In Tag We Trust

We may not have mentioned this before, but Penny is one of those kids that is naturally drawn to tags. Now that she is able to explore beyond her arms reach, we imagine the most burning question on her mind may be, “Does everything in the world have a tag?”

We never really noticed tags before, but they turn out to be pervasive in our society. Tags adorn everything from mattresses (do not remove!) to cars (license tags) to goods (price tags). Mom wears a tag on her belt that lets her into her office building. Even Newman has not one, not two, but three tags dangling from his collar.

Will Penny ever be able to escape the alluring draw of the tag? Right now all she wants to do is tag along with her mom and dad. In a few years, she’ll probably start playing tag with her friends. With luck, she’ll be tagged as an exemplary student. Maybe she’ll be a professional tagline writer!

In the meantime, we invite you to notice just how many tags encumber your world. Send us a note describing your favorite tag-sperience. And for the technically savvy among you, be sure to tag this blog.

As a postscript to this entry, we include a number of photos from our recent vacation to Deep Creek Lake. Remarkably, there’s not a tag in sight.