Your addiction

I heard you have recovered from your addiction .
It's good that you did .
Was it heroin , cocaine , bolemia ,  bohemia , cigarettes ,
amphetamines , espn , msn , e*trade  , hypochondria , 
chocolate cake ,tofu burgers ,marmalade pastries , soma , 
road rage , homophobia , xenophobia , yahoo , newhoo , 
solo flying , bungee jumping , window shopping or et al ?
The last time we talked your sister was still recovering .
I am sorry to hear that the muslims had fire-bombed her house.
That's what you get when you order Salman Rushdie online .
And you've got a new position .
System architect in a brokerage.
You are going to connect the clients to the server .
One-stop shopping , on-line trading , 7 X 24 interactive 
meat market , the virtual New Jersey strip mall ,
on-line lemonade stand .
No, I don't want to be on your mailing list - thank you.
One-click and you can kiss your inheritance good-bye.
One-click and your addiction is back again .

03.07.1999

On-line Journals

I don't write on-line journals because I am not a cyber slut . 
I am not a self-ingratiating exhibitionist detailing intimate 
secrets of my personal life . And then again , this above text
negates the previous statement . So it goes ...

03.08.1999