An email from Julie

For those of you who have not met Julie and think I exaggerate her insanity, an email I and several others received, in its entirety.

There were some tears shed but Galileo (my turtle) has a new life. I released him into a pond (lake as they call it here) with hundreds of other turtles like him. Of course I had to mark him somehow so he has a bright orange shell (nail polish). He stuck around for a minute or so to say his goodbyes, but then he was off into a big new world. I hope the other turtles don't make fun of his orange shell. I think he'll just tell them he's from NYC and they'll back off.

I can just picture Julie sitting there, painting her turtle's shell with nail polish and giggling. Then the Hot Irish Boyfriend walked in, I'm sure, and said, "For fuck's sake, Julie. What are ya doin'?"