tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6556022275624315742024-02-22T10:23:34.569-08:00Dear Sir or Madam,Letters by Fred DecattFDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-50837575092564269252018-02-17T10:07:00.000-08:002018-02-17T10:07:07.211-08:00RAID - My neighborhood is filled with WASPs!I recently unearthed this letter from the depths of my side table, deeply nested much like WASPs:<br />
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<br />FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-12794003934367867662017-09-18T09:57:00.000-07:002017-09-18T10:00:27.416-07:00Gorton's Fisherman - Please bake my goldfish into a fishstick!Dear friends,<br />
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I found some old letters! And old fish! Please enjoy. </div>
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With only a week delay, Mr. Gorton wrote me back:</div>
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Sadly for Tilapia, he will not be memorialized in a fishstick. But he will always be remembered. As a fish. </div>
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FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-69645328267617604072013-12-10T21:52:00.001-08:002013-12-10T21:52:35.957-08:00Ms. Buttersworth: Please clarify the race of your syrup!So, I've been a bit delinquent in posting. This was largely due to the copious amounts of waffle eating and cross country moving I was doing. As a result of the waffle eating, however, I became very well acquainted with my good syrupy friend, Ms. Butterswoth, prompting the following:<br />
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Planet Fitness Cambridge <br />
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Mr. Fred Decatt,<br />
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Thank you for visiting our exercise emporium. First off as an employee of planet fitness I apologize to hear about your "average experience!" I am pleased to hear about the friendliness of our staff.<br />
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1) Q:Your establishment is full of sweaty people: I noticed on my visit that there are a lot of people who are sweating a lot. Is this typical? It wasn't a particularly hot day out (in fact, it was literally freezing outside) - any idea why people were so sweaty?<br />
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A: First off, sweating is the body's way of cooling itself off and maintaining a healthy temperature. You're born with between two and four million sweat glands. Women have more sweat glands than men, but men's glands are more active. How much you sweat depends on your gender, the number of sweat glands you have (more glands equal more sweat), how hot it is, how intensely you're exercising, or how anxious you feel.<br />
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A: At that time there was at $10 start up fee + $10 a month + October $29 Annual Fee = $159. $199 for 18months = $11 a month, by getting the money up front is always a benefit for businesses. While the standard membership continues monthly billing until it is cancelled by the user.<br />
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4) Q: Your machines are not at right angles to the pipes on the ceiling: Thusly, when doing a chest exercises that involve looking up, everything looks just a little off. I suggest rotating all your equipment by ~9 degrees. <br />
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A: judg·ment [juhj-muh<img border="0" src="" /><img border="0" src="" />nt]<br />
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1. an act or instance of judging.<br />
2. the ability to judge, make a <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/decision">decision</a>, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion: a man of <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sound">sound</a> judgment.<br />
3. the demonstration or exercise of such ability or capacity: The major was decorated for the judgment he showed under fire.<br />
4. the forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind: Our judgment as to the cause of his failure must rest on the evidence.<br />
5. the opinion formed: He regretted his hasty judgment.<br />
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Thank you for taking your time to write and tell the Planet Fitness staff about your experience and constructing criticisms.<br />
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So, Irony then I guess... although it turns out there is an on-going debate about the proper spelling of judgment/judgement. Apparently OED recognizes "judgement", but no one else does. We'll leave it to the logophiles to resolve that one. <br />
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This was disappointing. Luckily, a friend has just referred me to an <a href="http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springfield/article-10130-donrst-worry-bee-happy.html" target="_blank">intriguing article</a>; in particular, the following paragraph:</div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">Whether that will happen depends on the Springfield City Council, which has a checkered history when it comes to handling Mother Nature. After all, an attempt to control starlings and pigeons in downtown by giving a no-bid, six-figure contract to a purported bird whisperer who claimed a secret method to make birds go away did not end well. The alleged whisperer quit four years ago after it turned out that he had a history of using poison, and council members grew concerned by reports that he had been using a rifle downtown.</span><br />
