You Keep Using That Phrase. I Don’t Think it Means What You Think it Means

I know, I went all "absentee parent" on you, but I do want you let you know that I am working diligently on several awesome things that I will announce to you by the end of the month (I know!  The suspense!).

Because I am too superstitious to tell you that news (don't get all worked up, I'm not having a baby, it's a business announcement), I will give you some other news and updates.

Another person gave a good review of my YA novel "The Dirt .". If you haven't read that one already, what the heck are you waiting for?  Even my dad liked it, and that is soooo not his genre.  Besides, you like it when I snark and make fun of people, and I do a lot of that in this book, so I think while I'm off working on that other (secret) project, you maybe could get that book and read it so you don't miss me too much.

Speaking of books, my friend and client, Shannon Tassava's book, The Essential Stay-at-Home Mom Manual: How to Have a Wondrous Life Amidst Kids and Chaos , became an Amazon best seller, and on her birthday, no less.   Yay Shannon, and happy birthday!

You guys.   It’s time for us to talk about Paul McCartney’s new album.  Not the album itself, because if I’m being honest, I probably haven’t bought a Paul McCartney album since his “Wings” days, because hearing one of the voices from the Beatles makes me a little sad inside.

Now, though, I noticed that his new album is out, and that he has titled said album “Kisses on the Bottom.”

Kisses.  On.  The.  Bottom.

Dude.

Brad Paisley made headlines for making fun of Sir Paul’s choice of album title, and though I am not really a “Brad Paisley music” kind of person, his comments not only made me laugh, but surprised me as a reflection of a pithiness and intelligence that I did not know he possessed.  Good for you, Brad Paisley!

But (no pun intended), back to the bottom.   Kisses on the Bottom, to be exact.  Sir Paul wants us to know that he’s not bothered by the fact that people are making fun of his album choice, and his reasoning for this is that “People made fun of us for calling our band “The Beatles.,’ and if you want to know what the title means, think “Kisses on the Bottom of a Letter.”

Um, yeah.  This kind of gives you a brief insight into why the Beatles were awesome, and why they eventually couldn’t work together anymore.  The reason, friends, is because Paul is a dork, and John was edgy.  They balanced each other out like a perfect salad dressing.  Put them together, and you get the perfect salad dressing.  “Sargaent Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is a good example of this—just dorky enough to appeal to moms, but edgy enough to sound cool. 

This leads me to wonder—does Paul McCartney have “Michael Jackson-it is,” whereby no one will tell him that “Kisses on the Bottom” has a completely different meaning in this day and age, and that NO ONE IS GOING TO FILL IN the “of a letter” part of this equation?

I’m just saying, calling an album “Kisses on the Bottom” makes for one oily salad.