Mowing the Lawn, Part III

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If not work, then what?

I had a conversation with my carpool passenger last night about the problem of defining yourself through your work.  The only reliable conversation starter we have that seems to work in any situation in which we find ourselves is "So ... what do you do?"  (Allow me to make explicit what is implicit in this conversation:  we require a plan for social interactions.)  There are two big problems with this opener.