Boston - May 10, 2005

Metaphysical Therapy

Fini Concierge

At a certain point, your daily to-do list becomes nothing short of an existential affront.

Three hours spent waiting for the cable guy. Two days planning your dad’s surprise birthday party. Two nights addressing thank-you cards. Six afternoons waiting in line at the DMV.

Total it up and, before you know it, your life’s become one epic chore. Worse yet, you’ve become one sad slave to responsibility. Not exactly what Nietzsche had in mind for humanity, eh?

But extremely busy times demand extremely timely solutions, and Fini Concierge is just that. Hire them by the hour ($35 a pop) to do any old dull job — researching car insurance deals, picking up dry cleaning, organizing for a move — or contract with them on a monthly basis (at cheaper rates) to take care of recurring, equally soul-deadening tasks.

All of which leaves you with that much more time to strive to become Nietzsche’s elusive überman.

Or just to ponder what the heck that would mean.

Fini Concierge (617-247-0043 or finiconcierge.com).