I've had the several relevant articles in this collection written up for a couple weeks, but somehow kept not getting around to uploading them to the blog. But I have a "free" day today, so it was on my to-do list. The other main thing on my to-do list today is to contact the financial services company that has my 401K and start getting things arranged for my retirement income. It is not a comfortable time for this process. The instability of the markets mean that the balance in my 401K has been fluctuating wildly. It's hard to hold on to confidence in the long term when you see yourself "losing" thousands of dollars overnight. I'm also still waiting for the Social Security Administration to approve and start my payouts. I never entirely believed the "30 days" they advertised on the website, even before (waves hands wildly) all this. But since I allowed for 4 months from application until my salary stops (5 if you count my unused vacation payout) one might hope it would be enough.
I got a lovely fan email (for my fiction) this week from a reader in Romania. (Romania!) I also had a wonderful fan email in February. Never doubt that dropping a note to an author you enjoy will make their day. (Fan mail for the blog and podcast are also greatly appreciated, though less common.)
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