Vexing events

I got an unsolicited e-mail yesterday. It said:

"My name is Megan Connelly and I am the Recruiting Coordinator for American Express Financial Advisors. I came across your resume on Jobfind.com and I'm very interested to meet with you to discuss the Financial Advisor position. We are currently seeking individuals to work in our Waltham location. This opportunity can be both personally and financially rewarding. It requires initiative, hard work, self-discipline, and an entrepreneurial orientation."

The e-mail went on to say that someone would be calling me yada-yada. I decided to be proactive. I replied:

"Dear Megan,
Thanks for your interest, but I am definitely not looking for anything that involves hard work or self-discipline. My goals are to be overpaid, have lots of naps and excessive vacation. I want a big corner office and a beautiful buxom secretary...And lots of stock options. "

After re-reading my reply, I realized that I should have been more firm about my lack of interest in working in Financial Services, selling shoddy investment advice to unsuspecting victims who have managed to put a few bucks aside. So I added: "If you had read my CV carefully, you would ascertain that my career objectives do not include Bloodsucking weasel."

In a related story: There was a news item a few days ago about an unfortunate woman from Brockton. (I should say "cursed" because she was both dumb and dentally challenged. ) She fell for the scam where someone from a foreign government/bank sends a "confidential" E-mail to you to inform you that you have inherited money from a deceased distant relative. To get the huge payout, all you need to do is send ten thousand US to handle administrative costs. Now, most of us are too smart to fall for this type of fraud. But this woman went into it for $25,000. More money than she had. She had to borrow $15k from the bank. Pretty sad. Pretty dumb. How come our government cannot track these thieves down and send them to GITMO for some creative interrogation?

Another news item: The Congo where 4 million people have died in 5 years is asking, how come everyone is falling all over themselves to help save lives in Sri Lanka, but the plight of 4 million dead Africans is met with global apathy. Good question. Anybody got a good answer?

After a holiday haitus, I shall be returning to my contract job next week, finishing-up. I will be available for new assignments soon. Tell your friends, unless you happen to know Megan Connolly.