Just to prove how scandalously disrespectful youth have become, he accused me of making up that story. I do admit to being somewhat of a trivia freak. I’m particularly attracted to trivia that I make up on the spot.

Georgie asked if he could call me Grandpa, and I strenuously opposed the idea. First of all, I’m actually his Great Uncle, his grandmother’s brother. Second, I’m a little young for the wholesale use of such a pejorative term, outside my own grandchildren. I have no interest in being everyone’s grandfather. We agreed that I would, however, welcome the use of the informal “Grumps” instead.

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