Book-Finishing Marathon, Day One

Sat down to the computer after the record third round of winter respiratory crud to begin my six-week, uninterrupted marathon of book manuscript finishing. Drinking my coffee and reading the various morning news sources, I was greeted by the following tidbit in my Twitter timeline:

Happy winter break, #NYU! “Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.” —George MacDonald #MotivationMonday
— New York University (@nyuniversity) December 23, 2013

It took every muscle in both my hands not to reply: "Unless you're an assistant professor hoping to earn tenure."

The cat is keeping me company, sitting on my desk, relentlessly gnawing on my shoulder. Onwards and upwards.