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Author's Note 2-1-14: No, the shot drum roll at the end of this video is not part of the soundtrack music by Arif Banto. I added that for comic effect when I made this embarrassing but fun madcap video. This "Joke Sting" drum roll was provided by SoundBible.com. As Yogi Berra said during the 1972 Pennant Race (no, not Yogi Bear): "It ain't over till it's over."

This little video from earlier this year is not so much a representation of the person I am now as it is an exposé of how I used to be. Totally addicted to making insane home videos for my own amusement and, of course, for therapy. The problem with that was the fact that I shared my affliction with others.

And, yep, I'm still addicted to video making and I'm not the least bit proud of that. In fact, here's a little background on my video addiction. Being addicted to blogging is bad enough, especially when you're the only one reading them. But, being addicted to making and posting asinine, homemade videos with a rinky-dink homemade set up is even worse because EVERYBODY looks at them.

That's the big difference in the 21st Century and, being a writer, I should have known better. People would rather watch than read and I aided and abetted that "de-evoloution", if you will. My only excuse is that I don't drink and I don't do drugs and I don't drive way too fast just for the hell of it. So, I blog and I make videos that would embarrass a clown. But, believe me, I'm not apologizing for my videos.

That's right. This is definitely not an apology of any kind. Just an explanation. And you know why it's not an apology? Because my videos are, number one, pretty clean by modern standards and, number two, I don't hurt anyone making these videos and, number three, no animals were harmed during the making of these homemade Appalachian videos.

If there was a fourth reason why this is not any apology, here it is: You don't have to view any of them if you don't want to. You're as free as birds to watch them or to not watch them. That's the beauty of it all. But, here's the best thing about this whole video deal and these insane, madcap, often satirical and frequently annoying videos of mine: I have a lot of fun doing that shit.

Heaven help us all.