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Wow, it's been nearly two weeks since my last blog entry. Time is just flying by. Herewith an update on some things I've been working on:

Last weekend a friend came down to help me clean out the storage space in my garage. As you can imagine (just think about your own storage spaces) this was a big job. We got a lot done! This set the stage for a yard sale I am planning for next weekend. There is never enough time to prepare for such a sale, but with Mark's help, I have at least gotten the staging area ready to go. There's still a lot more to do, but the sale will happen and more STUFF will exit my life.

Any money I make on the sale will go to help pay for my new laptop. I've received it now, and have started to migrate my computing from my desktop machine to the laptop. I've been told that a laptop will be very helpful for the business development work I'll be doing, and so most SMD volunteers tend to be located close to Internet cafes. Many even have Internet in their homes. So far I've gotten all the applications moved to the new machine. Most of my documents will be stored online, which I haven't started yet. But this also feels like progress.

This weekend has been mostly eaten up by social obligations, errands, and the usual weekly chores that have more to do with keeping body and soul together in my present working life. I've also tried to tidy up the apartment a little. Tomorrow I'm going to be interviewed by Fox News. I never thought my face would appear on Fox, but it seems it's going to. The public relations officer told me they wanted to interview an older volunteer, and that I came very highly recommended by the local recruiter. My guess is that they didn't have a very deep bench of older volunteers, but the flattery helped, as I did consent to have the producer and her crew in my packing-box-littered home tomorrow. The piece will air on Wednesday night, so be sure to watch the news that evening. You may catch a glimpse of my face there.