We've mailed out about 90 cards to friends and family this year and yet again this year I regret not sending a "newsletter" detailing what the family's doing with life.
And boy what a year it's been.
There's something else I've noticed with the cards that have arrived. A few have come with labels on the envelope stating "this is the last year we're sending cards." If it weren't for the plural on 'cards' I'd think we were being cut-off of their Christmas card send list. Geez, just put
"Hey man, I don't really like you all that much anymore that the thought of having to send you a card saying 'Merry Christmas' and spending 12-cents on the card and 50-cents on postage is a complete total hassle. Oh, and Happy New Year, dickhead."At least that has feeling.
So where is this going? Are we just going to end up with an email inbox flooding with "Yahoo!" and "Hallmark" eCards? Can we get more impersonal? I'll put in a patent on the Generic Greeting Card. It's a plain white card that reads:
Generic Greeting Card Message:__________
From: People who put more effort in to sending a card than you did this year and/or:____________
(Generic Greeting Card - Patent pending)
Lazy bastards.
Granted, there is a good excuse for not sending Christmas cards. The lady whose 90th birthday party I attended last February (My Amazing Grace) said she wasn't sending cards anymore since her husband had passed on. She's older and lonely and doesn't feel up to writing God know how many people to tell them. That's a legit excuse from a 90 year old person, but what's the deal with the 42 year old living 6 blocks away? Well, Grace is getting a card and a photo of the kids this year. I could care less about the Prodigal Friend.
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