. Planet Hell Update An Open Letter to Sally Quinn…

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Planet Hell Update
An Open Letter to Sally Quinn
Florida Bureau, Practical Chemistry Letters

August 24, 2006
RE: our Pluto problem

Dr. Quinn,

You know, it’s funny. Earlier today my wife, Maureen, took our daughter (a high school freshman) to the school to see if she made the soccer team. Maggie’s name wasn’t on the list! She was cut! Very dismal stuff. The kid’s life is soccer.

My wife tracked down the director of athletics. She had her game face on. (Have you seen my wife’s game face, Doc? I have, believe me). Well, it turns out Maggie’s name was left off the list by mistake. A clerical error. An omission. The director told her to go find Maggie and suit her up.

Long story short–Marueen is already on her way to Prague.

Standby,
Vanx (at the Pharma desk)
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Editor’s note: Maureen didn’t have to pull out the big guns. It really was an oversight. During the three-hour end-of-the-world scenario, Maureen was in tears and I was slumped at my desk. Maggie has essentially been going out for high school soccer since sixth grade, playing on travel teams, etc. While her parents were giving themselves over to ultimate despair, however, Maggie was on her way to catch up with volleyball tryouts already in progress. That’s the kind of kid she is.

And how about Mom, huh? Glad she’s on our side. If she didn’t check it out, who knows if the mistake would have been caught?

Yeah Maggie! (and Mom!),
Vanx (at the potato couch)