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Tomorrow is going to be busy -- last day before vacation starts so we're doing everything we left till the last minute! Flu shots, Rx pickup, drop a check off at the bank, stop by Staples for some envelopes and paper, sweep & mop, and get the taxes out. That last is going to hurt a hell of a lot since Publix screwed me over big time. When I tried to sell what I thought was a few stocks, they actually took my entire retirement account out and swapped everything into stocks! That means I now owe the IRS enough to buy another used car! At least they do have a payment plan.
Still looking into New Orleans vacation rentals too ... looks like I'll be spending about half what a beach house costs for a week (for a 3-day trip). I could cut that price a good bit if we wanted to stay in an iffy neighborhood ... I don't think we do actually.
Didn't make the Top 10 of one contest but they had over 300 entries so I'm not too discouraged. I fleshed out the short-short and made it a regualar short story instead -- and sent it out to Asimov's magazine to see if they think it's as humorous as I do.
Physical therapy is going as well as expected, which means it's a pain to do but I can tell a difference so I'll keep doing the exercises. I need to get myself a cheap little timer though so I can do the balance exercises for the proper amount of time instead of wasting my iPhone battery. Maybe an egg timer would work ...
Friday we have to pick Bar up at the airport at 5:49pm, which means we'll be leaving the house around 3pm. The last time we left an hour ahead and spent an hour and a half on the interstate (for a 30 minute trip) so we're aiming to miss rush hour this time. Or if we do hit it, at least we've got plenty of time. Saturday we meet up at the local diner (Tommy's Ham House) for breakfast before heading out. We're taking three cars this time because J doesn't want to pack himself into the roomie's back seat and he's evidently got a good bit of crap himself. Looking forward to a week "off" where I don't have any Upwork articles to do and can try to recharge my creative batteries. There will probably be some writing going on during the week because that's just what I do, but it will be something I'm interested in, not online slot machines or home workouts or meat substitutes.
Photos in a few days ...
Still looking into New Orleans vacation rentals too ... looks like I'll be spending about half what a beach house costs for a week (for a 3-day trip). I could cut that price a good bit if we wanted to stay in an iffy neighborhood ... I don't think we do actually.
Didn't make the Top 10 of one contest but they had over 300 entries so I'm not too discouraged. I fleshed out the short-short and made it a regualar short story instead -- and sent it out to Asimov's magazine to see if they think it's as humorous as I do.
Physical therapy is going as well as expected, which means it's a pain to do but I can tell a difference so I'll keep doing the exercises. I need to get myself a cheap little timer though so I can do the balance exercises for the proper amount of time instead of wasting my iPhone battery. Maybe an egg timer would work ...
Friday we have to pick Bar up at the airport at 5:49pm, which means we'll be leaving the house around 3pm. The last time we left an hour ahead and spent an hour and a half on the interstate (for a 30 minute trip) so we're aiming to miss rush hour this time. Or if we do hit it, at least we've got plenty of time. Saturday we meet up at the local diner (Tommy's Ham House) for breakfast before heading out. We're taking three cars this time because J doesn't want to pack himself into the roomie's back seat and he's evidently got a good bit of crap himself. Looking forward to a week "off" where I don't have any Upwork articles to do and can try to recharge my creative batteries. There will probably be some writing going on during the week because that's just what I do, but it will be something I'm interested in, not online slot machines or home workouts or meat substitutes.
Photos in a few days ...