Rob,
You (and your wife) don't mind if I send in some of your writing and photos as an application for The Bachelor, do you?
You accused me of being a spellcheck freak, but I don't use it. You should, though. I think you were shooting for "menstrual" there, and the readers might be confused and think you meant "minstrel," which may be a worse thing to call someone, but I'm not sure.
And Rob, see The Hateful Eight on DVD. Nobody gets more mileage out of "nigger" than Tarentino.