Message to the Message to the Snowman You are a brilliant piece of writing. I was touched when I saw you taped to the Snowman, a little paean to an underappreciated piece of public art. You ramble a bit, and your wording is a little strange, but there is something about public writing that really brightens my day. I think it's the lack of shame in the act, the sort of openness to the world that comes with extremely public writing. It takes balls, but also, humility of a sort. I think you succeed because you stand out against the snowman's surface. Your very critique of the art piece actually directly changes it, just as viewing a system alters it behavior. You add text to an entirely visual creature, and I appreciate that. You give the snowman voice. Go you, message. And go you, message-writer.