Just saying what I mean, is all I'm saying.

I've discovered lately that as I age, I am beginning to lose my censorship chip. When I was younger, I was very concerned about how people perceived what I spoke. I'd be really deliberate in making requests and suggestions.

Not so much, anymore. I was in a seafood restaurant a couple of weeks ago and had half a plate of fried shrimp left over. When the waitress asked if I wanted them boxed up, I simply said, "No. I'm not going to eat them." She looked concerned. I didn't bother to explain any further.

The average person would have said something along the lines of, "No thank you - I'll forget that I have them and won't remember to eat them" or "They were delicious, but I don't eat leftovers."

I can't even turn on the part of my brain that tempers my speech. Don't care, either.