Subject: Re: Hopes, for Greg’s first letter?
Solid, but uninspired.
The first reading leaves me...underwhelmed.

I have to admit that was my first reaction too. Now, with the benefit of, oh 24 hours reflection, I would have to up my reaction to “whelmed”, at the very least.

I think I (understandably) suffered from expectation anxiety. It’s like the first post-Beatles album that came out after the band broke up. How could anything ever be as good, much less better? (Tip: it can’t.)

But upon reflection is see that all the important notes in the symphony were struck: culture, thanks, admission of failures where appropriate, continuance, and so on. There’s probably nothing that could have led to me think other than “a nice corporate report full of corporation corporateness”, but it was more than that.

It was “reassuring”, if not stellar. There are times when that is enough.