It’s 10 degrees Fahrenheit here and snowing. We were going to go out with the cameras but so far it’s a coffee-in-bed day. The new heated mattress pad has been getting heavy use; David leaves it on all day during the week so Riley can stay cozy under the covers while the automatic thermostat lowers the temp til we get home. Here’s a wonderful blog I found following Chris’ recent kind comment; it’s a collection of wartime love letters. It is still most stringently cold here. Last night we had a heavy fall of snow; today the temperature is very…
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In my work life, I frequently send emails to people I don’t know, quite often to people in other countries. The standard opening in our company is supposed to be: “Dear Business Traveler,” … which I use most often when forwarding confirmation emails that come to our generic inbox. I use a rather anonymous tone and the generic signature block, because the emails are automatically generated to frequent travelers whose member accounts have become associated with our office. But when emailing someone I’ve spoken to, or to someone in Britain I “know,” I open with: “Hello (Firstname),” or even “Hallo,…