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Another one under the belt.
Productive day writing. Went back to the long piece after finishing edits on my newest short. Pleased with both.
Pulled some weeds when I got home from the gym. Killed some time reading and catching up on the phone.
May not sound like it, but had a pretty good day.
Looking for another one tomorrow.
Holding pattern.
Waiting on word from my bro, my illustrator, and half a dozen editors who’ve been holding various pieces of mine for nigh on a year.
Took things easy today. Forewent the gym. Wrote, read, revised, and took a late afternoon drive out to Harding’s nursery instead.
Also got in a walk around the neighborhood.
Looking to hit the road for Wyoming any day now.
Groovin on some oldies.
Good day.
Wrote, worked out, FaceTimed with the boys.
Cool morning. Felt a little like fall.
Up early to the keyboard, and beyond. Had some good luck with revisions, then headed off for an early workout at the gym. Been switching up my routine a bit—forewent the jump rope for a half an hour on the bike—but not sure I liked it as much as I wanted. Still lifted and hit the bag, so no complaints. Just looking to keep things fresh.
Spoke to my bro, Joe, about meeting up in Wyoming. He’s having maintenance issues with the Ford dealership over his truck, and may arrive a day (or two) later than expected. Won’t change my plans, but I hope he gets past his troubles without losing too many brain cells. Sounds as if he’s got a real mess on his hands.
Talked briefly with my buddy S this afternoon. Always the highlight of my day.
Still missing the boys, but there’s nothing to be done about it so I’ll leave it at that. New resolution: eyes forward.
Watched West Side Story the other night. First time I saw it I was maybe fourteen. What a treat.
New week, new day.
Put in some good time at the keyboard, then went off to the gym. Tired, don’t know why, but managed a decent workout nonetheless. Think I’m still coming down off the month-long high with the boys.
Quiet afternoon.
Waiting on the rain now, and a quiet evening inside.
Come Saturday, I’ll be in Casper.
Sluffing most of the week with my entries. Still tired from the boys’ visit, I guess. That and the hot weather.
Been plugging on some short pieces, but haven’t dropped anything in the mail for a while and need to change that. “Long Player” and “You Say, I Say” are both ready to fledge. Meanwhile, need to get back to the long piece and maybe send out some queries to agents looking for short fiction collections.
Send off some correspondence when I got home from the movie this morning, and managed a light workout at the gym, but haven’t done much otherwise.
Salman Rushdie incident been on my mind all day. What a damned obscenity.
Making plans to leave for Wyoming a week from now. Looking forward to seeing the mountain again. Getting the hell away from everyone.
Boys left for Pittsburgh late yesterday afternoon. Miss them already. What a terrific three weeks.
Eased back into the old routine today. Up early, writing, then off to the gym. Cut the grass and weeded when I got home.
Coffee with my buddy, George, tomorrow. Maybe a haircut, too.
We’ll see.
Yeah. Back for another short one.
Boys left for an overnight camping trip to Rampart with their mom this morning. S and i spent the day catching up on paperwork, and whatnot.
Got in an overdue PT session with Brian, and a short workout afterword. Came home and napped a while.
Taking advantage of the quiet time, and figure to sleepwalk through the rest of the evening.
Hoping to get up early and write before the crew gets back home. We’ll see how the rest of the evening goes.
Lots of running around today. Boys are full of energy. Had a semi-quiet morning if you discount the fisticuffs, bloodletting with plastic katanas, etc.
Went swimming this afternoon and had a great time.
Taking it easy tonight so they’re rested for their overnight at Rampart tomorrow.
Heard from the University of Wyoming today. Contributor copies for my newest story should be in the mail. Something to look forward to with the rest of the literary world having gone to sleep on me.
Two new stories from N rolled in as well. We’ll see if I can keep up.
Laying back a little.
Took the boys to the Manitou Arcade today, had a great time. They earned/mooched enough tickets to get themselves a couple of katanas. Plastic, of course.
Overcast, muggy day. Lots of laziness.
Fishing tomorrow.
