Apr 092009
I don’t take a lunch break, at least not in the traditional sense. After all, it only takes me a few minutes to pour a can of Osmolite down my g-tube. But I do indulge in a couple websurfing breaks during the day to check e-mail and scan a few news articles. And if the latest research is to be believed, my surfing is making me a more productive worker. I can focus on a task for a good amount of time, but when I notice that my mind is beginning to wander, a quick visit to Google Reader perks me right up. And a perky brain is better at catching drafting errors in legislative bills.
I believe this thesis. “Verandering van spijs maakt lust en appetijt” , the famous Dutch poet Vondel wrote in Holland’s Golden Age, the 17th century.
I translate this for you Mark, so you don’t have to look up the words and use your precios time to surf for more interesting things:
“Any change of food, causes lust and appetite”.
Euh, excuse me, I’m not sure the old Dutch word word “lust “couldn’t be translated into English more accurately…But I do know that the word “spijs”(food) has multiple meanings.