Would it help to know that the picture is from a wedding? Seriously! You got something against Vikings? Oddly, most people find the picture quite amusing, not threatening. For the record, the ax has only been used on one single apple, lying temptingly on the ground. I did succumb to temptation (how traditional that it was an apple!) and split it nicely in two with a satisfying "thwok." Oh, yes I also used it to remove a small tree that was growing too close to a wall in our tiny little back yard.

As to this: "If you took anything I wrote personal, maybe spending some time wondering why you did that would be helpful to us all."

All I can say to that, after all our exchanges, is pot, kettle, black. But really, no I don't take anything you say personally. We're not that close.