Colon-ization: The Legacy of Time Spent in the Academy

After writing my last blogs, I realized that my years as a graduate student has left me dependent on colons. I can't resist them. Why did this happen? Is it that I can participate in a discussion I initiate? Pose and answer a question? Is it because I can tease out irony in a topic? I guess you can take the woman out of the Humanities, but you can't take the Humanities out of the woman.