Dear Manolo: Hiring the Perfect Business Pumps

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AFTER SIX YEARS at the same job, I have been laid off. I have some money, and my expenses are not too high, so I'm OK for a bit. But before I start looking for work, I'd like to buy some business pumps. I've budgeted $200. — Marianna

Manolo says, ayyyyyy! You have the Manolo''s sympathy. Such terrible news!

Or is it? This last week, the article appeared in the Los Angeles Times about the youthful ex-workers who have found that being out of work was the best thing ever, for they could engage in hobbies with which employment interfered, such as surfing and mountain biking. This trend was not unemployment; it was "funemployment."

Funemployment! What could be more American? To make barely palatable lemonade from the most shriveled of lemons! Of the course, for most of us, funemployment means we will have time to spend rooting in the dumpster behind Whole Foods looking for carrots that are not yet brown. Fun! Here is the Olivia from Prari, the handsome pump ($155, Zappos.com). And, look! They are on sale!

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