FOR A LONG TIME NOW, people have been sending me emails daily about not receiving my columns via email. This happens even though these people have subscribed, confirmed their email subscriptions, fasted for at least three days, and offered up a ritual blood sacrifice.
Other readers will say that sometimes they receive the column, and other times they don’t.
If any of this has been happening to you, you’re not alone. Please know, this problem is not you. In fact, the problem isn’t me, either. It’s El Niño.
Actually, the problem is a computer software glitch that nobody can seem to figure out. And believe me, I’ve spent hours of my life on the phone with technical support, being placed on hold, listening to smooth jazz muzak, trying to figure this out. Many of my recent gray hairs come from this.
So as a result, we’re trying out a different email platform to send out the daily column now. The software is called Substack. We’ll see how it goes. Who knows, the new software might suck—in which case, we’ll just go back to the other sucky software.
But don’t worry, you don’t have to do anything or make any changes to your email. The only thing you might have to do is make sure these posts don’t appear in your spam folder.
Lastly—I want to stress—this column is COMPLETELY FREE. This column will always be free until I kick the oxygen habit. The reason I mention this is because many other writers (better writers than me) use Substack, and many of these high-brow writers charge for their work. I do not charge. I will not charge. And that is a promise. So bear with us as we sort this out.
Okay. That is all.
Love,
—Sean Dietrich