First off, JB I am incredibly sorry for this. I didn’t thinkI was in violation of your trust. That was not my intent at all. I neverdreamed the gift would be interpreted that way. I apologize still further ifyou feel this did not come in a timely manner. I know you don’t have my directcontact information or I suspect you would have called or sent me an emaildirectly expressing your distaste for what I did. You used the only method ofcommunication available and I felt that outing myself was a suitable responsethat your message was received. I normally don’t check the JBF on weekends.However, on Sunday I got an email from a Facebook friend that knows I havereceived stuff from The Mysterious Package company and he was telling mesomeone sent a package to you and the forum is erupting. This was 30 minutesbefore taking my kids to swimming lessons so I quickly glanced at the thread andsaw the last lines, scanned up to see “trust violated” and responded. I hadhoped outing myself and my conduct over the years would allow people tounderstand my intentions were to provide a unique birthday present and notviolate the trust you have given me. I was not seeking to gain sympathy byidentifying myself as I am not the one that feels wronged. I didn’t know anyother way to express that I “got the message” since we cannot communicatedirectly.

If I have seemed noticeably absent today it is because Ifeel horrible about what happened, I have been extremely busy at work and Ihave been working with the MPC to get any and all references to you and youraddress removed from their system. They assure me privacy and confidentialityare paramount at their company and that no member or customer information isever released, but I am requesting they go this extra step due to how you feel.I am doing all I can to make it right. I know full well there is most likelyirreparable damage to our friendship, but I assure you I was just trying to dosomething unique and nice for you. I never dreamed it would be such an unwanteditem and didn’t think sending something to you via the mail would be off limitssince I had sent you some art for your birthday the previous year. Again, Iapologize for doing anything that would make you feel like you made a mistake intrusting me.

I will certainly let you know the outcome of removing allreferences to you and your address from the MPC and hope there is a possibilityof forgiveness. I’m not sure what else to do and realize that I have mostlikely and inadvertently lost the privilege of calling you a friend. Again, Iam sorry.