Vince Grittani enjoys being a guy - in particular, a weekend guy. To him there is no finer pursuit than heading north on Friday afternoon for a weekend of barbecuing, fishing, hiking, fixing up the cottage, and entertaining guests. With his book The Weekend Guy: A Survival Guide, Vince will make these things as easy and rewarding for his readers as they are for him. Tongue firmly in cheek, Vince ruminates on everything from guest etiquette to summer weekend fashion to throwing off Monday-to-Friday work concerns. His text is complemented by appropriately farcical illustrations and punctuated by a plethora of asides and conversation starters. The Weekend Guy's Survival Guide also provides practical advice. Stocked generously with recipes, renovation advice, and how-to tips for a wide range of weekend and cottage projects, this irreverent, yet amazingly useful guide is a must-have for the cottage. Are You a Weekend Guy? The following test will help you establish if you already are or have the potential of being a weekend guy. There is no cheating, just wishful thinking. - Do you suffer from heartburn or any other stress related symptoms that systematically appear Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. and miraculously disappear Friday at 5:00 p.m.? - Do you cringe at the sight of an ivory envelope with fancy script arriving in the mail sometime in May knowing that it's probably a wedding invitation and is going to cut into a prime summer weekend? - Do you ever curse at the building management when trying to park your oversized sport utility vehicle in your downtown executive parking spot? - Can you justify buying a piece of recreational real estate that will consume 90% of your income and that you are able to enjoy only 20% of the time? - Do you consider two days of hard labour building a dock "fun" and two minutes of listening to a client whine on the telephone "torture"? - Are you more inclined to answer with enthusiasm to "How was your weekend?" than to "How was your week?"

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