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IS MY HANDWRITING TOO SLOPPY FOR YOUR EYEBALLS?  HERE'S THE TEXT OF THE ABOVE CARD ...

PROFESSOR [BLANK] / DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / PIERCE HALL / 29 OXFORD ST. / CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 / PROFESSOR [BLANK] -- GRETCHEN TELLS ME THAT ONE OF YOUR RESEARCH CONCENTRATIONS IS SOFT CONDENSED MATTER.  AHA!  YOU MAY BE JUST THE PERSON TO HELP ME.  YOU SEE, MY EXPERTISE IS IN THE AREA OF SOFT CONDENSED ANTI-MATTER, SO I WAS BEFUDDLED TO FIND IN MY RESEARCH SOMETHING THAT CAN ONLY BE DEFINED A SOFT CONDENSED MATTER.  IT WAS UNDERNEATH MY KITCHEN TABLE, SORT OF A PINKISH HUE (GRAYISH WITH THE LIGHTS OUT), SOMEWHAT PLIABLE, AND OTHERWISE COMPLETELY NON-DESCRIPT.  WHAT IS IT?  MY COLLEAGUES TELL ME I MAY HAVE STUMBLED ON TO SOMETHING.  BUT I DON'T WANT TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS.  CAN YOU PROVIDE INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATION?  PLEASE SEND CREDENTIALS.