Why the People You E-mailed Aren’t E-mailing You Back, by Week

Jan. 4-10: They’re still recovering from the craziness of the holidays!

Jan. 11-17: Their New Year’s resolution was to spend less time online.

Jan. 18-24: Out of the office for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

Jan. 25-31: They thought that they wouldn’t have such bad seasonal depression this year, but it’s just so dark outside, you know? Maybe they should have bought one of those sunlight-mimicking U.V. lamps—do those actually work?

Feb. 1-7: They were going to write you back today, but then they got caught up reading the Wikipedia entry on Punxsutawney Phil.

Feb. 8-14: They can just feel themselves getting sick.

Feb. 15-21: Out of the office for Presidents’ Day.

Feb. 22-28: Out of the office for much-needed post-Presidents’-Day-bacchanal spa weekend.

Feb. 29-Mar. 6: Confusion re: the leap year! You understand.

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