Howie Carr, Boston radio personality and columnist for the Boston Herald, annually takes a look at - and makes fun of - yuppie Christmas letters. You know the kind, where all of the perfect children and their perfect parents have a simply perfect year leading up to a perfect Christmas. I have to admit, the excerpts he chooses are excruciatingly amusing.
The extremely talented writers are all on the boards of “nonprofits,” they have solo art exhibits, they belong to “reformed” churches and they volunteer at the homeless kitchen. Did I mention most of them are rolling in cash.
On May 1,” Cindy and Todd report, “we began provisioning our 45-foot motor yacht ‘Mistress’ for an extended cruisse."
Only 45 feet? You pikers! Or should that be “You pikers!!!!” Because no yuppie Christmas-card writer would ever use one exclamation point when three more might suffice.
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One noticeable trend this year: Obama-mania. Watch out Hillary!!!! As Helene put it, “We are still mired in an unjust war but there is hope.” Writing from the Buckeye State, Julia is enthralled by the rout of “the Ohio Taliban.” An 84-year-old lady who says she’s for “Duval Patick” adds, “I don’t despair for I just finished reading Barack Obama’s autobiography and I think I have found someone I can identify with.”
A little humor to lighten up your Christmas Eve day.