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Sadly, I received no further reply. The bird whisperer shortage remains unfilled. </div>FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-69481388074582511212012-03-07T16:48:00.000-08:002012-03-07T16:48:23.107-08:00American Airlines - Please let me shave during takeoffSeveral months ago, I read the following <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/disruptions-tests-cast-doubt-on-fcc-rules-on-kindle-and-ipad-html/" target="_blank">article</a>. I was particularly surprised to discover that I am legally permitted to use an electric razor during takeoff and landing while on an airplane, but not use a Kindle. This needed to be addressed. Hence, the following:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Decant is a good new name, although I was a little disappointed to hear that they have no control over their music. All I know is the one time I went in there at 3am, <i>someone</i> was playing Katy Perry full volume...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I received no further reply, either from corporate or the management team about a copy of the Shaw's Christmas soundtrack. I'll check back in next January and see if they've made any progress in putting together a playlist. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, some respect for my problem</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few weeks later, I received a brand new Satan-free stapler: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No jams yet; but that might be because they didn't send me any staples. Apparently those weren't covered by the warranty. I decided to express my thanks to Kaye:</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Perhaps out of jealousy, my other stapler has disappeared. Hopefully JamFree will perform better than his predecessor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-54592401769630520182011-08-18T09:22:00.000-07:002011-08-18T09:22:52.279-07:00President Obama - Please attend my wedding in Space!Last year, I wrote the following letter to our illustrious leader: <div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...containing the following charming note: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a lovely message! Too bad the President couldn't come to my space wedding, but it's nice to see he cared enough to write me back. And thank you, tax payers, for the $1 worth of effort it probably took to send this out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-78996737986874401872011-08-04T20:55:00.000-07:002011-08-04T20:57:41.387-07:00iRobot - Please fix my insolent Roomba!Dear friends,<br />
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I sincerely apologize for the lack of updates. The good news is, many more will be forthcoming now that I have had a chance to rebuild my inventory. Your readership is appreciated!<br />
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More substantial updates will follow shortly, but enjoy this brief exchange inspired by my <a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2011/05/dc-craigslist-please-sublet-my.html">Cat apartment</a>:<br />
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The fine folks at iRobot hastily replied:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's something strangely sinister about the last line of that signature. Anyway, several days later, I received the following:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Given the bland formulaic response, it's clear iRobot is taking their own advice and letting their robots write their emails for them. As an aside, an acquaintance of mine used to work at iRobot, and now builds missiles. I guess it would be more troubling if that job ordering had been reversed, but still, apparently the skill set is transferable...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-37318300105584662112011-05-13T13:56:00.000-07:002011-05-13T14:08:12.136-07:00DC Craigslist - Please sublet my apartment while I attend the Danish Cat ConventionSo I recently completed a horrid search for a DC summer sublet. In an effort to understand why it was so hard to find a place, I decided to place an ad for an apartment of my own:<br />
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$900 in Dupont is a good deal, but I figured the 16 cats would be quite the deterrent. Apparently I was wrong. Responses started trickling in; many seemed quite determined:<br />
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</div>Apparently Cousin Garth wasn't a deal-breaker either, but I didn't want to lead her on in case she really thought this was going to work out:<br />
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I'm not sure that follows logically, but I'll let her have it.<br />
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Some other interesting responses:<br />
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</div>Apparently the ad caught on, as the posting made <a href="http://dcist.com/2011/05/adventures_in_craigslist_thatsa_lot.php">DCist</a>, and the responses have been flooding in since then. And for the doubters out there, the Danish Cat Convention is a real thing. Maybe I should submit an application for the <a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2011/01/xtreme-taxidermy-please-embalm-my-dead.html">Catinental Congress</a> to attend. And thanks again, Craigslist Users, for providing <a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2010/01/craigslist-users-please-purchase-my.html">so</a> <a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2010/02/craigslist-users-please-purchase-my.html">much</a> entertainment.<br />
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Thank you to the 15,000 who came to visit my humble site yesterday. I would like to think you helped contribute to the horrible Blogger meltdown that resulted in the deletion of my post , but it sounds like Blogger managed to screw it up all on their own. The DC Craigslist Cat Apartment post should be restored soon, but until then, enjoy some old favorites (EDIT: <a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2011/05/dc-craigslist-please-sublet-my.html">DC Sublet post restored!</a>):<br />
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<a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2009/12/four-seasons-please-help-me-book-room.html">Four Seasons - Please help me book a room in 2023</a><br />
