

If it’s a quick thing, I respond quickly. If it’s a complicated thing, I respond slowly. If I am answering a technical question, I usually take an hour or more to write, let it sit for an hour and up to four. Then, I revise for 30-60 minutes. Sometimes I let it sit again, and revise again. Most emails don’t get this treatment, but what I say needs to be accurate, based in statute and consistent with the tenets of my field. What I tell others may be used as the basis for decisions for years, and may be quoted to the service providers we oversee. It’s worth it to take the time. I also tend to use the language I’ve used in previous emails when writing responses to similar questions. So, I save some time that way.

This action is specifically allowed under the Sustenance and Home Act of Reclamation and Keystone Species (SHARKS) of 1818 as proposed by Shark Whalington and ratified by the first North Atlantic Regional Wet and Humid Alliance Legislature (NARWHAL).