Workaholic Therapy

Last weekend I had a mountain of work to do. If I had been anywhere else in the world but here I likely would have likely worked all weekend... but in N'Zerekore, work is limited to 8AM-1PM and 2 to 5PM on working days [Yes, the generator requires a lunch break. I don't really understand either.] and 7-11PM at night.

This schedule means that on weekends, there is only electricity to run the internet/ computer/ TV/ lights for 4 hours a day. So even if I wanted, I couldn't be a workaholic here... technologically impossible. Not that I'm complaining or anything...

I wonder though if Americans were forced to quit working at 5PM and do without internet connection and electricity for 20 hours of the day every weekend if we'd have stronger families and better parenting... more personal connections to other people with less TV, computers and internet... What difference it would make (aside from a clamorous uproar about the lack of electricity and internet and a massive increase in sales of personal generators)?

If I had my family here or George, we'd definitely be getting a lot more quality time together... as it is though, I'm just getting lots of time to sit around reading and thinking about random things like this email... :)