In local news, our ambitious Attorney General, Jay Nixon, is leading the charge for legislation to create a no spam list just like the existing no call list for telemarketers. All I can say is, good luck. Jay seems to think he can track down the emailers; I’m not so sure. I’ve had automated anti-virus software send me emails telling me that my computer is infected with the Klez email virus, even though I use a Mac, because of a simple email header spoof.
Julie Bushue, the founder of the Angel Tree in St. Elmo, IL, which collects gifts and then distributes them to the needy, is in hot water because of a letter. It seems a few years ago half the recipients didn’t bother to collect their gifts, so this year as she was handing the reins of the organization to another volunteer, as a joke to the new leader she tacked the following line on to the letter describing the program to the recipients: “So if you decide to sit on your fat a—- at home, too lazy to pick them up, you lose.” Needless to say, some recipients were miffed. And the letter of apology Ms. Bushue sent them didn’t put them in the Christmas spirit. Some lady wanted Ms. Bushue fired. If you’re really that upset, lady, why don’t you return all the gifts you’ve gotten over the years? Some people are just ungrateful and unforgiving, no matter what they’ve been given and how many times they’ve made mistakes. It was a lousy joke, she shouldn’t have put it in the letter, but she apologized, it’s a volunteer organization that she’s run for 15 years — which shows her true feelings on the matter, so get over it.
