Neutered. Or Am I?

Part of the new job (and so the end of A Random Stranger) is a strict policy of nonpartisanship. There was a time when the controversy fueling my blog came from the ambient idiots along my path, but I've tried to become less critical of others, so the controversy had to come from politics. Now that that's off limits, one might suspect that my blogging days are past their prime.

Behold, my most elegant solution: strongly held apolitical opinions! I can rant in favor of the Oxford comma and in opposition to men wearing super-tight pants (or super-short pants without socks), and until political parties take a stance on these issues, I'm home free!

Here's my first apolitical hot take: scrolling signs should scroll from right to left when your language reads from left to right. Across the street from my office is a scrolling sign that gets it completely wrong. It's an ad for Heartland Bank, but you don't find that out until the very end of the scroll. First it's for K. Then it's for NK. Then it's for ANK. Finally some clarity: BANK. But which bank? Nobody knows yet! D BANK. ND BANK. And so on. I can't believe the manager didn't see this sign in operation for ONE SECOND before saying, "This is obviously backwards."