Summertime blues.Paris may shut down for the month of August, but L.A. stays busy all the time. The traditional notion of a summer vacation seems quaint when viewed from the perspective of today's busy office life. So the Business Journal asks: How much time did you take for vacation this summer? Sean Gandhi Associate Pierce & Weiss LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol I didn't take any vacation this summer. It's been years since I've taken any vacation. I take a day off here and there. I'm a lawyer so the door never seems to stop opening--it's the nature of the job and the nature of me. I'm not a vacation taker. Angela Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. Kirgo Program Director Writers Guild Foundation I took a week off and went to Quebec in Canada. I had a great time. I actually went because I had a wedding to attend and I thought I might as well combine it with my vacation. I actually get to take four weeks off but I chose to take only one. I'm taking two weeks off during Christmas so I wanted to save up for that. I think I will go to London then. Howard S, Klein Partner Feinberg Mindel Brandt Klein & Kline LLP My vacation was about nine or ten days. It was primo time in Kapalua Bay on Maui. I want to go back. I probably should have taken a full two weeks. I'm a certified specialist in estate planning trust and probate law. That keeps vacations short. Katy Leigh Staff Producer Automat Pictures So far I've taken days, not weeks, this summer. Two days at most. I've gone on weekend trips nearby. Beaches down south and such. I have a week vacation planned for the fall--a cruise in the Caribbean. I'm saving vacation days for a trip to Italy next year. Andy Bales President Union Rescue Mission The Union Rescue Mission (URM) is a private, Christian, homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles's skid row. It is the largest, private, homeless shelter in the United States. It's hard to go away for a week. I have six kids and I have a big job. I usually take maybe a four-day weekend. 1 took a four-day weekend at the start of June to celebrate my 25th and 26th wedding anniversary--I owed my wife for the 25th. We went to Cabo San Lucas Cabo San Lucas (popularly known as just Cabo) is a small city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula at , in the municipality of Los Cabos in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. for four days. We enjoyed the sun and snorkeling. I also flew home to Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, to see my son graduate from Iowa State University Academics ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. on August 1st. Ron Hendrixson Executive Vice President, Los Angeles office DHR DHR De Heer (Dutch: Mister) DHR Department of Human Resources DHR Department of Historic Resources (Virginia) DHR Dihydrorhodamine DHR Device History Record DHR Director of Human Resources International I took two weeks. That was good for me. I went to the Colorado River. We wake-boarded and water-skied and did a midnight canoe trip. Just above Lake Havasu there's that really cool natural preserve. On a full moon we canoed from midnight to 7 a.m. The moon was big and there were thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. . I went with friends. |
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