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Hmmmmmm....think I'm all the way out to setting goals for the week of
July 29 now...

1)  Finish collecting material for September Chamber newsletter...I've
already started putting a couple things in the computer, and I have an
appointment (tomorrow--Friday, July 28) with the Chamber director to
work on the front page story (about a new membership services program
for the group).

2)  Newspaper articles...I'm set to talk to the editor tomorrow to see
what he needs next week (turned in two articles earlier today--the
wedding consultant business and the new pizza joint).  BTW--our biggest
weekly of the four (30,000 circulation) just went to a twice weekly
schedule...a move we were going to make in September, but it was
accelerated due to strikes at the two major dailies in Detroit).  My
editor mentioned wanting to talk to me about submitting some material
for the Thursday editions...and I let him know I'd love to do something
a bit different from my usual business stories.  The Thursday paper is
more of a weekend/feature publication (TV listings, concert news,
cooking articles, automotive articles).
I've been looking for the opportunity to do something other than
business stories...with an eye towards entertainment feature-type
articles.  We'll see if there's anything available along those lines
with the paper...meanwhile, I've been thumbing through my Writers'
Market...

3)  Send for sample copies and writers' guidelines from at least six
markets.  I've got three or four marked in my WM now...I've got the
envelopes and stamps in hand...all I need is another free hour to pick a
couple more markets and send out the requests.

....

This week's been a little lethargic...the heat and humidity here is
oppressive...and my AC wasn't working (sleeping in humid, 85+ degree
heat isn't possible for me).  We've tried beating the AC unit into
submission...and it now seems to be cooling a bit...at least it's
drawing some of the humidity out of the air <sigh>

I've managed a few little errands (sending out a disc of JPEGs to an
online friend who asked us to scan some of his pictures, ordering a new
address plate for the house, ordering a new pump for my indoor fountain,
getting most of my vacation pix back).

Unpacking...welllll....it's getting done a bit at a time.

Meanwhile, we've been pretty busy at work...we had a particularly bad
crisis early in the week, which seems to have been resolved (but it took
a lot of everyone's time these past few days).

Took my friend into the hospital for her out-patient surgery on
Tuesday...and managed to write two long-owed snail mail letters while I
waited for her (sent 'em out, too <g>.

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