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"Do you want to send this message without a subject line?"

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I'm baffled by the amount of variations of "I don't know" one person can convey in a subject line. There's double spacing and ill formated punctuation. Half a sentence taken over by a derailing train of thought and a finishing touch of a phrase that comes off as a question instead of the solution I was hoping for. No wonder sleep has been such a struggle. Last night I had a conversation with my soundboard to make sense of the days one liners and distractions that took away from my getting anything done. No sense of accomplishment or pride from me, just uneasiness about what my tomorrow would bring. Here I am hoping that there was a way to influence my 9-5 outcome, but those ambitious days drain the bank of energy you'd need for a week with sharon.  Subject Line: What's the office phone number?? That email had to be the highlight of my day and yet I still couldn't muster even a giggle when venting to every breathing mammal that would listen. A women who...