My Word's Worth: a weekly column by Marylaine Block

vol. 4, #23, December 21, 1998

CHRISTMAS CARD

The stores are closed and shuttered. No, nobody dropped a bomb. The shoppers and the merchants moved to I.O.U. dot com. No crowds to fight your way through, No long quest to park your car. Just get on world wide web and stores will come to where you are. No need to slog through snow and sleet, or slush through ice or mess. Just point and click, and shop, and sit, and wait for UPS. Your kids can click on North Pole.Com Climb on Santa's virtual lap, and choose from piles of virtual toys the ones they would unwrap. We'll gather 'round and decorate the interactive tree, attend a service at church.org at 8 P.M. or 3 A.M.--whatever time we choose. Our world will come to us. We'll meet the family online, no need to clean or fuss.

A Merry Interactive Christmas!
Good will and peace to men!
At this rate, we may never have
to leave our homes again!

Best wishes to all my readers for a warm and wonderful Christmas, and for happy surprises in the new year.

Marylaine

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