Don’t get me wrong, I love email.\u00a0 However, there is a downside to it.\u00a0 I am emailing with someone today and I have no idea what gender they are.<\/p>\n
The fact that it is -25 degrees F here today may be impacting my cognitive ability which is fine as long as my car starts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Don’t get me wrong, I love email.\u00a0 However, there is a downside to it.\u00a0 I am emailing with someone today and I have no idea what gender they are. 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