Yesterday, in the neatly wrapped and rubber-banded bundle that IS the Seattle PI, there was included a card from Purarianto Sianturi. I case you�re wondering, this person happens to be our newspaper �carrier.� I don�t think this was a PI thing, but something our friendly carrier decided to do on his own, trying to spread holiday cheer in his own little way.

Anyway, Rich suggested we leave him a beer, which is actually a pretty good idea, except I�m not sure how to get it to him.

So, why the fuck did I bother writing a blog entry about some random event that�s not really very noteworthy? Looking at the card just made me feel like it�s people like this guy who are the Oil in our Capitalist Machine, allowing us to live the extravagant lives we lead and allowing the Commercial Coup which has wrested control of the Haulidaze. And at the same time, the ideals of the holidays: love, sharing, joy � this guy probably has a greater understanding of what that means than most of us.

Or he�s just some kid.