Very timely, sir--some James Thurber doing his twisted best to emulate Papa H as he re- interpretes a holiday classic. I posted it over on FFTR, and put one of the original Jesse Willcox Smith illustrations above it, from the original library edition, enit? Well, hell, we made it to Friday and I have the TFC Christmas Party to slog through tonight. Melva will attend, bless her pointed little head. Damn, it was 25 degrees this morning near the shoulders of the foothills there in Sumner, took ten minutes to scrape ice and run the heater and defrosters. I had my Friday morning Mickey D treat this AM; that wonderful McSkillet Burrito and yogurt parfay. It got real foggy over here by the lake; probably so at your hacienda too. I had sent a Christmas card to Tom Theurk, remember him, and he lives up in Everett now. I guess he retired last month. He calls it "pulling the pin", which conjures up all kinds of imagery. As I have the IV in my arm today for my monthly medical treatment, I will reflect on your Thurber Christmas piece, and all the joy you have provided, and the laughs, oh yes the laughs, over these many years. You work harder than Woody Allen; probably are more prodigious too. Too bad you don't have his dough.
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Very timely, sir--some James
Thurber doing his twisted best
to emulate Papa H as he re-
interpretes a holiday classic.
I posted it over on FFTR, and
put one of the original
Jesse Willcox Smith illustrations
above it, from the original
library edition, enit?
Well, hell, we made it to Friday
and I have the TFC Christmas
Party to slog through tonight.
Melva will attend, bless her
pointed little head. Damn, it
was 25 degrees this morning
near the shoulders of the foothills
there in Sumner, took ten minutes
to scrape ice and run the heater and defrosters. I had my Friday
morning Mickey D treat this
AM; that wonderful McSkillet
Burrito and yogurt parfay.
It got real foggy over here
by the lake; probably so at your
hacienda too. I had sent a
Christmas card to Tom Theurk,
remember him, and he lives up
in Everett now. I guess he
retired last month. He calls
it "pulling the pin", which
conjures up all kinds of imagery.
As I have the IV in my arm
today for my monthly medical
treatment, I will reflect on
your Thurber Christmas piece,
and all the joy you have provided,
and the laughs, oh yes the laughs,
over these many years. You work
harder than Woody Allen; probably
are more prodigious too. Too
bad you don't have his dough.
Glenn
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