in a knot. *bg*