Oops, sorry. Those aren’t excuses. Those are the real deals. Let me try again:

• “I wish I could help, but the ISP ate my hard drive.”

• “You e-mailed? My BlackBerry has been on the fritz.”

• “I was on my way to the meeting, but my Prius had a short.”

I’d have thought of more, but I was just too busy.

Hey, I have an idea. How ’bout if we all forget that we’re busy? That way, maybe this year we’ll get something done.