under the blanket

It really shouldn't bother me...but it does.

Got some hate mail regarding a story I wrote about how tall people earn more money throughout their lives, simply because of their height. [According to the study done, tall people make about US$789 more for every 2.5cm annually, in case you want to compare with your colleagues.]

A reader who insisted that he is "not so short" sent a nasty email condeming me for running down short people and ended with: "Why don't you write something about a discepancy in a person which I think you can be the main subject -- Ugliness. Round fat chubby face with a pair of eyes that look like a mongoloid."

It's a low blow, and I'm still reeling from it.