We all know what these are.  We’ve all suffered through the slow ones and wondered where the time has gone on the fast ones.  Off the top of my head, here are some examples.

     Waiting for a school bell to ring signaling the end of a school day—slow minutes.  Watching the clock at the end of a workday—slow minutes.  Isn’t this day ever going to end? Waiting for the coffee to heat in the microwave—slow minutes.  Coffee, I need coffee.

     Watching a well-acted and exciting movie—fast minutes.  Is it over already?  You sit down to read an interesting book and before you know it a voice asks, “Are you cooking dinner any time soon tonight?”  —fast minutes.  Oops.

     You sit in an emergency room waiting for news, good or bad—slow minutes. 

     Taking a test, filling in all those little circles before a voice says, “close your books”—fast minutes.

     A child trying to fall to sleep on Christmas Eve—very slow minutes.

     How about it, can you think of more?