Never deliver (or respond to) an emotionally charged message via email, unless, of course, it’s good news and the emotions in question are ":)". I re-learned this lesson the hard way not so long ago, when a string of fiery messages almost killed my relationship with a family member in a matter of hours. Even though I was not the one to initiate the attack, I feel somewhat responsible for the end result, no matter how many times I repeat to myself and others “She started it!”
I was on vacation last week, and missed my personal goal of posting twice a week – there was no blog post last Thursday, because, you know, dog ate my computer, I lost it on the way to the swim-up bar, and blah-blah-blah. Excuses, excuses.
