Joe Armstrong wants to kick your butt. He wants to kick everyone’s butt. Not only that, he wants you to pay for such a service. Before pushing him down the stairs in a preemptive strike, consider that he won’t be the one kicking your butt – you will. Yes, you will pay him so that you can kick your own butt.

Mr. Armstrong is the holder of a breakthrough patent in sadism, a self-operated device that kicks the users buttocks. Capable of “repetitive blows” this device is sure fire hit at any family function or Best Buy company picnic. No word on pricing at Walmart.

Thank you Joe Armstrong for such comic relief this morning.

On the short story front, Editor person is revising. Since Master Buddhapuss speaks on Friday, I’ll post the story on Tuesday. Due to the length and my conviction that 8 out of 10 people won’t scroll on the web, it’s broken into smaller pieces that consist of three posts on three consecutive days. This will make reading and commenting more manageable. Once everyone speaks their peace, I’ll revise and repost as a single PDF available to all mailing list members.