Gullible

I was inspired by this and thought I would jump in and voice my opinion as well. Like TKW said in the link above, with the exception of work-based email, nobody can track an email once it hits web-based email accounts (Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, etc). Not Bill Gates, Microsoft, Pepsi, or the American Cancer Society. Nobody is paying 3 cents, 5 cents, or handing out $50.00 Abercrombie gift certificates just for passing on an email.

Seriously, it takes just a few seconds to check the accuracy of an email and saves the trouble and time of those who receive them - many of whom are too superstitious and ignorant about email that they continue the cycle of these internet hoaxes (some of which I have seen several times over the past 6 years since I've had my email address). Though Snopes is but one of the fact checking sites out there, I am a fan of truthorfiction.com which I have been using for about 5 years. They've never led me astray. In fact, think about it. If it sounds too good to be true, IT IS!! Stop sending these emails, and furthermore, STOP BELIEVING THEM!

I can't figure this out...

... but I love it!

Wishes, Three

1. I wish I hated peanuts. They are evil, addictive things that beckon to me as I walk by the bowl. In fact, I find reasons to walk by the bowl and grab one or three. For instance, "Hmmm, I wonder what that sound is coming from the kitchen. I must check it out." And like magic, my hand is full of broken shells, and I am cramming the salty goodness into my mouth!

2. I wish Spring would sit and stay already! I'm so tired of the cold. And snow in April after weeks of 80 degree days? Good grief! Spring is teasing me with warm temperatures that lull me into a false sense of security only to catch me without a jacket or coat when the weather snaps with barely a few seconds notice before snow starts falling - again. Then Spring laughs her evil laugh, and I can hear it. She can bite me. (I am a creature of habit wherein January should be cold and blustery, and April should be warm and sunny with a slight chance of tulips and Easter bunny sitings. Therefore, do not remind me of my past joy when I once welcomed a blizzard with open arms weeks ago - that was then, this is now. So, Hah!)

3. I wish grad school were easy. I thought it would be candy and roses and fluffiness and Kumbayah. But alas, no. It is reading and reading and reading. Then there are papers, discussion postings, quizzes, more reading, journal entries, concepts, reading, and oh so many theories to learn. Blech!!

What's the old saying? Oh yes. "This too shall pass." Eventually we will be vacationing in sunny San Antonio with all of this behind us (me), and bitching about the heat. I hope...