We Get Letters

I've been laboring on this blog for over a year now without attracting much attention after about 300 posts. Sure, some have noticed: there was a telephone interview with a writer from leftist mag Salon.com, Tom at Homespun Bloggers asked me to join his group, Interested-Participant has been a welcome mentor, and Moxie added me to her blogroll. Additonally, my Mom and the guy that sits behind me at work became regular readers.

Then along came Cousin Don, who makes a post about pharmaceuticals, and elicits this email:

Hi,
I recently came across your blog The Shallow End of the Gene Pool, and I think its fabulous! I have nothing wrong with meds (like Vioxx) as long as they list all potential side-effects. I love seeing commercials for allergy meds that say may cause diarrhea. I can breathe but I can't get off the toilet!

My blog has a bunch of regular visitors and I think that some of them would enjoy your blog. What would you think about doing a link exchange? If you'd like to, here is my link A New York
Escorts Confessions. Please let me know what you think.

xoxo,
Alexa

Go ahead, follow the link. That's right, she's a call girl from New York!, responding to Don's THIRD FREAKING POST! And signing with hugs and kisses, no less! There's no justice in this world.