viva la siesta!

Check out this interesting article about the modern economy and the siesta. Here in Sevilla, traditional Spanish culture lives on, and stores close without fail from 2-5 in the afternoon. While I could use this block of time to do important errands (that I end up being too lazy to do after a siesta...), it's nice to know that there is nothing to do during those three hours besides eat, sleep, and watch the Office. My siesta, however, always lasts longer than twenty minutes...