Life Is FUNNY Like That
Hey all. Your friendly neighborhood Jackal, here.
Ya know; In my ALL OUT WAR on SPAM, and the LOSERS who FLOOD us with
it, I have become VERY JADED! So much so, that I ALMOST deprived
MYSELF of some EXCELLENT new readers and with any LUCK, hopefully
GOOD NEW FRIENDS. Life is FUNNY like that.
I woke up this morning, and as per the daily RITUAL, checked emails, Twitter
Direct Messages, @ Replies, New Follows, Etc. I use a Profile Validation Service to
initially screen REAL new follows from SPAM BOTS. This ISN’T perfect, because a
SPAMMER only has to REGISTER for the service THEMSELVES, and are then
EXEMPT from the CAPTCHA requirement of OTHERS. Life is FUNNY like that.
I HATE deciphering those things as much as everyone else.(I run EVERYTHING
from a Motorola i465 Clutch with a 128×160 pxl screen!) However, I DON’T agree
with EXEMPTING service users from OTHERS captchas for the aforementioned
LOOPHOLE.
So, I’m checking Through the NEW FOLLWERS list, and I come across @Keith_Humphrey. The validation report, Emailed to me, Stated that he passed validation and is now following my updates. Like I SAID, The war on spam has made me VERY jaded, so I ALWAYS check em out MYSELF anyway. Life is FUNNY like that.
As I’m reading down his timeline FULL of RETWEETS and FOLLOW FRIDAY
style posts,(today is WEDNESDAY) I’m thinkin to myself, Yeah, This SOB thinks
he’s SLICK disguising his spam with all this. Spammers are USING this tactic more
and more to get under the radar! So of course, MY RADAR was going crazy! As I
got down to his PROFILE and read the DETAILS, I’m thinkin all these things he
says about himself, but lives in KANSAS? BLOCK button HERE I COME!
But, I’m a little MORE THOROUGH than that. Call it my OCD for finding out
ALL the story. Life is FUNNY like that. So, I check out his BLOG, which he linked
to in his profile. It took a minute for it to load in my phone;(his ENTRIES are
somewhat LENGTHY, Like MINE is TODAY) I could NOT have been MORE
SHOCKED! Keith is NOT ONLY a REAL person and NOT A SPAMMER, but has
led a VERY interesting life, and SURVIVED a REALLY SHITTY childhood!
After reading his blog, I was EXTREMELY GLAD that I HADN’T BLOCKED
him! Had I NOT taken the time to DIG DEEPER, I would have blocked him,
encouraged MANY OTHERS to do the same and Twitter POSSIBLY
SUSPENDING the account of an INSIGHTFUL and DECENT person, who we
could ALL learn a few things FROM! Life is FUNNY like that!
Of COURSE, I followed this INCREDIBLE human being BACK, and felt MOST
FORTUNATE for the PRIVILEDGE of doing so, thanks to Social Media Vehicles,
such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, etc. Were it NOT for these media, Someone
like ME would NEVER have the OPPORTUNITY to MEET people like HIM! Life
is FUNNY like that.
I HAVEN’T sent him a Simple THANKS for FOLLOWING DM, because it
seemed NOWHERE near ADEQUATE to explain this story to him in 140
CHARACTERS or LESS! I’m SURE, After READING this, you”ll ALL AGREE.
While this self Spearheaded WAR ON SPAM has jaded me, I THANKFULLY,
have NOT YET let it SNUFF OUT my SOUL and DESIRE to know the WHOLE
STORY, for If I HAD, I’d have MISSED out on 1 of the BEST new readers in this
little FAMILY! LIFE IS FUNNY LIKE THAT!
PLEASE, think and DARE to DIG into YOUR new follows and friends etc.
BEFORE you BLOCK. This ALSO applies to OTHER AREAS in LIFE as well.
SOMETIMES the Rabbit Hole goes MUCH DEEPER, and the ONLY way you’ll
KNOW for SURE is to DIVE in and CHECK! Because, Life is FUNNY like that.
And By The Way, to Keith Humphrey, If YOU’RE reading THIS, THANKS for FOLLOWING. I followed you back! 
Sicerely, The Jackal
