Just one byte

Is it possible that someone sneaky has put my email address onto a spammer list so that every email I send out goes straight into the recipient's junk box? It feels like it. No one's been replying to my work emails lately and the people that have, wrote back saying they salvaged my message from their junk folder. I've been told that it's most likely a doof ISP, but it doesn't stop me from wondering if people could and would, do such a thing just to get back at me.

Revenge is a dish best served cold they say. Apart from the mental image of a pouring a plate of cold Irish stew (with gigantic overcooked brussels) all over your target's head, does anybody know what this actually means? That to get back at someone, is it best to wait for the mid winter solstice then don nothing but a pair of Bonds hipsters and drive by your nememsis' house and throw uncooked eggs at the window all while listening to Chris Martin's definitive X and Y album?

There's a fantastic quote on facebook at the moment by Marilyn Monroe along the lines of "I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes. I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." I like it because it makes sense. To me, the best people to know in life are the ones who know it's important to say sorry, thankyou and 'don't worry, I'm sure you'll get a refund'. Most people struggle to stay sane in life as tricky as it is, the last thing you need are people who like playing tricks just so they can feel saner.

So then I'm told by my inner voice of a thousand years, (insert Morgan Freeman) "The best revenge is actually to live well and be happy". If this is the case, then I should rejoice in my missing emails because it means I have a computer, that is successfully connected to the internet, that I'm in a house with at least a table and a chair, that I'm literate and physically and mentally well enough to press the buttons. Point taken. It means I miss out on the warm afterglow of smugdom, but there's a bit of heat coming out of the modem.

The other good thing about karma is..karma.