4745 In Living Bordercolor

 This space opposes the border wall with Mexico.  But things are changing so quickly here in the US, that maybe some municipalities could paint theirs. It would be helpful so we short-space travelers could know where we were and act within local laws.

Pick a color. Any color but the ones picked by any towns or villages or states or countries adjacent to your own. If all the roads in Hempstead Town, New York were one color then Hempstead Village, New York could paint its roads a different color.  Then you could consult Siri or Cortana or Hey Google or the AAA or your credit reporting agency on where you are and what the law there says about masking or vaxxing or the size of building signs.

For the technically challenged or those who fear that invisible rays cause cancer, these locales could send out US mail or have their workers hang tags on doorknobs with the latest updates. That might improve the job picture.

This isn’t as tough as it seems. The government higher-ups in every municipality probably have relatives who either are or could become paint dealers. So the graft that’s more or less universal could continue apace. Sliding money to friends and relatives is nothing new in either the public or private sectors.

“Hey Google, what are the colors of NewRoses and Moote Pointe?”

“Did you mean Neurosis?”

Well, those talking assistants aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. It’s hard for them to differentiate among You All and Y’all.  Or You Ones and Yunz or Yinz. Or You and Youse.  Bottle genies had that problem, too.  But those are other stories for other days.

This being a family-oriented site, we can’t relate the story of the one- wish mermaid.  But drop us a line if you’re not easily offended.

 Of course, there’s a problem with the whole color scheme thing.  It wouldn’t take long for people to start forgetting the actual names of places and starting to call them “Bluedale” or “Greenroad City.”

 SHRAPNEL:

--Respectable news organizations don’t use the title “doctor” to address or refer to anyone who does not have the legal right to write a prescription.  That means MDs, ODs, DOs, DDSes, DMDs and Veterinarians. The rest of the “doctor” crowd get no title or in some pompous cases “Mr.”, “Mrs.” “Miss,” or “Ms.”

 I’m Wes Richards. My opinions are my own but you’re welcome to them. ®

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