Life stinks when you have 20 days vacation and you can't take them ... and then it double stinks when you can take some of them in 2-3 day increments.  And so, I take 3 days off ... work 2 days ... take 3 days off ... work 2 day ... and so goes the next couple of weeks ... and I will STILL carry into 2007 more than 10 days of unused vacation.

I can deal with the unused vacation but the pattern stinks.  First, one never really "rests" when parsing vacation .... a person needs a break from work, school, whatever .... a long weekend doesn't cut it nor achieve the true "refreshing" that a person requires.

Second, just as soon as I walk into the office, I'm hit with a firestorm of issues, problems, emergencies etc.  The days in the office are gruelling ... and everybody wants "a piece of me" before I leave again.  So, in essence ... I merely squeeze 5 days of work and stress into 2 or 3.

While I admit that taking vacation this way is "better than nothing" ... its not a whole lot better (well, actually it is) ....

Today, Decy is taking Chris and Paul around to do some stuff they've never done before. I won't spoil the surprise (as they might read this blog when they wake up) .... but they or I will blog about it tomorrow.

*** Oh before I forget, got home last night and found Paul doing karaoke Christmas caroles.  He did some other songs too .... he CLAIMS to have achieve a 96 on one song before I got home ... but all I saw was 70s and low 80s.  BTW, I did one song (sorry that's all last night) ... got a 92.  Paul - eat your heart out. Chris - go back to sleep (actually he slept thru the karaoke, mumbled something about being "tired").

Well, time to get back to work ... its already 500am.

ciao ciao