Note To Future Self

Christchurch, NZ — At their quarterly board of directors meeting, the owners of Note To Future Self dot Org, the leading New Zealand lifestyle and tourism website, revealed they were under “intense” negotiations with an as-of-yet unnamed Kiwi buyer.

“It was always our intention to maintain our easy-going, fun-loving focus,” says NTFSdO co-founder Aaron Marburg, “but the buyer is insisting on a strong shift towards reports on their interests and activities. We’re already taking steps to adapt our content-focused paradigms without alienating our existing readership. We hope to attract key demographics with an almost exponential growth in core cuteness metrics.”

Board chairman Anna Marburg said the deal “sets the stage for a major expansion. It’s going to be huge.”

Very little is known of the reclusive business person, known even to close associates only as “Budleigh Salterton” or “the Bean Sprout.”

Although the deal is still in development, the hand-off could be completed as early as December.

For me, nothing says the Fourth of July like damp, sodden snow, piddling rain and temperatures right around freezing.

On the plus side … short sleeves for Christmas!

Fourth of July or no, today I feel just a bit of pity for our poor republican readers, for behold …

Yes, we have a monarch. And through her benificence, we have the Congratulatory Message Service. Should one of us poor serfs survive 100 years (or 60 married years) as Her Majesty’s loyal subjects, we can apply for a congratulatory certificate signed by our local member of parliament, the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Prime Minister, His Excellency The Governer-General and of course, HM The Queen. It’s been rumoured to even include an autographed photo of the Queen. She’s so dreamy….

Sadly, by the time either Anna or I reach the requisite milestones, we’re much more likely to get a message from King William V, which is somehow not nearly as cool.