Noted, by Tom MeyerSunday, January 4, 2009 Oh, thanks: On the 12th day of Christmas, my loving nephew gave to me ... a thank-you note. We wish. OK, so maybe our gift wasn't perfect. Maybe the Red Ryder Salad Shooter was a bust. And maybe Gov. Spitzer's Mystery Date game wasn't quite the thing for our niece. And, yeah, maybe the Simon and Garfunkel musical spice rack seemed like a better idea than it was when you ordered it from the Sky Mall 5 miles over Topeka for Uncle Teddy and Aunt Fran. Behave Yourself!
Here's the thing: We tried. And because we tried, and went to the trouble of mailing it, we get an I-got-it-and-thank-you note. Not an e-mail. Not a text message. A note in an envelope with a stamp. It doesn't have to be fancy. Here, I'll help: Dear___________: Thank you for my __________. It was _________. The only thing that would have made it more is if you'd been there when I'd opened it so I could have given you the huge thank-you hug you deserve. I hope you have a wonderful 2009. I know I will ... especially with my new __________! Dotingly yours, _________ There. That wasn't so bad, was it? You're welcome. Noted by: Tom Meyer, editorial cartoonist. E-mail: tmeyer@sfchronicle.com.
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