on saturation

i'm studying journalism, so i'm interested in news

i use google to search and e-mail, and sometimes to read the news

but the new google news feature is a bit irritating

cos e-mailing, my daily means of escaping, is now news-linked too

unrequested, on all G-mail screens, there's a link

the link refreshes itself, and has a forward/back/customise option

in the last few minutes, this is what the link said:

SI.com - Bills suspend Moulds for game vs. Patriots - 17 hours ago... Yahoo! News: Entertainment - Christian Stores Capitalize on 'Narnia' (AP) - 2½ hours ago... Forbes.com Most Popular Stories - The Forbes Fictional 15 - 2 days ago... Ginger Spam Salad - Serves 1, refrigerate overnight... SI.com - High School Football Power Rankings - 19 hours ago... Quote of the Day - R. Buckminster Fuller - "Man knows so much and does so little."... ESPN.com - Barnett out as coach of Colorado - 2 hours ago... The Motley Fool - Fidelity Soft No More... Discovery Channel News - Scientists: Surprising Tsunami Findings - 2 days ago... Official Google Blog - Public transit via Google - 1 day ago... Engadget - Sorell's NF1 does GPS, music, and vids - 3½ hours ago... ESPN.com - Kentucky's Morris ruled ineligible for entire season - 14 hours ago... Wired News: Top Stories - Spend Money While You Earn It - 7 hours ago... ESPN.com - No. 3 UConn avenges '04 loss to UMass - 10 hours ago... BusinessWeek Online -- Top News - Should You Own a Hotel Room? - 8 hours ago... NYT Travel - 'JetBlue Factor' Expands Your Weekend Reach - 13 hours ago... Dictionary.com Word of the Day - voluptuary: a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.

now then, why was i here?

why yes, to mail a picture to someone

dear Google...

if i'd wanted to know, i'd have asked

you provide a wonderful service, but didn't your mother ever tell you that "proffered service is little valued"?

sincerely,

T.