Personal Essay — Humor and Musings
Countertopics №5 — Your Guess Is As Good As Mine
An entrancing voyage that is certainty not a foregone confusion
Repeat after me, “Hello Gorgeous!”
No, no, I’m sorry, you’ve got to put a little more oomph into it — “Hello Gorgeous!”
Better, but think more Barbra Streisand. Not so much ‘Yentl’, more ‘What’s Up Doc?’ or ‘For Pete’s Sake’ — a little more accent, a little more New York — think, Funny Girl — like Barbra doing Fanny Brice doing an impression of Barbra… “Hello Gorgeous!”
Now you’ve got it! Don’t you feel better? Did I forget to mention you should be looking into a mirror? “Hello Gorgeous!”
Getting on the elevator — “Hello Gorgeous!”
On your next Zoom — “Hello Gorgeous!”
Visiting your mom (would it kill you to visit?) — “Hello Gorgeous!”
At the supermarket — “Hello Gorgeous!”
You get the idea. But, what, you may ask, is the idea?
Is this self-affirmation? Networking advice? Dating tips (’cause those who can’t pull, teach, right)?
No, silly. It’s a writing trick. Look how far down the page you are already. Pretty nifty, huh?
