Miltonsprogeny returns!

A moment ago I was browsing through some of the statistics on my hit counter. (Forgive me for delving into the staid and self-aggrandizing topic of my hit counter, but I assure you that I do it only because there is mystery and intrigue afoot.) One of the features of the counter is that I can view the "Referring URL" that directs someone to the blog (e.g., if someone clicks the link on my Facebook profile, a link to my Facebook profile shows up on the counter). So I was perusing these links when I came across one that left me completely aghast:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=miltonsprogeny

Someone did a Google search on "Miltonsprogeny"! And this website is the only link that comes up for that search! And the Googler followed the link to this page!

(If "Miltonsprogeny" isn't ringing any bells, go back and read Private Call.)

Now, I've misinterpreted hit counter information before. But in my mind, this bit of evidence-- this electronic footprint, if you will--can mean only one thing: the elusive Miltonsprogeny himself executed a Google search of his own email address and discovered this blog (and presumably read the pertinent entries).

I had almost forgotten about the Miltonsprogeny ordeal. I stopped sending belligerent emails to that address a week or so ago, once it became clear that I was never going to receive the (dis)closure that I felt I was entitled to.

But I'm glad to have the opportunity to revisit the situation, because my wounds are still sore. I hope that the owner of the Miltonsprogeny email address will return to this space at some point in the near future. Perhaps he will read these very words. If so, I would like to address the following remarks directly to him:

Dear Sir-

Thank you for considering me for the editorial/personal assistant position you posted on Craigslist New York. I appreciate your interest in my application, and was glad to be able to speak with you (or someone who may have been your associate) on the phone.

However, I find it rather unseemly that the caller failed to identify himself to me and abruptly ended our conversation--after less than one minute--without providing me with any information as to whether I was still in consideration for the position in question.

It is one thing to decline to pursue a job applicant upon evaluating his submitted application materials. But it is quite another to solicit further information from an applicant via a spontaneous telephone call without providing so much as an introduction or the most basic concluding courtesies.

I have applied to many similar positions, and in my experience this kind of conduct is wholly unprecedented.

A job applicant must operate on the assumption that a job listing is reputable and trustworthy, and that any personal information which he submits to a potential employer will be used appropriately. By even the most meager standards it would be hard to classify the use of my personal information, including my private cell phone number, as anything but abuse in this instance.

If you have read this, I would sincerely appreciate any response that you would care to provide.

Do I think Miltonsprogeny is going to read that statement? Nope. But I liked writing it.

Honestly, I have no idea who, other than the pseudonymous (that's probably not a word) author himself, would be Googling Miltonsprogeny. If you did and you're reading this (and you're not the owner of that address...or even if you are), seriously, leave a comment or send me an email. This is really going to nag at me...for a while at least.

(See, I told you I'd try to post more often.)