Did you hear that? That’s the sound of deflating balloon....that balloon that used to hold the idea that one was young and attractive but now must hold the idea that one has become matronly.
My own dad was quite creative with his swears, much like the dad in Jean Shepard’s "A Christmas Story." Those of you familiar with the film remember young Ralphie’s awe as he hears his dad cussing out the furnace, the Bumpus Hounds, and the inevitable day young Ralphie himself tries out the F-bomb as he drops the lug nuts for the soon-to-be-changed tire on the family car.
