Evil Spam
Mood:  loud
No, I don't mean the kind that comes in a can, though I could go on at length about that. I mean e-mail spam, the ones that arrive by the thousands in my inbox with subject lines that leave me blushing and diving for the Delete key. I build filters so I don't see the ones that have specific words, and they change their tactics and misspell the word or use a period instead of a space so that it sneaks by my filter but still communicates the same terrible images in my mind. I always, without fail, delete any e-mail that comes from a source I don't recognize, or one with a subject ine that advertises anything to be enlarged or enjoyed.

I have a question - why do these people want to send e-mail to people like me? Why do they try to bypass the filth filters? There is NO WAY I will ever open their e-mails, much less take advantage of whatever they're advertising, so why bother?

I think they're trying to be purposefully offensive. And that makes me mad! I don't know what I can do about it though, other than delete them unopened and change my e-mail address. I now have THREE different addresses, used for various different sets of contacts. But the minute I sign up for a new internet site and enter an e-mail address, I get a flood of offensive advertisements. So if anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate hearing them.

Now I'm off the soapbox. I've spent the past few days planning my departure from Kentucky because Ted and I go back to our Utah home on Monday. Today I spent a WONDERFUL day writing chapter six of my Work-In-Progress, the second volume of Mayla's story. I love how the Lord guides me gently through the plot, giving me just enough insight for a day or two at a time along with the motivation to capture Mayla's actions in my writing. It's starting to shape up, and I think it'll be good when I finish.

Good news - my son Jonathan has moved "home" to Salt Lake City. When I get there on Monday he and Christy will pick me up at the airport. I'm thrilled to have both of my children home again. THANK YOU, LORD!!!!

Tomorrow I have the privelege of enjoying one last family gathering before we leave Kentucky. My sister Susie is hosting a family 4th Of July Picnic. We'll play softball and badmitten, we'll grill hamburgers and hotdogs. I've made enough fruit salad to feed Patton's advance troops. Lord, I am so thankful for these people You've gathered around me. Thank You for each one of them and watch over them when I leave.

Did you know that for the first 150 years of our country's existence, Independence Day was a religious holiday? The purpose for its establishment was to set aside a day to thank God for this country, for our independence and for the ability to worship Him in freedom. I don't know about you, but I plan to do that this Fourth.