Last night, I popped in the PG rated movie Spaceballs thinking it would be a fun family movie. Good ‘ol Mel Brooks! Within 30 minutes the boys heard nearly every cuss word we’d been shielding them against since birth. I was mildly relieved that the first – and even second – sh*t blew past their heads without their acknowledgement. But we had to turn the movie off when the a*hole dialogue started; the part where there are six or so guys on the bridge and they each take turns calling someone they know an a*hole. Chuck told the boys that he would like to see the movie, but with the bad words beeped out.

That was critical back-story to understanding the day we had today.

Many important and life-altering discoveries have been made by accident. Think of Penicillin, Velcro and Post-It Notes, to name a few. Today I accidentally discovered how to kill or maim a person using 2 ordinary household items: a plastic 1-quart bottle of half-n-half and a single car key.

Remember from my original, introductory post that I aim to keep this website 'G' rated.  I also reserve the right to include 'adult' material.   That's the first disclaimer.

Further, since I've long since abandoned the notion of this being a site where a reader might find any thoughtful - much less, dignified - exegeses, blah, blah, blah... .  That's disclaimer number two.

Occasionally Chuck will ask me to proof some of the work that he and his partners produce.  Most recently was a newsletter they’re printing for one of their Clients.  The Client had supplied the copy, so I didn’t want to be too picky, but I did find a couple of nits that I couldn’t let hang unpicked.  And, since I’ve had my head buried in grammar books lately – my nitpicker is well honed.