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title: A Short Sabbatical to Spend More Time With My Family
date: 2007-02-14T12:47:02Z
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I think an afternoon ought to do it. Happy Birthday me.

Why wait until I screw up and get fired to spend more time with my family, when I can do it now, at a time of growing success? My son brought me a card this morning, and left it on my pillow, because Natalie was kindly letting me sleep in from early boy duties. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Slate article [here](http://www.slate.com/id/2072) about the classic “leaving to spend more time with my family” excuse.