Even though MLK day is not a celebratory holiday, here is still enough holiday in it to make today, Tuesday, into a Monday. I feel Monday. I woke up at 5am and knew I would not be going back to sleep. So I lay in bed awake for an hour. Kind of a waste. Got going at 615. I’m done at 7. Going to workout. Emily just got up.
I have an idea. Let’s make the official end of the “holiday season” MLK day. That gives the holiday a little more meaning and, more importantly, gives us two more weeks of holiday thinking. Nice idea, isn’t it? After a couple years we push the end to Presidents Day. See where I’m going? That’s right, a year long “holiday season”. Sure, we would have less work, more parties, more holiday pay (stop me when it sounds bad), more trips, dinners out, visiting the in laws. OK, stop. But mostly fantastic, I think. Let’s take a National 3 day weekend to think it over. Not sure what government office would be in charge of this. They would be the ones working while the rest of us sat on our fat heinies.
I did get to my workout much earlier than usual. So early, I worked out with a different group of people. Saw Jimmy Mayoral, a guy I go hunting with. I did not go this year due to “bad” weather. It was warm and sunny. But, anyway, I had no idea he and I were in the same gym. What a difference 2 hours make. I also had to share facilities because there must have been at least ten people there. That’s a crowd.
Got home way earlier than usual. Turns out I had a ten am appt with an IRS agent at my office. For a change, I got there on time. I should get up early more often. Usual audit process, nothing crazy. Collect and collate data for her and answer a lot of questions. Nice gal.
Client Jeff came in around noon. He brought a check. I like that. Right after him was client Frank. He had docs to sign. Last couple times he was here he had admired my sandals. Huaraches. So I bought him a pair and they had arrived in todays mail. He is not a sandals in the winter kind of guy but he did try them on for fit. He seemed happy with his gift.
After he left I went to the bank. Not my bank, yet. Trying to open an account since those jerk offs at Cal Bank & Trust shut mine down. This bank was my old bank and they are trying to get one open for me. My last bank also shut all my accounts because one of my clients was in the Cannabis biz. Guilt by association. Still, we are not sure if it will work. I won’t know till tomorrow.
Not much going in the afternoon. Just usual work, phone calls and emails. The things that make life fun. Not. I did manage to get all my electronic organizers sent out. Yesterday the server was down and I couldnt send anything. When I want to get everything done Fast I truly hate it when technology gets in my way. Analog systems I can fix. Digital not.
I had a visit from client Malik and his friend whose name I did not catch. His friend nodded off while we were talking. Funny. Malik came in to pick up his year end tax forms. I used the time to discuss all the money he owes me. I would like to get paid. Malik is Pakistani so he wants to pay a lot less than whatever the price happens to be. He is a jerk. Always.
I went home after seeing him. It’s Tuesday so I gotta pick up mexican food for dinner. After a blah drive I hit the Mexican place. Carnitas combo for Em and Costillos de Puerco con Nopales for me. Yum yum.
After dinner was bad TV. Right now I am going with my Tuesday night tradition, garbage to the curb. Fun fun. Going now.
That was cold. And gross. Love it.