I know. No one normal ever becomes an author - Kino's Journey. Looks left, looks right, looks all round the flist. That might be true.

It's also true that we're getting wussier as we go. And in the true tradition of I had to walk a mile to school in the snow uphill both ways (no lie, mom really did, because there were three hills btw her and school) wtf is up with letting the kids go 2 hours early just because it MIGHT snow. It did. less than an inch. Meanwhile all the parents had to bail out of my class to go get their kids. Two days ago there was a 2 hour delay because it was COLD. Want to see the science on how little 2 hours means in the terms of the warming up of the earth? Morons. At this point, they might as well give them off Dec-March and make the kids go all summer but that will never happen.

I keep forgetting to mention this but I was both glad and sad at the same time this week. The leaning tour of Jackson (can't link up since it's off the website) has been sold. Mom wanted me to buy that in the worst way. She wasn't wrong. If I put in another 60 (it was for sale for 30) or even 70, I would have had a fucking palace and still be in my price range. BUT since I'm not a contractor I can't convince a bank to give me that much over asking costs. A contractor bought it and is repairing it right now. Windows, front porch all done. I'm sure once it is done it will be out of my price range because fixed up that house is so big it will be 200K at a min. I'm glad it's being fixed. I'm sad it wasn't me. I could see the potential. Oh well it's crappy state lives on in a novel I'm working on.

Speaking of houses, this has potential but probably too far away I haven't done the map yet to see but it's not bad.

I'm beginning to think I ALWAYS need a challenge to write any more. The moment there isn't some competition or daily goal that's outside of my own head, the writing slows to nothing.

Declutter day 11 item given up - Starry purse why kept -It was a cool purse why tossed- I have too many purses and haven’t used it in a year
Day 12 item given up -Sweat shirt why kept - Mom got it for me why tossed-Shrank it in those damn industrial dryers (or I suspect the cold cycle isn’t COLD)


And in the random acts of kindness section - Police makes a dream come true