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Carl Bliss is Out of the Office
Thanks for your email. I’m out of the office for the Thanksgiving Holiday, and will be away from email until Monday, December 1. I will respond to your email when I return…
OK… actually. I’ll be close to email… freakishly close… I’ll have it in my pocket, or on the sofa table… and I’ll hear your message come in. That “bing” sound. I’ll glance at it… and ignore it. Although the contents will probably bug me. Because I now have an open loop. I’ll put together a hastily crafted reply and will hover over “send”.
Then I’ll think “Wait… if they see me responding to email on Thursday at 1pm, they’ll think I’m one of those guys who are addicted to the email inbox… I don’t want to be that guy”.
So, I’ll finish typing the message while my daughter sets up the Risk board… and put it in the draft folder.
Thanks for your email. I’ll send the draft of what I am currently writing to you, when I get back to the office on Monday.
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving
Carl