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July 1, 2010 Every now and then I receive a letter from someone who while doing research, runs across one of my old UK articles. Usually they will disagree with appoint vehemently, as with an article I wrote about a former University of Nebraska running who was not only drug-addled, but appeared “cursed,” as so many other former UNK players were. Or maybe it’s someone who runs across an old article about how the Natalee Holloway case received so much press because she was pretty and blond. In such cases the missives are angry and filled with insults and in such cases I write back, counter their points and sprinkle in a several vastly superior insults so that (A) They’ll remember me; (B) Will think twice before insulting me again; and (C) They will be too ashamed to show their friends my hard-hitting and hilarious response. On the other hand, every blue moon I receive a letter that thanks me, for the reader gleaned something useful from one of my articles. Such was the case today as someone ran across my olfd article, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To See The Psychic, (January 17, 2007). I will not include the writer’s name, but the letter went as follow (which includes a few punctuation corrections). Dear Timothy Thank you for this website about S---- F----- (NOTE: the phony psychic in question). I've also been receiving a continuous flow of mail from S---- F----- and today when I went into my mail, I decided to open a msg sent to me by her again today. Then for the first I decided to google a phrase in the mail and guess what the first site that came up? It was yours (NOTE: He meant UK ) with the exact same letter that I had received as described in your webpage. Thank you so much for putting that up because although I don't believe that what she's offering works, I must say that I almost believed her special description of me, until I read what you had received. I guess all of us would like to hear that we're special. That amazed me because I, in my personal life, have been fortunate enough to enjoy words of peace and the practice of Knowledge for many years AND I have had that special feeling many times, not with ego but from within me. What disturbs me is that someone spends so much time doing what she does, when we know as people, that whatever we want and need requires our own effort toward our goal and its so important that people do it that way and not use some quick fix solution. Thank you, (Signature) I wrote back thanking the gentleman (who I assume lived in Cambosia, since he had such a name). His missive caused me to think about the vast potential of Useless Knowledge and how our opinions sometimes not only span the world, but affect someone. I also thought about the phony psychic, who is still up to her old tricks, which let me know that she has done quite well. It is sad that no one can stop this woman from bilking the simple-minded, but the problem is that most people like her know that humans tend to share the following weakness: They all want to be rich putting forth as little effort as possible, moreso in these harsh economic times. Another thing is, most people are gullible. How the hell do you explain George Bush getting elected TWICE ? ( Then again, the media raised the question ‘Which candidate woiuyld you rather have a beer with?’ and America, being a country of overindulgent slobs, voted for the alcoholic). We have lost sight of the notion that “Nothing good comes easy." We have become people who feel we’re entitled—whether it’s a welfare check, spcial security, or the secret to “good luck.” And if we have to pay a few hundred bucks for the latter, so be it. The fact the scammer makes us “feel special”—whether its some poor Nigerian schlub trying to hide tens of millions of dollars in our bank accounts, or psychics with our “lucky numbers” or power crystals—only makes the ruse that much easier to pull off. If finding our fortune simply meant someone selling us our "special numbers," we'd all be lottery winners. The sun is shining and birds are chirping. I have all my bills paid and still have a pocket full of money. In short, life is good and I didn’t need some phony psychic to guide me to my blessings. I worked and pray hard. Maybe that’s what people need to do, is get back to those two basics. False hope is a poor substitute for a life plan. Work, pray, save, plan and be patient. Life tends to get better in small increments, not one fell swoop. ------------ About the author: Timothy N. Stelly is a poet, essayist, novelist and screenwriter from northern California. His novel, HUMAN TRIAL, is the first part of a sci-fi trilogy and is available from Amazon.com, allthingsthatmatterpress.com and in e-book format at mobipocket.com. HUMAN TRIAL II: ADAM'S WAR is now available. Stelly also has a short story included in the AIDS-themed anthology, THE SHATTERED GLASS EFFECT, due out in February 2010. His story, SNAKES IN THE GRASS, Is a tale of love, betrayal and its deadly consequences. Reviews of HUMAN TRIAL can be read at amazon.com Visit me at: http://www.myspace.com/pittwit website: http://www.stellyhumantrial.com Email: stellbread@yahoo.com 
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