“I’m addicted to email, but other than that, there are practical things – being able to buy a book on the internet that you can’t find in your local bookshop. This could be a lifeline if you live further from the sources.” Marilyn Hacker
Musings: Ode to an Email Junkie… A dash of humor and an itty bitty ditty
A tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek ode…
The love affair began with that dinosaur – A
An aging mail maid with suspect kin
She danced before EJ’s novice eyes and signed her up without a sigh
Soon that chime-y voice announced “you’ve got mail” a hundred times.
EJ loved A back with vim and vigor, she was her first email provider, you know, go figure!
Over time, EJ felt the itch, to spread her wings for some new trick
She ventured off to meet other email folk; Opt on, Opt out, even MSNot now…
But soon found them all wanting and not quite her style
One day, EJ met that (lovely) Hotmail chick – A provider so hot it’s the UK’s biggest hit
And she soon signed up for her daily fix
Twas a slow day on the Internet and A was acting like she needed a probe
For a cheap date, Hotmail sure did deliver, easy mail across the globe
They kissed and hugged and became hot new friends
Connecting, uploading, loving and surfing
But soon, they tanked from too much schmoozing
Or was it the glitch from too much … downloading?
Fishing around for some tasty Wahoo
EJ scored a date with a dude on Yahoo
Soon she’d joined the throngs on Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
And hung in there after her dude high-tailed it for some new miracle
When the going was good they’d listened to the sounds of The Who
And sent lovey dovey e-mails up the wazoo
She shoulda known that dude was just another yahoo
He had a nasty temper and a lousy tattoo
But soon she was back with that stinkin’ dude
Who made the lady act like a dog in a zoo
More below on this nonsensical, tongue-in-cheek email post inspired by the Weekly Writing Challenge from WP 
