It is good to be back, IT!

Thank you for the response and for the kind words.

I note that both you and Mary Ann have issues with ambiguities, albeit in different areas.

Re the 'steam', Mary Ann clearly got it, that it was the shower to come. With respect to the yellow smile tousling the hair, I see your point from a grammatical perspective, along with Mary Ann's implicit one, in her response, that I should turn dad's response into a quote.

As for half-empty/half-full, I am glad, frankly, that this is open for interpretation. It means that I am not so much preaching as I think I have in the past.

Take care, my friend,

Joe