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 Hellman's Home Page 
Bill and Mitch-- separated at birth? You decide...
A MUCH less visually intense version of this page is available here.
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 About this page...
Those of you who know me well are aware of my obsession for being "reach-able." This page serves as the definitive word on how to reach me. However, my easy availability
has been a two-edged sword. I used to get lots of unwanted telephone calls including numerous 'wrong number' and telemarketing calls; since I can't really stop these people (and robo-dialers, too) from calling me, at one time I recorded the
following message on my telephone answering machine:
Mitch's Answering Machine message:
"This is not ABC Chinese Carry-Out or Super Pride Market, though many of you seem to think so. If you don't recognize my voice, chances are that you are
one of the many people who dial my number by mistake every day. Soooo, hang up the phone, put on your glasses, sober up, learn to read, don't call back. If you're trying to sell me something, don't bother; I either don't want it, don't need
it, can't afford it or already own it-- sometimes all of the above. Any legitimate callers, please leave your name and number at the tone. Thank You!"
I figured that if I can't stop 'em, I can at least make 'em mad.
Here's the rest of my contact info. If you reach the answering machine, you can bypass the greeting and begin recording by pressing the  key on your touch-tone
phone.
M I T C H E L L H E L L M A N
1313 West Yankie Street
Silver City, NM 88061-4045
USA
Tel.: +1 575-388-2280
Mobile: +1 575-313-2652
Email: @
AIM: MitchHellman
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1313 West Yankie Street
Silver City, NM 88061-4045
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P.S.: Don't even dream of using my contact info for marketing purposes.
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Legal Notices:
I do not allow organizations to use my name or to contact me to make solicitations other than as permitted in my Declaration . Please read my Notification and Offer To Senders of Uninvited Email
Solicitations.
About MCI...
I worked for MCI from March of 1985 to September of 1998 and I used to feel that I owed a lot to the company. They hired me as an inexperienced un-professional and provided
me with the opportunity and tools to learn about communications in general and electronic mail in particular (while not putting much effort into making me conform to a "corporate" image). Thanks to MCI, I was able to visit 22 different
countries in a little over three years while teaching people about the benefits of electronic messaging. Early in 1996 MCI provided me with a new opportunity: I began to work for MCI Web Services, and in 1997 I became a DNS administrator.
As of September 14, 1998 MCI completed the merger with WorldCom. As a result, I was no longer an MCI WorldCom employee. As part of the merger agreement, all of MCI's Internet business was sold to Cable & Wireless
USA-- and this means that I (and about 1,200 co-workers) went on the Cable & Wireless payroll.
This was a good thing. Once MCI was bought by WorldCom, the company went straight down the tubes. Whatever respect and esteem I had for the company has long since disappeared-- along with most of the people I knew and cared about, the value of
the stock I owned, the company's commitment to quality, and anything that resembles a business plan.
In April 2002, the CEO of MCI WorldCom, Bernie Ebbers, was ousted from his position. In June 2002, the new CEO, John Sidgmore, fired the CFO (and friend of Bernie), Scott Sullivan, after alleged accounting irregularities were discovered. The
remains of MCI were bought by Verizon, and Bernie's spending his time in a federal prison.
...and for those of you who, like me, used to work for MCI, check out
 Alotta Gelato?
After my job with Feeble & Witless (oops, I mean "Cable & Wireless") dried up at the end of 2002, my wife and I decided to relocate from Fairfax, VA and go into
business in beautiful Silver City, NM. If you would like to find out about our business venture, click on our company logo above.
 My Heart's in the Right Place...
...and I've got the pictures to prove it. If you are interested in finding about my heart attack and what I learned from it, you can read a two-part
article I wrote on the subject. It's written using Adobe Acrobat; if you don't have the Adobe Reader, you can get it for free by clicking on the link below.
"As for me, except for an occasional heart attack, I feel as young as I ever did." - Robert Benchley
 Part 1: Pay Attention-- You're Next!
Part 2: Fun's Fun, Until Somebody Gets Hurt
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 Do you like eclectic music?
Since December of 2016, I have been the DJ for "Mitchellaneous"-- a 2-hour weekly radio show where I play "More of the Music *I* Wanna Hear Most." You name it, I'll play it-- and I take requests. You can hear me every Friday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM US Mountain Time on Gila/Mimbres Community Radio - KURU-FM 89.1, or on TuneIn, Radio Garden, fmradiofree.com, myTuner Radio, fmstream.org, Radio-Locator.com and others-- search for KURU or GMCR. If you are within about 50 miles of Silver City, New Mexico in the US, tune your FM radio to 89.1.Send your requests to @ and I'll play them on the next show.
 Other Web Hot Spots...
Here is a selection of some useful Internet hot spots:
 WORLDTIME Interactive atlas, timezones, public holidays worldwide
 Universal Currency Converter®How many forints are there in a kwacha?
 Internet Movie Database Info on any film or actor you can think of
 Fun Stuff
The Kevin Bacon Game
 
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Last updated August 21, 2022
    
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