I Hereby Resolve

To cut down on the swearing.
Cut down. Not quit.
----You know that you've been dropping one too many curse words when people (e.g. your sister and your daughter) give you buttons emblazoned with some of your favorites. Not that I rival Lenny Bruce, but I've been dropping the bomb a little too much. I just don't want to play into the general lack of civility that permeates our culture.
----Used to be your mom would wash your mouth out with soap if you said certain words. Now, every sit-com character punctuates their dialog with B-level swear words and sexual innuendo.
Used to be that Lenny would get himself arrested for violating obscenity laws just by saying the same word that Al Swearengen of Deadwood fame uses at least 150 times every episode.
----Used to be that because swearing was forbidden it held a mystical allure for kids. Was part of a rite of passage to adolescence. Words had some power. Saying the F-word could get your ass whupped. Now it's mainstream. Part of lyrics, videos, movie, TV dialog and graffiti. Ubiquitous. Like tattoos.
Shitballs. Besides, I need to set a good example for the impending grandchild.

Eating: nuts
Reading: "Up Against the Wall Motherf***er" Ron Hahne, 1968