The Slice: Really, don’t take it personally

Some S-R subscribers in outlying areas who got their paper via mail-delivery recently learned that we are discontinuing that service.

They can still look at the paper’s contents on a computer. But that does not appeal to everyone. And I have been hearing from longtime readers who wrote to say goodbye.

There must be a sound business reason for cutting these people off. Still, I hate to lose them.

Their accounts of life far from the city offered a valuable perspective. Plus, it just feels like an injustice. They didn’t do anything wrong.

In a perfect world, The Slice would decide who receives termination-of-service letters.

“Dear Subscriber: It has come to our attention that you yell at your children in a really ugly way. Therefore, we are writing to inform you that … ”

“Dear Subscriber: Your female cats have now given birth to 7,000 kittens, virtually all of which wound up getting run over or snuffed at a shelter. So I am writing today to tell you … ”

“Dear Subscriber: Your hostile driving makes you a menace. Therefore … ”

Slice answer: “The most bizarre thing a tenant left behind for me to find was a drawer full of his toenail and fingernail clippings,” wrote Laura Abdnor.

Six things you learn from friend-to-friend- to-friend clicking on social networking Internet sites:

1. Some people need editors and/or life coaches.

2. A few of your real-life pals are online “friends” with people you can’t stand.

3. We don’t always see ourselves as others do.

4. Humor is subjective.

5. In certain professions, there aren’t many degrees of separation.

6. Kristina Johnson Morehouse has a nice smile.

Today’s Slice question: Ever been mistaken for someone in the divorces/convictions/ bankruptcies listings?