In case you hadn't noticed, in addition to Paul's newest cartoons for Capitol News and the Oklahoma Gazette, we've been pulling out a few of Paul's best cartoons this week, as the office was getting a bit of a "remodel." That made it a little difficult to follow our normal production workflow, with half the furniture stacked in a corner, on top of itself.
With the remodeling and the colder temperatures in Lincoln and DC, some of our staff members have been thinking that a trade of office spaces with our West Palm Beach location might not be a bad idea, at least for a little while. Truthfully, it's a wonder of the modern age that we can so easily shift duties from one location to another and move parts of our publication workflow around the more scheduled requirements of our other jobs.
It's also true that right now, South Florida - including Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, and our location in West Palm Beach - is considered one of the most miserable places to live in America, by Forbes magazine.
Even though this winter has been surprisingly mild - especially compared to the last few years - we sympathize and empathize with many of those who regularly feel the grip of Old Man Winter. Certainly, the idea of living in warm climates during the winter is appealing to a large number of people. For our staff in our South Florida location, not having to deal with ice IS probably the most enjoyable part of winter.
There is a lot more to life than just the weather, though.
We love the museums, events, history, culture, and of course our friends, in our DC location. And our family, many friends, Husker sports, and favorite places and foods draw us to Lincoln too. At least one member of our staff doesn't even mind the snow and ice (We know - the rest us think that's crazy too).
Thoughts about all the things we love in each of our office locations makes us think that maybe we should trade office spaces with each other, for even just a little while.
Of course, that would also mean packing up many of the things we have in each of our locations that aren't in the others - and that's not really a pleasant thought at all.
Maybe this weekend, we'll simply call each other, or get on Skype so we can see the weather in the other locations. After all - while trading spaces SOUNDS like a good idea, we'd each still have to travel to our other office locations.
Frankly, none of us is in the mood to get groped by the TSA this weekend.
We hope that wherever you are this weekend, you enjoy where you are, and don't wish you were somewhere else.
