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More of the same.
Early rise, early day at the keyboard. Brief interlude with the jump rope around noon, then off to PT. Can’t say I accomplished a whole lot else, except for a brief walk and a bit of reading.
Pretty day today. Warmer than I figured it would be. If I’d known, I might have gone fishing again.
No big plans for tomorrow. Just more of the same.
A new Salman Rushdie story in this week’s New Yorker. Gonna get after that tonight.
Early rise, early to work. Read-through of the novel going pretty well. May have a reader version of the thing pretty soon.
Cut loose around eleven to do some fishing down on the Arkansas. Found a bag with some vintage streamers and decided to try them out. Found a nice stretch of water that should’ve produced something but came up empty. Haven’t been skunked in a while, so I owe myself another outting the next time it’s nice again.
Meanwhile, gotta get moving on the N reviews. A new story showed up in my queue yesterday.
PT tomorrow. Not sure what time. Wish I could see my way clear to working out with the weights, but afraid the gym’s off limits until the numbers die down appreciably or the covid vaccine gets released. Heard on NPR this afternoon inoculations might start as soon as December. Don’t figure I’ll the likes of one until 2021, but fingers crossed anyway.
Here’s goodbye to a beautiful day.
Long day.
Did the best I could, but left a lot to wish for. That’s why they invented tomorrow.
Still plugging.
Rough night’s sleep with the arm, but up early to work at the keyboard. Feeling good about quality, less so with output. But we’ll get there. Got a long list of things to do, and figure to start chipping away at them tomorrow.
Mussels in white wine and butter tonight.
Can’t do better than that.
Moving along smooth and steady. Up at a good hour, off to the cottage at a good hour, and put in a nice morning’s work.
Big headway on revisions, and progress on the N stories. Sent off a critique mid-morning. New pieces came in, which should keep me busy over the weekend.
Long FaceTime chat with Matty this afternoon. Got a chance to catch up with Jack as well, though the conversation was a bit more brief. Nice getting to talk with them again.
Made a trip out to Costco to do a little longterm shopping, but bailed when we saw the long line running out the door. Maybe the county Covid numbers are sending folks into a panic.
No workout today, but will make up for it first chance I get. Big winds coming in tonight and staying until late tomorrow.
Hanging back tonight. Figure to chill with a bowl of soup and a glass of wine. Hit the sack early and get some reading in.
A day of hits and misses.
Was up early after a decent night’s sleep, and made good headway with revisions. Took a time out a bit past noon and skipped rope in the garage. PT later. After that, home to field a few phone calls. All in all, a pretty uneventful day.
Read and re-read the two of the N stories in my queue, and wrote one review. Will catch up on the rest tomorrow.
Been wasting too much time reading op-ed pieces. Need to start looking further ahead. On that note, made a batch of cauliflower soup for tomorrow night’s dinner.
Everything else is up in the air, as always.
Woke up early with a sore arm. Kitties have migrated upstairs to share the bed, so things get a little tight. Anyway, up early, and away to the cottage for another decent morning of writing.
Skipped rope in the garage this afternoon, looking to avoid time at the gym. Worked out pretty well. Better than I thought it might, anyway. If I could get into a decent set of weights at a good price, I’d be in business.
Took a walk around the neighborhood later this evening. Weather wasn’t bad, except for a mean breeze blowing down from the north. Keeping a close eye on next Tuesday when the temps go up. If I’m lucky, I’ll be able to get in a full day of fishing.
Covid cases up all around the county. Can’t imagine what they’re going to number once Thanksgiving’s over.
Two new stories in my N queue. Need to get on them tomorrow. Other stuff, too.
Tonight? Same old, same old.
Tomorrow, PT, green woods and pastures new.
Hit the keyboard early this morning. Put in some good revisions, but the fewer there are the more difficult they are to put to rest.
Think I have what I need in the the new short piece. If if still reads well tomorrow, it’s going out the door.
Didn’t go to the gym today, but got out for a walk this evening. Haven’t heard anything new about the county COVID spread, though at last glance it suggested discretion might be the better part of valor.
Missing the boys. Gonna be a tough Thanksgiving for a lot of folks, but maybe tougher for grandparents. You only get so many shots at some point, and you want to make them count.
Weather’s cooled quite a bit in the past two days. Light snow last night, but it didn’t stick. Not on the walk, anyway. Not sure I’ll get a chance to work out the bum shoulder, but would hate like hell to rip it up again shoveling snow.
Funny, I keep thinking I’ll be back where I was by maybe Christmas. But maybe this is it. Maybe I’m just old and things are going to keep going downhill.
Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Slowly drifting back to normal. Whatever normal is. Up at a good hour to finish revisions on the new short. Thought I might take a walk when I’d finished, but didn’t dress warm enough to make a go at the soccer field stairs. Just as well. When I got home I’d forgotten I had a PT appointment.
Spent the early afternoon trying to get the shoulder in shape, then came home and took a nap when I realized i wasn’t going to have an office for a while owing to tech work being done in the next suite over.
