Help, I'm surrounded by Jerks

Late last year The Guardian online (UK) tipped me off on the top 10 internet sites for news.
It included The New York Times, which has been an impressive site. I'm even reading from the Fashion pages after perusing the list of most emailed articles. I am metrosexual and smooth in any event.

This article about dealing with 'difficult people' was interesting. Being 'difficult' to deal with seems to come naturally to some people. I wonder what it is like.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/18/fashion/18difficult.html?em&ex=1169269200&en=9c412ae51b907411&ei=5087%0A

I saw the surgeon yesterday and progess is good. There's a striders 10km the first week of February which could be do-able.