Dropping off the face of the earth

Americans aren't good at taking vacations. Not at all. While most of Western Europe shut down in August, the U.S. of A. kept rolling, like Old Man River. Stories and studies have been done time and time again on the differences between the two cultures and their approach to work and vacation. We all need time to recharge our batteries, so we can keep working well and living well. This seems like a good way to achieve that. The world wouldn't cave in if we're not there. It'll keep rolling along.