Don’t feel bad.
The other day my daughter’s boyfriend (Alex) had brought another friend along (James). All three were talking when James said “Lisa’s Dad.” I looked at James and asked, “What did you call me?” He quickly apologized and I told James if you ever call me that again, I will beat up Alex. We all laughed.

When I was younger my parents did not hesitate to spank me. Now I suffer from a rare psychological condition. It is called respecting others. Kids need to learn their place and how hard a parent’s hand can be.

Did you know that the paper that U.S. Currency is made from comes from only 1 company, the Crane Company, and security at that company is tight...if the paper alone got into the wrong hands, like counterfeiters, they'd be able to print some counterfeits that might even fool bank tellers.

• Crane and Co., a Massachusetts-based company, has been providing the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing with paper for U.S. currency since 1879.
• Federal Reserve notes are a blend of 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton. Currency paper has tiny red and blue synthetic fibers of various lengths evenly distributed throughout the paper.
• It would take 4,000 double folds, forwards and backwards, to tear a banknote.
• No matter the denomination, a banknote weighs approximately 1 gram. Because there are 454 grams in one pound, this means there are 454 notes in one pound of currency.
• Want to measure your notes in a different way? A stack of currency one mile high would contain more than 14.5 million banknotes.
• It is estimated that between one-half to two-thirds of the value of all U.S. currency in circulation is outside of the U.S.