Heehee. I got an e-mail from a friend of mine this morning, saying he had been extremely busy, and he used the phrase "one funeral after another." Well having just lost my father two months ago I took this serious - oh my, hope you're all right, let me know when you get back, etc. After I thought about it, I began to think maybe it was just a figure of speech, and I may look pretty silly. But I figure it's better to err on the side of caution - because if he is serious, and I laugh it off, that's pretty insensitive. If he's not speaking literally, then at worst I look like a really sweet and sensitive airhead.

What I mean to say is, that while electronic communication is one of the best inventions ever, sometimes it's very hard to glean people's intentions when you can't see or hear them talking. So you just have to decide if something is really worth being upset about, and worth expending the energy over. :)