No, this doesn’t entail Ouija boards or chicken bones. Nary a tea leaf was harmed in the production of this joke. Member Randy, who now lives in a “Marijuana state” like me, sent this in. That doesn’t mean he was in the “cloud” when he decided to send it nor does it imply that he (or I) imbibe. It’s merely one of those confluence things.  I realize some may consider this joke political in nature but I present it here simply because it was sent to me in the context of an interesting juxtaposition of the universe. The confluence of two disparate but equally compelling annual events on the same day would be considered an auspicious beginning to the Year of the Snake.  Herewith, I present what Randy hath Wrought:

2-02-2013

In the coming New Year, 2013, both Groundhog Day and  the State of the Union address will occur on the same day. This is an incredibly ironic juxtaposition of events.

One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look           to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication. The other involves a groundhog….

Psychiatrists would think it’s Randy’s way of projecting himself onto others. I know better. His HCV has made him joke-disabled, antisocial with passive aggressive tendencies which makes him act out and incapable of discerning that this will inevitably hurt someone’s feelings. But there is the humor…What the hey? What about Randy’s feelings? Let us not be judgmental. This is a good teaching moment. Perhaps we should all hold hands and have a moment of silence for Randy?