Letters Never Sent

“We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out of discretion, and so disappears the most beautiful, the most immediate breath of life, irrecoverable for ourselves and for others.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sunday, August 13, 2006

Dear Jon,

As I've been rather serious and solemn of late, I feel led to be a little tongue-in-cheek. And, being the master of humor that you are, I am using you as my unwitting partner in crime.

I stay up later than I normally would just for you. Your sometimes dry humor, your rapier wit, it has made me fall in love with you, Jon Stewart, darling. Even reruns have me in tears, barely able to breath because of my laughter. When I saw your Crossfire interview, and the ever so charming way you slammed Tucker Carlson made my heart skip a beat.

You have a deeper insight into the actual political climate and bring the absurdity of the actions of those in charge to light moreso than the so-called commentary programs on CNN and Fox News. And the emotional vulnerability and passion you showed after 9/11 was moving, touching and made me adore you further.

Thank you for giving me a reason to laugh at 11:00 at night.

An Adoring Fan,
Bethann