It takes practice, toward the end of the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the protagonist realized the key to flying was not paying attention, and he got good at it. The coyote never fell until he made the usual mistake: start paying attention.
By all means John Patterson should be prosecuted. Was it secretary William J. Bennett, who wanted to tell Bart Simpson a few things? Prompting Matt Groening to wonder out loud, “What’s he been smoking?”
Well they only send those messages to the very top agents, and you never know what time of the month or day they’ll send it