Tax day

 

Random Monday

Another work week stretches before me. The good news is Friday is a holiday so it will be a short one, in days anyway. I will once again spend my time dealing with tariffs and their effects on business. So it goes. I’m thankful I have a job. Two months from now, unless things change, well, we shall see, and pray for the best. 

The birds are singing in the new day. It is dark still outside my northwest facing window. The parade of neighbors heading to work will start in 30-40 minutes. 

I’m off early next week for now-rare work travel. It will be good to get some windshield time. I love being home for dinner with my wife every day, but I miss the road a little. 

I think I have solved a great conundrum that has stymied my next great American novel and caused months of writer’s block. Maybe. Now I have to find the time and motivation to put it to paper and see how it flows. Maybe I’ll get it published this year after all. We shall see. I thought it would get done last year. I should not be surprised, the last one took more than 10 years to write. 

Have a great Monday. 

Sorry not sorry

We could have spent the day doing yard work. The backyard is a mess with fallen branches, old leaves, the detritus of winter. The lawn needs mowed after last week’s rains. The porch and patio need power washed and the patio furniture cleaned. The chairs for the front porch need to come out of the garage. The gate to the fence needs repair . 

Of course we decided on a road trip! 

It wasn’t far, just to the outlet mall south of Indy. On the way we stopped at a diner. I had breakfast even though it was lunch. The “meal” I chose was far too much food — Biscuits (4) and gravy, eggs over easy (3), home fries (fresh made, not frozen), and bacon. I refrained from breaking open my eggs over the gravy for my wife’s sake who is grossed out by runny eggs anyway. I couldn’t finish all of the biscuits, but I did eat most of the gravy. It beat the heck out of anything Cracker Barrel puts on a plate. The wife had chicken salad on a croissant. Good for her. I win, I had bacon and sausage. 

I made a lap around the mall, ducking into just two stores, purchasing nothing. She made a day of it. I sat in the car listening to an audio book and watching and smirking at people wandering the lot trying to remember where they parked. 

We grabbed a late burger to bookend our late lunch and motored home. I plopped on the couch next to the wife and we binged the last three episodes of 1923. 

I could spend today doing yard work…

That’s all I’ve got

 The Keurig spit out coffee as I sat on the end of the couch in the light of the sun streaming through the patio doors. The melting frost glittered on the blades of grass outside. I reflected, not for the first time, that a little sun makes the day so much better, even if it is cold outside. 

I’m in a good mood so I’m not going to delve into politics or economics or the state of modern movies. I woke up breathing and I am blessed beyond anything I deserve. That’s enough. 

Have a great Saturday.

In my head this morning

 

I saw Fleetwood Mac on the Tusk tour at the old Market Square Arena in Indy.  It was a fantastic show but probably the loudest concert I ever attended.  My ears rang for two days after. 

John McVee is an underrated bass player.

And for Sluggy — lots of cowbell

Help me Rhonda

Can someone, anyone, explain why de-extinction of Dire Wolves is a good thing? 

Did none of the investors read “Jurassic Park?”

My sad life

My life is pathetic. I woke up this morning because I was thinking about spreadsheets. Instead of dreams about Esther Williams in that one white swimsuit or going to Tiffany’s with Audrey Hepburn, I am dreaming about how to combine parts of three different convoluted spreadsheets easily. 

I know. 

In other news, a significant amount of stuff you buy at Walmart or Target is going to double in price in the next three months or so. Do you suppose you can get a factory built in the next ninety days to mitigate the massive tariff you will have to pay? 

On the bright side, the price of oil is down. Thats a good thing.