A Card for the Season

Dear All,

I wanted to take the time to wish you a very happy and blessed Christmas (or Hanukah/Ramadan/Kwanza/Sienfeld Festivus/Winter Solstice, etc.).

Because I am abroad and due to the fact that I enjoy emailing, you will not receive a paper card from me. Beyond that, I dislike killing trees for a piece of paper that will hang on a refrigerator and then be thrown out. Much better to send an email that you will delete in a few seconds and never feel guilty about not responding to (I know what you’re up to).

Unfortunately, since I am out of the country, I cannot be part of any family pictures. Instead, I chose to scour the internet and find a vintage family picture from the good ol’ days. I chose one that reminds me the most of my family.
In case you are wondering, that’s me on the far left. That picture makes a warm and fuzzy feeling come over me, kind of like that one time in China where I…uh, never mind, forget you even read that.

I know there may not seem to be much good news in the world today. So I was happy to run across this information:

As you can no doubt see, global warming is indeed getting worse due to the alarming lack of pirates. That’s why I am so happy to hear about rising piracy off of Somalia, there’s one feel good story that’s being overlooked! They are doing their part to fight global warming, are you?

This past year has been good to me. There have been ups and downs, ins and outs, light and dark, pain and joy. Sometimes it even felt like this,

like this,

and this,

as you can see things have really been looking up for me this year. But most of all this year has been good to me because of your continued contact and friendship.


Best,

貝川