WHO'LL STOP THE CHAIN?

BY DAN MILLER
(originally posted May 20, 2005)

When e-mail took over all human correspondence, I naively assumed that would mean the end of annoying chain letters.

No more would I spend time worrying that, because I broke the chain (which I always do), bad karma would descend on me for the foreseeable future.

But now..... wouldn't you know it..... people are sending "chain e-mails" more often than they sent the old regular chain-letters.
The instructions always say, "break the chain and a meteor will strike your house", or something equally as worrisome.

Like most people, I've had occasional bad luck in my life..... but never once has it been directly traced to breaking a chain letter (as far as I know).

I've also had a generous portion of good fortune which, I'm pretty sure, had nothing to do with keeping a chain letter going..... because I never do.

Most of my good fortune comes from having family and friends who are calm, supportive, loving and loyal.
And, of course, I never, ever, burden friends and family with chain letters or emails.
Who knows? They might turn on me like snakes if I started doing that!

So the next time you're filling out the names and addresses to send your chain e-mail or letter, leave my name off because.... I promise you.... I'll break the chain.

One other thing.....
If you're smart..... you'll quickly forward this, or any other "Dan Miller's Notebook", to 20 people.

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