Matt Keally's Blog » theriddler http://www.keally.org Life of the ABD grad student... Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:55:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Fan Mail: “Here’s one for the web site” http://www.keally.org/2009/10/30/fan-mail-heres-one-for-the-web-site/ http://www.keally.org/2009/10/30/fan-mail-heres-one-for-the-web-site/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:59:17 +0000 Matt http://www.keally.org/?p=1025 Yesterday, I got a card in the mail.  I understand that Halloween is near, but this is a bit overboard:

An icon of joy and happiness: the grim reaper in a hoodie

There’s nothing like the grim reaper with an M-16 to instill joy and happiness.  Of course, I also got the monthly installment from my good friend out west:

Ground Control to Major Tom

I’m not sure exactly what this is, but it sure is evidence the sender isn’t quite on the same planet as the rest of us.  And on the back:

Yes, I'm still here...

Yes, I’m still here.  And, you got your wish: it’s on the web.  Apparently, I’m not the only one getting these strange post cards with the 19th century portraits and ancient solar system mobiles.  To finish up:

There was someone from Planet Earth

Who belonged on another world’s turf

He sent mailings bizarre

To many friends afar

He should’ve been named Krazy at birth

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Out there, he hoped for the best

But he couldn’t ignore

Where he’d been before

So he sent postcards back home in jest…

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