I added up the number of emails I get on an average day, and here’s the total: 15 kajillion. I know, that’s less than I thought, too. But still, it’s too much for me to handle. Most of them don’t present a problem — I quickly scan and delete. It’s the ones that seem to, well, hang around awaiting action — either my needing additional information, or my needing the time to deal with the specifics of the matter — that fill up my box. The latter includes any number of points of discussion with friends near and far. I have a friend who thinks that Apple is now dominating because it has moved into the “toy” business; just as soon as I get the time, he’s going to get my lengthy reply about what I’m calling Apple’s new “appliance” model. There’s also the email offering downloads of photos taken of me crossing the finish line during the marathon in Amsterdam in 2008 (yes, I must click and order those), and the sound file from three years ago of my friend Joe wishing my daughter Emma well, and the link to photos of the Moving Arts 15th anniversary celebrity reading of two of my plays. You see how things sometimes… pile up.

But now I’ve discovered this new system. So far, so good. My actual email in box is now empty, my “to do” is manageable, and all those other things are tucked in places where I can still safely procrastinate. Looking at my clean in box summons the feeling that many a 50’s housewife had when she’d mopped without leaving yellow waxy buildup. And so, I share it with you. Here it is.

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