The nice thing about being the senior level computer person is that I have student helpers to cover for me when I take vacation days.

Since I've been with the UW for a long time now, I accrue a ton of vacation every year. I generally like to take a day off (mid-week) at least once or twice a month.

As a couple of people have pointed out, I'm taking the route of putting in my years, making good investments and retirement plans, and spending most of my time with my wife and kids now. Hopefully, there will still be some fish left when the kids get older and I "cash in" and "call in rich".

I'm at home now on a "forced" sick day. My daycare provider is sick today.