This is a sort of public service announcement–one of those things we need

to say from time to time. I have just fielded three separate e-mails from

three different readers, all saying things like: “Hey, I know you guys don’t

read this stuff, but…” Listen: every reader e-mail gets read. I read

all of mine (though I am often weeks behind), and to the best of my

knowledge, my colleagues read all theirs, too. Simple courtesy aside,

readers are our bread and butter. We want to keep your affection and

loyalty. A quick and cheap way to find out if we are doing that is to read

your e-mails. Much more often than not, we have no time to answer

e-mails, though I think we all do our best with earnest requests and

inquiries; but everything gets read. Keep ‘em coming.