Hi Friends:

Sigh... I do pigeonhole... For now I need to use that to detach from my angst. I need to think nonsensical non-Block thoughts...

My cooking class was okay.... It was very safe - no single men. The class focused on the stainless steel/aluminium pots/pan collection. My collection has a copper core... I am going to buy a higher flashpoint oil like grapeseed and experiment with the heat regulation. I have never used pans that get so hot with such a low heat setting...

Next week is comfort food cooking. And the following week cocktail mixology - that class should be fun!

Work... well that certainly is not de-angsting... Humongo Client is engaging in weird cost cutting measures that typically smell of desperation. In all likelihood - there will be some reactive behavior from the people affected by these changes - everyone is on edge - I am fighting the urge to react myself. I need to sit tight for 2-3 months and let this all play out...

The goal next year is to be poised to expand so I can add 1-2 more Humongo Clients and hire an assistant and 1-2 workhorse associates. Of course there is the adoption timeline variable - I will adapt as that progresses. I am meeting this week with people to get my business structure established and figure out details.

My kitties - instant angst detachment. \:\) They have been grounded lately. It has been raining and a neighbor has a rabbit nest. They have surrounded the nest with little orange cones and the neighborhood kids are so excited about the little baby rabbits. My cats and I discussed the situation - and well since they are unwilling to promise that these baby rabbits are off limits - they are grounded till the babies are old enough to leave the next.

A lot of things are going well in my life... Maybe I am going to have to meet Condi for drinks someday after W leaves office to ask her what she thinks of LTR's!

Life is life... Pity I can't control everything! \:o Such is life...

take care,
AG