One of Elmore Leonard’s tips to writing is to never make a prologue, so I’ve already said too much. Never mind the bollocks. From here on out, it’s a couple of hundred words per day on the day and no more fuss about style and proper narrative.
I’ve finally found something to help me get out of bed before noon: my iHome on the kitchen counter set to something listenable so I won’t turn it off. 9:30 for the second day in a row. When the sun isn’t out, that’s an accomplishment.
The temps dropped again today. We’re headed for another cold snap. It was -15 this morning, warmed to -1 when I went to work at 1 p.m.
Managing editor Kelly is still vacationing, so the assistant ME Rod was working with me on the Sunday Opinion pages. Unlike Kelly, Rod had everything ready for me to put on the pages when I arrived. That’s not a knock on Kelly who takes more time to hand-pick the content.
But that saved me two hours and I got a jump-start on Saturday’s paper and left at 6 instead of 9. I never really asked Rich, who was heading the desk today, if the three-hour lapse was cool. I just said, "I’m out." It was my day off, after all.
I had plans to hit The Pub at UAF, but my week caught up with me and I crashed watching "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou."
I woke a few hours later, went online to check my e-mail, and saw the temperature: -25.
There’s a -40 day a-brewin’ sometime soon. Be prepared for pictures and a video.
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2 comments:
Hey Josh, Keep up the great work. We love to read your work back here in the sweltering SE. It makes the days of 80 degree weather that much more bearable.
Lorraine
Dude, negative degrees and no sun. There is not reason good enough to get out of bed...
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