Economist

I have really generous friends.  I'm sitting with my first of 51 issues of the Economist magazine, working my way through its many... many... pages.
However I've been gripped by fear that the sheer volume of writing in an issue is going to derail me.  Either I'm going to learn to speed read, or I risk missing out on Guinea's political wrangling (+1 Economist word point), or I just have to take a raincheck on sleep.

I suspect that I will have more time on my hands once the social invitations dry up.  I forsee many opportunities to make comments that no one cares about, nor wants to care about.  Guinea is a case in point.  This may swing things back into my favour time wise.

I almost passed out at work yesterday, in the foyer, feet up lying horizontal at the lunch table reading about Americas withdrawal from Afghanistan and India's upcoming State elections.  It was more due to a late night, but theres something about reading away from the desk which puts you at odds with awakeness (-1 Economist word point).

Im onto page 62 of 80, and I've got until Sunday to mince the last 20.