I keep running into a very self-righteous conservative at church, even though he's moved to a different parish. And this is a guy who falls deep into that "my-shit-don't-stink " category. I have to work very hard to be civil to him, because he's one of the most obnoxious conservatives I've ever known. I was at a party with him last night, and I had to avoid any topic we'd disagree on, because his self-righteous priggery drives me ballistic. I laid into him once on Facebook when he called Barack Obama a Muslim, and he made things difficult for me for several works. So, I learned that I must not insult this person, no matter how much he aggravates me.

Oh top of that, this guy always seems to find beautiful, interesting women as dates; and they always seem to think I'm wonderful. All the more reason for me not to be insulting. I want his dates to realize what a dolt this guy is, in comparison to my wisdom and boyish charm.

But hey, I can insult Songwronger with wild abandon, and Songwronger seems to enjoy it. And that gets it out of my system, so I can be civil to my neighbors.

-Joe-