Everyone should have a Doc Nice in their life (or a Prof Riles, or Doc Firewall or Prof Molten). I am a student of Doc Whitecastle's brand of teaching, of gleaning nuggets of encouragement from a lot of sarcasm and put downs. But sometimes, it is great to be cheered on by Doc Nice and be inspired on a lethargic, hot Friday afternoon.
Of course, kindness and sarcastic can also go hand in hand.
(earlier in our phone call, we established that I was feeling 'metered' today and not conveying my excitement with enough enthusiasm)
Doc Nice: (yawns) I'm sorry. I'll be yawning throughout our conversation. It's not from a lack of interest. I'm just sleep deprived.
Moi: That's OK. I have my metered response. You have your yawning.
Doc Nice: Whoa, I didn't say that that was OK.
Moi: I'm very sorry. Please forgive me.
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