Thursday, 3/23

What do you think is better—two three day weekends in a row or a single four day weekend?

This is actually a legitimate question. I have a day that I have to use up, and I'm trying to decide exactly how to use it. And the reason I'm debating it is this—my new employers are giving us Friday, April 7^th (heading into Easter weekend) off. So I have one three day weekend there. Should I use that comp day to take the following Monday off and give myself a four day weekend, or use it the following Friday (the 14^th) and get two three day weekends in a row?

See? Interesting choice, isn't it?

There are pros & cons for both, mainly dealing with the amount of work I'd have to get done ahead of time to take the weekends off. Do I work a LOT one week for the four day weekend, or do I just work a little extra for two straight weeks and enjoy the pair of three day weekends? Plus, those dates would getting into the territory where it might actually be mild outside. Do I take a four day weekend and gamble that the weather will be nice, or do I spread the risk over two weekends and hope that at least one of them isn't frigid and/or snowy.

Yes, I know a normal person wouldn't take that into consideration, but when have I ever been accused of being normal?

There is, of course, a third possibility, that I don't take the extra day off and hold onto to for later. But I accumulated a lot of extra time during our big (and stretched-out) computer switch-over earlier this year, and I'd kind of like to clear some off the books while I have the chance. And since Loraine & I don't have any big travel plans this year, I also have my usual batch of vacation days to use, as well, and those are earmarked for each and every nice summer day that comes along.

And trust me—they'd BETTER come along.

8-)

Like I said, it's just something I'm pondering over the next few days. So unless something strange comes along, you'll be left with only four of these the week of April 10^th. I just don't know which on day the missing blog will fall.

That's yet to be determined.

(jim@wmqt.com)