Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me atYour Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind

Do this don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?

Back in my youth, Canada’s Five Man Electrical Band recorded “Signs,” a tune with the above refrain and a whole lot of lyrics about not prejudging or judging people. (Squirrel alert! Then, twenty-seven years later, right here in the DC area, I...