The Real Work of the World
The first version of this piece was broadcast on KFOG-FM, Labor Day weekend, 1990. Labor Day weekend marks the last sigh of summer, signaling the start of the busy season. That means it is time to get hyperactive again, which has a lot to do with the autumn chill that causes our metabolism to speed up, so then we begin acting out the legacy of our Paleolithic ancestors who had to do major hunting and gathering in order to survive the winter. So right after …
