The decision to skip the gym this morning was more or less unanimous, which is a
bit pathetic since neither of us went at all last week. I've concluded I'm less
stressed and I row faster when I get Tuesday and Thursday off, but I suppose the
latter is only a temporary effect. All that weightlifting is supposed to build
strength, after all, which is why I do it.
This is clearly shaping up
as one of those weeks -- busy, I mean, not necessarily bad. It's been
productive so far, though, and I just keep looking forward to next week when I
will telecomute Monday, be in class all Tuesday, and have a holiday (for Good
Friday) to finish out the week. I never quite understand why a public company
gives us a religious holiday off, but at least it's better than my brother's case
where his employer, the US government, in contradiction of their own laws is
refusing to give anyone time off until mid-April despite the occurrance of Easter
and Passover in that period. He even had to bring in a letter from his rabbi,
which amused me though it ultimately proved ineffective. I don't plan to take
Passover off myself, but I'm pleased that, had I been more religious, my company's
own principles for force it to behave better.
Instead, since I have
the day off, there will probably be matzo ball soup materializing in my kitchen on
Good Friday. Typically we invite someone over for the holidays, but I'm not sure
what we'll do this year because of that other holiday. I don't imagine anyone
celebrating (in the religious sense, not the 'have a party' sense) Good Friday
wants to spend it at my excuse for a Seder ..... though then again, it occurs to
me that maybe that's exactly what they want to do. There is, after all, a
Precedent.