Cranky Old Bastard

[rain_gryphon]

So, at the age of 60, I actually found occasion to use the phrase 'obstreperous harridan' (said with some venom) for the first time in a conversation. It just kind of popped out. I've known the words, and been capable of pronouncing such a judgement since pre-teen years, but, had I done so when younger, my friends would have giggled at me, and I've have felt embarassed or self-conscious, and felt called-upon to make some self-effacing remark (which I probably would not have, but would have felt pressured nonetheless). As it is, with the gravitas of my age, I felt moral authority. I'm ripening into the proper sort of cranky old bastard that I've always admired.

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