The answer was proverbially staring at me in the face. Realistically, it was in my ears. My earbuds that I wear at lunch (I have a pair for work and a pair for everything else.) have a longer range than I thought. So, what I am doing now is putting on my earbuds and leaving my phone plugged in at my workstation at the dreaded day job. I can listen to music and not have the temptation to flip through Facebook, Reddit or the myriad other social media sites that capture my attention.

No more of that…

Now that little complication has been solved, I am getting a little headway into the outline. I finally got to write the outline for one of the chapters I have been looking forward to writing. It’s the chapter where the main character Edgar gets to confront his bully Carlton for the first time – it’s the chapter I got the idea to rewrite part way through coming up with the first draft. I can’t wait to sit down and write this particular chapter. It’s an ice cream scene to be sure.

The weather here in Kentucky is being Kentucky – if you don’t like it, just wait ten minutes. I think we’ve gone through three out of four seasons here in the span of a week: cold rain, hot rain, and determined drizzle. It’s nice coffee drinking weather, and certainly good working weather until the power goes out. One nice thing about my laptop id that if has a nice long battery. The weather will steady out pretty soon, so we can all look forward to Southern Humidity!

I did go see Thunderbolts Friday. It’s a good film, and it certainly says quite a bit about mental illness. There was only one thing I found wrong with it, but I’m not going to say what it is because I don’t want to spoil anything. I would give it 3 and half stars out of 5. A good attempt, but they’ve done much better. Didn’t get a chance to see Sinners in the theaters, but I am going to catch it when it comes out on streaming services. I tried to avoid any spoilers, and I ran into one anyways. It’s getting harder and harder to not come into a film completely unknowing.

Well, that’s it for now. I’m itching to get back to the outline to finish the chapter and start on the downward spiral that’s Edgar’s life. Take care, and ta-ta for now.