I wanted to say something about the mail.
 If you sent me anything Monday, you probably got it bounced back.
 I accidentally let the mailbox fill up.
 Mindspring threw a fit, and they can blow me.
 
 So Perkel figured a loop around Mindspring, so for mail to reach me
 you have to send it to bartcop@bartcop.com

 If your address book has bartcop@mindspring.com  for me it won't arrive.
 If you have mindspring.com & bartcop.com, MIndspring will trap it.
 So be sure to send everything to bartcop@bartcop.com
 
 Also, ...and try to take this in the spirit,
 
 Sometimes I get a message that says, "You'll love this," and there will be an attachment.
 I think I'm the only one with these problems, but when I get an attachment, and save it
 then click on it, Bill Gates asks me, "What program would you like to use to open that?"

 Since I don't know if you sent a URL, or a .doc, or a .txt, or a .jpg, ot a .gif, or a .tif
 and I don't even know what a .tif is, but I get them, I pick a program and if it's not in
 the first one or two I bail.

 You know who does it best?   Voltai29@geocities.com

 When he sends stuff, he sends his headline, which is helpful, then he'll
 list the URL where the story can be verfied/sourced whatever,
 then he also sends the text or the list of cartoons or whatever.

 That way, I get his quick take on it, plus the URL, plus the story.
 I can read a paragraph or two and see if it's a fun place to go.

 Also, it wouldn't hurt to include the previous e-mail if it's a follow up.
 Sometimes I get mail that says, "So, why is that?"
 Then I have to write back and ask what "that" is.
 
 Now, before you blow a gasket and say, "BartCop's gone Hollywood on us,"
 I know how this sounds. Like big-head Mr. Fancy-boy wants his mail lined up and sorted.

 Sure, that'd be nice,

  ...but I just want to read as much mail as I can.
 That last Bojan letter was one of the best ever!
 Liz, the lady carpenter who worked INSIDE Rush's house,
 and who has stories to tell - damn, I'd hate to think letters like that are
 in the "to be read later" file which won't even be seen by my executor.

 I remember not too long ago writing about James Woods, the actor.
 In 1995, before he turned Judas-whore, I sent him an e-mail saying I
 liked his work and his politics and I got a form letter from one of his employees.
 
 I wasn't outraged, just disappointed.
 I'd rather not get a reply than get a canned one,
 but neither of those choices are good.

 In closing, (standing O) I'm trying to avoid mail meltdowns like today because
 I need the news tips and your opinions and cartoons and conason/ivins columns.
 If you stop sending, I'm out of business.

 I just want to grow the pie higher.

 ha ha

 We can all have higher pie.
 

 And keep sending me mail!!!

 bc

 So if you asend me something