Signs, signs, everwhere are signs

Was driving to work this morning and trying to think of a blog while dodging cars as I weaved in and out of traffic. Came across a railroad track and there was a big sign that we've all seen: Do not stop on tracks.

Duh.

What person in their right mind stops on a DART rail track? But we've all seen them, people in too big of a hurry to stop in the proper place of 12 feet instead of 3 inches from the car in front of them. Or maybe their momma accidentally slapped them with a stupid stick and they don't realize when a train meets a parked car it's not pleasant. Obviously what seems like common sense to me is an issue to others so we get signs. Like my Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner. I bought one of the first ones so I've had it awhile. Recently I've been seeing a sign on the bottles stating that this is not a body wash. I collapsed in laughter imagining someone hopping in the shower, not turning on the water, but pushing the little button and letting it "clean" him. What were they thinking?

Another of my favorites is on your hairdryer: Don't drop into water. Didn't we learn that in Kindergarten? They don't have these signs on hairdryers in Sweden. Apparently the Swedes learned this at a young age and don't have to be reminded every day.

Or as my hubby said, Europeans aren't as eager to sue as Americans. Like the McDonald's and hot coffee lawsuit years back. Coffee's hot, you spill it on you, you get burned. Double duh.

Which brings me (yes, I do have a point in my ramble) to query letters and agent/editor submissions. We as good little Spanksters have learned to write query letters correctly. We might not write the letter as interesting as the agent/editor wants, but at least we know not to compare our writing to God's. When I went online to look up the agent that requested me at DID, I found a list of do's and don't's for query letters. She stated some were in jest, but still. You don't have to have a writing degree to know a good majority of the rules. You might not write the query that grabs that agent/editor's attention, but hopefully you haven't been put on their "avoid this crazy nut at all costs" list.

So get out there and write query letters that will grab an agent/editor's attention, not give them chills. And one day you might go to a bookstore and see another type of sign, a good type of sign, one with your name on it.