When
it comes to family vacations, it's like we're jinxed: Something always
goes wrong. Luggage gets lost (one time, it was a carry-on -- how is
that possible?). Flights are long gone, despite showing up two hours
early. Hotels promise a room with a king and end up giving us a map,
pointing us out the door toward places with actual vacancies.
"You know what -- this time, I'm going to write a letter."
I'm
pretty sure I've said that after every vacation, and it never gets
done. I'm never sure how much charm or how much vitriol to use and
really, when it comes down to it, there are bigger things to worry
about than lost bags or messed up rooms. (We've got mammoth problems, I
know, earth-changing ones.) Still, I was pretty excited when someone
sent the SD a copy of "How to Complain for Fun and Profit" by Bruce Silverman, a former ad guy who used extensive traveling mishaps to bulk up on his letter writing skills.
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