jon carroll writes wonderful, funny, true columns. this i bet you already know. but i wanted to point out a bit of the column from may 16th, which is called
A little something about you. it's about how on the internet, no one knows you're a dog.

"And that is the glory of e-mail. Online, no one knows you're a woman over 50 -- or a man over 90. No one knows anything but the rhythm of your thoughts and the force of your personality. The more adept you become at manipulating language, the more you can swim like a fish through the culture. There was that kid back east who got arrested for making millions by pretending to be a stock market guru -- he thrived in the redefining of self."