“To delete this voice mail, press 7” or why we couldn’t take this email connection further

Robert:
Because the disconnect between his email persona and his voice jars. Because a voice mail message can foretell the future: squabbles heightened by voice mannerisms into Frustration Hell. Did you really just say that—like that? Because he seemed erudite, witty, a delicate balance between mind and mojo. Because the digital divide hides all the rest, and all the rest makes up the most. Because if you want to know how something will end, look at its beginning.