I guess since I have been the boss for so many decades missing work just isn't an option. Like 365 days a year. If stuff isn't done I am the one that gets hurt. Sick or holidays don't matter. My employees get to be sick and have personal days.

Laura speaks the truth. The only time I've really taken a sick day is when I was hospitalized for a month.

Can I go home early because I'm Just Not Feeling It?

Yes. You have my permission.

However, I am not sure my permission means squat.

Go for it, Nora!

I occasionally quote The Far Side cartoon and say that my brain's full and can I go home now ... although I don't think I ever have.

In re cats - years ago we had a cat, took her to be spayed, the vet warned us to keep her quiet, no jumping, no climbing, etc. We said that wouldn't be a problem - she was a house cat, fairly sedentary, didn't climb anything. Of course, we took her home and let her out to get some fresh air and the FIRST THING she did was climb a tree and fall out. Her girlish figure was never quite the same, but she lived a long - 15+ years - and happy life. Eventually had a stroke and was paralyzed. The vet agreed that if she couldn't feed herself, groom herself, or purr it was time.

sigh ... RIP Marshmallow.

I've called in sick from insomnia, but like Plei, that usually meant working from home in between naps.

My last team was great about that; the entire editing staff was kind of nocturnal anyway, so whenever someone tried to schedule an 8AM meeting, the editing manager would laugh at them.

I've missed work because I was tired once or twice, but it was always the day after an exam day. Exam days mean that I work something like 13 hours, and I really just can't do that and then get up and work again the next morning.

So, I'm writing another monologue, dealing with my experiences and breakup with S, and I've included several medical terms. I want to include a vocabulary for the actor, but I feel like there's a term for that, besides "vocabulary" and I can't remember what it is. Any help, peeps?

These kids need to be taught the fine art of white lies. If he'd called in sick instead, there would have been some, "Uh-oh we're short a crew member," instead of, "What an idiot!"

Sorry if I seem snarky, smonster. I get kind of ragey lately with people's sleep issues since I haven't had more than a few hours of sleep at a time for over 2 years now (thanks, baby!). I've had to get myself up and into the office or to my computer in my home office every day anyway. My boss would call me out in a heartbeat if I called in tired. Sheesh.

Glossary?

Thank you, Dana. Cannot Brane. Have teh dum.