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A Rule of Thumb: Timing is
Everything
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Derek, a friend of mine, had lost
half of his thumb to a power saw
while building kitchen cabinets.
Despite this setback, I never once saw
him discouraged, even during the
days of his recovery. He always
found a way to keep his sense of
humor.
One day he agreed to let my scout
troop use his wood shop to build our
sled for the Klondike Derby. The
