Dear JJ,
We haven't spoken much since you vanished into the world of "Star Wars." It was clear that when "Star Wars" began, your world became much more focused, and as a fan who is looking forward to Episode VII enormously, I'm perfectly fine with the idea that you're not randomly available to chat right now.
Besides, it's becoming increasingly clear that you've been busy. Last night, I was seeing a screening when the trailer came out. Or, more specifically, the trailer hit a few minutes before the screening was supposed to begin, but I was already inside the theater, sitting, and had turned my phone completely off, as I do any time I see a movie. My friend arrived and sat down behind me and told me he'd been trying to watch the trailer across the street. "I couldn't hear it, though...
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Dear Mr. Holmgren:
We are the long suffering diehard fans of the Browns. Despite filling the old Browns stadium every home game, we lost our team. Since we got the new Browns back in 1999, we have suffered through losing season after losing season. We have seen coaches, GMs, and top 10 draft picks come and go each promising to turn the team around only to be fired for being worse than the previous one.
Speaking for my listeners and callers, we love the Browns and to a man, woman and child hope you, Mr. Heckert and Mr. Shurmur will bring the Browns back to the top of the league. Any GM or Head Coach that takes the Browns to a win in the Super Bowl will be loved in NE Ohio forever.
We were thrilled with Dick Jauron being named DC. He was an excellent pick. The D played well...
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Dear Mr Mayor,
I am writing to encourage you to bring the issue of future port reclamation back to the Auckland Council table.
I have yet to change my vote. But like others I am calling for these matters to be formally revisited by the Governing Body in a calm and collected way with all the information new and old presented without fear or favour. Given the significant level of public interest, we at least owe that to Aucklanders.
Like other councillors, I always do my best to represent the public while balancing the economic interests of our city and region. And I thought I was doing the right thing by supporting tightening up the old reclamation rules, but it's clear that's still not going far enough to reflect the wishes of the wider Auckland community.
I supported...
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Dear Mr Little,
Like you, I’ve been thinking really hard about how the hell we can get John Key and his corporate bandits out of government before they have so fatally destroyed our democracy that it is irretrievable (I fear we’re very close.) I’d like to very humbly offer some suggestions that I really hope you will take seriously; ideas that I have spoken about to a wide range of people and which I believe would give Labour the best chance of winning the next election. They’re radical. They will take bravery. But I think you are the man to do it. I trust that you are ethical, and I truly believe that you want to see New Zealand return to a country where we support each other and offer hands-up to those less fortunate than ourselves, rather than blame them and pull away all their...
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To the one that I am interested in.
If there is anything that I want you to know..it's that I believe you're different. But when I say different, I mean that in the best way possible. You came into my life a few short months ago, and boy, has the time flown by or what?
You know the saying used by girls when they've either had their heart broken or have been let down? "All guys are the same?"
Throughout the last few months you have shown me that that saying is anything but true. There are guys out there that are just plain manipulating and there are also guys out there that are respectful. You are so much more than any guy I've ever talked to, and maybe that's one of many reasons as to why I am so interested in you.
There is so much about you that I am attracted to. You may not see...
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Dear Mr. Falwell,
In the tradition of your father, you made some reckless and inflammatory statements to your students the other day.
Just as I appreciate it when peace-loving Muslims, Hindus and others repudiate hostile and reckless statements made by prominent members of their religions, I feel impelled by conscience to repudiate your words as not being representative of authentic Christianity as I, and thousands like me, understand it.
For us, authentic Christianity is the loving, peaceful, justt and generous way of life embodied in Jesus. It is characterized more by self-giving than self-defense, by pre-emptive peacemaking rather than pre-emptive violence.
Your message faithfully represents a longstanding (and ugly) stream of American culture and politics. This tradition...
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Dear White Mothers,
I sat down to write an open letter to Mike Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden. I wanted to tell her, as a fellow mother of sons, how sorry I was for her loss. I wanted to say that her son’s murder was a heinous crime and that I, as a white mother, stood against the racism that kills black men and with her.
Then I thought about how empty the sympathy of a privileged white woman might feel as she’s grieving the execution of her baby boy. My sympathy isn’t going to bring him back and it isn’t going to stop the police from killing the next black man. What good is my sympathy?
I know that the way I raise my white sons is different than the way a black mother raises her black sons. Black boys need to learn to be cautious, fearful, and avoid certain situations where...
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Dear Tim,
You know the numbers better than anyone — I don’t need to quote them to you — but we all know that the iOS App Store is a veritable gold mine. Unfortunately, the App Store isn’t being mined in the best interests of Apple’s customers and developers, nor, in the end, in the interests of the company itself.
The App Store may be a gold mine, but it’s buried in an impenetrable jungle.
Instead of continuing with this complaint, I’ll offer a suggestion: Let humans curate the App Store.
Instead of using algorithms to sort and promote the apps that you permit on your shelves, why not assign a small group of adepts to create and shepherd an App Store Guide, with sections such as Productivity, Photography, Education, and so on. Within each section, this team of respected but unnamed (...
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Dear fellow INFJ,
Considering we are the rarest of the 16 personality types, I feel it is important we connect and communicate as much as possible. We are complex people, to say the very least. Of course everyone is complex, but the INFJ personality adds extra layers of complexity that are not so easily seen by an outsider.
Not sure what your personality type is? We recommend this free, quick test from our partner Personality Hacker.
We appear reserved and calm on the surface, when in fact, we have deeply chaotic and rich inner worlds. We rarely show these worlds to other people. We are fiercely guarded individuals, and it can take years for someone to get to know us.
Others may not understand why we like to plan things out or why we do not like things to change spontaneously...
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Dear Mukesh Singh, M.L. Sharma and A.K. Singh,
Good day to you. My name is Tirusha Dave, and I am a 30-year-old Gujarati, who lives an interesting life here in the U.S. Allow me to share a bit about myself.
I work in the fashion industry, as a magazine editor. I dress very trendy, sometimes in jeans, skirts, high-heels, and dresses, sometimes exposing my legs because of the length. Sometimes I spend late nights working alongside my male photographers, as we get work done. And speaking of males, there are several guy friends who are very close to me, one of them also happens to be my best friend. I love to go out with my friends, both male and female, especially at night.
I will enjoy a drink or two, Vodka and cranberry juice being my preferred choice of beverage. And the movies?...
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