13 Jul Food Porn and a Spam Sandwich
Progress is not without its drawbacks. I am infinitely grateful for the innovation technology has brought to our lives; without it, Gastronomic Meditations™ would not even exist. Naturally, however, there are those who will use such innovations to their own devious ends.
I was excited and proud to send out the latest e-mail newsletter, to tell everyone about the celebration of ingredients in their natural glory. Sadly, many mail systems interpreted the title, “Naked Deliciousness,” as an attempt at lasciviousness of a more devious nature, and bounced our announcement. As a result, there are likely many readers who will discover this new issue with our next newsletter (next week). I am hesitant to re-send this week’s announcement, even augmented, because the filters might just bounce us again.
What I find maddening is that our communication has been blacklisted, while I still get a plethora of e-mail each week telling me I have won the lottery, that a distant relative has died and left me zillions, or that I can increase my penis size with a happy little pill. Those e-mails somehow make it through the filters (!).
I am now grateful for RSS more than anything else.