A Retraction

Today, at Wal-Mart, I saw more Tarted Up Poinsettias (these were blue...and then there were the lovely shade of purpley red ones)...and felt so badly when the young check-out lady said how pretty she thinks they are...

so now I like them just fine...because, without getting into Deep Philosophical Waters about it and into Signs of Our Decadent Times Talk about it and Blah-Blah-Blah-Blah about it, if a little paint & a lot more glitter on a plant that is not long for this world anyway can give pleasure to someone...well, far be it from me...