Taking A Break

Peter Ristuccia
Sep 8, 2018 · 4 min read
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I just woke up from a nap. A not too unusual Saturday afternoon happenstance. I nap regularly, as it suits me. Yesterday afternoon, I enjoyed the slowdown as the incipient weekend brought business to a heel. Rather than pursue some sort of mercantile activity, I drank coffee and read Nabokov. Taking time, or allowing the time for things like this to occur is something I’ve learned to do. My younger self, in the eager pursuit of success and career, would peel…

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Peter Ristuccia

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Entrepreneur, CEO of Firefly Telecommunications, Editor of The Blue Mountain Review literary magazine, Author and appreciator of the Good Life

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