I was just diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. Those were my exact words when the doctor gave me the news.

It's annoying, isn't it? I'm a guy. When something breaks I fix it. There is no cure for PD. When you're cured of cancer there's a bell you ring; there's no bell for PD. All they know is it gets worse, and worse, and worse. Fuck. No bell.

I've ordered Slang & Swears Dictionary: A Reference Book of over 1,500 Unique, Vulgar and Fun Swearwords From Around the World from Amazon. I don't wanna keep saying fuck. It gets boring.

One time I was substitute teaching at the high school and the kids were using "fuck" as every other word. I put a mark on the white board every time they said it. Then I wrote the word on the board, quieted them down, and pointed out the marks. "This is how many times you've said this word in the past five minutes. It doesn't bother me -- I was in the military -- but once you graduate and get into the workplace, it's going to be problematic. I know I can't tell you to stop saying it -- you'll just say it more -- so here's what you're going to do. Get out paper and pencil and write FUCK at the top. Then write a list of synonyms and another of alternatives, e.g., "fudge." Then each of you will stand in front of the class and read your lists."

They all did it, which surprised the heck out of me. Hopefully it will allow them to catch their behavior and put in a correction. You never know...

As for me, I've got PD. Fuck!