April 10, 1991
Dear Everyone:
Yes!
I have received back no less than 5 out of 7 Christmas Ballots
and Yes!... they’re all
different!
Everybody chose a different option or suggestion.
Are we a diverse group, or what?
So much for democracy.
All I can say is:
It’s a darn good thing Mother always decided what we’d have for dinner
when we were growing up or we would have all starved to death years ago.
Oh well, back to the drawing board.
Maybe next summer, when we’re all together, we can try throwing
darts or something.
In other news…
Meet Harold.
He arrived last Thursday.
Harold is our new, super duper copier and he is a tremendous
improvement over our old copier.
Harold has automatic document feed.
Auto enlargement and reduction.
Auto paper selection.
Auto sort. Auto everything.
Just hand him the originals and let him rip.
He’ll do everything except staple and make the coffee in the
morning.
Xerox wanted too much money for a built-in stapler
which, in my opinion, is just one more thing to go wrong.
As for the coffee, we put Harold in the same room as the coffee
maker but, so far, he hasn’t taken the hint.
He also has auto contrast, just in time for me to
copy my blue and green tax forms.
Yes, I did my taxes last weekend.
I’d have done them a whole lot sooner had I known how much money
I would be getting back.
Bless my little mortgage.
And charities.
I’m always surprised when I go through my checkbook to discover
how much money I gave away last year.
I’m such a soft touch. I
was also surprised to discover how long it’s been since I bought those
blouses that I’ve been wearing for over a year.
So… next weekend we go shopping!
That is, if “Jeannie’s” feeling up to it.
“Jeannie” has the flu, which she evidently caught from either
“Marshall” or “Richard”. If
anyone can catch the flu over the phone, I guess it’s “Jeannie”.
I can’t seem to catch anything.
Haven’t been out sick since 1987.
Just think:
Lying around all day.
Sleeping. Watching TV.
Reading. Sniffling.
Sneezing. Coughing.
On second thought, forget it.
It’s mating season at “Jeannie’s” place.
All the ducks are busily trying to make little ducks.
For some reason, the parking lot strikes them as a good place for
this kind of activity. To
avoid striking ducks, you have to be especially careful driving in.
If “Jeannie’s” feeling up to it, we’ll take a stab
at the Christmas suggestions.
Maybe we can work something out.
Stay tuned to CNN for the latest details.
Love, as always,
Pete
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