Monthly Archives: October 2008

Mystery Surfer

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FOUND by Olivia in New York City, New York

I was emailed this picture by a stranger who mixed up my email with a friend’s. The email said “dear ol, has the heat dropped? are you still sane? how are the cats getting along. here i am pretty restricted, the bad guys control the town, I have taken shrinking medicine and dyed my hair black. i only hope i can get restored to normal, but they say that costs a whole lot more as everyone wants to look like a gringo hepas of hugs and please say hi to santiago. tell him i am thinking i will go straight to hf from the plane when i return and bring his volvo down on Sept 2 so we can load up in nyc.” I was going to tell them they had they wrong person but I love getting mysterious messages… so I just didn’t respond. :)

DON’T THINK TOO MUCH, JUST PLAY

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FOUND by Byron in St. Louis, Missouri

Found this while browsing at a used book fair. Wish I could remember the name of the book it was hiding inside, but I didn’t want to buy the book, so I put it back, but kept the note (score!). It’s a sweet note from a mom to her kid, a sort of pep talk before some kind of sports match. It sounds as if the kid is having some anguish borne from her athletic experience, and the mom feels compelled to give her some advice. The part at the bottom? A somewhat less emotional birthday greeting (from a different writer?) for “JoJo,” who reminds the writer of Judy Blume’s “Fudge.” “Don’t think – just play.” Very Zen.