First Day

I’m selling again, which is something I thought I’d never do. I told myself that money could not be the primary motivation for my work. The difference between this job and past sales jobs is that I have talked to enough guys who have sold security over the summer to know that the money is legit. I have no delusions that knocking door to door will be easy, but I know it’s only for the summer. I made my first sale today, my first day out, which is probably a little better than most new reps. (For a hilarious first day story, go to www.npr.org and search for "First Day." Scroll the Real Player audio button to to 19:50, and listen to the story about a policeman's first day, involving a beautiful woman, a squirrel, and fire.)

In Rosie’s world, she’s signed up to lead story time at the clubhouse of our apartment complex tomorrow, so she worked all day on preparing for that.

Ethan’s news is that he ate a ton yesterday, including a bunch of grapes, and today he has a rash. He wanted me to be sure I told you that.