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How Ralph fights his workaholism? — Description

My special gift for my art colleague BunzoHsk who already makes pretty arts of Raccoons and now works on his comics about Bert and Ralph
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Simon Dmitrienko: Well, Ralph, you've told me you have a problem with workaholism.
Ralph Raccoon: Oh yeah, I still have. Sometimes (but now less than the first time) I get too enjoyed by my work.
Simon Dmitrienko: And do you fight it?
Ralph Raccoon: Sure, at least I try. I've already made the main rule: 8 hours of work is enough. Then you can do whatever you want, so you won't get into this routine and won't get absolutely tired.
Simon Dmitrienko: So, how do you spend your free time?
Ralph Raccoon: Well... There are lots of variants I can relax and spend the day. And each of them is great for me!
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Yeah, Ralph is already known as a hard-working newspaper editor, he likes his job and takes it responsibly. But that doesn't mean that Ralph's not getting tired - and it would be absolutely wrong to say that Ralph has no other interests, hobbies or ways to spend the time!
He likes reading some smart books or newspapers. He's rather quiet and calm guy, so he usually prefers just to sit (or even lie down) on the sofa, get one of his book and read it. That's how Ralph became really smart.
He can watch and discuss sports match on TV with his his good old buddy Schaeffer. That's really cool that these two have their common interests and find the time for them - one day they decided to watch a TV with 40 screens so they could watch absolutely everything at the same time and never miss anything. Interesting, but absolutely stupid idea... that's why it didn't work at the end of the day!
He's not against spending his time with best friend Bert, they can sometimes get into some adventures together. Dangerous? Sometimes, so Ralph needs to stop Bert and remind him to think before acting. Boring? Absolutely never! That's one of many reasons why Ralph enjoys his friendship with Bert - Bert always knows how to spend the free time so it won't be boring, he's the initiative one when they're looking for adventures - walking around the Forest, climbing to the Mountain, fishing, playing some sports games etc.
And Ralph's really glad to forget everything and spend the free time only with his beloved wife and talented co-worker, Melissa, who helps him with making newspapers and enjoys it. But she's always ready to throw it away and spend the time with Ralph in a romantic way. They both have their common interests and cool ways of relaxing together - tandem-biking, canoe, walking around the Forest, romantic picnics or dinners, playing some sports games together (like hockey), making some theatrical performances together... and I'm sure they have much more of common hobbies which help them stay together not just as co-workers, but also as best friends, soulmates, lovers for each other.
That's how Ralph spends his free time and overcomes his workaholism. He's got his own interests, his best friends like Schaeffer and Bert, his loving wife Melissa. And he's glad of having them in his life - they help him to live with a big interest and enjoy!