Well, effluence and nasal discharge aside, the most disgusting thing I’ve had to endure is catching one of my children drinking the “water” from the toilet brush holder. Ugh!

Okay, it’s been 2 hours and I still can’t get back to sleep. I think it’s the discussion that I overheard at the beach while watching Steve play volleyball on Sunday. It replays over and over in my head. This IS driving me insane. I’m a corporate Attorney, dang it. I SHOULD know the answer to this, of all things. What if I wrongly used it in the past? What if a judge or jury noticed the gaff? Did a client suffer some indignity as their attorney mispoke on their behalf?

At long last, I can rest:

Affluence: That which results from wealth.
Effluence: That which flows or issues from any body or substance; issue; efflux.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.