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The Comma Nazi

We (we meaning me) have a part time editor. They (they meaning she) doesn't like the way we spell. (You will notice we have to send her little messages within a post NOT to change a wrong spelling which we did on porpoise for artist reasons.) (Dear Editor, please do not change porpoise to purpose. We like it the way it is for "artistic reasons".)

We certainly do appreciate this editors concern for our writings. She is certainly in many ways responsible for who we are from writing point of view. However, she confuses us with commas. Either we have too many or not enough. There never seems to be a "happy medium".

"You don't have enough commas, all of your thoughts are running together and none of this makes sense."

So then she puts in a bunch of commas and still none of it makes sense, but apparently it is correct and she feels better.

"There should be a semi;colon here." (Dear Editor, we misused the semi colon on porpoise for "artist reasons". Please do not correct this. Also the porpoise thing... in fact from now on when we type porpoise and you know we mean purpose please leave it as porpoise on purpose.)

"You have too many commas! What is the deal with all the commas? There are soo many commas that none of this makes sense." So she takes out a bunch of commas and then apparently it is correct, but it still does not make sense.

Every day when you read this blog you should leave with some moral, some nugget of truth that sends you away thinking that you need to remember what you just read, that you need to keep it in the front of your mind and ponder its meaning for the day, because you know that this kernel of truth, this insight into the human condition will make you a better person.

This is not that day.