Full text of my E-mail to my off-site supervisor this morning:

- A Salutation

- A greeting and question of how one's existence has been occurring
- A mention of hope for the day being good and productive
- A joke, perhaps involving a mention of coffee

- A farewell (choose from "talk to you later," "See ya," "TTFN," "Don't
get run over," *fill in the blank*)

- Name of co-worker person who's writing this

Full text of reply received from that supervisor:

- A reply greeting

- A thanks for the hope and a return of same
- An appreciation of the joke, with a mention of the necessity of coffee
- An offer of assistance if needed

- A farewell (retro in feeling, as in "see you later, alligator")

- Name of coworker who is replying