Friday, November 26, 2004
Quitting the Paint Factory: On the virtues of idleness by Mark Slouka
Quitting the Paint Factory: On the virtues of idleness by Mark Slouka (2 MB)
An excellent article from this month's Harper's, Slouka helps us see just how important, precious and endangered idleness is, at least in the US. Spain still has its Sunday afternoon 3 hour lunches to protect it.
My favorite quote: "money costs too much".