rush limbaugh is a big fat idiot

but he did say one thing that i liked, a tautology of limbaugh-nian proportions, but nonetheless subtle and rife with meaning. quoth the insincere one:

words mean things.

that's right. say it out loud. hear me now and believe me later: words mean things. it's not as lame as it sounds.

be careful what you say. words mean things.

choose your words carefully. words mean things.

i've always chosen my words carefully. i've never used the L(ove) word until I absolutely needed to, until it was called for. Until I Really Meant It.

There's one word I never used at all, though, because... words mean things. And that word means something that was frightening. It's not so frightening anymore, though it's still as pregnant with portent as it ever was. It's a big word. A scarier word even than "love". But when I hear your voice, and when I see your smile, and when, on those lucky occasions, I feel your touch, that word that carries so much weight on its back dumps its burden to the floor to stand tall and proud and be heard.

forever is the word i give to you, my love.

it means something. i choose my words carefully.