I get so tired

So many emails make the rounds in support of one's opinion - people believe them whether they are true or not. Recently, after seeing a rehash of something I saw years ago I wrote this to the sender and copied all on the email.

"Identity theft is a big problem in American and throughout the world. Stealing and using another’s accounts is against the law. However, on the Internet stealing and using the one unique thing each of us has is apparently NOT against the law. That one unique thing is our name. Stealing and using another’s name to give credit to personal opinion is as wide spread as the first crime, and sometimes does as much damage to the person whose name has been stolen.

Emails like this one have been around a very long time – This one first showed up in 2008. It has been credited to several people in its different versions and all have disavowed writing it. According to what I’ve read, it started as a comment on a blog. In order to make it appear more legitimate someone added a name to it, and in this one even a picture, and thousands have sent it round to their friends.

I value my name and yours. I am so saddened that others are so ready to steal the name of another to give credibility to their personal opinion. Makes no difference what your opinion is, or who the email is about. Believe what you like – after all this is America. However, before passing something along, please check to see if it is what it says it is. In this case, it is not.

P.S. I did write the above."

Longing for Spring

After March comes in like a lion - or is that a lamb we will be seeing the beginning of spring. I can hardly wait. Too much winter for me this year.

Ready to soak in some sun and feel the gentle winds of springtime caress my face and the trees. Maybe, just maybe I am longing for a right smart sea breeze.