In the middle of the bible belt...

...and still feeling like I am right at home. 'How?', you many be thinking. Starbucks. No matter where I am, Starbucks is always the same. The drinks taste the same, the atmosphere is the same, the baristas have a similar look about them. Typically, I find that not to be a good thing. When I visit a new place, I like to experience the local establishments; see what people do differently based on their geography. And Oklahoma City was no exception. At first I went searching for local gems and found a couple very delicious places that I wish I could bring back home with me. But sometimes you get home sick, so I made the long trek over to a local Starbucks (they are pretty scarce downtown OKC). Stepping out of the inferno that is the OKC weather and into the Starbucks store, I felt like I just stepped through a teleporter and wound up back in TO. Sometime that is a good thing because as much as I hate Toronto, I also love Toronto.

Old Age != Crazy...

...With the right combination of meds. It is true. Since my last old age related blog, I have witnessed it. The scary thing is that there is a fine line after which those meds can add to the crazy. But hey, there is hope.

And another thing...

When you replace words like 'fuck' with 'fudge' or 'fucking whore' with 'flippn boar', you are fooling no one. It sounds ridiculous, and gives zero satisfaction. Don't bother!

Thank you. Now I'm done.

Swearing; Yey or Nay?

For me it has been 'yey' for ... ever. I find it a nice little release when I am angry, frustrated, happy, ecstatic, etc. I can even get quite creative with it. But society frowns up on it. No potty mouth ladies allowed. So what exactly is so wrong with it? Why do people get offended? I would understand if I called someone a Fucking Anal Turd Extractor to their face, and they took offense (even if they deserved it). But if I am cursing to myself as a form of exclamation, then what is the problem? I honestly cannot think of one. They are just words that usually don't even make sense (unlike the one above, which  perfectly describes some people). I think some people just jump to the conclusion that because I choose to use a swear word, my vocabulary must be limited. That I cannot get the same meaning across, but with 'proper' words. That, however, is not the case. I can be creative with non swear words as well, but they just do not feel as good.

In my quest to find what other people think, I googled "why is swearing bad" and quickly found myself on the Cuss Control Academy's website. The purpose of this site is to help people curb their swearing. They even provide you with a list of reasons why swearing is bad. I encourage you to take a look, but in the mean time, I will with you share some of my favourites from the list:

It sets a bad example - It is bad because it is bad?
It lacks imagination - Like I mentioned before, I can get quite creative with my swearing purely because I have such an active imagination.
It has lost its effectiveness - If the effectiveness is gone, then what is the problem? And what statistical analysis is this loss of effectiveness conclusion based on?

To say the least, I found the CCA's list weak and easily rebutted. In the end, I did not find the answers to my questions, but I did find is this: A swear word to non-swear word translator. So much fun!