Very well written article. I've always been a fan of the approach of focusing on the things you can control when dealing with someone else. People are going to form their own opinions (misguided or not) about you so don't worry about how you appear to someone else and just focus on making your point. All you can do is present the logic of it, you can't force anyone to see the light.

Also- Don't hesitate to throw on a few more tags to your post like #life so more folk can enjoy your musings