best wishes tom friedman inc. $ 20 ************ 139 elm park mansions charlotte , nc 28262 december 15 , 2006 tom friedman the new york times 229 west 43rd street new york , ny 10036- 3959 dear tom , thank you for your astonishingly tardy reply ( post marked 08 dec 2006 ) to my letter and the return of my $ 20 .