![]() Remember the letter in the bottle? It turns out the the United States Postal service will send a wide variety of oddball object through the mail. Could it be that USPS has a sense of humor? If so they are unique among bureaucratic agencies and I like them all the more. Enjoy Postal Experiments at Improbable Research. I know you will! P.S. My personal favorite is: A monkey-in-box toy that, upon shaking, shouted, "Let me out of here! Help! Let me out of here!" Addressed in big letters to LITTLE JOHNNIE. Sound toy was equipped with a new battery.
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![]() And for this week's fun in the mail I present to you the envecordion. This little treat is a collection of adorned envelopes taped together to form an accordion or a little book. The adornment is bits of maps and various stickers. The letter pages were tucked inside the envelopes and clearly numbered so I could rightly order them for easy reading. I had to do a little bit of exploring to make sure I found the entire letter, each page of which was on a different kind of paper causing an effect akin to a treasure hunt or a puzzle. This letter is further evidence that to creativity there is no end. Should you receive an envecordion in the mail, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did; and should you make one yourself, the possibilities are endless and the product will certainly be unique. In closing, I encourage you to indulge in a little craftiness today. This is too fun not to share. Kingsburg's band played Instant Concert last night at the concert in the park. I enjoyed it wholeheartedly. The fun only increases when it is played by a marching band. Enjoy! The letter that has traveled the furthest to date came from Kathleen in Queensland, Australia. Not only did Kathleen send me a lovely letter but also an open letter to share with you and a stash of goodies. Thank you, Kathleen! I will be sending you a letter soon! ![]() I really enjoyed the stickers of the animals from Australia but the bumper sticker was probably the funnest enclosure. In case you can't see it through the glare, it says, "GIRLS can do anything." She also sent along a pencil with the Australian flag but unfortunately it didn't survive the postal equipment. Nice thought, though. ![]() When I inquired of Google regarding the distance from California to Queensland, as a matter of curiosity I searched directions from Kingsburg to Oakey. They are really quite funny and involve kayaking across the Pacific. Google has me drive up to Seattle and Kayak to Hawaii, then to Japan and down to Australia. I believe they send me thousands of miles out of the way as the journey will take 54 days and 18 hours and cover 13,910 miles. I decided that if I'm going to kayak, I will depart from Carmel after a nice lunch at The Grill and kayak straight to Hawaii where I will rest at a luxury hotel for a couple days before kayaking to Australia. I figure that with all the money I will save on airfare I can afford nice hotel accommodations. Thanks, Kathleen for such a lovely treat and the fun it gave me.
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