Its time to hire and train a few replacements at the call center. I'm sure the recently reduced pay will still attract some highly qualified candidates. Thirteen days remain among the acres of cubicles before I get control of my time again, and can seek some new direction. I've been offered part time work, which would have sounded good at one time, but now I'm afraid I've crossed the burnout threshold, and even a couple of days a week don't sound appealing.

I hate to give up a steady income at a time when all the swindles and fraud that have permeated the economy continue to have an adverse affect on my savings and "investments", but I guess I can afford to coast for a while. Maybe I can even create and accumulate enough art work to have a shot at some sort of commercial venue, like a local gallery.

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