Only a handful of my friends work for themselves.  The rest are employed. Some of the employed folks are taking today off - getting a jump on the weekend.  At times I envy that.  Being able to remove yourself from the job for the day or week.  It sure would be nice I guess. I could take today off though....if I wanted to....if only to prove "I can do whatever I want cuz I'm my own boss!" But I…