Personal Day Another week ahead with my feet firmly on the earth. No airplanes and definitely not any train rides if I can help it. Another reason why I love my 25-minute walk commute.

After the White Sox opener this afternoon, I see Snow Patrol tonight, supported by Chicago band Ok Go. Wednesday I am visiting a new client, one I'm very proud to have played a large part in winning. They have a gigantic bottling plant on the south-side of Chicago and I'm going for a tour around. Thursday I will be locked away all day in a brains trust (a day, pah, who are they kidding) before watching The Diary of Anne Frank at the famous Steppenwolf Theatre in the evening, not too far from where I live.

Then if I can circumvente all those things and get myself into a good position with my work, I hope to take a Personal Day on Friday. Now Personal Days are peculiar to the American workforce and are essentially a way an employer escapes the rath of 'minorities' (I do hate that word) by not 'observing' any religious holidays at all, but instead allowing a small number of days, which you are allowed in addition to your annual leave. So for example, if someone wanted to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, Diwali or Groundhog Day, then you use one of your Personal Days and no one will be offended see. Oh, how very politically correct.

So Friday of course is a holy day observed by Christians, and Cadburys and most god-faring countries allow their employees to have a day off to attend church, eat chocolate or watch football. And that of course is what I want to do on Friday. If possible, and I hope it will be, I'll mark it down on the team calendar, no one will ask because that would be considered intrusive and I will go to the pub lunchtime and watch the next installment of the Addicks relegation battle.  ¶ 09:07