Saturday, October 14, 2006
Just What ARE Weekends For?
We have no "Off" switch.
Most people turn off their work life when the weekend comes. We know that weekends are bonus working hours to be spent in worthwhile pursuits like a fatter wallet.
Checking stats, reports and sales confirmations are a favorite weekend activity...a much better use of time than, say, visiting Aunt Fannie or worse yet, one of those irritating family outings that cause you great worry and distress while you're away for what really matters.
Don't the kids realize that the new marketing campaign is of more importance than another trip to the amusement park? Good heavens, they just went three years ago!
Mow the lawn? It just grows back and the next tax filing is coming up in two months. Dinner with friends? Only if they have some worthwhile suggestions for reducing expenses, but they always want to talk about trips abroad, their kids' recitals and stuff life that. Your subtle hints to shift the conversation to something worth taking notes never seem to be heard.
Puzzling, isn't it? Don't these people see how much life they're missing out on?!?
# posted by Dan Reinhold @ 4:35 PM 
