lamentations!

to the family chavez

it is with sincerest regrets that i inform you of my inability to attend your darling lovely wonderful son's brithday festivities.

i am looking at plane tickets (the paper kind adolph) that, if used, will have me up in the pacific northwest on the aforementioned day of festivities.

as much as i like pinatas, ice cream floats, etc. duty calls, and i must answer.

not every man would volunteer for a ten day vacation in natural splendor with a beautiful woman, but i think i am up to the challenge. how could i do otherwise?