Dear So and So

[bmccasland]

Dear US Olympic Committee:

Don't you have anything better to do than harass knitters who are trying to enjoy the O------- by making their own contest out of it? Really? And you couldn't even have a lawyer sign the letter - had to be your summer intern?

Guess what I won't be watching/supporting/etc. this year. IMO a colossal example of legal stupidity.

So is the Olympic Committee going to go after the PNW next? How about renaming a mountain range and a national park.

[Eden]

So is the Olympic Committee going to go after the PNW next? How about renaming a mountain range and a national park.

Perhaps the Greek government (considering their state of serious financial distress) should go after them for back royalties on the franchise....

[Owlie]

It's totally stupid. USOC went after a winery based in Washington for using "Olympic".( While the owner won that contest, it meant that she was unable to promote the wines outside that region). There was a Cafe Olympic in London that was forced to change its name. Yes, USOC has a right to defend its trademarks, but I'm not so sure it should be allowed to trademark "Olympic" and its derivatives.

Dear "friend"
Maybe I'm being overly sensitive about this, but saying "Do you want to come to a movie with us? It's at such-and-such a time, and we're meeting at this restaurant for lunch an hour before," then following it up with "OH! I wanted this to be just me and A! Do you guys mind hanging out after the movie? We wanted to talk about some personal stuff" is just rude. The whole idea was that it was a movie that several of us wanted to see. Were you planning on talking during the movie? That's pretty rude too. I get that you want time together because our adviser's immature daughter screwed up your last lunch date (or so I hear), but extending an invitation to someone else and going "JUST KIDDING, LOL!" immediately afterward is not nice. You could have just not mentioned it, or not mentioned getting lunch beforehand.
Know what? If you really don't want to associate with me outside of school hours, fine. I am increasingly regretting my choice of lab, partly due to your (unrelated) actions. I'm just going to get my crap done and get out of there.

[emily_in_nc]

Dear Couple Who Toured Our Condo Yesterday,

You seriously got my hopes up with the questions you asked our realtor after the showing. And the fact that you told your agent it was at the "top of your list". I probably shouldn't have gotten my hopes up, but I did. So, come on, make an offer! I waited all day hoping for a call that never came.

Come ON! You know you want it!

Thank you,
A seller who probably got her hopes up too high

[bmccasland]

Dear Colleague that apparently took something wrong and your actions blew things out of proportion:

Are you a lilly-livered weenie? Said colleague of mine that was escorted out of the building didn't deserve it. So he had a knife, um, you'd be surprised how many of us do. Yesterday I wished I had a machete - and why yes, the office bought it. I have a few blades at my desk, maybe you don't want to see the innocent looking trowels that the archeologists have. We call them tools, not weapons. We use them as tools. Not everyone in the building uses computers, calcuators, and survey rods. Some of us use other equipment.

Dear Colleague that was escorted out:
Lord God Above I hope this "situation" gets sorted out, and you'll be back. Need you to help me out with my fish stuff on my projects. But dude, you do need to keep your emotions in check. Be honest, see a doc, you don't need this emotional roller coaster. Hope to see you back to work soon. *sigh*

[Blueberry]

Dear Couple Who Toured Our Condo Yesterday,

You seriously got my hopes up with the questions you asked our realtor after the showing. And the fact that you told your agent it was at the "top of your list". I probably shouldn't have gotten my hopes up, but I did. So, come on, make an offer! I waited all day hoping for a call that never came.

Come ON! You know you want it!

Thank you,
A seller who probably got her hopes up too high

Emily-

I'm crossing my fingers for you Please post when you have news!!

[malkin]

Dear Whoever you are:

You know what would be a much better prank than stealing the solar/wind powered light out of my yard? Just come over and stick it back in. That would be so tricky!!

Honestly it would!

I miss my windmill.

[tangentgirl]

Dear Body: Nighttime is sleepytime. When I say nighttime, I especially mean around 3am. If you wake up and look at the clock and it says something like "3:21" and it's dark, that is a good sign that you should go right back to sleep, do not pass go, do not collect $200. I'll give you $200 if you just go back to sleep.

Conversely, daytime is wakeyupy time. When the alarm rings, you don't need to hit snooze for 45 minutes. The only reason you need a nap at 11:34 is because you didn't want to sleep at 3:21.

Let's review: nighttime=sleepytime. daytime=wakeyupytime. Got it? Good. Now have some coffee. It's wakeyupytime.

[emily_in_nc]

Emily-

I'm crossing my fingers for you Please post when you have news!!

Unfortunately, nothing. I guess they either had second thoughts, found something they liked better, or who knows what. Disappointing, though.

As for the waking up in the middle of the night thing, I thought that was due mostly to work stress when I used to do that back when I was working. But I still do it from time to time here, and I'm retired now. I chalk it up to hormones at this stage of my life.

[redrhodie]

Dear Woman who honked at the little old man on the trike, who made you wait a second longer than a car would have,

You suck.