Sunday, May 11, 2008

What is a Reading Rainbow?

As a youth I took more than one look, and never, to my dismay, found a 'Reading Rainbow' in a book. Those lying scum! They said it was there! One can only wonder how many innocent little children were brought to insanity by their search for the elusive 'Reading Rainbow' like a bunch of miniature treasure hunters in a life consuming pursuit of the Holy Grail. Can you picture a possesed five year old ripping his entire prized Berenstein Bears series to shreds, manically searching the mangled spine for any sign of the multi-colored phenomena? "Mommy! They said it was in a book! It's not here! Where is it?! Ahhhhwaaaaahhhhhhh!"

I would be lying if I said I didn't feel a cosmic sense of well being while listening to the final echoes of the synth-sound heavy RR theme song as it's joined by a soulfoul repetition of the words "...a Reading Rainbow...Reading Rainbow..."

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