Dear Colin Firth,

Congratulations! There wasn't a doubt in my mind that you'd win the Oscar. You truly deserve it. And although you joked that your career has probably just peaked, I'm sure you still have many admirable performances in you. But, for me, your greatest contribution to motion pictures will always be your Mr Darcy diving into the lake and emerging in that lovely wet white shirt. It's what God invented the pause button for. Thank you for fluttering the hearts of women around the world.

Sincerely,

PC

Dear W.S. Merwin,

A friend shared with me a bit of your poem "Berryman" and I will never be the same:

I asked how can you ever be sure

that what you write is really

any good at all and he said you can't

you can't you can never be sure

you die without knowing

whether anything you wrote was any good

if you have to be sure don't write

I had never heard of you but I'm pleased to meet you now.

Sincerely,

PC

Dear Modern Family,

I love you! You always make me laugh and lighten my heart. My mind sometimes wanders to dark places, especially after watching the news, but you always snap me out of it. You're not a frivolous thing Modern Family. You're necessary.

Sincerely,

PC

Dear You,

My favourite memory of you is on a wintry evening. You were brushing the snow off my car and chatting, telling me how much you like winter and how you like to go for walks in the snow. And we just looked at each other. How I wanted you to ask me. But you didn't and the moment passed. I wish I had had the courage to grab your hand and say "Come on." But I was too afraid. Not meant to be I guess. It would have been lovely I know, walking with you, the conversation we would have had. There were so many things I wanted to talk to you about and never got the chance. But you can be sure the next time I'm standing outside with a handsome man and he mentions snow I'm going to drag him down the street! But I'm glad I have my memories of you. They fill my heart and make me smile xoxo

Sincerely,
PC

Dear Money,

I have never been comfortable around you. I've emptied my wallet and pockets of you at every opportunity. No one accumulates a significant amount of you without getting blood on their hands. Evil is too simple a word for what you do. The destruction you cause. The sins you commit. But I have come to understand that you are a necessary evil. The absence of you, the continual shortage of you, does not allow someone to live up to their potential. So I will start allowing you into my life Money. But on my terms. As long as you're with me you'll have a conscience. You'll be benevolent. You'll do some good. You son of a bitch.

Sincerely,
PC

Dear Canadian Journalists,

One of the headlines in today's Globe and Mail was "Americans Love Canadian Music." I am so sick of this kind of reporting! Obsessing over how Canada is viewed by other countries, what they think about us, what they're saying about us. Stop it! It's needy and unattractive and it belittles us. We are a great nation. We have nothing to prove! So stop with the inferiority complex and show a little dignity. Mmkay?

Sincerely,
PC

Dear Universe,

For all that you have given me and for all that you've withheld from me, thank you. I know that everything is done in my best interest and it is done with love. I am so deeply grateful.

Sincerely,

PC