Mental Musings

Hollywood has finally created a wedding scene that men enjoy. Yesterday, the boys and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean at World’s End. Perhaps the most exciting scene was the wedding ceremony. Wait a minute; I know that men don’t like wedding ceremonies. But this was the ultimate med’s wedding. Picture this: the wedding takes place on deck of an old tall ship. A ship’s captain officiates the wedding. The bride and groom are very much in love. Sounds like a perfect dream wedding that any woman would want. But what makes it exciting for the men is that during the entire wedding the bride, groom and captain are all fighting hand-to-hand combat with swords while cannons are trading fire between two ships. Splintering wood, cannon bursts, death and mayhem, the perfect action-packed wedding ceremony. Guess it will be the next big thing in themed weddings.

Before I was married, I thought nothing about calling other drivers idiots, jerks, morons, etc. Wendy told me that I would have to change what I say before we had children. I asked why? Nothing was wrong with these words. They are not cuss or swear words. She explained that we would not want our children calling other people that in public and than saying they learned it from their father. Good point. Now we have two boys, ages 9 & 11. They have become used to my driving and sometimes help me by saying things like, "That guy shouldn't have a license," "I don't know where some people learned to drive," or "Some people drive too slow." But that is not something that they would transfer to other situations. I doubt that they would get mad at a friend and shout, "I don't know ho you ever got a license, Buddy!" Yesterday we were running late getting to the bank. We pulled up to discover that they had just closed and I muttered, "C