Catching up in the new year

Email may well be the most insidious invention of the recent past. You can become buried in a virtual avalanche of correspondence that can take you away from personal contact and meaningful work. "Didn't you get my email?" "Yes, probably, ..." It's easy to find email, usually, less easy to determine what is significant and what is not. Regardless, it's back to my virtual desk, to clear off the virtual mess!