Tacos tonight.
Slow day, but productive.
New draft of Long Player, good mid-morning work, good meeting with doc.
Ran some errands an picked up tickets to tomorrow’s Green Mountain Falls Skyspace.
Figure to be up early. Leave at four thirty.
Looking for a quiet night tonight.
Good day writing.
PT today, and all the rest.
Still waiting for the rain.
Had a nice chat with my old bud, S, this morning.
Movie this afternoon.
Can’t seem to shake the case of the blues I’ve been carrying around, but was good to get out of my head for a little while.
“Long Player” seems ready to send out. One last read-through should do it. Eager to get back to writing again, full time.
Wrote a critique for a particularly ponderous N piece this morning, and was happy to send it back. Still have one story in my queue I like. Not sure how far it will go, but thought it was interesting.
Still decompressing. Thought I’d make it to the gym this afternoon, but got back late from the movie, and there wasn’t much chance of making it work.
Nice rain going on outside . Gonna stop now and enjoy it.
Boys left for Yellowstone this morning. Miss them already. They’ll be gone a week, then back again for a short visit.
Went to the gym today for the first time in forever. Skipped rope, hit the heavy bag, lifted a little. Nothing too strenuous. Figure to up the action tomorrow.
First day back writing in a while. Felt okay. Looking forward to ramping up when the visitors are gone. Have a lot of catching up to do.
Weather wasn’t as hot today as it was most of last week. Mid to high eighties, I think. Got some rain late in the day, but could use more.
Read an N story this evening that was pretty good. Got some correspondence off, too. Still recuperating from all the action, and looking ahead to a nice quiet evening.
Back from two days camping with the boys. Sat out a number of thunderstorms up in Elevenmile Canyon to have a splendid time on the mountain. Our site was perfect, high in the rocks and trees above the river. Couldn’t have asked for anything nicer. Built a couple of good fires, ate s’mores. Hunted chipmunk (unsuccessfully I’m happy to say) with the new bows and arrows, and closed out the night in the tent with Aesop and a rollicking hand of Uno.
Drove out to the reservoir the following day and rented a fishing boat. Blue skies and calm waters all afternoon. Didn’t tie into any fish, but didn’t figure on it, having not gotten on the water until one. On the positive side, the marina messed up our order for a fishing skiff and put us in a pontoon boat with a canopy. A cooler of beer would have cinched the deal, but this is Colorado, not Wisconsin, so we settled for bottled water and a bag of chips.
Went swimming at this Y this afternoon. Boys off to Denver tonight with their mom. Drew flies in tomorrow. Everybody back here for dinner tomorrow evening.
Didn’t sleep well last night—bad dreams— but figure to catch up tonight.
Been off the grid since the boys arrived.
Going camping on Wednesday and Thursday.
A wild ride, for sure.
Boys arrive tomorrow evening.
Nice day today. Temps dropped into the eighties and the grass lived another day.
Wrote in the morning, cleaned house in the afternoon. Hit the gym mid-day then drove to Lowe’s to pick up some garden lights. Took the Jeep to the carwash afterward.
Passed along a couple of N reviews, too.
Enjoying the quiet now. Long day.
Went to work on a new short piece this morning. Got in a pretty good run before quitting.
More work around the yard, another movie to get out from under the heat, and a quiet trip out to state patrol office to jettison the boys old car seats.
Another afternoon in the mid nineties.
Looking forward to some rain tonight, and some cooler temps tomorrow.
Quiet Saturday.
Was up early, writing, then went off to a movie to try and avoid the afternoon heat. Temps got into the mid nineties, and the small breeze that blew down didn’t do much to cool things. Grass is looking a little crispy, the flowers a little wilted.
Took some odds and ends to the Arc later in the afternoon, and returned some unused merchandize at Ace and Lowe’s. Not especially exciting, but it needed to be done, and gave us a chance to pick up a few groceries while we were out.
Had a nice time and J and K’s concert party last night. Good music and good company.
Taking it easy, at home, tonight.
