I remember discussions about it.

Bye, bye, I won't wait to stand by...

I really would like to continue this but those internal rhymes are hard!

I think I did at one time know that but it got filed under "Dolly Parton is Awesome" where there is just too much stuff for me to keep track of it all so I am surprised again

Huh. Did we know this already? [link]

I did not, but it made me smile. Particularly the birthday part, because it is my son's birthday too.

I ran downstairs to take out some compost and recycling and found three copies of The Epoch Times outside my building, so I cleaned up the litter and threw them in the trash where they belong.

I have committed an Onerous Task! Praise me!

I like getting my royalties in an Actual Check That I Deposit In Person At The Bank because it's much more validating as writer than having money just magically appear.

Also, sometimes we're running a negative balance and direct deposit just gets eaten up whereas our credit union will allow me to cash a check even if we're a little underwater.

But with pandemic they're insisting on direct deposit and weirdly this is my biggest royalty check ever. I guess people are staying at home and reading about Tom Waits.

Anyway, I emailed my form and I had to look up routing numbers and shit and that required serious Adult Resolve.

JZ and her brothers are having a conference call with the attorney this afternoon. They're in a very complicated situation with her Dad's company. Because it was setup as a trust they assumed ownership immediately upon his death, but it's a pretty big company with five franchises and warehouses and it's a working business.

Also it's a strange and difficult time to run *any* business much less one you inherited.

On top of that, her Dad was in the process of selling it and retiring but that sale is stuck because Corporate refused the buyer. So now they have to extricate themselves from that contract to sell without triggering a breech of contract. And it's extra complicated because the intended buyer is the general manager, and there's suspicion that he will cause "mischief" (in the words of an advisory attorney) if he's not strictly reined in.

It's all great stuff if you like corporate soap operas like Dallas, or Billions. Less fun when everybody's financial future depends on getting this right.

Amazing, isn't it? something that's engaging and possibly amusing on TV isn't so in real life ....

Oh, wow, that is some serious business drama! Could be good fodder for a novel or something...

Congrats on onerousing!

Does JZ get to horsewhip someone like Miss Ellie?

OMG, Claire Saffitz from Bon Appetit Test Kitchen just came out as a huge Buffy fan. It's her "favorite show ever": [link]

Does JZ get to horsewhip someone like Miss Ellie?

She's more into tongue-lashing than horsewhipping.