Filament's Letter to Jeri

Filament's Second Letter
to Jeri
(Edited by Ann L. Clapper)

Jeri and Filament

Friday, the thirteenth (of September)

Hi Jeri,

It's me, Philament, writing to you again. Thank you so much for the wonderful blueBEARy outfit. I wore it for the whole rest of the summer and I still have it on. Mom says pretty soon it will have to go into the laundry. I just hope she doesn't throw me in with it. She and Dad threaten that awful fate once in awhile. I've heard that the laundry changes a bear's whole personality, sort of like shock treatments affect people. I hope I never have to find out.

When I got home I had to go back to work. I dreaded it. I even begged Mom to let me quit, but she said, "NO!" So, back I went... whew!... it was awful. The computer room was a mess of scraps of paper with the births and deaths scribbled on them. Someone had made a disaster of THE LIST program on the computer and I couldn't seem to make any entries. The whole thing was at least three weeks behind. When I got home, I cried...

Mom comforted me and we had a long talk. She suggested I ask Flagyl to come with me and help straighten things out. I had a hard time with this (you know how I feel about Flagyl), but things were so bad I didn't think I had a choice. So, I bit the bullet and politely gave him a bear kiss and asked for his help. He cheerfully agreed, came along with me, and the whole thing was ship-shape in two days. We've even gotten a second computer and most days he hops right on the conveyance with Framus and me. The whole thing is quite a relief, I must say. He's quite a whiz and when he's there we even have time for a snack break.

I've been thinking a lot about Burton Page. I wonder if he's one of my ancestors or something. I can't seem to get his name out of my head. Many things come to mind when I think of him and his artesian wells. You will hear more from me about this subject.

Thank you again, Jeri, for being so kind to me and being my friend (I'll never forget the fun I had with you at the craft fair last summer). I wish you good health... I send you love...

Warmth,

Phil