Yesterday, I read an article by a woman who described how her now ex-husband asked for a divorce over IM. Yikes. That is the lowest of the low break-up scenario. I'm certain. It even tops the post-it method made famous by SatC. In that case, Berger and Carrie only had a troubled, short-term boyfriend/girlfriend status. And, while having a post-it do your dirty work is never okay, you could kind of picture how it might happen given the direction their TV relationship was heading. On the other hand, no matter how bad things are, the betrayal of a marriage-ending instant message is ridiculous and unforgivable.

Not only did this woman and her husband have vows and a legal contract binding their life together, but they also worked, and continue to work (luckily not directly), at the same place in a small town. The author tells that during the good times they would IM fun little things to each other at work, so I can only assume the coward decided to break the divorce news during working hours too. As if he didn't have plenty of opportunities while they were getting ready that morning, eating breakfast, and driving in to the office. Where is the emoticon to go along with the I'm Leaving You But I'm Too Afraid to Tell You to Your Face message? Personally, if this is the direction we're heading in communication, I think there needs to be a toilet icon (with accompanying sound effects) to indicate in one simple click that, yes, I'm flushing this relationship down the loo.

What is wrong with people? I think this story is going to keep me celebrating my single self - at least for a little while.

In other news, Em and I have a new business idea if our Sparklers & Lemonade endeavor isn't profitable. Doggie daycare combined with Chinese restaurant. There is a serious shortage of good Chinese food delivery in Seattle, and there are lots of doted on dogs running around here, so we'll hit on a hot market by providing two valuable services in one package. To save on cost, we figure we can get a van or a VW bus to double as the delivery truck and pet shuttle. I can see it now. "Here's your Lo Mein, Mr. Smith. Is Sparky ready to go?"