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Brilliant analogy. Your columns are extremely well written -- and utterly insightful. Keep them coming.

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wait, are you the author?

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It's easy to be vicious--and wrong--when you're anonymous. Sign your real name on these over the top posts. I m willing. I m Jane Moscowitz.

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Jane, I thought the same thing. The writing style is very similar to JP’s.

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Well written piece, however you overlooked the fact that he "behaves badly" when challenged and is a first class narcissist who has never been taught there is no "I" in TEAM.

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It’s clearly JP...the paid “scribe” for Lago. He’s taken it to the next level by congratulating himself for his fine work! Class act, JP!

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No, but my hat off to whoever is.

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Ok. JP, is it someone you are collaborating with, whether paid or unpaid?

Whoever is writing these - why don’t you put your name? What do you have to hide? Is someone paying you or why are you doing these posts?

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Sorry Het999 but It is clearly not JP Faber...Why would he risk his entire business to write a blog suddenly?? If anyone is paying aesop it cant be more than JP is making from the magazine. I hear a LOT of people say it is Jessica Keller. she has anonymous twitter accounts and writes about coral gables and she hates Ariel Fernandez too.

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Jessica Keller here. It’s not me but thanks for the compliment Prado155; you do not know me at all and I must note the irony of you not using your name. I am not as artful as this author. I don’t hate Ariel. I voted for him. I don’t have a secret Twitter. My twitter handle is jkellerfsu- you should follow me.

I will say this. The first time you give someone special treatment you create appreciation. The second time you create anticipation. The third time expectation. The fourth time entitlement. The fifth time dependency and when you no longer provide special treatment, you create resentment and hatred.

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AND when you promise special treatment and then fail to deliver as promised, you get the same resentment and hatred because you're talking out of both sides of your mouth. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

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