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Disclaimer: although krs never discusses his occupation in this venue, he is lucky enough to work in a company where meetings are usually actually effective. But it seems like meetings are springing up in every aspect of life…

I've become convinced that we have met the enemy, and the enemy is meetings.

Some talk because they can. Some talk when they just shouldn’t. Some just talk and talk and talk. And some who probably should talk just sit and listen. They're multiplying like rabbits. "Can you make the 10a meeting?" she asked.

"Well, I would, but my 9a will go into 10a, and I already have two other 10a's to attend," I explained.

"So you're coming?"

"Oh, yes. I'll sit in your meeting, webcam into another, and blabber on my cellphone for the other one."

"Sounds great!" she exclaimed, her eyes sparkling like lit diamonds. "Another meeeeeting," she thought dreamily.

I actually think people are being paid by the meeting -- and some are convinced they are being paid by the word. And in practically every meeting, those someones are breaking the cash register, giving themselves raises and enormous bonuses as they let themselves go into thousands and thousands of bonus words.

Yes, sometimes meetings are great. But can we be honest? We really should. Often, they are Let's-Talk-Our-Heads-Into-Mushpot-athons.

Father, I know. I should have more patience. I made the motion on Facebook that meetings be renamed "Blah Blahs." It was immediately seconded, thirded, fourthed, and so on. Motion carried. Unanimously.

"Do you have a 10a Blah Blah today?"