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I was checking my news headlines on Google today, and item 2 in the “Sports” section brought a bit of an eyebrow raise.

It depresses me that the state of “journalism” today renders any sardonic comment about this miscategorization utterly superfluous.

Once again this magical day, September 19^th is upon us — it’s Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Tomorrow the site will return to my normal, heinous prose.

But until then, celebrate, my friends!

…with children. Most especially of all, my mom.

I love you, Mom!

Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla Walla, Wash., and Kalamazoo!
Nora’s freezin’ on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-garoo!

Don’t we know archaic barrel,
Lullaby Lily boy, Louisville Lou?
Trolley Molly don’t love Harold,
Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!

…Walt Kelly holds a special place in my heart. And big holiday thanks to my mom and dad for making damn sure I was familiar with Pogo Possum at a very young age.