Since time is hanging heavy at present, and while I was re-reading my first book, “Time Wrinkles,” I thought I’d share what I found on my computer one Thanksgiving season, and copied. I titled it “Psychologists Under Stress” :

The main challenge in reporting the following true story was not getting sued. I hope I have avoided that pitfall by changing first names and dropping lasts. It all started on Thanksgiving Eve, 2000, at 4 p.m. The secretary of a prestigious organization for psychologists sent out a welcome to the first issue of an informative professional newsletter. The final sentence in her e-mail was “Again, welcome.”

What happened next, and its effects and repercussions and revelations is the story. Deleted from the following are a great many e-mails requesting to be removed from the mailing list immediately. Grammar is uncorrected. Beginning on page 63, the list (not totally included here) extends to pg. 72.

At 8:47:21 Thursday: “The attachment contains a virus. Delete it immediately.” –S. At 9:02:33 Thursday: “Apparently no one is home [at the office]…I hope we can assume that the problem will get fixed Monday. STOP sending mail or replying to these messages. It only compounds the problem…PS-I am just a lowly licensed psychologist on their list. I have no official capacity, am not (blush) even a member.” -J. At 9:34:02 Thursday: “Please unsubscribe me NOW!” -W. At 9:40:00 Thursday: “Please advise…I have received some 17 memos from you on this Thanksgiving Day. At an email address of which I do not give out–it belongs to my cousin. How did I get on this list or is it simply a mistake?” -C. At 10;25:15 Thursday: “What is the content of me_nude; I can’t seem to get it up and running with my system.” -R. At 10:38:09 Thursday: “Hello…Members, While we’re all waiting for [the organization] to correct the problem, I thought I’d take this opportunity to let everyone know about a FREE booklet…Thank you on this lovely Thanksgiving Day! Blessings” -C. At 12:21:29 Thursday: “I am getting lots of your mail that says ‘unsubscribe,’ Is everyone getting all this mail? If everyone gets this letter, DO NOT let me know.” -E.

And so it goes, for 4 1/2 pages more, until it really gets nasty…. At 16:23:30 Saturday: “You have a hell of a lot of nerve sending me email at someone else’s email address, I believe that it is illegal for you to use someone else’s address for your purposes. I will check with the FCC. In the meantime unsubscribe me from the list. I do not want to be a part of this service. I did not ask for this service and I certainly will not abide by any rules you have set up. If I receive any more garbage from you I will make sure that your system crashes,” -K.

TO RELIEVE US BOTH i DID NOT LIST THEM ALL.

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