"when will he be ready for pickup?"

"It will be about 7-10 business days before the part comes in," says the man, early 30s, assisting me. I stare at him for a moment - “7-10 business days?” I have a business to run — a letter to write! I reckon he doesn't quite understand the equation so well known: time is money. Anticipating my anxious rebuttal, he continues: "We'll give you a call when it arrives."

Well if the days up until now have taught me anything, it is that time – or, rather, the measurement of it – is something I never should have begun to respect.