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F-F-Friiiday … !!! I know and TELL ME por favor that it has been a busy week since the last report. I have about an hour more or less before I must get going and address issues of schedule, items of interest and articles of the highest priority.

I had an interesting dream during sleep overnight. It made little sense and required sorting out and that process continues now during daylight. It was mildly amusing and I am just now scratching the surface to the deeper hidden meanings.

In the dream, I was traveling and my tc was (Jeanie) a new friend that popped out of an old bottle I bought on a lark at an estate sale.

But what was weird and I am STILL struggling with is that Jeannie ‘morphed’ suddenly into a spitting image (literally) of the ‘x’. More on this later when I figure it out.

We were being seated in a dining area of a bed & breaakfast with three tables all larger but varying in size. The ‘hostess’, recognizing me, asked if I would say a few words as an ‘opening act’ for the featured breakfast speaker.

After a couple of unsuccessful and lame attempts to turn her down, I acquiesced and accepted and started a short ad lib/ad hoc talk.

While assuming the speaking position, I passed the main speaker, a learned-looking Jewish professor, I leaned in and said words to the effect that when I had gone long enough and he was ready, to give me a ‘sign’ like drawing his thumb across his throat or cover his mouth at which point I wound wind down and quit.

I began with some jitters and over-active nerves but it subsided when I jumped into wave theory, electromagnetic interference and the development of world literature, briefly, by mankind and then focusing on American writers in the 18th century.

I kept looking at the professor and he wasn’t giving me a sign so I kept going. I remember thinking my sausage and eggs were getting cold.

As I said and you well know dreams are amusing and everyone should believe that during such rest and sleep the brain is ‘bubbling’ things to the surface and if you believe in God, which we do, there is a REASON for such and it is OUR JOB to sort it out, make sense and apply 'lessons learned' to test the theory(ies) during waking hours.

Moving along, shortly after waking, I decided today would be a good day to make progress on two (2) cutting boards from a large piece of laminated oak from Randy’s ‘fire marshall ‘ sale.

S1 wants a 10 x 10 and a friend wants a larger one to add handles and feet which when finihed I will use photos as a new product offering and sales tool.

Kyle is coming over at 9:00 and social media sales will be topic of discussion.

The next platform is the etsy shop. It is all kind of a whirl & swirl for yours truly but I have the ability, balls and capability (A,B,C’s) to not only ‘get it’ (eventually) but ‘make it work.’

First Born launched her etsy site last week and were she not so outrageous with her time and pricing scale I would engage and hire her myself directly. However she is WAY over priced. Plus she has already a large plate past FULL so I can sub it out. For now.

She your correspondent a proud pop.

Then after the meeting the trip out for a few things and home for R&R and settle in for the weekend.

I think lobster by the pool, at sunset, a bottle of wine and a pirate island feast and fiesta for one would be killer. Plan and execute same so that the days retirement is early so I can get up early again Saturday and do it all again but in the shop and studios working on all of the projects that are close and far from completion with the GOAL of finishing AT LEAST one.

I can use the ‘fill in’ time to update and upgrade the website. Lord knows it is in need of some improvements so check back next week and send in some cash, plastic or wampum. The ONLY THING I do NOT NEED right now is advice.

Have a great weekend.

Bill out, chilling out from the cloud.