The Easter grinch and the three-hour work day
Dear Rachel,
My wife, Bunny, said no Easter eggs this year. She is telling me we will color small spuds. She said she is tired of all the talk about eggs. But it just won’t seem like Easter without the eggs – potatoes just don’t cut it. Any ideas? A happy wife is a happy life.
– Jack Rabbit
Dear John Coney,
Ideas for what – getting your wife to cave on Easter eggs? Nah, man. She’s tired of hearing talk about them. And who can blame her? You clearly won’t let the issue drop. It’s time to crack your insistence and get the yolk out of there, because it could always be worse. You could be dying onions or haggis or something.
– Hop along, Rachel
Dear Rachel,
You remember that famous woodcut print that shows “Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will?” Sounds nice, except that work portion ought to include all the housework and the errands too! Those are not “rest,” and they certainly aren’t “what I will.” What’s a good modern update?
– Job Creep
Dear Work Peep,
It has to be catchy, so that the masses will latch onto it, and we can effect real change. I propose, “Three hours for work, five hours for taking care of other shit instead of pretending to work, eight hours for what we will, and eight hours for being in bed even though I’ll be doomscrolling for at least three of those.” Might need fine-tuned.
– On the clock, Rachel
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