Remember that job at the call center I mentioned last week? Well, after deliberating for several days whether I would accept it or not when I got the call to offer it, that call never came. I suspect I was supposed to show enthusiasm by calling the recruiter aftr my last interview (which went pretty well I thought), but the truth is I had a lot of doubts, didn't call them, and secretly hoped they would not call me. And they haven't.

I have talked a lot in the past about seeing what I could accomplish as a painter if I worked full time at it. Commercial success seems like an unlikely prospect, but perhaps it is worthwhile to see how much worthwhile art I can create if I apply myself for a while. I felt bad that I hadn't tried this when a likely job presented itself. Now I have an opportunity, and for at least the month of November, I am going to do my best to get up and work on this every day. I'll blog the results. Come December, we'll see how things are going.

On another note, we leave this morning for a tour of central New Mexico, with stops in Taos, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, and Albuquerque. Las Cruces is the main attraction. We are meeting a realtor there for a tour of the area. If it knocks our socks off, we may sell the house here in the spring, and find a home there.

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