Email

My Dad loves his computer.  I recently talked him into upgrading to a larger screen, faster internet, etc... and he is really loving his computer.  He doesn't get caught up in chat rooms, or social networks, but he absolutely enjoys the humorous jokes, poems, songs and video clips that are either emailed to him or he finds.  He and my Mom get so completely involved by the hidden camera on the bald eagles nest that I think they know each little eaglet by name.  And I would need an entire separate blog just to delve into the numerous emails regarding the latest presidential candidate and his rather strong opposition to one of the candidates.  I am happy that they find such enjoyment, but... and this is a small insignificant, yet troublesome, but... they spread their enjoyment throughout every email contact.

You know how this happens, and I think everyone has an email contact that likes to forward literally every single thing that they come across.  I can log on to check my email and find that I've got 30 emails.  As I open my inbox sure there are the few spam emails, a few from companies I have done business with, and then the other 25 are from my Dad.  OK... I'm exaggerating, but still, the vast majority are his good intentions of keeping me informed, keeping me laughing, or making sure I vote for the right candidate.

My fear is that if there is something he really needs to tell me... something truly important... I'm going to ignore as I have to ignore many of his emails because I simply do not have the time to explore, savor, and enjoy all of them.  But I have a plan.

In a more recent blog I mentioned the effects of email marketing and how it gets me every single time.  There is even a website, Mad Mimi html email dedicated to this very purpose of marketing via peoples email.  From now on, if my Dad wants to make sure I (and his grandchildren who are also haunted by his emails) he should make the subject read:  Half Off AirFare to NYC!  We have family in NYC that we miss dearly and I would swear that each and every one of us would open that email!  My only worry is that then he would start  to put that message in all of his emails that he is sure we have to see!

This is a sponsored post for Mad Mimi, however, all the points and views are my own.