As if it being Friday isn’t enough, Friday, November 12 marks Happy Hour Day!  The concept of happy hour has expanded beyond discounted drinks, as our writers have observed.

Mosquitoes are thirsty, too.  Katie D’Souza continues her account of five weeks spent in India, with a look at critters and community spirit.  “You have no idea where they are in the room, or what location their bite will be in. They are tiny, noiseless, and evil.”  Indian Winter – Part II, May 10, 2013.

Does attending happy hour advance your goals?  Columnist Hazel Anaka examines the Pareto Principle, and how it can apply to different areas of life.  “From a time-management perspective, at work or personally, it behooves us to analyze those activities or behaviours most beneficial to us.”  From Where I Sit – Pareto’s Principle, February 19, 2010.