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</div><a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2009/12/hyundai-please-help-me-activate.html">Hyundai - Please help me activate amphibious mode</a><br />
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</div><div><a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2009/12/amiee-alan-please-cater-my.html">Amiee Alan - Please cater my Volcano wedding</a><br />
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</div><a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2010/01/coca-cola-please-let-me-purchase-some.html">Coca Cola - Please let me purchase some of your scrumptious syrup for my Fountain!</a></div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2010/01/coca-cola-please-let-me-purchase-some.html"></a>More to come imminently.<br />
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</div></div>FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-12372895550188327922011-03-23T17:07:00.000-07:002011-03-23T17:07:06.362-07:00Vdara Hotel - Please let me inspect your Death Ray!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufXTbmktZO70wyA_rlKMQbOnli28weXE9E9z-vAMPI2KoYvXERUqPpjuDpzpJkucde6S0e78gxxyHO_93W-gwm6TzSbggaX5dRSk2TOxPCp56M55gQHwUz3DcrDTQT9ww4Ty_iD86PD-G/s1600/Vdara+Hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufXTbmktZO70wyA_rlKMQbOnli28weXE9E9z-vAMPI2KoYvXERUqPpjuDpzpJkucde6S0e78gxxyHO_93W-gwm6TzSbggaX5dRSk2TOxPCp56M55gQHwUz3DcrDTQT9ww4Ty_iD86PD-G/s200/Vdara+Hotel.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div>Recently, many of you may have heard about the "<a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/vdara-visitor---death-ray--scorched-hair-103777559.html">Death Ray</a>" featured at the new Vdara hotel in Las Vegas. The concave curve of the building efficiently and effectively focuses sunlight, gently steaming pool occupants. As CEO of Emulsification Kill Rays, Inc., I knew I had to contact Vdara:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6 months later (?), they sent the following email: </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Guess they have better things to do than reply to my letters. Like solve their Death Ray problem. Maybe I'll host the next EKR corporate board retreat there. </div><br />
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I was thrilled at the prospect of finally getting to spend money to send my stuffed animals on vacation, so I sent them the following email:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What Great News! This would be a fantastic opportunity to promote the Performing Troop:</div><br />
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For more information on why I don't trust FedEx, see <a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2010/02/fed-ex-please-ship-my-box-full-of.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Those damn French. They're probably just still jealous that our Revolution involved substantially less guillotining.FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-39622541703827229372011-01-18T22:09:00.000-08:002011-01-18T22:17:56.654-08:00Xtreme Taxidermy - Please embalm my dead cats!Recently, while searching for an extreme taxidermist, I came across the following website: <a href="http://www.xtremetaxidermy.com/" target="”_blank”">http://www.xtremetaxidermy.com/</a><br />
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I was awed and inspired by their fantastic website. In particular, I was drawn to their "pet preservation service", described as follows: "We will now be offering a very special service known as pet preservation. We realize that pets are a very important part of our lives, and when it is time that we must say goodbye to them, we can offer a loving and lasting alternative to burial or cremation. <b><u>A new process known as freeze dry preservation</u></b> affords pet owners a way to preserve their pet in a visible and restful manner."<br />
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What better way to say goodbye than to freeze a loved one into a permanent position and creepily display them in an obscure corner of your home? If it's good enough for Jabba, it's good enough for me, so I decided to inquire about their services:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These people really don't know how to take a compliment. Oh well. Guess I'll have to look up "the more popular airline boneyards" online (are there less popular airline boneyards?). Stay tuned...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-62874694981046069352010-10-28T19:00:00.000-07:002010-10-28T19:00:18.704-07:00American Mustache Institute - Please let me join your mustachioed ranks!As I am sure many of you were, I was deeply moved by Mr. Jimmy McMillan's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4o-TeMHys0" target="_blank">The Rent Is Too Damn High</a> party. I was also thrilled to discover he received a ringing endorsement from the <a href="http://www.americanmustacheinstitute.org/" target="_blank">American Mustache Institute</a>, thus prompting the following email:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am now an honorary member of the American Mustache Institute. Jimmy McMillan has nothing on me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Several days later, I received the following and nothing more:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Chocolate Lava Cake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. No. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. "Hey."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Certainly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. I am colorblind. My favorite color is grayish black. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. When I was 12, I accidentally killed my cat with a line drive to the head. He was by far the worst first baseman I've ever played with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used my coupon to buy new Crayons, and drew up a couple of drafts of my Masterpiece, "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">15 Cats attacking A Cantankerous Robin’s Nest." Despite their protestations, I submitted a copy to Crayola, but I have yet to hear back from them regarding my artistic prowess. