Today in my email I received what I'd like to think is the one billionth spam email. In reality, I receive quite a bit of spam each day (averaging about 300/day except for Mondays when I get close to 1000). What baffles me is both the sheer audacity of spammers and the sheer gullibility of Internet users. Maybe I am being naieve, but wouldn't spam just go away if people stopped clicking on such obvious scams? Or at least, wouldn't the spam get more creative in their ploys ultimately turning into, dare I say it, advertising?

But I digress. For this blog alone, I get about 10 or so comment submissions each time I post an entry. These comments are spam asking me if I'd like a male enhancement kit, drug, or suggesting I check out the latest software prices (did you know you can get Microsoft's Vista for only $9.99!!) I am serioulsy dumbfounded when I get these comments/spams...am I really supposed to take them seriously and buy something? Who is so -- sorry to say it -- stupid!?!?!

So, to all you spammers I have two things to say. 1) Please stop sending me your dorky comments to add to this blog. It ain't gonna happen -- ever. But 2) Really, how much do you folks make from doing what you're doing? I just need to know the gullible factor of the world I live in.