TITLE: A Man to Go to Work, A Man to Stay at Home
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: March 31, 2024  9:18 AM
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BODY:
 I was listening to some music from the 1970s yesterday morning
 while doing some academic bookkeeping.  As happens occasionally,
 the lyrics of one of the songs jerked me out of my bureaucratic
 trance by echoing my subconscious:

<blockquote><em>
 I need to be three men in one<br>
 To get my job done<br>
 I need a thirty hour day<br>
 Two jobs with double pay
 <br><br>
 I need a man to go to work<br>
 A man to stay at home
</em></blockquote>

 That's William Bell in his 1977 R&amp;B crossover hit "Tryin' to
 Love Two" [
 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP68A2sTV80">YouTube</a>
 ].

 I love only one, truly, but...  University work has been unusually
 busy the last couple of weeks, and now we enter April, which is
 always a hyperactive month on campus.  Add to that regular life
 &mdash; tax season and plans for May travel and wanting to spend
 time with the one I love &mdash; and I empathize with Bell wanting
 to be two or three people all at once.  A doppelg&auml;nger to
 attend all my extra meetings would certainly be welcome some days!

 At times like this, though, it's good to remember how lucky I am
 that this is the biggest predicament I face.  So: hello, April.
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