Yesterday I did something terrible. I worked very hard to categorize, organize, and then empty my email inbox. This morning I booted up my computer and opened my email to see...nothing. I'm not certain how to handle it. I haven't seen an empty inbox since 1994.
What do I do? I know my tasks and am certain of my strategic direction. I have work to complete. But at this very moment I am faced with a blank, white panel full of emptiness. I feel alone; all alone.
And I am afraid.
When will something arrive and nudge me with that oh, so familiar "ba-bong"? What will it contain? Will it be a virus, a newsletter, a Nigerian Prince asking me for money, or something actually important - like work?
If I still owned a clock it would be ticking away like the telltale heart. Ratcheting up my anxiety like that clack-clack-clack of a roller coaster as I approach the top of the first hill, strapped in with no hope of escape. Panic begins to set in as I ponder what will either feel like love's first kiss or a kick in the groin.
I click "refresh" ... still nothing.
Have I lost my connection? Have I been forgotten? What if the weekend hits and my inbox is still empty? I'm not sure I can handle that.
Ba-bong!
Hello Nigerian Prince, thank you for thinking of me. It has truly been too long.
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