Some Random Stuff: BB, customer service letters, experiments with font colors

BB, who is often at a Yankee game or a Springsteen concert, and who I always try to beat to the punch when a celebrity dies (he totally scooped me on Bruno Kirby while I was writing this post) has a new habit of responding to my emails by saying, "Blog it." This has been added to his normal repertoire, which also includes "Is that a red flag?" and "You're really going to town on that apple juice."

So today, we got on the subject of "rock bottom" (which he insisted I'd reached after sending this email to a catnip company):


Hi,
I just wanted to let you know how much my cat, Wendell, loves your catnip products. He has had a cigar for years, and it’s still one of his top toys. He loves to chase after and cuddle with it. This weekend, he received a Yeowww! banana for his birthday, and he’s been rolling around on the floor with it ever since. I won’t even buy any other catnip toys, because he has no reaction to them.

Thanks again!
Carli and Wendell

And I wrote this, which he told me to blog:

Could you imagine a game show called "Rock Bottom" where when someone actually hits “rock bottom,” there’s a bunch of lights and streamers and some Price is Right girls to slip you into a straightjacket and lead you away during the credits.

I'm a little intimidated by Jeopardy, but this is a show I could seriously get behind.

Here is one more customer service letter I wrote recently. I'm happy to report, I'm getting a full refund, and some coupons.


Dear Seth and Barry,

I love Honest Tea, but something isn't right about this Cranberry
Lemonade. It tastes like Robitussin cough syrup. It's seriously vile.
Since I spent $2 on it, I tried to "bite the bullet" and finish it, but
I couldn't make it happen. I think I'd actually rather bite a bullet.

Thanks for your time,

Carli