And This Was Monday

 I got up around 5 am. Around 6, I walked down to McClure's for RC Cola.

The morning went fairly well. Except for not getting my hair cut. The cleaning crew came in while I was still working on some research, and I decided I might as well stay in.

Nothing in the news really caught my attention. Then I got on a kick of looking people up. I found another ex died - back in 2010. Great photo, I forgot how pretty she was; full of life. Then I found a fellow I knew died; sounded like his back went bad on him. He just barely made it past 50. 

I called KH and told him what I had found. He reminded me we are at an age when people start dying. I think my problem is that they are dead, and I am not. Especially Paula. Most of the conversation was him telling me how bad was my slimmed down "Psychotic Ape." I was worried that I had cut it down too far and my humor was unnoticeable. 

I decided to stop putting off my calls. I called Chili's about getting something in writing that I was no longer working for them. Five minutes in voice mail hell and all I got was a web page. Then I called Focus. Here I got a human being. She told me I had to send a fax, and I told her I would need to find a fax machine. Finally, I called Draft2Digital. I thought I had found the problem - a popup blocker on Firefox - and a solution - do it on Chrome. Only the solution did not work - I got a 404 error. Their diagnosis is a problem on this end.

Around 4, I called KH and asked him to see if he could get it uploaded. He ran into a page asking for a cover. I thought they were doing the cover. I told him to skip. I had not meant to tie him up in anything complicated, and while we were talking, I got this stabbing pain in my left eye. Stabbing like a bayonet thrust. 

Eating dinner and two ibuprofen finally killed the pain.

I went back to the research and got done around 8. That was when Joel C called. Always good to hear from him. We talked politics and jobs and writing - mine and his.

Watched the end of Perry Mason. I really liked. Tonight I noticed they used the old Perry Mason theme at the end.

Having promised KH to work on the script, I got two more scenes done between 10 and 11.

 Oh, I got another rejection for "Colonel Tom":

Thank you for giving Nashville Review the opportunity to consider your work. While we enjoyed your submission and appreciate your interest in our publication, unfortunately, it doesn't fit our needs at this time.

We wish you luck placing your work elsewhere.

Best,
NR

https://as.vanderbilt.edu/nashvillereview/

Oh, yeah, my PO sent me a risk assessment test to fill out. Frankly, I am not sure if it really applies to me. There were a couple questions about when I was living out on the street. Oh, well, he says, and I do. All I can say is this: your tax dollars at work.

I have been on Sir Douglas Quintet kick tonight.

"She's About A Mover":

sch 11:48 pm