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Lech, write to the NY Sun, see what advice they can give.
Why does the post office spend all that money advertising the flat rate crap? Presumably they lose money on that too.
The post office would already be insolvent were it not for desk drawer accounting.
Oh, come one, let the kids enjoy the Santa myth for a few years. It’s fun, and there’s nothing wrong with a little fantasy and magic for young children. They all figure it out soon enough anway. (Prez, I’m wondering if the younger kid was angry at you for “lying” to him because you hadn’t “lied” to the older kid?0
It was 25 cents when I was growing up. Let me apply the compound interest calculator from 1957….
$1.91
http://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/?redirurl=calculators/ppowerus/
What’s the going rate for a tooth these days? I suppose this is really a question for PSP.
le chacal: with first kid (cf) I was much into keeping things real and told there was NO Santa. Second kid, I softened and told there was a Santa. A few years later he told me he was angry at me for lying to him. I’d go with the no Santa, it is a fun story, so they can enjoy it w/o the deception. The tooth fairy is a different story. Kids figure out early the parents put the stuff under the pillow and go along to amuse us.
Variety is the spice of life and mulled wine, Biff.
Morning routine, female-night person edition: wake to alarms (alarm clock and BlackBerry) set at anytime between 6:45 and 8:30, depending on what’s on the agenda for the day (and what time I fell asleep the night before). Hit snooze button every five minutes on both devices for approx. 30 minutes if I’m alone, or 10 minutes if boyfriend slept over since the alarms drive him crazy. (Quickie with BF if he’s there, then snooze again for another 10 minutes.) [Insert following alternative if spent night at BF’s: get up, throw on clothes, do walk of shame 3 blocks to my place, get undressed again.] Check BlackBerry on toilet while waiting for shower water to heat up. Brush teeth. Shower (soap, shampoo, conditioner, exfoliating body wash … and shave legs etc. every other day) while listening to radio (usually alternating between 1010 WINS and WNYC (NPR)). Towel dry, brush hair, put on make-up. Get partially dressed. Dry hair with blow dryer. Finish getting dressed. Assemble bag (making sure – especially if I’m using a different bag than the day before – that I have wallet, BlackBerry, Metrocard, building ID, kleenex, Kindle, any paperwork I may have brought home the night before). Get to work anywhere between 9:15 and 10:30. Eat instant oatmeal and drink chai tea latte at desk while checking e-mails and skimming New York Times on-line. Log onto Brownstoner if I’m really bored or trying to procrastinate. Get to work. Marvel at how much LESS complicated morning routine is now that kid is away at college!