Garnered from the Web
Two things:
First, go read this amusing fake article concerning the blame game and Katrina: "Bush administration promises speedier response to national disasters"
Second, completely aside from being a practical article on writing sensible e-mail messages, this one wins oodles of points with two significant quotes…
One major piece of advice is "write a great subject line", meaning that you ought to summarize the e-mail or hit the high points in the subject line, to show the recipient that the e-mail is worth having. Here is the best subject line ever: "Thanks for the new liver–works great!"
When I read Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land, I encountered the wonder of the word "Grok". This Martian concept is brilliant in conception and form, and ever since I immersed myself in that book I have wanted to encounter the word somewhere. This article realizes that dream.