I should just like to alert readers, or “readers,” of The Corner that some

of my posts are not intended to be taken at face value, as if they were

“texts” purporting to have “meaning,” but are ironically self-referential,

to a depth of several (but only finitely many!) layers, the form of

presentation conditioned of course by my socio-historical status as a

heterosexual white male from a culture steeped in post-colonialist denial.

So if it’s time-wasters you’re wanting, try untangling the semiotics of my

posts.

Then, go and read a nice mystery novel.