My weblog ELECTRON BLUE, which concentrated on science and mathematics, ran from 2004-2008. It is no longer being updated. My current blog, which is more art-related, is here.
Sat, 07 Oct, 2006
Please help a puppy condemned to death by gas chamber
As of October 2006, I now have 2,429 correctly printed address labels. They've been coming in almost daily, in packs of anywhere from around 20 to more than 90. I have flowers, autumn leaves, cutesy cartoon people, snowmen, kitties and puppies, and bright folksy patterns, as well as the noble first letter of my aristocratic last name in pompous Old English characters.
In order to use all of these in a legitimate way, one to each regular fare domestic American letter mailing, I would have to spend $947.31. That's if each piece had a 39 cent stamp on it. If I were mailing overseas, it would of course be more, but still a single label use.
I incurred all these address labels by no more than five innocent acts of charity. I gave to an animal welfare organization, a cancer research foundation, UNICEF, and a couple of other worthy causes. I wonder what kind of labels I would get if I gave to other kinds of organizations. Perhaps, for a modest contribution fee, I could amass a vast collection of printed name and address labels in the tens of thousands, embellished with a wide variety of images and causes. People and animals are suffering all over the world. Every label calls my name in a pleading voice. All I have to do is keep giving, and they'll send me more.
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