Wednesday, November 07, 2001

Words matter

Wherever the blame lies, the postal system is a little more fluky than usual right now, so my Hallowe'en card from mom just arrived, a goofy bit of Peanuts sentiment that only really works when you finally figure out it's supposed to be Snoopy under the sheet who Lucy is talking to and not Linus.

Affixed inside with a pumpkin sticker is a crisp $20 bill, under which mom has written "I thought you'd prefer a 'treat' to a 'trick' this year!"

I love her, but I've really got to start acquainting mom with the vernacular.