This is a rather long but very interesting article, for those of you who are so inclined for a little reading:

http://web.ionsys.com/~remedy/Quitting%20The%20Paint%20Factory.htm

It talks mainly about how work obsessed we are in America, and basically, how pathetically sad it is. We worship at the altar of Work. That's partly why Bob and I have discussed how nice it would be to live in Spain or France or Italy. One of those countries where everyone takes a government sanctioned nap in the afternoon and only works 35 hours a week. And dinners last for hours! Enjoying life? Who would have thought?