From me to you. . . .

Dear Sweet Condo Complex Neighbor:

I think you’re a fun guy. I love that you have all your friends over for football games and you sit out and grill on your little charcoal grill and chat. And I enjoy that you always wave at me when you’re outside and I drive by. You’d be surprised at how many of our neighbors don’t respond when waved or smiled at. I even think it’s kind of funny/cute that you “decorate” your house for every Cowboys football game, by hanging up jerseys on your bay window and throwing a Dallas Cowboys blanket over the boxwood by your front steps. But now it’s Christmas. . . and you’ve “decorated” again. Now the boxwood is draped in a string of red lights and about six candy canes wrapped in lights decorate your walkway. And this year, you added a light-up Christmas tree and a snowman. And this is all in your flower bed. . . which isn’t really that big. I love your spirit and that you’re into the season, but maybe a little less would be more? Just saying.

Your friendly neighbor who waves a lot, Mandy

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Dear Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw:

OK, I’ll just say it: I’m not the biggest fan of either of you. But you’re going on tour together, which somehow seems right. And you have this commercial for your Nashville tour date that I see/hear every morning while I’m getting ready. And this commercial. . . .is dumb. The voice over that starts it. . . dumb. Melodramatic. And then there’s the fact that THIS picture is the shot that’s accompanying all the press:

It’s just . . . BAD. Anyway, I’m sure you’re both awesome people, but the whole advertising tack you’ve taken isn’t.

(I tried to find said dumb commercial on YouTube without any luck. But it annoys me. A lot.)

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Dear Lexus: I get that you want to sell cars. I get it. But that whole commercial where the dude gives his wife a Lexus for Christmas? Um, yeah. Just for the record, in this economy ain’t many people gonna be getting cars for Christmas. And leasing a car seems like a really DUMB idea, but that’s just me (and Dave Ramsey). And I’m pretty sure that for most wives I know, no matter how much they want or need a new car, they’d be pretty mad at their husbands for saddling them with so much debt if they came home with a sparkling Lexus for Christmas. So maybe, if you want to sell cars in this economy, it’d be better to focus on the things that would help people out: like fuel economy, gas mileage, free tune-ups, etc.

Just speaking the truth from the cash-strapped consumers, Mandy