I know this because:
- You do not take calls from your boss at midnight, nor take business calls the following morning at 6:00 AM if you’re on vacation. You don’t.
- If you’re already awake at 6:00 AM when you get the business call because your wake-up alarm is at 5:00 AM and sounds exactly like dogs barking, you are not on vacation.
- On vacation, you do not have to pick up dog poop.
There are a few things planted around here to make me THINK I’m on vacation — glimpses into what vacation might be like. For example, what I see immediately when leaving the house…
And even the types of places we choose to dine or go for entertainment give the illusion of a vacation…
But again, it certainly doesn’t feel like vacation as I type this before 8:00 AM. And not only do I have this whole dog thing going on, phone calls that come during all time zones without regard to what time it is for ME — but they want to freeze my fat here, you guys.
Once this non-vacation is over, I’m heading south.