And no, that’s not a Led Zepplin reference, just coincidence.
OK, there may have been a little bit of confusion about yesterday’s post re: Valentine’s Day. I still think it sucks, but I’m not really as down and bitter as it may appear. Besides about 85-90% of that was copied verbatim from something I wrote way back on February 15, 1999. I’m generally happy-go-unlucky.
To alleviate any further possible confusion, let me make this perfectly clear: this stuff is written with heaping gobs of sarcasm, a healthy dose of cynicism, and a tinge of smart-ass. Basically, things that are difficult to convey accurately in print. (Not to mention frequent trips to the dictionary to make sure I’m using all these words correctly.)
Now to prepare you to read this blog, please perform the following:
1. Open your mouth and stick out your tongue.
2. Touch the tip of your tongue to the inside of either cheek. (If you can touch the outside of either cheek with your tongue, you’re probably a carny.)
3. Close your mouth, but don’t bite your tongue.
4. Now read.
If you actually did go through all those steps to read this with tongue in cheek, please raise your hand.
If you just raised your hand, you probably aren’t going to get a lot of this. Subtled nuance is the order of the day.