I Think I'm Not Dead

They say if you live long enough, you'll see everything. Here is an actual e-mail I received this week:


EMS/Speedpost Corporate Headquarters
8, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way,
P.M.B. 022, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel: 01-4764431

Re: DELIVERY OF PACKAGE S.T.C ATM CARD:

Attn: Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you that one Mr. Gabriel Evans and Mr. Alan Mills stormed my office this afternoon via comprehensive email with copy of your DEATH CERTIFICATE and CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP attached, thereby notifying us that you are dead and that before your death, you appointed both of them as your Next-of-Kin to your outstanding sum of US$1.5 million uploaded on your ATM card presently under our custody and demanded that the ATM card should be release to them and ready to pay for the delivery cost. But when the debit note was submitted to my desk for approvals of Release Order to these men, I noticed some discrepancies as there was no evidence of authorization letter from you for the change of beneficiary.

I urgently stopped further movement of the release of the ATM card and at the same time placed a STOP ORDER instruction on the shipping of your ATM card whether delivery charges paid or not pending when your views and comments are received with regards to this matter.

Please get back to us immediately for your consent if you are still alive because we will not hesitate to continue the onward delivery of the ATM card in favour of the two gentleman if there is no response from you within the next 48 hours from now as your silence will be a clear indication that you are actually dead and have authorized the change of ownership in favour Mr. Gabriel Evans and Mr. Alan Mills.

Best Regards,

Mr. Samuel C. Ado.
International Shipping Manager.
Direct Cell-Phone: +234-8062324746.

I really do appreciate this guy looking out for me, and urgently stopping further movement of the release of the ATM card. And I really like how he signs off with "Best Regards" after telling me in the preceding paragraph that I am actually dead. And how does one storm another's office via comprehensive e-mail?

Stuff That Bird

A reminder...if you need a good recipe for stuffing, follow this link....

Fantastic Machine

Courtesy of the official One Voice Music Festival...

If you're a musician or an engineer, you'll enjoy this. If you're neither, you'll still enjoy it...wish I had thought of this.

More From Wyndanwood

I can't seem to find the time to compose one of my typical awe-inspiring posts, so enjoy some scenes from Wyndanwood. These pictures were taken two weeks ago before the leaves fell off the trees. I just love it out there.


There is nothing like the smell of bacon frying in the open air. I made breakfast for everyone before they came over to the clearing where we took the pictures.



I think Beatrice likes it out here too.



The colors were just phenomenal, and the way they reflected off the pond made it hard to tell where the water ended and the land started.



Good thing Sonja remembered to bring the tripod!

Odds & Ends

These two items recently came to me via e-mail. I thought they were worth posting...can someone explain Copperfield?