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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that figures Ullr and Santa are the best of pals.
Why wouldn't these two hang with each other? They both are celebrated icons who never show their face to normal humans. It must be lonely for them. That's why they get together.
We bet Santa sleighs down to Norway from the North Pole on a regular basis, and the two play poker, watch Sportscenter and drink beer (you know Ullr loves his alcohol - if he doesn't, our Breckenridge festival is a complete farce!)
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Missy Johnson sent this Angel Alert!!, Angel Alert!! over from Breckenridge to brighten our days.
"Last Friday I was rushing though a lunch-hour shop at City Market in Breck. As I was leaving the store I happened to run into a friend and asked him for the time - I was about to be late.
"I ran to my car pushing my shopping cart ahead of me, opened the trunk and heaved all of the groceries into the car. Since I was late, I did something I hardly ever do - I left the cart next to my car and drove off.
"After returning to the office with seconds to spare, I realized I had left my wallet in the shopping cart. Of course, I rushed back to City Market and found my abandoned cart empty. I was devastated. I had never lost my wallet before, and I didn't handle it well at all.
"First of all, I want to thank all of my co-workers. You guys are the most sympathetic people anyone could ever hope to work with. One co-worker (Kim) actually went out and looked for the missing wallet. I'm still not sure where she went, but her help and her confidence that someone would contact me was very appreciated.
"When my husband got home from work in the late afternoon, there was a message on our answering machine from Caroline. Caroline had my wallet. Caroline even offered to stop by my place of work and hand deliver the wallet to me. I was ecstatic.
"When the Angel Caroline came by, I quickly looked to see how much money was in the wallet, prepared to hand over everything that I had as a reward. As it turned out I didn't have much, but that didn't matter to Caroline. She waved goodbye and said she wouldn't take anything. I attempted to get her address and her full name, but she wouldn't give it to me. The meeting left me very happy to have my wallet back, but a tad frustrated that I couldn't adequately thank Caroline for her good deed.
"I hope Caroline will read this at some point. She is a wonderful person, and I feel strongly that her good deed will come back to her many times over in her life.
"Thank you Caroline whoever you are."
Wow. This is what it's all about folks.
We're happy Missy got her wallet back, and we're pleased as punch to send out a pair of happy angel wings to Caroline. They're nonrefundable, Caroline, so wear them with pride!"
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Before our faith in humankind grows too much, we have this very descriptive Scum Alert!! Scum Alert!! sent by one reader.
"This "Scum Alert' goes out to the gap-toothed, nose-pickin', squid-faced rat who stole an Akita named Jameson from his home in Fairplay on Wednesday, Jan. 7 between 2:30 and 5 p.m.
"Jameson was wearing a navy blue collar with a red tag engraved with his family's name and number. If you find Jameson, or know anyone who recently "acquired' a new dog, please phone Heather at (970) 547-4046 or contact the animal shelter.
"She's offering a reward for Jameson's safe return. As for the dog horker, may you be reincarnated as the only woman on a Greek freighter!"
Goodness gracious. Some wouldn't wish that fate on their worst enemy. This e-mailer did just that.
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We out, weekend style ...
Why wouldn't these two hang with each other? They both are celebrated icons who never show their face to normal humans. It must be lonely for them. That's why they get together.
We bet Santa sleighs down to Norway from the North Pole on a regular basis, and the two play poker, watch Sportscenter and drink beer (you know Ullr loves his alcohol - if he doesn't, our Breckenridge festival is a complete farce!)
***
Missy Johnson sent this Angel Alert!!, Angel Alert!! over from Breckenridge to brighten our days.
"Last Friday I was rushing though a lunch-hour shop at City Market in Breck. As I was leaving the store I happened to run into a friend and asked him for the time - I was about to be late.
"I ran to my car pushing my shopping cart ahead of me, opened the trunk and heaved all of the groceries into the car. Since I was late, I did something I hardly ever do - I left the cart next to my car and drove off.
"After returning to the office with seconds to spare, I realized I had left my wallet in the shopping cart. Of course, I rushed back to City Market and found my abandoned cart empty. I was devastated. I had never lost my wallet before, and I didn't handle it well at all.
"First of all, I want to thank all of my co-workers. You guys are the most sympathetic people anyone could ever hope to work with. One co-worker (Kim) actually went out and looked for the missing wallet. I'm still not sure where she went, but her help and her confidence that someone would contact me was very appreciated.
"When my husband got home from work in the late afternoon, there was a message on our answering machine from Caroline. Caroline had my wallet. Caroline even offered to stop by my place of work and hand deliver the wallet to me. I was ecstatic.
"When the Angel Caroline came by, I quickly looked to see how much money was in the wallet, prepared to hand over everything that I had as a reward. As it turned out I didn't have much, but that didn't matter to Caroline. She waved goodbye and said she wouldn't take anything. I attempted to get her address and her full name, but she wouldn't give it to me. The meeting left me very happy to have my wallet back, but a tad frustrated that I couldn't adequately thank Caroline for her good deed.
"I hope Caroline will read this at some point. She is a wonderful person, and I feel strongly that her good deed will come back to her many times over in her life.
"Thank you Caroline whoever you are."
Wow. This is what it's all about folks.
We're happy Missy got her wallet back, and we're pleased as punch to send out a pair of happy angel wings to Caroline. They're nonrefundable, Caroline, so wear them with pride!"
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Before our faith in humankind grows too much, we have this very descriptive Scum Alert!! Scum Alert!! sent by one reader.
"This "Scum Alert' goes out to the gap-toothed, nose-pickin', squid-faced rat who stole an Akita named Jameson from his home in Fairplay on Wednesday, Jan. 7 between 2:30 and 5 p.m.
"Jameson was wearing a navy blue collar with a red tag engraved with his family's name and number. If you find Jameson, or know anyone who recently "acquired' a new dog, please phone Heather at (970) 547-4046 or contact the animal shelter.
"She's offering a reward for Jameson's safe return. As for the dog horker, may you be reincarnated as the only woman on a Greek freighter!"
Goodness gracious. Some wouldn't wish that fate on their worst enemy. This e-mailer did just that.
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We out, weekend style ...
