Contacting Marina

Greetings!

I have tried valiantly to respond to every email I receive, and so far I have been more or less successful. However, in the past and for a long time, because of the large volume of email messages I receive, I was constantly running behind—sometimes way behind. I tried to at least look at most of my messages to determine whether they were urgent and needed to be answered right away, or whether I could wait to reply, but this was not a perfect system. As a result, sometimes I would find email messages that were months or even (gulp) a year old, that I really should have replied to long ago. In some cases, by the time I did reply, the email address was no longer valid. My deepest apologies to those of you who waited so long, or who are still waiting.

I finally had to acknowledge that I was at that point where I had too much email for one person to handle, but because this Web site is a labor of love, I could not afford to hire someone to answer my email messages for me, and anyway, that solution is not attractive to me. If someone takes the time to write to me, I want them to know that I appreciate it, and I want to give them whatever information they are seeking. This left me with the dilemma of choosing between one of the following two courses of action:

I could continue trying to respond to every email message—eventually—knowing that I would probably never be able to answer all email messages.
Or I could ask your indulgence and ask that you direct your email according to whether you need or wish an answer from me. I will still try to reply to all email messages.

I implemented some anti-spam and mail-sorting solutions in 2000, and it is working. I have now gotten to the point where I am able to respond in a timely manner to everyone's email. All I ask is that you send your email to a specific address, depending on what you want. Use an email address from the following list according to your interests and needs. Note that the email addresses in the following list are graphic images and as such cannot be clicked on. You'll have to type in the email address yourself. I know this is a bit of an inconvenience, but I hope you will understand that in these days of spam robots harvesting addresses from Web sites, that one must be more careful.

If you...	Please send email to	Comments
want to discuss a job opportunity with me		Thanks!
have a question or request regarding cats, kitty litter, and cat health that you wish a response to, and it is urgent		Please note that I am not a veterinarian, nor am I a cat health care professional, so I cannot and will not answer medical questions. For such questions, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this advice: Consult your veterinarian immediately if you have any concerns about your cat's health.
have urgent questions regarding psychic concerns, or wish to request a reading,		If you want a reading, please read the article on what channeling is and read my description of what a reading involves and how much it costs before sending a request.
do not need a reply		I will try to reply anyway. :-)
have a general question that you wish a response to, but you do not need a quick answer		Please be patient and be prepared to wait a while. Re-send email in a month if you don't get an answer.
are corresponding about my genealogy pages		Additional genealogy information is private and shared by common consent only; I don't make it public to everyone.

If you don't hear from me and you really need an answer, please re-send your query. Thank you for your patience.