PhilnLeah Christmas 2008

Welcome to the 9th annual PhilnLeah Christmas card.

I've been away from liberal arts and consulting so long that what little discourse skills I used to possess have now waned. So, in a desperate dignity-preserving maneuver, I'm going to write this year's holiday letter entirely in bulleted lists. For completeness, the introduction is also repeated below in appropriately (if painfully) nested bullet points.

  • Waning discourse skills
    • Away from liberal arts education
    • Away from consulting
  • Preserve dignity
    • Use bulleted lists instead
  • Repeat introduction as bulleted list
    • Completeness
    • Nest bullet points appropriately
      • Painful

Themed Photosets

  • Left
    • So many Santas
      • Vaguely reminiscent of "The Brady Bunch" theme sequence.
  • Bottom
    • Ourselves, depicted as a bizarre card game.
      • Why?
        • I'm not telling.
  • More Photos?
    • Complete collection at Kodak Gallery
      • Way too massive to be useful for much of anything.

Tyler

  • How to be Tyler
    • Answer the phone.
      • Locate any object smaller than a breadbox.
      • Lift object to the side of your head, near the rear.
      • Audiate.
      • Laugh about how everyone thinks you're saying "hello?".
    • Sticker swipe.
      • Notice sticker attached to victim.
      • Approach victim.
      • Remove targeted sticker.
      • Affix sticker to your midsection.
      • After approximately five seconds of unrelated activity, verify sticker is still attached and re-affix as necessary.
    • Pick me up!
      • Extend arms straight out toward victim.
      • Vigorously rotate both hands at the wrist.
      • Whine when the victim pretends to not notice you.

Vivi

  • Classes, loves all
    • swim
    • dance
    • music
  • Taking care of Tyler
    • Largely, this consists of a stranglehold that looks much more painful than it is.
      • Or at least so I hope.
  • Gift suggestions
    • Fortunately, Vivi happens to know what everyone wants for Christmas. A selection:
      • A diaper bag for Mama.
      • Snowman pajamas for Jeremy.
      • A red leotard for Tyler

Dogs

  • Featured in this year's dog-couch picture
    • Rosie
    • Guildy
    • accoutrements, apropos
      • Diapers: Vivi has used or will use to diaper her babies
      • Inflatable hulk: one of Vivi's obsessions originating from one of many summer fairs.
        • Possibly next in line for diaper changing.

Leah

  • Projects
    • Hedge fund project
    • Pacer
    • CSX
    • TTX
    • Many more internal Princeton Consultant duties
    • Putting up with Phil
    • Chasing kids
    • Pondering what to do in her free time

Phil

  • Daylife
    • Fun
    • Good clients
    • Good traffic
  • Other fun stuff
    • DyRMaTS
    • DovetailDB
    • Warning: my personal definition of "fun" may not translate to others.