Sunday Night Ramblings
Let's see... it's late in the evening on Sunday.
Today, I swam 1500 yards, played racquetball, then
stuffed myself with two steaks, two sausages and a
plate of portabella mushrooms. Do I feel inspired
to write? Not really. Crawling into bed seems
irresistible right about now. And after writing
nearly 50,000 words in this daily column since
January 1, I'm sure all three of my regular readers
would forgive me if I took a day off.
But my stated promise is to "write something,
anything" every single day, so I can't go to bed
without jotting down a few thoughts. Perhaps I'll
announce that I accepted a job offer last Friday to
work as a water quality diver at Sea World.
Essentially, the position will involve cleaning the
tanks (from underwater, obviously). It may not
sound glamorous, but I've been told the animals
(dolphins, sea lions, etc.) will be in there with
me as I'm working, so that should prove exciting.
And it certainly beats sitting in a cubicle for
eight hours. My near-term goal is to boost my
freelance writing clientele sufficiently to be able
to keep the Sea World gig as a side diversion.
Before I start this job, though, I'm traveling
south of the border with my newfound Total Escape
friends. Next weekend, we're hitting the back roads
of Mexico for a two-night stay at Mike's
Sky Ranch, a haven in the mountains of Baja
California. If we have half as much fun as we had
in Joshua
Tree, it'll surely be a trip to remember.
For now, though, it's bedtime. I try to rise
above the typical diary-style blogging by writing
something worthwhile every day, but tonight you'll
just have to accept some ramblings from a happy but
exhausted writer.
©2003 Michael
Strickland ALL RIGHTS
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