I Think, Therefore I Rant!

Why do people write emails without finishing the process?

I despise it when someone writes me an email saying that we should talk, have lunch, etc. but then don’t suggest a time and place. Asking someone if they want to go to lunch is not any easier than asking someone to go to lunch next Thursday at McSnoops at 11:30AM.

The former method simply creates more work if no one takes charge. You ask me to go to lunch. I say yes. You ask me where. I say McSnoops. You ask me when. I say next Thursday. You ask me what time. I say 11:30. 8 emails that should only take 2.

FINISH THE THOUGHT!

TAKE CHARGE!

I am done with this topic for now but I reserve the right to rant more on it someday.

Here is some related reading for you to enjoy:
http://www.iwillfollow.com/email.htm
http://www.emailreplies.com/
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/to-bcc-or-not-bcc-email-etiquette.html  

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I admit it, I am not Dennis Miller. Not even close. I am a big fan though so when it came time for me to create another blog that had to do with my thoughts, feelings, complaints and general commentary on the world, I naturally thought of Dennis Miller’s infamous Rant series. So with the deepest amount of respect for the master comedian, I have named this blog similar to one of his books.

So who am I? I don’t think that I am going to reveal that. I would rather work in relative obscurity. Of course, if you understand the internet, it won’t be hard for you to figure it out. Also, since there are a myriad of clues on the site, a little detective work by the curious should figure it out. If you discover my identity then drop me an email. Otherwise, simply keep your witty opinions to the topics at hand in the comments. If you insult me in the comments, I will delete them – this is my blog so if you want to insult me then do it in your blog.  

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I travel a fair amount in my job. I also need to be connected to the web regularly so I carry a Windows Mobile based phone so that I can get email quickly and occasionally go out to a site.

Even though I carry this phone, I still need to hook up my laptop on an occasional basis. This allows me to grab emails that are too big, have attachments that I can’t read on my phone or check a site that doesn’t format down to my phone (I am sure that I will rant about these things in the future).

But as I sit here on the floor of an airport leaning against the wall just so I can get some more power, I am fuming. Why can’t airports realize that their best customers are businesspeople that need access to power? As I write this post, I have had a dozen people look at me with envy because I found the outlet. Two people have even whispered to me to let them know when I am almost done so that they can get in line for my wonderful floor seat.  

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