the at sign

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ah, the @ sign---

once used specifically for

the realm of accounting,

meaning only “at the rate

of”---it rose to fame in 1971

when raymond tomlinson’s premier

email from the ARPANET

soon translated into the iconic

latter day symbol for all emails

within the internet---then branching

out to the likes of social

networks, usage in the second by

second communication of 140

characters or less---

certainly those brainstormers amongst

us can conjure up tales of past

historical figures twittering & using

strategic placements of the @

symbol when in grave need---

go further to understand what those

ever-so-important split second

messages may be, when the

nuclear attacks come---

or possibly when the climate change

“specter” finally comes to

fruition---all wrapped up in the

first letter of the latin alphabet---

stolen from the Phoenician,

and ready for your disposal on

a

silver platter.