No, I've not really been working in a coalmine... just a throwback to the 1980's song by Devo, which somehow went on to becoming a slightly cultish reference to a life that seemed like it was nothing but eternal work.
I've been trying to find the time to write, but lately it has been a struggle. In part, that struggle is connected to the somewhat cyclical nature of creativity. Some weeks, doing "things creative" comes very easily and naturally... during other weeks it is a lot of work... as inspiration wanes.
It would be an easy "out" to just make the excuse that when the crypto markets tank, I don't feel inspired to write... but that's plain wrong because I engage in lots of writing projects that have absolutely nothing to do with crypto.
The pervasive need to answer the question "what can I do to generate some income NOW" is essentially a sad reflection of rapidly rising cost of living intersecting with pretty much stagnant to declining income.
The time and energy that I do have on my hands these days go mostly towards working on my stamps for collectors business... it's one of the few things I still have that can earn a few bucks on relative short notice. Emphasis increasingly on a few.
In part, the wind was also somewhat taken out of my sails as a result of learning that we will likely have to replace out central heating system soon... that will cost $8,000-$9,000, even with our son-in-law doing most of the work
Meanwhile, the latest inflation numbers for the USA came out yesterday and now puts the inflation rate at 8.5%! That's definitely not a pretty picture for most people... and it's the highest it has been since 1981.
I remember "high inflation" from back then... I was at University and we could really feel how things increased in cost over the almost 5 years I spent there. And since we're not really fully "out of the woods" with the whole Covid issue... no telling whether it will get even worse!
At this point I am just grateful we don't have a mortgage to be paying on... a small blessing!
Thanks for reading, and enjoy the rest of your week!
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