This is by Glenda Konopka, an old friend.

I woke up this morning and did what I usually do: made a fresh pot of coffee for my husband and myself. I sat down, read the newspaper, and waited for the coffee to finish brewing.

After finishing the newspaper (coffee still not ready), I went over to my computer and turned it on, accessing my e-mail accounts. I had over 100 e-mails! I started going through them, one by one, most from persons I’d neither heard of nor had as clients or friends, to wit, unwanted e-mails from strangers.

My husband called to me from the kitchen “Can I make you some breakfast?” I said no to his offer, I’d had enough spam for the day already.