Should I consider the numerous pine tree seedlings growing in the rain gutters of my house indicative of some sort of personal character flaw?
A glass-half-full kinda guy, I'm content knowing I clean the gutters more often than I wash my truck. Alas, someone else in my house (who shall remain nameless) perceives the situation otherwise.
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