On Gainful Employment
Posted on August 7th, 2008 in Blog, exhaustion
Since I haven’t been writing much lately, I’ll refresh your memory about who I am with my daughter’s pictures of a rutabaga and some pot roast:
Can you say ‘rutabaga’ 10 times fast?
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So, the main reason I haven’t been writing much at all lately — not here, not anywhere — is that I got a couple of piecework jobs doing Web sites for friends of friends. It really doesn’t pay much, especially compared with my wife’s grownup salary, but somehow it makes me feel a little better to know I’m at least bringing home a little bacon.
Mmmm. Bacon.
Making money and paying bills — that’s all good, but man am I ever feeling antsy to get back to writing. Writing is a little like yoga — well, OK, I’ve never done yoga, so let’s just say that writing is like I’ve heard yoga ought to be: stretchy and painful, but ultimately satisfying.
Just like pot roast.
See you on the other side, y’all.
Yeah, I Twitter, don't laugh. 
August 7th, 2008 9:07 am
I love pot roast.
August 7th, 2008 10:16 am
You can get paid for this stuff?
August 7th, 2008 10:46 am
No, no — these are *real* Web sites. One’s for a political candidate and one for a college department…
I take my pay in doughnuts.
August 8th, 2008 5:07 am
Whether it be making a couple hundred bucks announcing a track meet or looking into the process of saving $20 a month by changing cable plans, contributing in any way is something to be proud of. Definitely makes me feel good.
August 8th, 2008 12:57 pm
Love the pot roast reference!
I think that even bringing in pennies feels better than bringing in nothing.