Yesterday Was Not A Good Day

CLIFFNotes went out a day late this week. I really hate being late, it is supposed to go out Sunday evening, but the data wouldn't load on EmailBrain. "There system must be down - I'll have to be patient" I told myself.

Monday morning when technical support was available they told me my list was bad. The same list I've used for the past 2 1/2 years. Hello? Is there something wrong here?

So I switched to a new company - IContact. They are twice the price but the list uploaded in ten seconds. I spent 5 hours trying to upload it to EmailBrain.

In the middle of all this technical back and forth a call comes in from the adoption list. "Something terrible has happened... I need a new ferret" What happened? I asked. "Our dog killed our ferret - what can I do?" "Get rid of the dog" I answered before I could think about it.

"We did" was the reply. But was it the dog's fault? Was it really anyone's fault? But it sure made me sick to my stomach. I feel bad for being critical - I've had to deal with animal tragedies at my house.

Then I get an email Blizzard died. At least Blizzard died of old age (I believe) I hope we all go that way. But Blizzard, a ferret out of state I never met, I know he was special. I hate to hear that news.

There is a lot of anxiety at my house. I've been pretty much unemployed for 18 months. I've got great skills in databases, web development and marketing, but I must be too old to get a job.

I'm worried about my own ferrets. What happens if one of them gets sick? My unemployment insurance stopped because a past employer put something in the file. There is no money coming in until an interview. That darn Quito is just too skinny - I think he was born a skinny weasel.

Although life is stressful, don't feel sorry for me. I did manage to marry well and invest well about 15 years ago. I have a pretty good life. Its just sometimes life seems to not give any breaks.

I have spent my unemployment time learning a lot of new things regarding web marketing. I enjoy it. I'm trying to start my own company. I have my eyes out for a job, but I've never seen the job market so bad in San Diego since Ronald Reagan was president.