"My" Space

   I have, so far, resisted creating a My Space account. Until today.

   Here's what happened. I was visiting a My Space page, and wanted to find out more about the person. Of course virtually any link on a My Space page you click on takes you to a screen telling you that you must be a My Space member in order to view that information, and inviting you to log in, or register.
   Up till now, I have always clicked away at that point, because who really cares what Bobbys2hrthunnybear is doing these days anyway. Today, though, I was really interested in the person's page I was at, and decided to take the plunge and register for my very own My Space account. I filled in the form and submitted it. And got back a message that the e-mail address I entered was already in use by a My Space account.
   "That's odd," I thought. I was pretty darn sure I had not previously created a My Space page. Still, one never knows what things might have transpired late at night with a couple of nightcaps under one's belt. I tried logging into the My Space account using my e-mail address, and my common password (I try to have all of my online accounts under one password for ease of use). No dice. I tried a couple of older passwords that I no longer use. Nope. Finally, I clicked on the "duh, I forgot my password" link, and received a message telling me my password had been dispatched to me via e-mail.
   Sure enough, in short order I received an e-mail from My Space containing a combination of letters and numbers that bore no resemblance to any password I have ever used, or would ever consider using. Curious, I typed that password into the box, and logged in to "my" My Space account.
   I put the word my in quotations because the account was not, of course, mine. Someone, named Paul Little, in Houston, Texas, had created a My Space account for themselves, using my e-mail address. I can only assume that they mistyped their own (very similar to my) address by accident.
   What did I do? I changed the password, and edited the profile information to reflect me, rather than him. I hear your gasp of incredulous consternation. How could I have done such a thing? Easy. The account was under my e-mail address. Therefore, it was my account. I simply corrected the erroneous information.
  What else would I do?

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