Like a lot of people, I have one of those jobs that does not end when you leave the office...middle of the night on a tarmac, hard landings on the weekend, body parts during dinner, its pretty much a 24/7 deal.
I always told myself (and my wife) that the up side is that, with blackberries and cell phones, it didn't matter where I was - I could even take calls about GAAP vs Pro Forma on the beach in the South of France.
Of course, while my body was free to spend time with the family, my mind never was ... a quick check of the Blackberry, a call to the office or just tossing and turning thinking about messaging for a Sunday talkshow.
I walked out of FedEx on Friday afternoon and an amazing thing happened ... nothing. I got up Saturday and there were no messages, no reporters, I actually had breakfast with Maia without getting worked up about some idiot somewhere in the back of my mind.
It was amazing how much more clearly you see things when you are not distracted by the echo chamber. I am going to do Maia a favor and not get her a Blackberry until she's in college.
Well, my brief unemployment will end in the morning. I hope that I can remember something that Fred told me a long time ago, but I never did a very good job of living up to - "Be where you're at". One thing I know, there is a new Blackberry waiting in my office when I get there.
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