First day of “fall”, traditionally. Back to work and back to school. I admit, i still don’t like it. Summer should be longer. With more time off. I should have been born European where they take the whole month of August as vacay. And work four day work weeks. We as Americans always diss them on their work ethic. I don’t believe they even notice. And if they did probably don’t care. Too busy relaxing. America is number one in productivity. Because we work more than everyone else. Of course, we aren’t number one in happiness or quality of life. Go figure.
Today I am mildly busy. I have a meeting with a current client, not about his current business, about his new business. He owns a successful restaurant, very successful I think, andbis opening a bigger, better, fancier one in a cool location with the right combination of food and booze. Looks like a hit from here. He is coming in with his partner to see if we are good enough to be accountants for the new place. People are funny, they always believe they are missing out. Some people spend more money on accountants and lawyers because they think they should. Some want “prestige” or “marquee” professionals. Of course there are always pros out there willing to overcharge in order to make them feel better. I’m not that guy.
After that I have about 90 minutes to work and then a doctor appointment. If time after, back to work for an hour or two then workday is done. Not sure how this will all fall out. The 15th is coming up, corp deadline, and I want to take a quick vacay later this month. I will tell you more about that as we get closer.
I have to check in with Linda and make sure there is nothing to do as well. Lots going on but little direct action needed. She says I need to call three contractors and get closer bids on cost. I managed to get one of the referrals on the phone. We had a nice talk and he thought it could be done for $250 per sq ft. Still pricey.
Got to work. Everyone but me was late to the meeting which I find shocking. Meeting went off anyhow, we lined up what he wanted and what we could provide. I just finished reviewing our proposal to him. Will send it to him tomorrow and off we go. I hope.
I did some work, not much, after the meeting. Usual paperwork BS. I do a lot of moving paper around. I produce nothing. Just a service provider.
Off to the doctor for my one o’clock. I will spare everyone the details. Did the doctor stuff, he says I am doing well. Hurray for me.
After the meeting I drove down the block to a shopping center to meet a client from the East Bay. He drive in to drop off all his paperwork for his audit. Which is tomorrow at 9 am. I told the doofus, a month and a half ago, don’t bring it last minute. I won’t have time to do anything with it. Of course I got promised that would not happen. Obviously it happened. I would like to kill him. Or maybe beat him near to death. But I won’t. I will charge him double for all I have to go through. Hey, out there, deliver the goods early. Save your accountant and you time and money. Please.
Drove back to office. Still have lots to do with the 9/15 deadline coming up. Had some online tasks as well. The taxes are really starting to pile in with the deadline coming.
Today is taco Tuesday so it’s off to the carniceria after work with an interim trip to the grocery store for sundries. Dinner Tuesday is always the bomb.
Picked up Rx and ziploc baggies. Usual carnitas and chile verde. No chips. They discontinued the chile verde con nopales which really annoys me. It is better than all, a true gourmands delight. Which makes me a gourmand. But you could probably tell by looking. So no more I guess. Dinner was great. Emily made me split the chile verde with her. I guess too much carnitas for her.
She was unloading he dishwasher and realized the dishes were still dirty. Our Bosch dishwasher has a soap holder which sometimes does not open. Hence the dirty dishes. I hate to think I need a repairman for something so mundane. But, Emily put it quite well, she said we’re almost out of here. Good attitude.
It’s garbage night so I went around be the entire house emptying all trash receptacles and then dumped the litter box. So while wheeling out the cans an incredibly large and friendly and wet dog came up to me outnon the driveway. And followed me all around. 
. That’s him through the slider. He followed me up on the porch and refuses to leave. Now I know people think you should take care of strays. I do. I have found homes for several stray dogs. And my home is the home for two stray cats. No more. They all have to live somewhere else. And I’m not going to feed him.
I found a Monday paper out on the driveway. I forgot, I get papers on the holidays. May be a day old but I’m gonna breeze through it just for giggles.
The paper had no news. Of course it was the Labor Day issue and birthing happened. Just a little news and entertainment and not much else.
I am going to bed now.