Dear Andy:
Thank you for the issues you have raised in your new paper, which I was only recently made aware of after it had already been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters.
Even though we disagree on the subject, I am pleased you have chosen to vigorously dispute the potential role of clouds in both confounding the diagnosis of the sensitivity of the climate system, as well as in contributing to climate variability and climate change.
I just wanted to encourage you to publish that paper as soon as you can, with or without the changes I suggested on my blog.
I am very sincere in my encouragement. I am anxious for the science to progress on this important issue, and so I eagerly await the official publication.
All the best,
-Roy W....
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Dear Phil,
We are great fans of you, your family and your golf game. Each year, when our Wednesday group names their favorite to win the majors, you are our choice to win all of them. Watching your distinctive swing and amazing short game turns every tournament into a must see event.
This year has been a disappointment for you and your fans. We've been watching your game and would like to offer some coaching. Since you are one of the highest rated golfers in the world, we should give you our qualifications to offer this advice. We started playing golf in our mid-forties and have been certified by many fellow players as genuine hacks. We've never entered a major, but have tried to qualify for several statewide amateur events. No, none of us ever qualified, but those who saw us play...
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Dear Remedy,
since Max Payne was realsed in 2001 I have been a faithful fan of you and your games. I've bought every game you have made and love I love them all.
When I heard about that Alan Wake was gonna be a Xbox exclusive game I was a bit disappointed that you alienated a majority of your fan base by releasing the game for only ONE console. Even if I was disappointed I still bought a brand new Xbox 360 so wouldn't miss out on one of your games.
When Alan Wake finally was released I didn't only buy one copy.. actually I bought two limited collectors edition, one normal retail copy and later on I also bought the downloadable version from Xbox Live Marketplace, because it was a fantastic game and I wanted to be as supportive a fan can be.
I recently sold my Xbox 360 because,...
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Dearest 2014-15 St. Louis Blues,
I hope this letter finds you in decent spirits heading into a must-win Game Six between yourselves and the Minnesota Wild(s) in St. Paul. I say that because if you’re doing well, the feeling is not particularly mutual at the moment.
See, I’ve been a fan of this franchise for longer than I can remember, stretching back at least to the Monday Night Miracle—perhaps longer (I was five). My parents watched your predecessors in many a game not just at the Scottrade/Savvis/Kiel/Whateverthefuck Center, but as newlyweds in the upper bowl of the old Saint Louis Arena (or "The Checkerdome" to some) back in the 70’s, before most of you were born.
I Bleed Blue, as the old slogan suggests, and Goddamnit if I don’t pick myself off the ground when you guys kick...
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Dear Fantasy Flight Games,
My name is Andrew Jones and I would like to make comment upon an aspect of your products. Now don’t get me wrong Fantasy Flight Games, in me, you have a big fan. I’ve bought many of your thematic delights and they have continually thrust joy and entertainment into my world. I am a big story guy and the combination of fantastic licenses and a story that oozes out of the box has ensured I continue to be a loyal customer to your latests and greatests. However, there is one thing that continues to be an annoyance and I believe for the sake of our relationship we need to air it out. So I ask one question and one question only of you. What the hell is wrong with your box inlays?!
Valley
Your commitment to consistency in providing what I have dubbed ‘The FFG...
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Dear Remaining Beastie Boys,
You CANNOT sue GoldieBlox for copyright infringement in this video. (Editor’s note: Between the time this letter was submitted and the time it was published, GoldieBlox has since removed the Beastie Boys’ song from their video.)
As fathers and supposed “feminists” in the music industry, one would think you would be able to support an organization that encourages women to be engineers. Sure, GoldieBlox made a parody of your song without permission, and maybe they will be able to prove that they have fair use and they will continue to get to use the song for free, or maybe they are infringing on your copyright – in which case they do owe you money. As a music business student at Berklee College of Music I have to say that you 100% deserve to get paid for your...
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Dear Kevin and Jim,
As you know, I've supported United through thick and thin for over 50 years, following the team home and away first with my father and then my son. It's because I care so much about our Club that I am writing to urge you to reconsider your decision to accept Ched Evans back to train with the team.
I have not commented publicly on the issue until now because I was confident, on the basis of our discussions over several months, that you would make the right decision in accordance with the values of our Club and because I didn't want to add to the damage to our reputation by needless speculation. I also sought to reassure people who contacted me about the good intentions of the Club. Sadly it appears I was wrong.
In the statement published yesterday evening, you...
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Dear Dave,
Do you mind if I call you Dave? When I see you getting all pumped up, with no tie and sleeves rolled up, you certainly look like a Dave.
And before I forget, I must say well done on your election victory. It must feel great to be free from those tyrannical Lib Dems tying you to the centre ground. It must have been a nightmare them holding you back.
I hope I’m not being too forward either, but I’m a musician and wanted to ask a favour, if you don’t mind. I honestly think you could help the music community grow in strength, diversity and creativity.
You see, there is a problem that creators of all stripes face. It’s the problem of contentment. Contentment is a warm security blanket swaddling us, yet the tighter it wraps somehow it smoothers our creativity.
So what...
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Hello stranger,
Really? There you are, five rows of seats away from me and I can still hear every word Jennifer Lopez is singing through your neon-coloured headphones. Okay, she wants to get on the floor but I. Do. Not. Care.
Please forgive my angst, but I am hopelessly tired after a long day at work and here you are. With your iPod and your top 40 playlist that you insist on looping. I swore to myself that if I was forced to hear Call Me Maybe for the fifth time on this commute, I could come over, snap your player in half and boomerang your headphones out of the bus. Sadly, I am a gutless morsel of a human being. I also did not want to go to jail. Or a hospital.
"Listen to your own music lah!" You may smirk as you judge me to be some Neanderthal with no access to technology....
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Dear Professor Bergonzi, DeNardo, Hendricks, Legutki, Sweet, and Thibeault:
At the time your email (below) was covered in the Daily Illini, I was at the Michigan Teachers of English annual conference, where---as a featured speaker---I shared research on the effects of stereotyping on American Indian children. As a Pueblo Indian woman, and, as a former schoolteacher, I believe it is vital that pre-service teachers receive precisely the sort of information you shared with them in the email you sent. The conference you attended ("Race, Erasure, and Equity in Music Education") sounds outstanding.
A bit of context: I'm from Nambe Pueblo, in northern New Mexico. I grew up there, and I'm tribally enrolled. From parents, grandparents, and elders, I learned what it means to be pueblo. Fast...
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