Thanks for posting. Carl Page was my undergraduate adviser at Michigan State, and I remember him fondly. It was nice to hear Larry's remembrances of him.
The shit will really hit the fan when your lights go out because your local power utility cannot get a shipment of fuel oil when no bank will guarantee their credit.
After you get the machinery to pump out the mail, there is the issue of getting it through spam filters. I have had numerous problems when sending emails from my own domain. It is all too easy to get on various blacklists even if you are extremely well behaved.
I pay $1232 per month, which includes wife and 2 kids, for pretty top end Blue Cross insurance in Massachusetts. No dental. I'm self-employed and this is through COBRA from a previous job. I suspect I could save by shopping around and going for a high deductible.
Scramble 2 eggs (teflon pan). Chop jalapanos. Put eggs, jalapenos and cheese on large flour tortilla. Zap in microwave 33 seconds. Serve with beer and hot sauce.