Time is money. Time is of the essense. "Time, Love and Tenderness" are apparently important to Michael Bolton. And yes, timing is everything.

With the possible exception of the Michael Bolton angle, all of this is quite true. Time is a uniquely compelling force that probably affects more in the world than anything else. Well, maybe money does...oh right, time IS money.

Time can seem endless (see today's workday for an example) or fleeting (see this upcoming weekend). We can try to master time, but it doesn't work. Really whoever appears to do the best to manage time is actually just the most submissive. That's not a bad thing, though. Sometimes acceptance is the key to success.

When young, a favorite activity while not paying attention class was to start and stop the stopwatch on a sweet Casio calculator watch as fast as possible. The watch had a display that showed hundreths of a second, so there was the potential for variability, even under the slightest condition changes. The fastest start/stop accomplished was 0.07 seconds, but this was done by taking the watch off and pressing the button against the desk. A rapid "tap, tap" would yield such results. The best time for fingers on the buttons was 0.11 seconds, if memory serves. This was an early experience with the power of time to completely absorb all the attention of a fully-functioning human. Not much has changed.

We have taken steps to control time, such as time zones and daylight-savings time, but it's not really controlling anything. We're just making time accomodate us better because we know it can't be overpowered. A concession, basically. It's the same as putting a dam across a river. It doesn't really change what a river is and what it's goal is. The water is still there and we must deal with it, even if it sits in a reservoir. The water could care less. Neither could time.