Dear So and So

[Veronica]

Dear Parents;

Conference week is the week after next. I have already sent out the initial sign up slip and two reminder notices. Why haven't you signed up yet?

I will not be hunting you down and making you come to a conference. It's a shame if I care more about your child's success than you do. I'm sure you "care." But the message you send by neglecting to sign up for conferences is that you don't.

Veronica

[lph]

Wow, Roxy. I'd be somewhere along "and what the flying f*** do you know about my eating habits anyway, you been stalking me??"

Well, no, I would never say it, but I sure would be thinking it, with smoke coming out of my nose. Kudos to you for a polysyllabic and sensible answer.

Dear station wagon driver that almost flattened me this morning in the roundabout:

I know I had to yield to the lorry in front of you in the roundabout, That's ok, his vehicle weighs about a million times more than mine, can't stop that fast, and we did hit the roundabout almost at the same time. Which parts of that makes it ok for you to do the same thing, accelerating in to try to clip my front wheel? Didja think I was just going to stand around in the roundabout all day since I had to stop anyway?

Dear cyclist who arrived right afterwards:

sorry about the armwaving and gibbering and foul language, I didn't mean you, honest.

[alexis_the_tiny]

I don't know why people feel the need to look at someone on the outside and assume stuff about their diet or lifestyle or whatever. Recently, I just realized that I've hauled on 6kg in this year alone. Before that, I'd struggle for 2 years to gain one measly kg. Sudden weight gain like that cannot be healthy for anyone. Yet somehow, everyone thinks it's terrific because "you still weigh under 50kg!" and "you're so skinny! It must be healthy!!"

No, it's not healthy. Aside from that fact that suddenly gaining or losing weight is stressful on your body, thyroid disorders run in my family and for all I know, it could be a sign that something is wrong. J**** C******, people.

By the way, does anyone know anything about some snowstorm in Connecticut? My baby sister is apparently trapped there with no power or heat and that's...about all I've heard. Some days, I thank goodness I live on a tropical island with pretty predictable weather.

[SheFly]

By the way, does anyone know anything about some snowstorm in Connecticut? My baby sister is apparently trapped there with no power or heat and that's...about all I've heard. Some days, I thank goodness I live on a tropical island with pretty predictable weather.

New England got a rare, early October snowfall last weekend. It would have been fine except that the snow was VERY wet and heavy, and all the trees still have leaves on them. That meant that the snow had something to stick to, and the trees couldn't handle the weight.

It looks like a disaster area here with downed trees and power lines. CT was hit pretty hard, but so were other New England states. I know some people here in MA just got power back this morning. I have read that CT may not have power restored in some places until this weekend.

Neighbors are looking out for each other, and friends are offering friends warm homes and showers if they have power. The roads should be primarily passable at this point, so not entirely sure about the trapped part, but can confirm the lack of power/heat.

I was lucky, and only lost power for 34 hours - this time. Hope she gets it back soon!

SheFly

[Biciclista]

Dear Alexis I love that you weigh Kilograms. I weigh pounds. Kilograms sound better.

Dear TE Gals The Donald is doing MUCH better, thank you all. A few nights (in a row) of good sleep will help ME feel better too.

[salsabike]

Dear TE Gals The Donald is doing MUCH better, thank you all. A few nights (in a row) of good sleep will help ME feel better too.

Yay! Thank God.

[indysteel]

Dear Alexis I love that you weigh Kilograms. I weigh pounds. Kilograms sound better.

Dear TE Gals The Donald is doing MUCH better, thank you all. A few nights (in a row) of good sleep will help ME feel better too.

Forget kilograms AND pounds. I want to measure my weight in "stones." By that, I weigh less than 9!

I'm so glad "The Donald" (LOL!) continues to improve!

[Biciclista]

hmm but stones sounds even heavier than pounds!

[indysteel]

hmm but stones sounds even heavier than pounds!

That's true. I dated an Irishman in a prior life, and he always talked about his weight in stones. I found it so charming. Of course, anything he said in his Irish accent sounded charming.

[Biciclista]

That's true. I dated an Irishman in a prior life, and he always talked about his weight in stones. I found it so charming. Of course, anything he said in his Irish accent sounded charming.

I tend to find accents (Irish, french, russian, Italian, spanish, (LOL), polish, vietnamese, canadian, british, australian, jamacan, etc) charming. Heck, even New Jersey accents...

[NbyNW]

That's great news, Mimi. I hope you are both able to get some rest!

[jobob]

Sweet dreams, Mimi!

[indysteel]

Dear contractor, Please stop asking us to review you on Angie's List. Quite honestly, the main reason we haven't is because you've been so pushy about it. Those reviews should be freely given and not the product of arm twisting. We paid a handsome sum for those windows and are paying you another tidy sum for some additional work. Stop acting like there's more to our contract than that.

[salsabike]

Dear So and So,

Just because it's YOUR prejudice doesn't mean it isn't still a prejudice, and just because it's YOUR prejudice doesn't magically make a prejudice morally superior. It's still bigotry, and it makes things worse, not better.

[snapdragen]

Dear hip. Bursitis? Really? WTF.





//mimi - glad to hear The Donald is doing well. I will chime in with "get some sleep yourself" too.