It was certainly a dreary day around here.  It seems like it rained all day.  Luckily I didn’t have to get out in it as I worked from home today.  The problem with working from home is that I put in too many hours.  With no interruptions you can get a pretty good rhythm going and make significant progress.  Considering what I do for a living, engineering, it’s very easy to conduct business from home.  It really boils down to work ethic.  Some of my coworkers consider working from home similar to working part time.  I think that speaks volumes about their work ethic or rather the lack of it.

    I’ve got an idea for a new book or perhaps a short story.  It’s about a guy that leads two parallel lives.  The hitch is that one of them is in a dream.  The climax will be when the two lives veer slightly off course and cross.  I really enjoy writing, but it can be difficult work.  The stories have dull moments while situations are being set up or background explained.  For me, that’s the drudgery of writing...I only want to write the good parts.  The other trick is to keep things in order.  I don’t use an outline, I just let it flow and hope for the best.  On occasion I have to go back and change things around a little.  Actually, I change things a lot.  Like chapter two becomes chapter six, stuff like that.

    Another thing I have difficulty with is changing my writing style.  I say that as if I really have a “style”.  I write as I speak.  I also like humor, so when things are serious, I don’t feel as comfortable.  I think that means that I sometimes try to write out of character.  I don’t have a lot of success but it’s still good practice.  For instance, yesterday’s post, Individuality, was well outside what I consider my bounds.  I’m not much on giving advice.

    Having said that, I will offer this tidbit; don’t feed your cat scrambled eggs.  Our bunch had eggs today and it smells like a sulfur warehouse around here.  As could be expected by their stealthy nature, they are experts at SBD’s.  They lie there all innocent, purring softly and squinting their eyes, when in reality they’re just conjuring up a fart.