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 frequently get 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, I've
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
842 West Hester Street
Silver City, NM 88061-4316
USA
Tel.: +1 575-xxx-xxxx or Toll-Free (US only): 800-484-3186, code 4355
Mobile: +1 575-xxx-xxxx / Fax: +1 707-222-7121 / AIM: MitchHellman
An
interactive map of the area including
driving directions can be found
here.
P.S.: Don't even dream of using
my contact info for marketing purposes.
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 am 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. Since MCI was bought by WorldCom,
the company has gone 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 own, 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 value of the company has plummeted
and I hope Bernie's learned a lesson-- any idiot can
buy market share; the challenge is to
grow it. Meanwhile, MCI is struggling to
stay afloat, and only time will tell whether Bernie gets
off scott-free.
...and
for those of you who, like me, used to work for MCI,
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...and
I've got the pictures to prove it. If you are
interested in finding about my recent 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 Acrobat 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
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