Christopher Richards wrote:
> "Rufus T. Firefly" > wrote in message
> om...
>
>>I truly enjoyed your story, Mr. Richards. You have a fine sense of
>>humor and a brilliant mind for detail. I'm sure there must be a
>>million small details left unwritten that would delight those of us
>>who have not met such a character as the private. I look forward to
>>those in the book version.
>
> Thank you kindly. Your words have encouraged me. I am at work on something
> similar.
> A book would be a serious effort, but at least for now I am creating an
> online place for such works at www.slowdownnow.org. The slow food movement
> started in Italy so why not a slow lifestyle movement in America? We could
> do with slowing down. Of course every movement needs a manifesto. Comments
> and thoughts welcome.
>

Truly brilliant, in many ways. I tend to agree that we Americans are
workaholics. Some people tout this by saying that Americans have a
strong, puritanical work ethic. That's probably why capitalism works so
well over here. But slowing down is something I think we should
especially learn to do, as its in the subtleties and nonlinearities of
life the true enjoyment lies. After all, if everything was
straightforward, what would be the point of living at all?