Valentine's Day Approaches

Today, Owen asked me what "K-R-S-S-T-U-V" spells. Something about the rhythm of those letters sounded very familiar to me and I knew it wasn't just a nonsense word.

"Ah, was it K-I-S-S-I-N-G?" I asked.

"Yes."

"Kissing."

"Ew."

"Where did you hear that?"

"Nowhere." 

I sang the song in a vain attempt to pry more details from him, telling him that they used to sing it when I was in school, too. 

Alas, all he did was blush. 

Riddle Me This

Okay, you know that song that goes "And I miss you... like the deserts miss the rain..." ?

Every time I hear it, I get annoyed because I don't know if she misses him or not.

I mean, sure, deserts don't get much rain and they're very dry so in that sense, yes, deserts do miss rain.

However, do deserts really miss the rain? The entire ecosystem of a desert is based on NOT having rain. Really, too much rain would kill its native plants and animals and it would no longer be a desert.

So, do they miss the rain or not?

Is the song about how much she misses him or about how unnecessary he really is to her life because her giant saguaro and sage brush are thriving?

I've asked for opinions on this topic from various people and they've informed me that "It's just a song!" and that I've "thought just a little too hard about this!"

But I can't let it go. I must know!

Another thing that puzzles me:

We just watched the Superbowl (which means that we fast-forwarded through the game to watch the commercials and the half-time show). And that weird Godfather Audi commercial where the Audi cuts the other luxury car's "head" off is an enigma. If the Audi is the superior car, as the commercial asserts, why was it jealous enough of the other luxury car to dismember it (or disfender it- hey-o!)? Don't get it.