Email is such a funny thing. People hand you these single little messages that are no heavier than a river pebble. But it doesn't take long until you have acquired a pile of pebbles that's taller than you and heavier than you could ever hope to move, even if you wanted to do it over a few dozen trips. But for the person who took the time to hand you their pebble, it seems outrageous that you can't handle that one tiny thing.
Merlin MannDistractions have never prevented a Writing Writer Who Writes from writing; distractions are an excuse proffered by Non-Writing Non-Writers Who are Not-Writing for why they are not writing.
Merlin MannA priority is observed, not manufactured or assigned. Otherwise, it's necessarily not a priority.
Merlin MannIf you need to appear on an internet list to know whether you're someone's friend, you may have problems a computer can't solve.
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