My writing income is back to pre-COVID levels this month for the 1st time. I hope it continues. Upwork clients are savvier these days, too. Now that the pandemic has clued people in to what works best for them (working for someone else or for themselves), a lot of people have decided to start […]
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Tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. I’ll be having a telemedicine call with the medical folks who will be assisting with my surgery on June 9th. I have to login 15 minutes early to be sure everything is working well. (It sure beats driving to Seattle for this at that time of the morning! It
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Above Image Credit: https://www.sfweekly.com/marketplace/what-is-the-easiest-online-casino-to-cash-out/article_44956cee-6646-4bac-b02c-803c03d0d4d8.html I made $1000 in four hours this morning. I wrote five 700-word articles for a new client. If he likes them, he will hire me to do 25 more. They’re a challenge because they’re all on the same topic, which doesn’t come with a ton of talking points. So,
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My three newest clients are very happy. I know — nothing new there. But every time I make a client deliriously happy, it feels like the very first time, so I’m going to celebrate! I’ve been a published writer since 1969 and a copy/content/feature writer and editor as a freelancer since 2008. (All
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Drove to Seattle today for my pre-op screening. Passed it with flying colors . 30 Days… So, now the countdown begins… As soon as I got home, Lisa and I drove to Orting to do our “bike thing”– 15 miles round trip on our bikes. We do our best to ride three
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My 10+ year old 18″ Envision monitor has been trying to give up the ghost for the past several days, so this morning bright and early I bought a 21″ HP model, and I love it! What a difference 1o years makes in the resolution quality of a monitor. This one is so much
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Tonight I’m recalling warm Warner Bros. memories. Working there was a lot like being on the Starship Enterprise. It was a physical manifestation of IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations) in Action! I was just lying in bed thinking about some of the people I met, knew and adored at Warner Bros. when
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“Theydies and gentlethem” — a friend just spotted this phrase online somewhere, reposted it, and I LOVE IT! Yes, yes, and yes! It is all inclusive; no one on the gender spectrum feels excluded or unacknowledged. Whoever came up with this greeting has the undying gratitude of multitudes of individuals. They
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WOO HOO! My panniculectomy surgery has moved forward to June 9th at the Pac. NW’s #1 Hospital in Seattle. I’m eager to have it behind me! I’ve been waiting a long time for it. Today I got a call saying my wonderful surgeon, Dr. Sarah Goldsberry-Long, has an opening on June 9th, so I
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On this rainy Friday, I’m just sitting here at my work desk looking for writing work and waiting for the phone to ring so I can drive to Ruston Way in Tacoma to pick up the three bikes that are getting their tune-ups… In a nutshell, I’m bored outta my gourd. It’s no fun to be
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