Between the Lines: Who knows where the time goes?

Posted on November 5, 2009 |

• Editorial

By Gregory Dennis

Time flies like an arrow, Groucho Marx said, and fruit flies like a banana.

But seriously, folks: Where does the time go?

We often find ourselves asking that question, and no more frequently than this time of year — as the busy holiday season approaches and our New Year’s resolutions to have more free time fade like frost on a warming November morn.

Fifty years ago, when the futurists of the mid-20th century looked ahead to this age, they foresaw an America of people with delicious amounts of time on their hands.

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