Call them a JoAnne Thing! Not sure if that is not acknowledge them, it isn't exactly endorsement. I was told that talking in the third person, isn't validating yourself. I think it is a put down. Don't do it as often today. It is more sarcasm than anything, but not sure if I am laughing at myself, discounting myself, or acknowledging my humanness.
Don't drink tap water, bought two filter jugs, so I always have cold water.
