A visual post -- or -- You can call me Ray....

I may have become too warm and fuzzy of late for a true Curmudgeon.

This is a matter of concern for me.

This is more like how I see myself (note the concealed identity):


Or possibly like this:


This certainly conveys the right attitude. Although the image is way too skinny.

At first blush, this comports well with the image I'm trying to project here:


Although the associations with that character might be too jocular. And certainly too energetic. Maybe this is better:


(Actually, that's not a bad likeness.)

Now please understand when I say this -- because I really like comments. I really, really like comments. I try and leave as many as I can during the course of the day on other sites and so many of you have been generous in return, responding here and on your own sites. But lately I've noticed a certain contraction of "Curmudgeon" that is creeping into the conversation... and I think we are going to have to nip this in the bud. It's not that the contraction is offensive -- but I don't know... it reminds me of this:


While the skin color is certainly right, and so is the vacant look, I just don't think this picture portrays the real me....