SOME KINDA LOVE

Every so often a phrase of such grace and utility presents itself that you wonder how you ever lived a conversational life without it.

I met one such phrase today, courtesy of a friend making a passing remark about the town in which I live: “I've been kayaking on your lake.”

Genius. Gen-i-us.

Say it with a slight leer and it drips with innuendo: “Well babe, I've been kayaking on your lake, and it sure is nice.”

Say it with remorse when you've been sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, and it is the perfect apology: “I realize I've been kayaking on your lake, and I'm sorry.”

These are just the two uses I uncovered today, during my first 12 hours or so of exposure. I expect that the possibilities are endless...