In his recent stratosphere, Bill acknowledge that his sludge filters are clogged and he needs some time off to self-purify. There is a simple way to do that without the site withering while he is gone: let Scott have his own show. I have been waiting for a long time for him to use his cool and measured approach in a solo setting.
Similarly, since Zo is on the pay-roll, why not let him take the helm while Bill is taking some time off and let him run the virtue signal on his own for a while. Bill could still stay in touch through the Stratosphere, which is my primary consumption from this site these days.
How bah dah?
4 replies on “How Bill can take a vacation and recharge his batteries”
Or he could just take a break. Announce that he and Natasha are going on vacation, and will be back whenever. We will survive for a few weeks without him.
Seriously, he needs this break, and the shows will be better when he’s recharged himself.
BTW, may I suggest the middle of nowhere Mississippi for this vacation? We have a lovely lake here. You can rent a camper and just sit and look out over the water for a week or two. There is also a fishing charter service. If that’s not your thing, there is a charming bed and breakfast overlooking the town square.
There is all kinds of history around here, including a couple of old Civil War redoubts out at the lake, and the town has its own history museum. Plus, you’re only a couple of hours away from Memphis, Jackson, and Tupelo (birthplace of Elvis).
Plus cotton fields. Lots and lots…and lots of cotton fields…
I thought that Bill said that neither Scotty nor Zo have the bandwidth to carry the torch? What might be more practical is similar to what a lot of publications do around teh end of the year: pre-write/record “best of” or non topical pieces and run them for a week. I’ve done this myself with some pre-written blog posts for when I take the occasional vacation
Seems reasonable to me. Not every Right Angle needs to be ripped from today’s headlines.
I like your idea and think it should be expanded to all of the guys. Everyone needs a vacation now and then. Most of us, at least at some point in our lives, have had to work extra hard or longer hours to get that time off. Put an extra episode of any given show in the can once a week and then trot them out and release them when someone goes on vacation.
They could also supplement with a quick remote from wherever they are at the time, or make it a “working vacation” and go somewhere fun and relaxing while still putting in a little time on the mission.
All of that said, I know little to nothing about Bill Whittle personally, only what he has shown us over the years online. It could be that Bill’s the kind of guy that can’t just leave work at the office and go sailing for a week. Even if that’s the case it’s a good idea to depressurize once in a while and I don’t think that a weekend trip to Joshua Tree is enough.
Personally, I’ve always found hunting and fishing to be the anodyne that works best for me. I can’t get out to do much hunting anymore but fishing is still well within my purview. Not that I’m the worlds greatest fisherman by any stretch of the imagination, I do more fishing practice that I do catching of fish but I still like being on the water and making the effort. When doing that, fishing is what I concentrate on and the rest of the world gets put on hold for a while.
I’m just using fishing as an example of something that works good for me. The actual point I’m trying to make is that it’s good to have a hobby that you can concentrate on while taking a mini-vacation any time you like and time allows. There was a time in my life when I put in 100+ hour weeks and I can’t really say that in hindsight that was a lot of benefit in the long run. Being a workaholic, even if you love your work, still takes it’s toll on the finite days of your life.
Darn, I missed the last few minutes of the stratosphere lounge before I posted my suggestion.