To My Aunt

Friday, May 25th, 2012

BART, you probably haven’t read about this [forwarded message: Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?] —– you are so brilliant, and I understand how your mind was to reject Jesus, but He is the only way to salvation, He is the only God who died on the cross for our sins—statues of buddah, baal and [...]

48 Really Dumb Questions

Friday, December 11th, 2009

These are my answers (from about a month ago) to a really dumb chain e-mail which I got from a really close friend. I’m posting this here just for fun but please, if you get the e-mail, don’t propagate it. Invent something better. These questions are really dumb even for a goofy “getting to know [...]

Strange Mail

Monday, October 19th, 2009

I got a strange e-mail from an old friend today: I’m sorry for this odd request because it might get to you too urgent but it’s because of the situation of things right now, I’m sorry for this odd request because it might get to you too urgent but it’s because of the situation of [...]

Don’t Put My Name in It!

Friday, March 6th, 2009

I wasn’t going to post anything about the current e-mail foofaraw down at City Hall, because I figured I didn’t have anything to say about it. I don’t aim to just regurgitate news from other sources here. I write about my life. Of course, the headlines that I read daily affect me and become a [...]

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Message

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Just scouring back through old files, I found this e-mail sent from a friend in Florida on the Saturday evening before Katrina. To read it now sends a chill down my spine, and takes me back to that night two years ago. From: leviolberton Subject: Yo Hurricane Host Date: August 27, 2005 10:21:01 PM CDT [...]

Yes, It’s the Yes Men

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

I got an e-mail yesterday morning announcing a bold reversal of policy by HUD. They were planning to re-open the shuttered public housing projects and allow residents displaced by the flooding to return home! I get so much e-mail I often scan things quickly, but this caught my eye, particularly the part of the press [...]

Information Blackout

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Sometime in the wee hours of yesterday morning my rox.com e-mail account started to choke. I’ve had the same e-mail address for ten years so I get quite a bit of spam, and when the flow of spam stops I know something’s wrong. I finally called tech support and they said that account was at [...]

Bike Mail

Saturday, March 11th, 2006

Everyone says it’s dangerous to talk on the cell phone while driving a car. But what about doing e-mail while riding a bike? I was riding down a fairly deserted stretch of road this morning, and just for kicks I whipped out the crackberry — and sure enough there was a message for me: hi [...]

Roll Up the Sleeves

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

This is an e-mail sent by Sharon Worthy, who I believe was press secretary for Michael Brown of FEMA, on September 4, 2005: From: Worthy, Sharon < e-mail redacted > Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 10:17 AM To: michael.d.brown < e-mail redacted > Subject: Your shirt Please roll up the sleeves of your shirt…all shirts. [...]