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">First attempt:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUka8R6IXkXltfm33y-TzO6VyqSUkJ2vX6pS8PV-pLMMvsGQ2MhuIyOCO39_7AfTVREs5BT_jFw32W6mY8dkJEAVhJdoRxC6XUVSXu8l341U38AuQ-jg6M1ALWreSQ1DyLuRqxKPuu68VZ/s1600/P1010362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUka8R6IXkXltfm33y-TzO6VyqSUkJ2vX6pS8PV-pLMMvsGQ2MhuIyOCO39_7AfTVREs5BT_jFw32W6mY8dkJEAVhJdoRxC6XUVSXu8l341U38AuQ-jg6M1ALWreSQ1DyLuRqxKPuu68VZ/s400/P1010362.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Note the bold use of strokes and blending of colors on the tree. The forward-looking cat is a commentary on the voyeuristic nature of our degenerate society. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Second attempt: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7jdVIZ3mcehLvhUHhRenVbK7DsHfmwWZAzuqSLa0Me2nK2XoyUB0CGVdHEQq-FxszQoa6BPSke6JmZN24HvOyv9f5O1aB4z5TBE-QmO5vxaY3heOXrx-CWP-nlHE3QoeznJikHdmFG_C/s1600/P1010359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7jdVIZ3mcehLvhUHhRenVbK7DsHfmwWZAzuqSLa0Me2nK2XoyUB0CGVdHEQq-FxszQoa6BPSke6JmZN24HvOyv9f5O1aB4z5TBE-QmO5vxaY3heOXrx-CWP-nlHE3QoeznJikHdmFG_C/s400/P1010359.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this piece, we see a more fully formed development of the theme. The bird's defiant stance contrasted against the sunset is a foil for Fascist Germany. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Third attempt:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.themastercrayonartist.com/images/The%20Man%20Who%20Loved%20Cat%20Dancing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://www.themastercrayonartist.com/images/The%20Man%20Who%20Loved%20Cat%20Dancing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, I didn't draw this, but it is actually drawn with Crayons, and is titled "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing." It looks more like "The Man Who was about to be Scalped," but maybe that's why I'm not a professional artist. For more of the talented Don "The Master Crayon Artist" Marco's work, visit his <a href="http://www.themastercrayonartist.com/shop/featureditems.aspx" target="_blank" >website! </a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">All types of parties? Makes the mind wander....... Sadly, I never managed to make it out to Lodi. Maybe if <span id="goog_2066248109"></span>Amiee Alan Catering<span id="goog_2066248110"></span> had been willing to cater my <a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2009/12/amiee-alan-please-cater-my.html">Kazakh wedding</a>, we wouldn't have gotten off on the wrong foot. </div>FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-70411659051125579162010-09-03T07:38:00.000-07:002010-09-05T14:52:26.153-07:00Videojug - Please let me become a writer for your site!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">A few weeks ago I received the following email</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div>FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-56170665618938106492010-08-02T15:44:00.000-07:002010-08-02T15:44:08.020-07:00Updates, sort of!Dear Readers,<br />
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I am pleased to announce that a somewhat altered version of the Glamour post has been returned to the site. Certain parties were upset that I had posted certain things, so I had to make certain accommodations to prevent certain people from being certainly fired from their certain jobs. At least they didn't call the crack Cambridge Police. You can view it at <a href="http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2010/05/glamour-magazine-please-publish-my.html">http://freddecatt.blogspot.com/2010/05/glamour-magazine-please-publish-my.html</a>.<br />
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I also have two new letters to post, but sadly packed them away somewhere when moving apartments. I will post those as soon as I can locate them. More responses should be coming down the pipeline soon though!<br />
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Until then, enjoy this non-respondent letter, and this item I found for sale on the local town kiosk:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Given that 8 months have elapsed, and my grapefruit would be pretty moldy by now, I think it's safe to assume they aren't replying. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pay attention to the 3rd item for sale below; this may have to factor into future correspondence:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Py1iimF6umKard-t4oAB22t5kUoKV4aTP4UTSkiV0W0LNAAjxvzvTP_J9yKQWmfyRwKpMrLwzAV24xQ2NgtS0f0pphWpO2r818-krODwrIOjdmBo4cj-uJNnDq32ATFPPKS4zKyDuoi8/s1600/DSC00768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Py1iimF6umKard-t4oAB22t5kUoKV4aTP4UTSkiV0W0LNAAjxvzvTP_J9yKQWmfyRwKpMrLwzAV24xQ2NgtS0f0pphWpO2r818-krODwrIOjdmBo4cj-uJNnDq32ATFPPKS4zKyDuoi8/s320/DSC00768.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That says what I think it says, right? </div><br />
I apologize again profusely for my negligence towards updates!FDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-655602227562431574.post-17630854501400125632010-07-16T23:12:00.000-07:002010-07-16T23:12:16.149-07:00Updates to come!Hello dear friends,<br />
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Due to recent events, there have not been updates. But, there will be. So stay tuned. Also, note that the Glamour post has been temporarily removed at the request of certain parties. It should be back up soon, but regardless, it is immortalized forever in the annals of the magazine.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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Fred DecattFDecatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094378978496464861noreply@blogger.com1