The only reason I have for not posting last week is lack of gumption.
It's been cold and occasionally snowy or icy here. It's weather that keeps me inside watching Netflix and being unproductive.
I did finish sorting Charles' letters. I'm guessing only one-third (or slightly more) were written by or to Charles. Most were sent or received by his younger brother Earl. There are a fair number written by their dad to their mom. (Their dad worked and lived in the city during the week because he worked at the state penitentiary.)
I've started reading them. The bulk of them begin in August 1936. Charles and his dad, Fritz, both have apartments in the city. Charles is living downtown with a roommate while Fritz is in a neighborhood a mile or so south of downtown. It's a brutally hot and no one can sleep more than a couple hours a night because the apartments only "cool" to the low 90s. Charles has gotten a job working at coffee shop in one of the hotels. He started as a busboy but moved up to waiting tables and routinely makes as much as 55 cents a day in tips. His dad is proud he is doing so well and believes the money he's able to save along with a regents scholarship will make his first year of college much easier. Charles is considering joining a fraternity but is waiting until after rush to make a decision.
I have to watch the time when I'm reading the letters so that it isn't suddenly two hours past when I normally go to bed.
Last Friday Eve and I were asked to attend a conference later this week. We'll be exhibitors rather than participants. This is something that the coworker who died last year normally did. That position was recently filled but for some reason the new person isn't going. I suppose it's because she hasn't had time to learn what's what. The thing is neither Eve nor I work in that area so we don't know any more. Still, we're the ones going.
We spent today hunting for the display and all the associated materials we'll have to take. We also had to go through the hoops we're required to navigate before we can travel on the company's dime.
Just checked the forecast. Freezing drizzle through tonight and again tomorrow night. What fun.
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