Hello, gang.
Well, I finally heard from the Folklife folk up in Seattle - they have offered The Job to another of the finalists - I was astonished at my sense of relief... Oh, had they offered it to me, I surely woulda jumped at the money, I tell yuz... but, yipes - whatta rats' nest... hence my sense of ease.
I offered two writing courses to the college where I graduated with a BA last July - the administrator of the undergrad division said I might fit in nicely with the Spring quarter curriculum... and two days later, he sent me an email to tell me the writing teacher had died the night before in his sleep... hmmmm.... may he rest in peace...
And my sister Tami had foot surgery last Monday, so I've been staying at her house to fetch and carry and cook dinner and stuff... And my brother Mikey has a big tumor on his chest that has to come out this week -- oy, vey - of all four of us sibs, I am (knock on wood) the only one to escape the nastier aspects of aging...