It is my understanding, from the good efforts of my Sainted wife, that there is something called "volunteer work." I ran this concept by a bunch of the guys at a recent Curmudgeon Societé Generale meeting and was greeted with curmudgeonly enthusiasm - more commonly known as derision.
The very idea of working on a volunteer basis (you know - out of the goodness of your heart) completely escapes curmudgeons. Real work was bad enough. At least when we were engaged in it we were mollified by getting paid.
One great thing about being a curmudgeon is our know-it-all attitude and given right to complain enthusiastically about things to like-minded folks. This, of course, is a sacred responsibility and leaves little time for such altruistic endeavors as volunteer work.
Oddly, however, plenty of time for golf. Isn't tipping the caddy altruistic?
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