Checking your inbox is not always fun




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Summary: I was checking email on my iPhone at the breakfast table a couple of weeks ago and was delighted to announce to my wife that she had finally joined an exclusive club. “Congratulations,” I said as I finished reading an email from an irate reader. “You just received your first hate mail.” She looked up from her yogurt and blueberries. “Me?” she asked. “What did I do?” I happily read her the email.