Comments on: The secret to de-stressing your holidays http://t0dd.net/2009/05/11/the-secret-to-de-stressing-your-holidays/ Information, it's fun, it's dangerous, it's what's for dinner Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:53:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Adam http://t0dd.net/2009/05/11/the-secret-to-de-stressing-your-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Adam Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:53:41 +0000 http://t0dd.net/?p=36#comment-58 This might not be the proper forum, but WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TODD'S WEB PRESENCE??? Am I going to have to start following him on Twitter? I miss you, 606! This might not be the proper forum, but WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO TODD’S WEB PRESENCE??? Am I going to have to start following him on Twitter? I miss you, 606!

]]> By: Adam http://t0dd.net/2009/05/11/the-secret-to-de-stressing-your-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Adam Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:28:52 +0000 http://t0dd.net/?p=36#comment-55 I dunno Manduh, I remain skeptical... Also, don't you get like 7 weeks of vacation anyway? I think we need to design an experiment to test this: have Matt move to New Jersey. I dunno Manduh, I remain skeptical… Also, don’t you get like 7 weeks of vacation anyway? I think we need to design an experiment to test this: have Matt move to New Jersey.

]]> By: Manduh http://t0dd.net/2009/05/11/the-secret-to-de-stressing-your-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Manduh Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:29:45 +0000 http://t0dd.net/?p=36#comment-54 I don't think it takes any less coordination because we are closer, in fact it makes less of a case to move the holiday because in theory it is easier travel (you must ignore that people go to Vegas for every flippin' holiday of course). Airports are INSANE holiday weekends. The major holidays seem to fall on a weekday, by moving it you can put it on a Saturday (a day you already get off). Then you will have the real holiday to recover. I for one will not allow a calendar to dictate my life.Plus this year I got 3 Thanksgivings out of the deal! I don’t think it takes any less coordination because we are closer, in fact it makes less of a case to move the holiday because in theory it is easier travel (you must ignore that people go to Vegas for every flippin’ holiday of course). Airports are INSANE holiday weekends. The major holidays seem to fall on a weekday, by moving it you can put it on a Saturday (a day you already get off). Then you will have the real holiday to recover.

I for one will not allow a calendar to dictate my life.Plus this year I got 3 Thanksgivings out of the deal!

]]> By: Adam http://t0dd.net/2009/05/11/the-secret-to-de-stressing-your-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Adam Tue, 26 May 2009 18:59:01 +0000 http://t0dd.net/?p=36#comment-49 Todd, you make some strong points, especially with respect to holidays that are considered "non-travel holidays". However, you do have some big advantages for the "travel holidays": - your core family is geographically "close", within a 4 hour drive - Manduh is generally out here twice a month anyway, so its easier to get together - Matt can't be more than 5' from Manduh at any given time so he's usually with her So the coordination and scheduling necessary is much less than a geographically scattered family, and while time may be an illusion, accrued vacation pay is not. The "travel holidays" are such simply because most everyone has those days off and doesn't have to burn discretionary vacay days for travelling. But I think most people can take advantage of booking dinners and things prior to actually holiday days... Todd, you make some strong points, especially with respect to holidays that are considered “non-travel holidays”. However, you do have some big advantages for the “travel holidays”:

- your core family is geographically “close”, within a 4 hour drive
- Manduh is generally out here twice a month anyway, so its easier to get together
- Matt can’t be more than 5′ from Manduh at any given time so he’s usually with her

So the coordination and scheduling necessary is much less than a geographically scattered family, and while time may be an illusion, accrued vacation pay is not. The “travel holidays” are such simply because most everyone has those days off and doesn’t have to burn discretionary vacay days for travelling.

But I think most people can take advantage of booking dinners and things prior to actually holiday days…

]]> By: John http://t0dd.net/2009/05/11/the-secret-to-de-stressing-your-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-48 John Tue, 12 May 2009 21:09:29 +0000 http://t0dd.net/?p=36#comment-48 I tried. I really tried. I tried really hard to read your blog post... but seriously... how the hell am I supposed to concentrate on reading when this is what I see looking back at me from your nav bar? <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3249785272_dddf863a97_m.jpg"> Something about holidays... whatever you say... ;) I tried. I really tried. I tried really hard to read your blog post… but seriously… how the hell am I supposed to concentrate on reading when this is what I see looking back at me from your nav bar?

Something about holidays… whatever you say…

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