Luke�s home now and we watched part of the idiot Teen Choice Awards. Seriously, is that what the youth of today are like? If it is, I swear to Bob that when it comes time for me to have children and teens are still that utterly retarded, my children will be locked in the house until they promise me that they will not be fashion crazed ass wipes with their pants either too tight (girls) or too low (girls and boys alike) and fawning over celebrities who more than likely are dumber than a bag of doorknobs and certainly not deserving of all the adulation.

Yes, I am a curmudgeon and I�m proud of it, as I�ve said before. I am proud to say that I was a well-respected geek in high school, the end point for both gossip and the dispelling of nasty rumors. I dressed respectably, didn�t show off all of my various parts, and was thankful for every stitch that graced my skin. I will admit to being petulant at times, but what was I to do with an alcoholic, abusive mother who wanted little to do with me in the first place? Respect was not something I had for her, but knew better than to deny my other, decent elders the same. Those who were deserving got sunshine and rainbows from me while those who dripped abuse on me like so much molasses were adorned with my scorn and rightfully.