Here we are on Day 1.  So far, I've made a delicious salad, written a post for Literary Quicksand, worked with roofing and furnace contractors, played swing ball with Mac, logged on to the get-to-know-you thread for my online novel-writing class, and changed the laundry.  Also, my mom called.

"When's the crash going to happen?" she asked.

"I don't know," I said. "Maybe it's not happening this year."

"Hmm," she said.  "Well, that's interesting."

I could tell she thought my hypothesis was incorrect. Ready or not, she said without saying, the crash looms.  I did take a nap yesterday.  Maybe I'll doze on the couch while I read a book.  Mini-crash?  I'm kind of hoping so.  In the meantime, I'm going to organize my bathroom drawers.

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