Here in this fair area, people have this "habit" of overusing "quotation marks".

It "reminds" me of this "Chris Farley" skit on "SNL" where Chris is "acting" as a "news" anchor and he keeps using his "fingers" to signify quotation marks around "words", changing his "tone of voice" to imply that there is "something" about that word not "clearly" stated.

Isn't it "irritating" seeing quotation marks everywhere? "Imagine", if you will, that this was the case "everywhere" in your town. The "newspapers", "signs", marquee boards, "bill-boards", and even "text" on TV included "random" quotation marks where they simply "do not belong".

For example, one of our "bathrooms", as it were, here at "college" is "under construction". There is a sign in front of the "door" that says (and I quote, literally) "Please excuse the inconvenience of this work area. Your safety 'is important'." (endquote). Why in the "world" should "is important" be in quotation "marks"?!? I ask you. (On that "note", one of the words -- I "forget" which -- is misspelled on the sign, as well. "Perhaps" this is not really a college, after all. One would "suspect" that at a college, signs could have "good" spelling.)

So the "intelligent" lifeforms, per say, in these parts are "apparently" lacking the desire to "properly" use the gift we have in "quotation marks." Indeed, they would rather "overuse" something particularly irritating than use such "features" as bold, , or even putting *stars* around a word to "signify" that it is quite important.

Ahh.. but the mountains are beautiful. And rain is refreshing.

And it was in the seventies or eighties today despite the fact that it's almost the end of November.

I'm glad in that it was a beautiful, beautiful day.

Of course, it just happened to be the day I wore one of my polyester shirts in an attempt to keep warm.

And I "do" like the snow and even sometimes the snow-free cold weather.

But then, there are still plenty more months before it will likely get warm again in which I can enjoy the snow.

On the other hand, it "did" snow in April last year. Perhaps the seasons are just overlapping themselves and switching around. Soon 'nuff it really will be Christmas in July!