Cummerbunds pretty much suck.

After minimal debate, I have decided to name the home of my periodic contributions to The New Dark Ages "Cummerbund Workshop".

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a cummerbund as the following:

"A broad waistband usually worn in place of a vest with men's dress clothes and adapted in various styles of women's clothes."

I've never owned a cummerbund. As a matter of fact, there have been less than a handful of occasions in my life for which I've ever even worn a cummerbund. On each occasion, it was a rented cummerbund. As a matter of fact, I never really liked having to rent a cummerbund, nor did I enjoy having to wear a cummerbund, no matter how intoxicated I would get while wearing one, usually on the free booze provided by those asking me to wear the cummerbund to their function.

However, I always have considered it to be a really cool word that rolls off the tongue in an awkward, yet smooth manner. Or at least I did, until about 10 minutes ago when I came to the realization that I have been not only pronouncing, but also spelling it incorrectly for my entire life. For some reason, I was always under the impression that it was spelled "cumberbun", and pronounced the same way. My research indicates that this is a common misspelling of the word, so I don't feel like a total illiterate crack-head. But kind of an asshole, nonetheless.

So if nothing else comes of this experience, I have at least learned the appropriate spelling of the word, "cummerbund", and that's good enough for me.

At least I know how to spell "workshop".