Day 2 of the New Dawn, delayed again till the afternoon…

I’ve been real busy lately. So many things going on – scout camp coming up, reunion coming up, the Stony Ridge festival just complete, the camping trip before that, plus so many things at work to get done. I now have deadlines there, too. I’ve put off many things and now I need to catch up, so I intend to go in early tomorrow.

My wife has been SO busy this summer – getting everything ready for those trips, getting the house ready to sell. She’s done twice as much as me, at home especially, because she’s there all day. The stress is getting to both of us…

So… this busy time will be a test of my resolve and of my free time. Reduced surfing will allow me to get on with the business. I need to write. I am rusty with it. Rusty Klesla. Rusty the stuffed robot dog.

At lunch today, I was going to eat in my car, but realized it was too warm to do so. On a whim, I called up Dave Smith (names have not been changed to protect the innocent) to see if he was home, in his nearby Sylvania abode. They were in the midst of cleaning out their garage for a big yard sale this weekend. He gave me a bunch of old gaming supplies, including a necromancer boxed set! Coolness. He mentioned that it was Maureen’s 40^th birthday. He also mentioned that she wasn’t real happy about it. As she said, succinctly, “You’re not 40. You’re not a woman.”

Dave told me about this place down the street that had a hand-written sign, “$65,000 or best offer” I drove by on the way back and saw it. A small place, in need of work, but available on the cheap! I then looked it up on AREIS; valued at $101,000, 1037 TLA, 3 BR, 1 BTH, detached garage. Not exactly what we seek, but what a great price! Taxes are high, of course, being in Sylvania.

Every time I see a Chrysler car, like 300M, I think of Todd’s story, the Wrecks of Time. I had the design idea of using a similar front grill. But, why would a space ship need such a grill? Is it merely aesthetic? Does the ship collect space particles to ‘burn’? I wonder if it could ever be successful, the story.

Music: Dream Theater – Train of Though. (bombastic)

This doesn’t fulfill my hour, so I’m going to get to work on some D&D stuff.