Batting Cleanup

There are a lot of words that people use to describe me. Some of my recent favorites are: annoying, condescending, moronic, irritating, clueless, and idiotic. I've been told that I drive people up the wall, I don't know what I'm talking about, and my words are enough to try the patience of a saint.

And those are from my friends.

No, not really. Actually, those comments have come in various conversations I've had and in "fan mail" that appears on occasion. The list is longer and, unfortunately, much of what I've heard and seen is not appropriate for printing in this column.

Watch your mouth, yo...