Date:       June 15, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     Master
Subject:  Timekeeping

From now on I want you to account for all of your time.  I want to know how much time you spend eating, sleeping, catching mice, worrying the squirrels, and so forth.  I have purchased some software to help you track your time.  The team in charge of implementing this software will be contacting you soon with details.

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Date:       June 15, 2001
To:         Master
From:     Whiskers the Cat
Subject:  RE: Timekeeping

I'm a little confused.  Why do you need to track my time?  Are you checking up on my mouse catching time?  Are you planning to get rid of me for sleeping too much?  Please clarify.

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Date:       June 16, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     Master
Subject:  RE: RE: Timekeeping

Nothing could be further from my mind than getting rid of you.  I just want you to keep time so that I can make better use of your skillsets.  When I see you're about to come free from Chasing Yarn, I can immediately assign you to, say, Catching Mice.

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Date:       June 22, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     Bowser the Dog
Subject:  FW: Kitty konTrol! Implementation

Whiskers, have you seen this?

Date:       June 21, 2001
To:         All Pets List
From:     The Kitty konTrol! Team
Subject:  Kitty konTrol! Implementation

The new Kitty konTrol! timekeeping package will be implemented next week.  Effective Monday, all pets will be required to log their hours against tasks entered in the Kitty konTrol! system.

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Date:       June   22, 2001
To:         The Kitty konTrol! Team
From:     Whiskers the Cat
CC:        Bowser the Dog
Subject:  FW: FW: Kitty konTrol! Implementation

Guys, I wasn't on your distribution list.  Will there be any training on this new software?

Thanks.

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Date:       June 22, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     The Kitty konTrol! Team
CC:        Bowser the Dog
Subject:  RE: FW: FW: Kitty konTrol! Implementation

Whoops!  We had classes, but they're all done now.  Wonder why you aren't on the All Pets List.  That is scary, isn't it?  Never mind.  We'll come around and help you next week.

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Date:       June 25, 2001
To:         The Kitty konTrol! Team
From:     Whiskers the Cat
Subject:  Problem with My Timesheet

I think I have this timesheet thing down pretty well, but there's one problem.  I'm missing a task.  I've got Eating, Sleeping, Playing with Yarn, Shadow Boxing, Catching Mice, and Using the Litter Box.  But I don't have Chasing My Tail, and I've been spending most of my time in the last few weeks chasing my tail.

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Date:       June 26, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     The Kitty konTrol! Team
Subject:  RE: Problem with My Timesheet

No sweat.  We'll take care of it by the end of the week, when your timesheet is due.

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Date:       June 29, 2001
To:         Master
From:     Whiskers the Cat
Subject:  Missing Task

I know my timesheet is due today, but Chasing My Tail is missing from the timesheet.  The Kitty konTrol! team said they would fix this by now, but it hasn't happened yet.  I won't be able to complete my timesheet without this task.

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Date:       June 29, 2001
To:         The Kitty konTrol! Team
From:     Whiskers the Cat
Subject:  FW: RE: Problem with My Timesheet

Hey, Guys!  I'm still missing that task.  Can you help?

Thanks.

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Date:       July 3, 2001
To:         Butch the Bulldog
From:     The Kitty konTrol! Team
CC:        Whiskers the Cat
Subject:  FW: FW: RE: Problem with My Timesheet

Since you're the owner of Chasing My Tail, please add a task for Whiskers.

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Date:       July 5, 2001
To:         The Kitty konTrol! Team
From:     Butch the Bulldog
CC:        Whiskers the Cat
Subject:  RE: FW: FW: RE: Problem with My Timesheet

Chasing My Tail is a dog project.  Whiskers needs to get his own project.  Grr.  :-)

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Date:       July 5, 2001
To:         The Kitty konTrol! Team
From:     Whiskers the Cat
CC:        Butch the Bulldog
Subject:  FW: RE: FW: FW: RE: Problem with My Timesheet

I'm confused.

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Date:       July 6, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     The Kitty konTrol! Team
CC:        Butch the Bulldog
Subject:  RE: FW: RE: FW:  FW: RE: Problem with My Timesheet

You're a cat.  You're supposed to be confused.  Don't worry.  We'll take care of this.

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Date:       July 6, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     Master
Subject:  FW: RE: FW: Missing Task

Please answer the question.

