*gone to look for my cattle prod*

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Like prodding, context and reasoned consideration of the parties involved usually enables accurate inference of the propitiousness of the thing.

Good – the Rooster Cogburn variety
Bad – sand in the eye
Indifferent (unless you’re a born or honorary Southerner) - the Bible Belt’s answer to (hack) cream of wheat

I say “usually”; but I felt prodded to do so.

Depends on the situation, Lee.

Provided, Jason, you're not advocating prodding merely for the sake of prodding. :-)

Oh we can assume that of Jon and Rolley. However the words should be prodded at all the same.

That's very true, Jason, but one has to take the source into account. I think we can rest assured that neither Rolley nor Jon would advocate change merely for the sake of change. :-)

The implication should not be assumed. It is one of the more annoying errors of modern times to think that change necessarily equals improvement.

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“to something better”, a la Philippians 4:8

Change to what?

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(as usual)

“If you’re going to risk and maybe fail, fail at something that matters. Fail gloriously so that even in failure, lives change.”