Vulgar Vocab EVoked

Vulgar Vocab eVoked

When I was maybe twelve, we were at the lake, skipping rocks. We were on a slope, with my step-brother uphill from me. He picks up a huge non-skipper, and allegedly misses the lake by several yards and lands the rock, flat on top of my head.

The words that came out of my mouth, uncontrolled, with adults nearby, surprised the heaven out of me, really.

I've spent the subsequent fifty years trying to get that under control. I do so pretty well in text communications, so don't get me started, fer fork's sake.

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Seeing old familiar handles online is cool, like when friends hit town this weekend, except virtual.