Dear Sports Illustrated,

I know you like cash in hand as early as possible, but I have now received 4 renewal notices, each more panicky than the previous one. This would be understandable except that my subscription doesn’t expire until March 15, 2015.

Lookit. I’ve been a subscriber with no breaks to speak of since about 1975. Do you really think I’m going to let the thing lapse now?

Can we declare a moratorium until after the first of the year? Please?