Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Note to the neighbors

Dear little Swiss children (and their enabling parents):

Swiss National Day was more than a week ago, and while a good time was clearly had by all on the festive occasion, it is apparent that some of you still have leftover fireworks that you are using on a nightly basis. While I'm glad that these bring you such joy, my dog, Grady, does not share this view. He would be most appreciative if you could be so kind as to save your fireworks until next Swiss National Day, or at least until New Year's Eve. If this keeps up, he will need anti-anxiety medication and I will need hearing aids courtesy of Grady's uncontrollable barking. Besides, I'm sure there's a law against that sort of thing.

Danke schön,
Your friendly neighborhood stick-in-the-mud expats