Saturday, September 03, 2011

No Snow Plowing

     Kelly and I have been traveling all over the state of Colorado this year as we venture to visit all 42 Colorado State Parks. In the process we've driven over 5000 miles in the last three months and it's been a blast. One of the side effects though has been a sort of Sunday afternoon delirium as we head home. And it's led to some amazing moments of hilarity. The best example of this is a road sign that is rather common on the bits of nothing that connect one small town to the next. The sign reads as follows: "No Snow Plowing 7 PM - 5 AM". In my delirium I read it backwards, imagining a rogue townsperson regularly and  illegally driving his plow-truck down the interstate around 8:30, only to be sent home time and time again by the sheriff.

     It makes for a good laugh every time we mention it. The juxtaposition of the concept and the reality. The way the meaning is so completely different. I think Quill & Think can have that, and have it in a very good way. The tagline reads as follows: "A Casual Writers Group". Will you read it as 'a group for casual writers' or a 'casual group for writers'? Either way is acceptable. Welcome back. Write on.