Dear So and So

[IFjane]

Dear Ex-husband,

Not that I did not already know, but you are now certified as a complete and utter a**!!! Twenty-seven year old daughter needs a stock certificate overnighted to her. Instead of just doing it, you go to the bank & get said stock certificate out of YOUR safe deposit box, drive to MY office & leave it on my desk with a note to OVERNIGHT it to her myself because you have to go to Charlottesville and DON'T HAVE TIME????? Like there is no place between here and Charlottesville to overnight a letter? And I have time to, when??? I'm working until 8:30 tonight, you jerk. Why not call and ASK?

What a piece of work you are.....

[sgtiger]

IFjane, what a pain! I would think in the same time that it took to take it to you that he could have taken it to the postal office/store instead and sent it himself. Has he always had control issues? Whatever, you're definitely better off without someone like that!

[Trek420]

Dear Real Estate G*ds,

Thank you for the recent effort lowering interest rates and such. Nice jesture but that doesn't help me.

That helps people with cash in hand to buy up homes at current fire sale prices. They don't necessarily need your help.

Right now I need you to help my neighbors stuck with ARM's, and therefore me too. Sure, I don't believe for a moment that they did not know what they were getting into. Tell anyone "your cost is $______ for the first year" and I hope the next question is "what is it the next year?". And you're going to say "It was all there in the 20,000 page document you signed".

My Dad taught me that the 30 year fixed what I should have, and I do. But if they don't sell, or sell but at blowout prices I'm trouble. We all are.

Sure nobody forced my neigbor to do a beeeyoooteeful job on her home, go buy another and now have two mortgages one rising monthly. But she did and if you don't make ARM holding banks help their customers nobody wins. When the bank takes possesion they still have to sell ... in this market.

Please fix this before I'm done with my remodel.

[IFjane]

IFjane, what a pain! I would think in the same time that it took to take it to you that he could have taken it to the postal office/store instead and sent it himself. Has he always had control issues? Whatever, you're definitely better off without someone like that!

sgtiger - Exactly! He passed I-don't-know-how-many places to send it (including his own office) before he got to me. For the record, we don't have the ability to FedEx or overnight anything from my office - so I left work, drove to the P.O. and stood in line to send it.

Yes, he has always had control issues, which is why I finally left. I AM much better off without him!

[salsabike]

Dear Mom and Dad,

My first Thankgiving without either of you is coming up. Won't be easy, since that was our big big family holiday. I just wanted you to know how much I miss you guys and what cool, smart, sane, loving, funny parents you were. We got lucky. Thanks.

Daddy, you will always be the Scrabble King of the Universe. Mom, I will always miss that hug.

Love to you. I miss you no end.

[deedolce]

Dear Male Friend,
I've finally realized that when I get bi*chy, and grumpy and pull away it's because I've picked up the myraid unconscious clues that you're developing feelings that have crossed the boundaries of 'friendship'. When you make suggestions of 'stopping by' my house to pick me up on the way to the group tennis game, or taking things personally and carry them from week to week if I don't compliment your shot, or apologize if I accidently nail you. Just brush it off, like we all do, and like you do for everyone else. Don't act hurt, don't drop hints of wanting me to ask you every weekend to ride, don't wonder if I'm mad if I walk off talking with someone else in our group and not wait for you. I'm not your girlfriend!!! You have a WIFE. Get her on a tandem. Worry about how she feels/thinks/does and leave me alone, thank you very much.

[lph]

(((Salsabike)))

Next one will be easier, I promise.

[nomummytummy]

Dear school kids - well I figure you are school kids. Why did you steal from my letter box? OK I could have taken the parcel out when I went to get the kids from school & pre-school, but it is exciting to find mail in the box for you when you are 5, so I left the parcel there for him to find. But no- 45 min later after going to 1 pre-school & 2 schools to collect 3 kids the parcel was gone from our mail box. Noone saw you so you are home clean. But a little 5 year old is now less innocent & naive as he know someone STOLE his birthday present from the letter box. You couldn't see our box from the street, but you came onto our property, opened the parcel & then threw the wrapping and cards into a hedge. You know that sux & karma means that it will happen to you one day too. I hope you recall the day you stole from a 5 year old who was still innocent and full of joy.

[crazycanuck]

(((( salsa)))

NMT-that happened to us in Auckland as well

Ok..

Dear Universe

Thank you for providing me with a wonderful kiwi man. He's been oh so extra helpful since i've been injured.

Muchly appreciated.

injuredcyclistgoingcrazy

[bmccasland]

Miss Daisy,
You are long since elegible to retire, WHY haven't you? Did you feel uncomfortable yesterday when we were hastling M because that meeting was his last since he's retiring, and he's 20 years younger than you. Do you really intend to die in your office? You're barely functionable, need a walker to get around, can't drive, can't even eat solid food. Have the good grace to retire. Please?

[bambu101]

Dear Extremely Obese Co-Worker,

It is bad enough that I am struggling to lose weight, but did you have to bring in FIVE bags of Hershey's Kisses this past Monday? There is milk chocolate, almond, hot chocolate, candy cane, and something else. Then you helpfully put them on the common table in our "quad" cubicle area so anyone can help themselves. When I complained, you had the nerve to turn on your desk fan and point it in my direction so that I could smell nothing but chocolate!

Thanks a lot.

Ps. Please skip the "cheese fudge" that you are planning on making and bringing in. Some awful recipe with Velveeta and cocoa and peanut butter!

[vmax]

I know that this will be a wee bit selfish on my part but . . . it's been a few too many years since I've had a date, much less a new year's eve date. Do you think that, with all the men in the world, you could direct one -- just one man to my doorstep?

And since I'm asking, it should be a man who is happy, content in his life's role, an equal partner in many ways, has an adventureous spirit, is loving and caring and of course, he needs to be tall and handsome . . .

I'll be waiting

[lph]

In the meantime, vmax, I give you this. George specifically asked me to pass it on. He only has MY email address

[Zen]

In the meantime, vmax, I give you this. George specifically asked me to pass it on. He only has MY email address

that's what he told me too.

[vmax]

So, my one and only request is:

Will George be under my Christmas tree come Dec 25th? That is, wrapped in a big bow -- and nothing else?

Oh girl, you've given me something to dream about now!