I received some bad news recently when told by several readers that they were getting dozens of — in one case 107 — emails in a span of a couple minutes sent by the new software we’ve installed to manage subscriptions for our new membership site. We are trying to get this crazy bug fixed (Frankenstein in a box), and in the meantime, I am turning off the notifications, which are supposed to send single emails at a point 7 days prior to expiration of a free-trial or a subscription renewal.

I apologize for this hassle and I hope people don’t hold it against the site believing it to be typical of operations. Normally, we HATE spam and do not send anything to members that isn’t necessary or inspired.

I pitched a good news story to a producer at CN8’s Your Morning show, and he loved it. This Thursday morning I will be featured in an interview segment from the studio in Washington, DC talking to more than 9 million viewers from Maine to Virginia. What’s the topic? The 5 Silver Linings of High Gas Prices! I think the anchors (right) are in Philly, so I hope the long-distance conversation flows smoothly… It’s starts at 6:10 AM. if you are in the Comcast viewing area, you might want to check us out.

I also have radio interviews tomorrow, Wednesday morning on WSJS, in the Winston/Salem, Greensboro triad at 9:35 with JR Snider, and later, with Ron Ross in Bloomington, IL (WJBC) at 11:10.

Next Monday you can catch me on KWNA in Nevada at 10:10 AM with Rod Williams.

All these radio hosts want to hear about the 5 Silver Linings of High Gas Prices. (I guess I should add a story to the site with these 5 optimistic takes on oil prices…