My letter to Santa
From: Alana
To: Santa
CC: God
Dear Santa:
I know that my wish list is a little late this year, but I wasn't sure what I wanted until now. Since you are supposed to be watching me all the time, I figured I'd just post my list on my blog, and you'll see it.
1. I'd like a cure for cancer. You see, my friend Don is fighting stage 4 cancer, originating in his colon, and the chemo is making him very ill. So if you could give me something that will cure him without causing him so much pain, that would be great.
2. I'd like a cure for diabetes. Three of my four grandparents had diabetes, and they were all okay because they had medication to treat it and followed diets and everything. The concern I have is for my guinea pig, Homer. We don't have blood tests, but we're 95% sure that Homer is diabetic. He drinks water constantly and he has lost about 20% of his body weight in the last 6 months or so. We might or might not be able to afford treatment for him, even if we manage to find a vet who will treat a diabetic piggy. Homer is my favorite guinea pig. He's only two years old. I really really don't want to lose him yet. He's my homeboy.
3. I'd like a new job. I had a fairly encouraging interview this week. It is for a job I'd really like, in a neighborhood that reminds me of home more than most places in Edinburgh. They may or may not hire me, and if they do it'll be some time from now. They're looking for a team leader to hire before they'd hire me. So maybe you could just throw a search analyst team leader down their chimney, and then I could get a new job and stop reading about other people's bleeding genitals all day long.
4. I'd like the DVD's of the first bunch of seasons of Sesame Street. I like Grover and Cookie Monster.
I hope you don't mind that I've cc'd God on this list. I believe some of my requests are more in God's area of expertise. But I know I can count on Santa for the Sesame Street DVD's.
Alana
To: Santa
CC: God
Dear Santa:
I know that my wish list is a little late this year, but I wasn't sure what I wanted until now. Since you are supposed to be watching me all the time, I figured I'd just post my list on my blog, and you'll see it.
1. I'd like a cure for cancer. You see, my friend Don is fighting stage 4 cancer, originating in his colon, and the chemo is making him very ill. So if you could give me something that will cure him without causing him so much pain, that would be great.
2. I'd like a cure for diabetes. Three of my four grandparents had diabetes, and they were all okay because they had medication to treat it and followed diets and everything. The concern I have is for my guinea pig, Homer. We don't have blood tests, but we're 95% sure that Homer is diabetic. He drinks water constantly and he has lost about 20% of his body weight in the last 6 months or so. We might or might not be able to afford treatment for him, even if we manage to find a vet who will treat a diabetic piggy. Homer is my favorite guinea pig. He's only two years old. I really really don't want to lose him yet. He's my homeboy.
3. I'd like a new job. I had a fairly encouraging interview this week. It is for a job I'd really like, in a neighborhood that reminds me of home more than most places in Edinburgh. They may or may not hire me, and if they do it'll be some time from now. They're looking for a team leader to hire before they'd hire me. So maybe you could just throw a search analyst team leader down their chimney, and then I could get a new job and stop reading about other people's bleeding genitals all day long.
4. I'd like the DVD's of the first bunch of seasons of Sesame Street. I like Grover and Cookie Monster.
I hope you don't mind that I've cc'd God on this list. I believe some of my requests are more in God's area of expertise. But I know I can count on Santa for the Sesame Street DVD's.
Alana
