While dashing through the headlines the other day, I came across a story about a researcher in Scotland who has discovered yet another ailment of modern man: Hurry Sickness.
As described in the article, Hurry Sickness is the feeling of being controlled by time. Of trying to do too many things at once! Of never being able to slow down! Of gnawing your lips over even the slightest delay!
I thought I should tell my wife about this, but I was too busy shaving while I read. I couldn't catch her anyway, as she was piling out the front door on her way to work, a slice of buttered toast in her mouth and both hands frantically zipping up her bag. We said good-bye with our eyes, like a pair of giant windup toys, twisted up 10 notches too tight.