I heard Engelbert Humperdinck singing a pitiful lament the other day – “If I only had time”, he anguished, “Only time”. I realised I hear that same lament almost daily, but from ordinary folk – not singing icons. It got me thinking about common time thieves and how they live amongst us, wearing a number of clever disguises. They’re colleagues who interrupt you when you’re deep into something and say, “Could I pick your brains about something?”, or, “Could you help me with It’ll only take a minute ”, or, “I know you’re busy, but.”. .
