[Superman]

I just got back from some vacation time in North Idaho, where I was raised. I now live in metropolital Seattle. Life is slower in North Idaho, so people are far less impatient. That's nice. And everyone waves. At everyone. You just lift your hand or just your finger from the steering wheel. Everyone does it.

during this vacation, I caught up with some college buddies. Nice guys. Two of them were raised in that same area. Cliff reported that his kid's coach asked him whether his kid is being a smartass when he calls the coach "Sir." He always calls the coach "Sir." Cliff replied that no, his kid is not being a smartass. He is using one of the three options he was taught at home. The three options are "Mr. So-And-So," "Coach" or "Sir." Then later, when we were discussing the experiences of our youth, I mentioned there was basically one mercantile store in town. Davis And Link. The owner/proprietor's name was Matt Maschinski. He always told me to call him "Matt." I called him "Mr. Maschinski." I couldn't just call him "Matt," no matter how hard he tried.