| ] Finally, instead of dissembling behind ambiguous notions] of Gallic joie de vivre, someone in this leisurely land
 ] has declared outright that the French should eschew the
 ] Anglo-Saxon work ethic and openly embrace sloth.
 ]
 ] Corinne Maier, the author of "Bonjour Paresse," a sort of
 ] slacker manifesto whose title translates as "Hello
 ] Laziness," has become a countercultural heroine almost
 ] overnight by encouraging the country's workers to adopt
 ] her strategy of "active disengagement" -- calculated
 ] loafing -- to escape the horrors of disinterested
 ] endeavor.
 [ My hero! ;) -k] L.A. Daily News - News |