Was feeling energetic until I woke up. Been trying to shake off the doldrums ever since. Cold weather…covid…cabin fever…they’re all getting to be a nuisance, aren’t they?
Heard temps are going to hit the sixties next Tuesday. Already put a pin in the date. Going fishing, for sure. Meanwhile, some new N stories to read and critique.
Decompressing.
Got an early start, but let myself get waylaid. Didn’t accomplish much of anything today other a than a nice workout in an empty gym, and later, some reading. Guess I needed a break.
Took a FaceTime call from young Matt this morning, but missed Jack despite promises of a call back. The way it goes, sometimes. 2020, right?
Thought I might get in a day of fishing today, but I guess that’ll have to wait. No worries. New work came in over the transom, so I’ll stay busy other ways.
Another beautiful fall morning.
Up early.
Worked in some revisions before heading off to the gym, then back again to read and make notes on my last N manuscript.
Cold weather predicted to move in tomorrow night. Not sure how much, or when, but I guess it’s coming.
Haven’t heard from the boys in a few days. Maybe we’ll catch up tomorrow.
Meantime, navy bean soup and a bottle of wine.
Up early to a pretty good day at the keyboard, despite all the distractions.
PT this afternoon. Arm and shoulder coming along. Got in a nice walk around the neighborhood, too.
Not much else to tell.
Looking forward to an early rise tomorrow.
Got to work early this morning, avoiding anything in the way of news. Turned out to be a good thing in that, (a) had a good steady day of writing, and (b) the news improved as the day went forward.
Had a nice workout at the gym. Was the only one in the joint for a change, and was able to put in a lot of extra work. Rope skipping in particular is getting easier. Put in 500 reps today without straining the bicep or shoulder. If the pain stays manageable, may be able to get myself back into form before the end of the month.
Hard to believe it’s Thursday tomorrow, though it’s hard to believe a lot of things at the moment, good and bad. In a place of missing at the moment. Probably means I need to get out more while the weather’s nice. Did take a pretty walk this evening. Got a chance to breathe in some clean air.
Well, it’s here. Election day. Did my best to avoid thinking about it, and in doing so had a pretty productive day. Got a lot of edits in place on the long piece, managed to push through PT without killing myself, and found time for some reading late in the afternoon.
Also had a brief, ten minute chat with the boys.
Also finished teak-oiling the furniture.
Looking to watch the returns, which may or may not make for a long evening. Eyes forward, as always.
Over and out.
The clocks have orbited out of control.
Up earlier than I thought this morning, then out to the cottage for a decent day of revisions. Yesterday’s policing of the back patio had its way with the allergies, but the yard looks good and I’m ready to make the next pass at teak-oiling the furniture.
Sneaked away for a short workout this afternoon, then home for trip to Costco to pick up wine for tomorrow night’s long watch over the presidential election.
Pretty day today. Supposed to have more of the same tomorrow.
Wondering what the weekend’s going to be like, and weather there’s a chance of some fishing.
Keep dreaming, right?
Woke to find the day an hour earlier than expected. Got in some good revisions, then spent the rest of the day working around the house. Guest room cleaned, back patio raked, doors teak oiled.
Watched The Great Train Robbery last night in honor of Sean Connery.
Not sure what’s in store for tonight, but whatever it is it’ll be accompanied by a peanut butter sandwich and a glass of wine.
Back at it.
Wrote most of the morning, then the rest.
Neighbor kids dropped by for Halloween. Had a brief FaceTime with Jackie. A nap.
Walls are closing in, and need to push back.
Daylight Savings Time tonight, right? What’s that mean? Get an hour, or lose an hour?
Guess I’ll find out when I wake up.
Pretty good sleep last night. Arm decided to give me a break. Woke at a decent hour to put in some good revisions on the novel, and finish a reader draft of a new short.
Also got a chance to chat with young Jack a while via FaceTime.
Made what I expect will be a last trip to the barber for a while, and put in an easy workout at the gym. The way the numbers look, I wouldn’t be surprised if the gov shut down the state again.
Pizza tonight. Maybe some wine and a movie.
Signing off.
Another good day revising.
Another good day weather-wise.
Even a good day with the PT.
Going into the weekend with the wind to our back, and with any luck things will keep moving in a positive direction. I’ll stop there at the risk of jinxing things.
Looking forward to a quiet night.
Still struggling with the bicep. Can’t seem to make it through the night without waking up. That small bitch aside, had a good day at the keyboard putting the finishing touches on a new story. Thought I might get back to the novel this afternoon, but got caught up in other business instead.
Warm temps made a slight comeback today, but not enough to melt all the snow. Maybe tomorrow. Meanwhile, it feels like everything’s hanging on next week’s election. Even the weather.
Got in a brief jaunt to the gym, but left early. Only about eight people there, but even that felt like too many. Wondering how long it’ll be before the gov shuts everything down again with Covid numbers on the rise.
Missing my boys out in Pittsburgh. Missing all kinds of things. Nothing to do about it but push forward and hope for the best.
Nothing big on the agenda tonight, and maybe that’s for the best. PT tomorrow. Other stuff. Gotta find some new ways to keep myself busy.
