Vacation, for lack of a better word, is good. Vacation is right, vacation works. Vacation clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Or something like that.
During our two weeks in paradise I read six books. I toodled around the lake in a kayak. I slept in. I caught 2 smallmouth bass big enough to eat (at out-of-state fishing license prices that's $20 per fish). I beat my dad at cribbage 3 times (he beat me 7 times). I hiked up and down lots of trails with my beloved. I wore jeans and fleece in July. And I ate amply from the four major Grand Marais food groups: fish, fudge, donuts, and Sven and Ole's.
No TV. No bliggety blog. No cell phone service. No Internet. And when I returned after 16 days I had accumulated only 15 emails that I actually need to reply to. That's less than one consequential email per day.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm happy to report that it is indeed possible to unplug. And it's not greedy to do it.
During our two weeks in paradise I read six books. I toodled around the lake in a kayak. I slept in. I caught 2 smallmouth bass big enough to eat (at out-of-state fishing license prices that's $20 per fish). I beat my dad at cribbage 3 times (he beat me 7 times). I hiked up and down lots of trails with my beloved. I wore jeans and fleece in July. And I ate amply from the four major Grand Marais food groups: fish, fudge, donuts, and Sven and Ole's.
No TV. No bliggety blog. No cell phone service. No Internet. And when I returned after 16 days I had accumulated only 15 emails that I actually need to reply to. That's less than one consequential email per day.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm happy to report that it is indeed possible to unplug. And it's not greedy to do it.
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