Explanation Required? Why curmudgeon?

Some have asked, "why curmudgeonly companions?" First off, Dot doesn't know English so she's off the hook for not wanting to participate, and has graciously waved her modeling fees for the blog. In addition, I must explain that (at first) a certain other "party" was not interested in sharing our experience with others, too much time, too much work! True, a blog is time consuming and tries one's patience especially when internet connections are inconsistent and reliably unreliable! Posting a blog, no matter how simple or half baked is still a lot of work. So when I diplomatically asked Charlie what persona he wanted to adopt for our travel blog. He reflexively chose his favorite "Chronicles of Naked Mole Rat Man." Although I laughed until I cried, I thought this choice could be misunderstood. That's when he dug in his heals and became the "curmudgeon." Point being, your comments help motivate wandering curmudgeons. Unusual sense of humor? What else would you expect? :)