Day 4,148: Brrrr

What is a question I hate to be asked? Explain.

“Are you free right now?” or any other of the many permutations of that question.

Why? Because it gives no context. What I am “free” for at any given time is a very limited list. Tell me why first. My immediate reaction to any type of ask for my time or attention that doesn’t include any specifics is to ask back “Why? What’s up?” rather than answer. Or, I guess there are two other option I use: “No, I’m not free” or I just don’t answer. Just ...