Don't misrepresent facts, and I won't get sarcastic at you.

If you post overblown hyperbolic things like "Legalize 23andMe!" because it needs to be saved from the FDA's predatory regulations, yes, I'm going to be sarcastic at you.

ETA: This essay discusses an essay by a conservative columnist in which he engages in hyperbole about what liberals believe/want. Hyperbole (and straw-man argumentation) is pretty common among conservative columnists.

Word count

+875, 44420.

With any luck, I'll have a zeroth draft by the end of the year. It isn't a first draft until it's something I wouldn't mind giving to a person to read.