Yesterday I got an email in Spanish through the contact form on my web site. It came from someone calling himself “rICHARD”, listing a very vague email address. It was titled, “lOSER, PERDEDOR”:

wHAT ARE YOU DOING PUBLISHING A PERSONAL PAGE ABOUT YOUR LIFE, DO YOU THINK YOURSELF SOMEONE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO ANYONE, DON’T YOU HAVE A SOCIAL LIFE?? I IMAGINE HOW BORING IT MUST BE TO BE YOUR WIFE, NO ONE MUST VISIT THIS PAGE EXCEPT YO AND YOUR MOM, YOUR STUPID BORING LIFE DOESN’T INTEREST ANYONE ELSE, DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME “NERD” LOSER”

I sent him a response, but I don’t think he got it (because of the generic email address) — so I’m publishing it here to make sure he reads it:

Richard (if this is the right address, which I doubt),

Thanks for writing your opinion. It’s a shame that I have to tell you that you’re wrong. Every week, hundreds of people come to my page from Google (like you did) or other search engines to see my photos, recipes or blog entries. Mi mom hardly sees it. Maybe you’re the one who doesn’t have a life because you visited it.

You’re right about one thing — my wife does think my web page is boring.

Curtis Gibby