Friday; May 3
Here is one from the “I Bet You Didn’t
Know This” category:it was on this day
in 1978 that the first “spam” (unsolicited bulk commercial email) was sent
out.When I read this, two things
crossed my mind:first, I didn’t realize
electronic mail had been around that long and second, I wish we could go back
in time and get a do-over on that one.It seems that each and every day we are bombarded with all kinds of
unsolicited information – in our snail mail, email and on our phones.It has gotten so bad that I am sure I am
missing out on a lot of good, legitimate offers just because I don’t pay much
attention to anything I don’t originate. As I got to thinking about “spam” and
such, I got to reflecting on how much stimulus we have flooding into our lives
and it reminded me of the first time I walked down the Las Vegas Strip –
overwhelmed by the volume of what was surrounding me and trying to be
especially aware of the really bad stuff mixed in with everything else.Today, we find ourselves const…