My workplace has made it clear that personal emails are out. Police state monitoring, threatening missives, harsh reprisals are the order of the day where I work. Only work related stuff will be tolerated. Enjoyment = banned. Laughter = banned. Smiling = banned. But that is the problem. I enjoy writing short notes. Emails to people I like and who can respond in a way that excites me are really important. I love these exchanges. They make me smile ( even if I am the originator) and sometimes t...