"(Expletive Deleted) You, Gentle Reader"

(Vatchi): I really wish that Jim would not curse. In the end, it is really so inexpressive. Curse words are like hiccups. Unnecessary interruptions. Have you noticed, Sotto, that when Jim curses, it shows which emotions he does not yet have a handle on?
 
    He either curses, stops, or changes subjects when he hits an emotional roadblock.

   At least his sober insanity is a little more predictable than the insanity of his alcoholism.
   A dope with hope. That's Jim.

from All Drinking Aside (Rough Draft, Day 27)