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Quality Time-Out
September is the cruelest month. Gone are the laissez-faire days of summer when Working late has become a obsession, not because of any dedication to the job or desire to decrease my personal contribution to the national deficit - I am avoiding Quality Time. ... - the family gathering at supper time - has to go. ... Either the others all join in at once, competing furiously for air time, or the speaker embarks on a monologue that prompts us to issue the gag order, "Eat your food up before it gets cold. ... As a child, I held a record for the length of time a green vegetable had not passed my lips. ... The survival value of this style is obvious; not only can you protect your kill from potential marauders, you can also minimize consumption time and get back to the cave before dark.
I have a simple solution to the problems inherent in the family meal - before we sever all ties with the Brits, let us write their version of supper time into our constitution. ...
It is time for a change.
Approximate Word count = 907
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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