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August 12, 2014: Gotta Getaway
There are few finer words in the English language than "vacation". I've had good ones, I've had bad ones... but never one that had me thinking "I can't wait to get back to work!" I was on vacation last week (thanks to Matt Warwick for running the Times Square show) and, like you, I would've stayed on vacation had I hit the lottery.

You know this already: Americans get far less vacation than the rest of the industrialized world. Just wander around any tourist destination in the United States and you'll find Europeans, Australians, Asians - everyone but Americans. We pride ourselves on our work ethic, as perfectly crystalized by the recent "Poolside" ELR Cadillac commercial. I've actually heard people brag about how they don't take vacation. I don't like such people. Like shrinks, we should all have the month of August off. The last time I had anything more than a week off was when I was unemployed in the early 90's. We all know unemployment is not vacation: but giving workers more vacation time would actually mean less unemployment... and more creativity.

Recent research on creativity shows even a "vacation of the mind" has restorative effects, as outlined in a recent New York Times article.

Let's talk about vacations, the memorable ones (good or bad), your ideal vacation and the execrable "staycation". And tell me how you recharge during the day. Do you daydream? Do you power nap? Do you go for a long walk? Do Let's take an hour-long vacation together tonight.

I'll also be interviewing Rockabilly Revivalist Robert Gordon about his long career and new record I'm Coming Home (below).

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