Dear So and So

[Biciclista]

((((((((MoB))))))))

Dear universe,

Send some breaks MomOnBike's way. Now.

yes. sorry to hear.

[jessmarimba]

Yikes, I hope things get better for you soon MomonBike!

[laura*]

Dear NewImprovedTaste!:

Yes you NewImprovedTaste!, there in the yellow oval. Your taste is not improved. It's actually worse than before. Also, NewImprovedTaste!, you now cause distress in my digestive tract.

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(((MOB))) Hoping that the prior issues were all handled before the current challenge...

[Selkie]

Tgif

[jessmarimba]

Dear woman from the Ohio EPA:

If you see in my email signature that I live in Colorado, don't call my cell phone after I don't answer at the office at 8am EST. There's a time change that makes it 6 am here and I will not be happy to hear from you.

Also, for the love of all things you hold dear, stop using apostrophes to pluralize words! You're putting the English language to shame. (I might have forgiven your poor email skills had you not called so early but the wrath of the grammar demon has been awakened).

Grumpily yours,
ZZZzzzzZZZZZzzzzz

[OakLeaf]

Oh Jess,

It's the Ohio E"P"A. You wouldn't have had any reason to know ... but now you do.

[jessmarimba]

Oak, I should have already known. Once I finally talked to her I realized I've dealt with her before and the intervening year or so has not helped her temperament. Yeesh.

Selkie, tgi-weekend!

[Crankin]

Dear Self,
Give me patience to deal with DH's family today. I don't want to have to use my professional skills with them.

[Becky]

Dear coworkers,

I've trained you both, I'm thrilled to see you doing so well at your jobs, and I'm glad that you're helping each other out with workload. So why do I suddenly feel like persona non grata to you?

Signed,
Lonely

[indysteel]

Dear self:

Why so moody lately? Is it the weather? Your period? The horrible case you're working on? All the above? It's okay to not be in a great mood all the time, but when you start to perceive it as chronic, there's a problem, okay? So, be sure to talk to someone about it. I think you could use a good cry, too, so why don't you put on a sad movie tonight and get a bit of it out of your system? ((((Self)))).

[lph]

(((((Hugs all round! to Crankin, Becky, and Indy-self!)))))

Spring is coming, and all will be better soon

[indysteel]

(((((Hugs all round! to Crankin, Becky, and Indy-self!)))))

Spring is coming, and all will be better soon

Thanks for the hugs, and hugs around to anybody and everybody having a rough time of it right now. If ever I was sure that I suffer from SAD, it's now. Spring and summer simply cannot come quickly enough. I need warm sunshine and lots of it.

[NbyNW]

Dear DH's company's board member:

I'm going home, and I'm taking my ball with me. Don't kid yourself that offering to be my BFF now, after I've been drifting in limbo for 18 months, is going to change my mind.

Sincerely,
A Pushy American Girl

P.S. And please stop telling me that the weather isn't usually this bad. You have no credibility with me.

[limewave]

Dear Chicago Area Council Boy Scouts of America,

I used to think the Boy Scouts was a great thing and something to support. But ever since you closed the doors at Owasippe to all mountain bikers, I feel completely and totally betrayed by your organization. When the park was up for sale and slated to be developed--I campaigned, rallied, raised and donated money to help protect it. It was months and years of dedication, prayer, wishful thinking, that we stood by Owasippe. And just when we go to raise our glasses in a toast of victory, you close the park to a community that had always embraced and protected its natural wilderness.

I am still stunned. And often surprised by the wave of grief I feel over this loss.

I may be one of the only mountain bikers around here that has not given up hope. And I won't. Another letter is sitting in your inbox.

Limewave

[lph]

Dear close female relative,

yeah, yeah, you want a new laptop for your birthday, and you want my kind computer-tech dh to fix it all up for you. I got that not-so-subtle 2 page hint. Fine, on 2 conditions:
1. start remembering my birthday, at least most years
2. turn up at my son's birthday when you're invited, with a gift