Holiday Letters

On the list of Don'ts would be including any bowel-related information.

Every year I write a tongue-in-cheek holiday letter and usually offend several relatives, depending on the style that year. But most respond that they're a welcome diversion from the usual bragging and posturing...

I'd laugh at it, Maryn.

David Sedaris did a short fiction piece in Barrel Fever and satirized the format. Did a brilliant job of a woman bragging on her family whilst they were in all sorts of illegal and immoral hijinks. I wish more people did their letters at Christmas like that.

Let us know how that works for you, Susan! Good luck. You might have something, there.

Personally, I hate writing these darn things. Probably a lot of other people do too. But for money? I could write someone else's. Sounds like a pretty good holiday home business, actually.

And thanks for all the great ideas for how to liven up this year's letter:

...Husband's colonoscopy went well. Now if we can just do something about Grandpa's ingrown toenails, we'll be fine. Bail fund is full up, as no one has been arrested this year. We're going to buy a new wide-screen TV for the family room. Got a lovely new livingroom rug, after we discovered the dog was using the old one as a emergency rest room. That, and a little training, got rid of the funny smell. Yippee...