No, it's great! I mean, if your company closes that day anyway, because it is surrounded on 3 sides by marathon route/cooldown route. And you come in at 10 am, and read in the park, and walk up the marathon route to Kendall (this year I will go on the Fenway Park side!), and when you get to Kendall you see signs that the race organizers are holding up, to encourage the flagging runners: RED SOX WIN!

I'm thinking you mean Kenmore. But Kendall wouldn't be a bad place to spend Marathon Monday (actually saw Laurel Canyon there two years ago on Pats day). Anyway, the whole point of taking the day off is that my company ISN'T closed. Granted, it will be better this year now that our offices aren't a five minute walk from Copley, but, still, like Halloween in Salem, I avoid those type of crowds like plague they are.

I woould think I had some sort of weird obsession with bosses/subordinates. I just realized that my favorite ships, post-Buffy and Dawson's Creek, arre Josh/Donns from WW, Snape/Hermione from Harry Potter, Grissom/Sara from CSI and Garrett/Lily from Jordan's Crossing.

Would it have anything to do with the missing father in your life, do you think?

Would it have anything to do with the missing father in your life, do you think?

Very true-- hadn't thought about that. Weirdly, I almost never credit the obvious weirdness about my life for things. Prbaby would explain my major professor crush in college, too, huh? Although, truth be told, he was really about the age of my grandpa.

Also, I just realized that I'd forgotten that almost ALL of my theatre-type bosses were/are male. I was only counting my "real" jobs.

Catching up on a day's worth of posts, with mini-meara:

The only real comment I have to make is that I am very amused that the earthquake averse think they are safe by not living in California. I have some very bad news for you -- you are just playing the odds.

True. In researching the travel article on Glastonbury I just sold (yay me!), I discovered there was a biggish earthquake in England in 1295, and it wasn't the only one!

On the usage topic, my newest pet peeve is "in tact" for "intact." Drives me almost as crazy as "free reign," "tow the line," and "alot."

Last night I wrote a passage where a character "reined in his thoughts." Now I'm second-guessing it, not because it's not the right phrase for what I mean, but because I'm afraid some contest judge or, God help us, editor or agent is going to think it should be "reign" and I can't spell!

Except that the owners of Costco treat their employees better and give all their political donations to Democrats.

Word. I love Costco. I get to save tons of money and feel good about the business I'm supporting. A rare combo, that.

Got a craving in the grocery store (convenient) and have just finished off my dinner of banana pancakes. Yum.

I totally skipped, but: I don't think I've ever NOT gotten MLK Day off. Relatedly, I've never gotten Columbus Day. I've mostly worked for non-profits.

The real reason I skipped is this: I was just out with a friend, and I knew he used to work in "the entertainment industry," but I never knew details. Turns out, he was Vinnie Kartheiser's manager!!

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The real reason I skipped is this: I was just out with a friend, and I knew he used to work in "the entertainment industry," but I never knew details. Turns out, he was Vinnie Kartheiser's manager!!

Was? Is he still? I've been wondering what Vinnie's been up to lately.

Okay, I've decided that all solitary "!" should be accompanied by the Metal Gear Solid alert sound. It's such a great sound.