That response was typed with my jaw jutting straight out, an aged, scholarly grimace on my face, the pretense of searching mentally through an occassional "Hhrrumph" and "uhhhummm" for just the right choice of wording, all the while, pacing slowly and pausing for increased dramatic emphasis on the high points. I'm not any of that stuff, except the aged part, so it was a failed attempt at humor.
Growing in spite of the confusion of change was meant to be a kind of joke, but like a smashed thumb, it's not always funny.