Date:       July 3, 2001
To:         Master
From:     The Kitty konTrol! Team
Subject:  RE: FW: Missing Task

Is Whiskers working on Chasing My Tail - Dogs, Chasing My Tail - Gerbils, or just Playing with Yarn?

Date:       July 2, 2001
To:         The Kitty konTrol! Team
From:     Master
Subject:  FW: Missing Task

Can you take care of this?

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Date:       July 6, 2001
To:         Master
From:     Whiskers the Cat
CC:        The Kitty konTrol! Team
Subject:  RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

I'm not doing any of that.  I'm chasing my own tail.  What does that come under?

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Date:       July 9, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:      The Kitty konTrol! Team
CC:         Master, Fluffy the Persian
Subject:   FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

Whiskers,

Maybe you'd better talk to Fluffy the Persian.

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Date:      July 9, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     Fluffy the Persian
CC:        Master, The Kitty konTrol! Team
Subject:  FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

Hey, Whiskers!  Just crank up pEt trAckEr, and I'll show you how to add that task.

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Date:       July 9, 2001
To:         Fluffy the Persian
From:     Whiskers the Cat
CC:        Master, The Kitty konTrol! Team
Subject:  RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

What the heck is pEt trAckEr?  I haven't even got Kitty konTrol! down yet.

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Date:      July 10, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     Fluffy the Persian
CC:        Master, The Kitty konTrol! Team, Slinky the Burmese
Subject:  RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

Whoops!  pEt trAckEr is our project management software.  I thought you needed to update your project plan.  You need to talk to Slinky the Burmese.  He knows how to load projects from pEt trAckEr into Kitty konTrol!.

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Date:      July 11, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     Slinky the Burmese
CC:       Master, The Kitty konTrol! Team, Fluffy the Persian
Subject:  RE: RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

Piece of cake, Whiskers.  You just bring up Kitty konTrol!, select Maintain-Load-New.  Click "From" and enter "pEt trAckEr."  Then select Project and enter the name of your project exactly as it appears in pEt trAckEr.  Then hit enter and follow the prompts!

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Date:      July 11, 2001
To:         Master, the Kitty konTrol! Team
From:     Whiskers the Cat
CC:        Slinky the Burmese, Fluffy the Persian
Subject:  FW: RE: RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

Help!  I don't have access to pEt trAckEr and don't know how it works!  I don't know if there is a project plan for Chasing My Tail.  If there is, I don't know where it is.  I also went into Kitty konTrol! and discovered that I have insufficient permissions to access "Maintain."  What am I supposed to do?

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Date:      July 13, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     The Kitty konTrol! Team
CC:        Master, Slinky the Burmese, Fluffy the Persian
Subject:  FW: FW: RE: RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

This is the responsibility of your project leader.  Who is that?

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Date:      July 13, 2001
To:         The Kitty konTrol! Team, Whiskers the Cat
From:     Master
CC:        Slinky the Burmese, Fluffy the Persian, Muggles the Siamese
Subject:  RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

Muggles the Siamese is coordinating Chasing My Tail - Cats.

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Date:      July 16, 2001
To:         Master, The Kitty konTrol! Team, Whiskers the Cat
From:     Muggles the Siamese
CC:        Slinky the Burmese, Fluffy the Persian
Subject:  RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

Right.  Ponsonby the Cheshire used to be the project manager, but she disappeared during the last reorg.  Left nothing but a huge grin.  On second thought, it may have been a frown.  In any case, she did the project plan, but it has disappeared as well, leaving nothing but a sort of silicon grin.  I have assigned Whiskers as the new project manager.

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Date:      July 17, 2001
To:         Whiskers the Cat
From:     Master
CC:        Slinky the Burmese, Fluffy the Persian, Muggles the Siamese, The Kitty konTrol! Team
Subject:  RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

Guess you'd better get busy.  I notice the other cats are logging a lot more mouse catching time.

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Date:      July 17, 2001
To:         Master
From:     Whiskers the Cat
CC:        Slinky the Burmese, Fluffy the Persian, Muggles the Siamese, The Kitty konTrol! Team
Subject:  RE: RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: RE: FW: FW: RE: RE: FW: Missing Task

Dang, I knew it!  I just have one more question.  I've been spending a lot of time trying to work out this missing task issue.  What should I charge that time to?