The Life and Times of Bryan Sr. and Family

I think it is great that I have received a lot of interaction regarding the posts I have made related to Potty Mouths and the $20 fine that the police chief in Middleborough, Massachusetts is looking at imposing, a law that is already on the books apparently.  I have received a lot of traffic about this on twitter, some on Facebook and some in person. For those of us that live in the Great  [ Read More ]

I think this is interesting timing in this article from CBS Boston about the police chief of Middleborough wanting to start imposing a $20 fine on people that are openly swearing. “Air Pollution”. I just think that is sweet. I have always believed law enforcement should use the laws on the books just as a carpenter uses his tool box. Use whatever tool works to get the job done is  [ Read More ]

Potty mouth. I am sure we have all heard this term used at least once in our life. Potty mouth means someone who uses dirty words, curse words, vulgar speech, etc. I was at work this past week when a flood of potty mouth young people walked to and from a lunch period. I stood at one of the main thorough fairs and was just appalled at the amount of unwholesome speech  [ Read More ]

I must admit, irregardless is one of my favorite words! Wait, can I say that irregardless is a word? If it is not a word, then I guess it can not be one of my favorite words. We all know that Google is the official word on just about everything.  Then of course we have Wikipedia. I know Wikipedia’s subject matter is whatever someone submits and can be changed as  [ Read More ]

Come on, are you serious?  Maybe this is the case in Canada, but it can’t be that way here in the U.S.  This article that I saw in The Vancouver Sun, on line edition, raises some good points, but I believe it may stretch a few things out of proportion. The article starts off by saying that boys are lagging behind girls in school when it comes to language skills  [ Read More ]