Mail Mondays (10/10/05)

I'm back from Detroit. It was...well...Detroit.
There isn't a a great deal of mail this week, so let's just get to it.
This letter came from a reader who honestly appeared (at first) to be a spammer. However, after reading through it, I came to learn that it was, in fact, a real person.
Dear I.T.
I really like your blog. (At this point, I'm thinking "Yup, spam...sigh.") You're idea of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of the Inane" is quite inspiring. I was curious about a few things:
1. How do you come up with some of your ideas?
2. How long have you been married and what's your wife like?
Keep up the good work. It's fun to read.
Shun Tai
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I have no idea who or what Shun Tai is. It could be someone I know, it might not be. Like the name though. So let me answer your questions:
1. My ideas: Well, most of them come from my sad little life. Seriously. I also try to see how my family and friends live their lives and attach what they've done to real life lessons. Though, you'll notice, I don't really talk about my sisters that often or....
2. My wife: The sunshine in my often grey world. I love my wife. I've talked about our first date, but I don't know that I've talked about marriage. We will have been married 5 years this upcoming March. She's great. I am very much an intense person, and she balances me. I won't post a picture, because she has asked me not to (there are times when she says, "Oh God, please don't talk about me," but I don't listen).
What is my wife like? She's a much better version of me...with her own sense of being and humor.
Well, that will do it for this week's Mail Mondays. Feel free to write in anytime to ironicteachings@hotmail.com or just leave a comment.