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noun 1. an excessively or blindly optimistic person. adjective 2. (often lowercase). Also, Pollyannaish. unreasonably or illogically optimistic (www.dictionary.com) In doing some research recently for my memoir, I looked up the dictionary definition of my name and was unpleasantly surprised at what I found: “excessively,” “unreasonably,” and “illogically” optimistic?! Seriously? Such negative connotations in reference to optimism! What in the world? My very first reaction was that I was—and…

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