What I Learned from a Colorful Character: Eliminate This Word

Today I'm combining my response to the Blog Challenge for Words Matter Week with my entry in the What I Learned from Colorful Characters groupwrite project.

You see, I've been married to a colorful character for nearly 43 years. I've laughed every day, and I haven't been bored a single minute. Jack is smart, funny, opinionated, assertive, upbeat, tenacious, independent, determined, self-confident, perfectionistic, and unconventional.

Recently, all the waitresses in the restaurant gathered...