The Laughing Wolf

An Apology And An Explanation

Things have been a little lite of late, and I want to apologize for that. I do know that I have not written as much as normal, and I also know that I have not written on many issues and subjects that deserve attention.

The problem has been that I have suddenly developed two full-time jobs. I have my writing and related work, which though slow is picking up. This weekend, I have to finish a piece on wheelock firearms for a magazine in addition to all the other things on the to-do list. There are some other possibilities looming, and I am do very much hope that they manifest and soon. Being busy earning money is a good thing.

There is also the fact that I have to work out each day. This is not a nice to do, it is a have to do for me. It is physical therapy for a knee and shoulder that need rebuilding; it is cardiovascular conditioning; and, it is kicking my metabolism to the point that the obvious signs of hypoglycemia are gone and I have even been able to quit taking my medicine for same. Actually, it was had to quit, as the medicine was starting to make me sick. It is entirely possible that maintaining the exercise program may either put the hypoglycemia into remission or eliminate it all together. This is a very good thing.

It is also clear that the cardiovascular conditioning is having a very beneficial effect. After nearly getting creamed yet again by a semi, possibly the same one as before, running the yield, my blood pressure and pulse were only at 128 over 72 and 78 respectively, when I got inside. By the way, if I ever do get creamed by a semi from Gotoh Distribution, please let the authorities know that this was not the first time they had barreled through the yield and that the charges should be upgraded accordingly.

The problem here is that my routines take a bit of time. Far too long, actually, in terms of my day. I am going to be getting with Jim at the gym on Monday to look at both some better exercises for some things and for better ways to break up what I am doing so that I can do better in less time.

The other factor is that my work at 801 Franklin suddenly went from 2-3 days a week to effectively full-time. I am not really complaining, mind you, but it does mean that I am trying to do two full-time jobs at once, and that is not an easy thing. Working in a kitchen is not a sedentary operation, and working 6-11 hours in a shift and also trying to put in 6-8 hours a day on writing and related work takes a heavy toll.

This blog has been a part of that price. I have tried to post at least one thing each day, and to make it the best I can in extremely limited time. It usually takes an hour to do major posts, but that is an hour that can be spent writing paying stories, pursuing jobs and contracts, talking to my Sissie on the phone, laundry, or the multitude of other necessary things. Unless and until the tip jar suddenly starts bringing in money, the blog will have to come in behind paying writing and the restaurant.

Because I do have paying writing that needs to get done, I have asked Matt to only put me down for four shifts this week. If that happens, and I can get the paying work done, then maybe I can blog a bit more again. If the tip jar suddenly fills up, then I will live up to my promise to devote myself to blogging.

Since that is not likely, I wanted to apologize to you for not doing more this last week and to tell you why. I will do my best to do better, but I can make no promises. Please do, however, keep coming around and checking. You will never know what you will find.

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