This is not a movie recommendation

It has come to my attention that, because letter #1 arrive unannounced and uninvited, some of you may have archived the letter as it was from unknown origin. You not surprisingly thought it might be spam.

I guess it was spam by the definition of spam. The fact that you are getting letter #2 means you did not mark my previous letter as spam. If you think an email is spam, I suggest unsubscribing from it or marking it as spam rather than ignoring or archiving it. Keep your email inbox clean and relevant!

With that being said, I'm glad you're still subscribed to this newsletter.

The watermark is unprofessional

Hi! After encouragement from many of you over these past months, I've finally decided to do some writing again. The old-school newsletter surprised me as a worthy contender for platform. It reminds me of blogging in the early 2000's. A few friends would blog. We'd all comment on each other's posts. Occasionally we'd see that friend-of-a-friend doing something interesting, and start RSS-following them as well. It seemed a healthy and valuable form of Internet communication.

If you are receiving this first letter, you were subscribed manually by me. Based on our past interactions I must think you can handle my meanderings. I probably also think you might have an interest in replying to me from time to time. Thank you to those who have pushed me here. It's good to get writing to you! And if there is anyone out there who is considering joining this activity, do reach out we can chat about the nuts and bolts.

As always, feel no qualms if you wish to unsubscribe.