For some time now, I’ve been receiving invitations to shopping events, charity functions, and even a free manicure in the city of Chicago. However, I’ve also received several dozen other emails - some addressed to “Mom” or “Aunt Barbara” - which all pointed to the fact that some other woman, who shares my name, lives in Illinois and has an email address that is almost identical to mine. The only difference is that her address has a dot between her first name and surname. Gmail claims that this is “impossible” and that these two variations are one and the same address. This only goes part way to explaining why I sometimes get this other Barbara’s mail and why she sometimes gets mine. It doesn’t explain how she managed to create this “same” address in the first place. Anyway, I didn’t like the idea of my mail making its way to Chicago instead of to Alhaurín, and so - for reasons of security and privacy - I decided this week to change the email address that I’ve using for the past six years. If you haven’t already received my email announcing the new address, just drop me a line (at the old address) and I’ll send you my new contact details.
