August 30, 2019
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Comments Off on Dog(walk) Days of Summer
Summer is tentatively turning its golden-locked head toward fall. Nights are growing longer, days shorter, and the other day’s violent storm knocked the temps down a few degrees. As I scribble, it’s only 98 out here on the side deck, … Continue reading
June 18, 2019
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So Luz the Wonder Cleaning Lady, who has begged off coming ’round once a month, saying she wasn’t feeling well, her husband wasn’t well, and whatnot, called out of the blue and invited herself to come do battle with the … Continue reading
September 3, 2018
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Comments Off on Paying Work DONE! At last….
Oh, the TERROR OF PAYING WORK for the indolent freelance operator. 😀 Over the past nine or ten days, I’ve actually had to (gasp!) WERK, a horrifying prospect, rather than play at pretending to write things. Hence the regular posts … Continue reading
May 23, 2018
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From your seat at your desk, chained to your cubicle, the gig way of life looks like a refreshing alternative to your fluorescent 9–5 reality. Freelance workers get to choose when they want to work, where they want to work, … Continue reading
May 3, 2018
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Comments Off on To REALLY retire or not to REALLY retire?
That is the question. It’s not so much that I’m all that sick of this self-employment stuff. It’s that the older I get, the lazier I get. And the less I feel like working at ALL. Barf. Just now The … Continue reading
January 11, 2018
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Comments Off on “Retire”…or no?
So this morning it occurred to me that maybe I should chuck all the paying work and call it, once and for all, True Retirement. Maybe what I really want to do in life is what SDXB does: nothing The … Continue reading