Has anyone found that taking time off to hobby, or merely to surf and set up appts., has interfered with one's career?

If you have to go during the day make up the hours. With the today's jobs as white collar professionals that it pretty easy to do. If you have a SO at home get her use to the idea that you have to do overtime and/or work on the weekends sometimes.

my work is where i can surf, set up appts, and leave if i need to. I am very fortunate and also work 45 miles from my hometown and wife. What is funny is running into some "christian bible toters" in the liquor store, about 3 miles from my job, and the look on there face when they see me and are the same people that cast stones in my community will come up and say please don't tell anyone you saw me in here this was for uncle bob and i LOL.

why does my artichoke salad have so many olives in it ?

I want more Artichokes -

XO LISA BUTLER

You should get an olive salad!

1.  Lias, because (unless you are in California) artichokes are pricy, even when canned.  Olives are available in large lots cheap to restaurants..

2.  Surfing the net and making appointments at work?  Not a good idea.  Most companies monitor employee internet usage, even through private e-mail accounts.  If you have been posting on TER, visiting provider sites, etc... you can pretty well be assured that eventually someone in your IT and HR departments will learn of this!  As for taking time off work to hobby, the key to anything is moderation.  You will be going "cold turkey" if you lose your job!  

you never listen to me and if so tell her I emphasize with her.

xo lisa

If you get an olive salad, maybe they'll put more artichokes in it.

To what my wife says. But that's okay, I never listen anyway.