Vacation? Staycation? Andy, where are you???

Turned on CBS this evening and Andy wasn't there.  Maybe he's on vacation?  Or staycation?

Obviously everyone needs some time off, and summertime is the preferred time for many.  This habit probably is a holdover from when we all had kids, and that was the only time the family could go, as a group, anywhere.   I personally prefer October.  No big holidays, leaves are turning interesting colors, warm days and cool evenings.  Fewer vacationers on the road.

As everyone probably knows by now, staycation is a newly coined word for people who can't afford to go anywhere for their vacation, except perhaps the corner store, for an extra movie rental.  That too has become a thing of the past, with movies being delivered  by mail or directly over the computer.  Maybe staycation would be better defined as just not getting out of bed in the morning.

Any time off from work is usually  a welcome respite.  And I don't suspect Andy is reading this blog on his vacation.  He'd probably rather not think about work; probably rather spend a few extra minutes in bed, or in his pjs, sitting on the sun porch, reading the newspaper for no other reason than just the simple pleasure of reading.

Being unemployed could be a vacation, except for the lack of income.  This is more of a forced staycation, except for the job search.  But even job searches can be done from the quiet of your home, and in your pjs.  I'd really rather have a job and a planned vacation/staycation/time off from work.

That's the view from the sun porch this quiet, lazy Sunday, Day 20!