In this era of harried lives, time seems increasingly precious as hours and days telescope and our lives flash past at speeds of 56k and T1. Still, there remain moments which drag on, each tick of the clock excruciatingly drawn out. What accounts for this paradox? Based upon a decade of empirical research, Michael G. Flaherty's A Watched Pot offers remarkable insights on this most universal human experience. A qualitative and quantitative tour de force, A Watched Pot presents what may well be the first fully integrated theory of time.