Stray Thoughts: Getting to Yes

The “Stray Thoughts” piece by Mark Peacock which appeared here last week was his 500th written since he started gathering his thoughts and sharing them with readers in the Isabel Dakotan. That’s quite a record! Thanks, Mark. Here, readers, is Stray Thoughts #501. When our children are growing, we spend an inordinate amount of time telling them “no.” “No…you can’t say this” and “No… you most…