Close friends of ours have a son who is in graduate school to earn his advanced degree in Buddhist Studies. I have changed the name of the student but have recreated the family Christmas letter."The last time Joshua had a grip on reality occured when he was beginning high school and agreed to eat a plate of pancakes, even though one pancake had a clearly visible blueberry protruding from it's edge. For the last year and a half, Joshua has been living on the upper west side of Manhattan while taking courses in Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Buddhism, and earning an A+ on his recently published paper, entitled, 'If There is No Reality, How Can There Be Reality Shows?'. To create the illusion that he is earning money, he has been moon-lighting as a Buddhist country and western song writer. His most recent song, 'Take This Reality and Shove It' promises to be a big hit in the Red states and with his mother although she encouraged him to change the title of the song to 'Take This Reality and Maybe Don't Think About It So Much' in order not to offend anyone. Joshua's father feels that the song title should be changed to, 'You Can Take Your Reality and Shove It, But Keep Your Hands Off Mine'.
Reprinted without permission (but I'm sure it's okay). 2009
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