SnakeHead

This is a curious spam message. I can't tell if it's really spam. It just arrived in my school mail:

I am contacting you in hopes that you would be interested in taking a 27inch snakehead fish for research within your facility.

My name is Simon Robinson and I live in the inner harbor of Baltimore.

I purchased a snake head fish form a local fish store about 2 years ago. At the time, the fish was about 3 inches long. Since then, he has grown to an enormous size. I currently keep him in a 125 gallon tank which he is outgrowing everyday. He is a gorgeous fish. He varies in color depending on his mood, a mix of black, blue, grey and white with a little yellow as well.

I would be happy to deliver the fish to you or you can come and take a look at him (I live in Harbor Court). I really have to let him go. His name is Jake.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you have any interest.
Simon Robinson
Simon Robinson [srobinso@aerotek.com]

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It looks like spam, but is actually a list of bingoes* played (and some phonies challenged off) on Scrabble boards at the Chevy Chase club this week.

I have 48 vacation/sick/personal days and 11 holidays left on the fiscal year. That's 12 weeks' worth of time. Crazy that.

Tim seems to think that he'll be done with his dissertation by the end of next summer (2005) and be able to defend in Fall. I may get to leave Maryland after all.

One more appointment and then a weekend of wool. Hallelujah.