§ That's a Cool Idea! §

You know what the biggest problem with email is? It's the fact that the recipient misses out on the tone...

"Hi" - the quotes means I'm actually talking to you

(Hi) - it's an afterthought

Hi! - I'm excited to see you

Hi? - I can't hear you

Hi - I'm thinking of saying hello

Hi - I'm emphasising it

HI - I'm shouting at you

Yep - almost all the old-school metadata is there...

Except sarcasm.

You have to hope that your recipient knows when you mean it, and when you're ripping on them: Therefore, I propose the introducion of...

§ Sarcasm marks - they're a great idea!!! §

Simply place your text between two squiggly "S" things - §, (or maybe $?), and you're telling the reader that it is sarcasm, and they don't really have to § Ask for a raise for that good suggestion §, or believe you when you say, § I would never call you fat! § or when they reply,  § Yes, you do have a big readership of your §§ riveting §§ blog... §

You can even "Air-Sarc":

And yes, I know it looks like a Diana Ross & the Supremes dance move - § That's Not Gay At All! §

Set a Thief to Catch a Thief - or Just Vote For One

We have an election in NZ soon...and I don't mean at the Chinese brothel (Do you know someone with "electile dysfunction"?).

This blog could get long and political, or I could just say what all human beings have known at all times in history, and yet always been powerless to change:

Politicians are liars.

"The only time Phil Goff & John Key agreed on something...and also told the truth."

Unfortunately, it's hard to vote for a liar, wish I could help, but in the principle of Constructive Pessimism..."You can't Win, You Will Lose, You Can't Get Out Of The Game".

Knowing is half the battle, folks!