Very Cool

This morning as I pulled through the gate into Naval Station Everett, I was motioned out of the queue and off to the side.

“Turn off the ignition. Place your keys on the dash, and step out of the car.” said the young lady in riot gear that weighed more than she did.

I was getting random checked.  As soon as my license, registration and insurance paperwork all checked out; no drugs found under the visor or in the console, and no one was found hiding in the trunk, I was free to proceed to the next check point and ultimately on my way out to the pier and my office.

Unlike some, I don’t have a problem with random searches. The way I see it, the folks in uniform have a right to be on edge, and I've got nothing to hide. I don’t feel like my civil liberties were infringed upon and if that’s what it takes to make the world safer, stop me every morning. Besides, it makes for a good story around the coffee maker.

When I finally made it to my office, I fired up my computer and had another surprise. I was cleaning out my junk mail folder when something caught my eye. Right there between the former prince of Nairobi trying to give me a hundred million dollars and an offer for Lady Gaga’s new song, something caught my eye.

     no-reply@nutsforknowledge.com Help me achieve my Girl Scout Goal

I was just about to hit delete, when I stopped.

     Dear Linn Jennings,

     I am participating in…  This is a private link for you…  Orders can be placed by…

I was just about to hit delete, again, when,

     Thank you very much,

     Eireanna

     Troop 40054
     Girl Scouts of Western Washington

What? I’ve been spammed by my six year old granddaughter! I can’t figure out how to load photos on Facebook without asking my wife, but my granddaughter is mass marketing on the internet; very cool.