So, if you’re an introvert like me, then you understand how the forced solitude brought on by this Pandemic gives me the wonderful opportunity to work on my neglected manuscript I’ve been calling “Volume Three — a Legacy.”
“4” Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980): “The more honest you are, the better you know yourself. And the better you know yourself, the easier it is to choose your next transformation.” Aries
Hi and welcome to Thursday’s Episode 61 in Season 2 of “My Pandemic Year Natural Experiment” on this 11th day of June in the summer of 2020.
“The Tau of Steves: What You Don’t Know Could Fill a Book”
Season One and Two are a two-year examination of how bits of wisdom changed during the “normal” pre-pandemic and then in this unfolding pandemic year.
Previously in Season Two, the Pandemic Year
S2 E60 — She Began to Weep…; S2 E59 — See What You’ve Been Missing; S2 E58 — Check Back in 18 Months
Related from Season One, the Normal Year
S1 E61 — Investment of Time and Effort; S1 E60 — Overlapping Cycles of Life; S1 E59 — Where Did All the Dillon Millennials Go? Eureka!; S1 E58 — Judging a Stroll from the Hotel Santa Barbara to the Lobero Theater
Context
So, if you’re an introvert like me, then you understand how the forced solitude brought on by this Pandemic gives me the wonderful opportunity to work on my neglected manuscript I’ve been calling “Volume Three — a Legacy.”
Here’s an excerpt from the Chapter One draft.
Shaggy’s eyes began to tear up too, so he changed the subject.
“So, I moved back in after breaking up with Chelsea when we lived in Huntington Beach after vacationing in Australia and Bali and living in Santa Barbara through the wildfires and flooding and then here just before they left on their anniversary trip to Italy.”
“Which anniversary was that?”
“The 40th, I think.” he said.
“Wow.”
“Yeah”
AJ got up and on her way into the kitchen asked, “I’m getting refill, do you want some?”
“No, I’m good for now. Do you like that Cuisinart? I’m pretty sure I bought it for them when we camped out in the dining room tent city after I moved back in from Santa Barbara during the kitchen renovation.”
“Oh my gosh that must have been fun, right?”
“Yeah, I had to store my furniture and shit because Fernando needed to stage the cabinets in the garage during the installation. I was already working remote. So I’d shut the door to the office and make my calls and log in to my work.”
“You guys lived here while the remodeling was going on? Darin, Maggie and I moved out just before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we had major reconstruction.”
“Yeah, Mom was getting nervous about the deadline. You know how that goes. It was butting up against their departure date for Italy.”
“Well, it came out beautiful.”
“Yeah.”
“Funny what you remember. Say wasn’t that wall a pinkish red color behind the mirrors?” AJ asked returning to the second couch.
“Yeah, we have pictures somewhere — used to be on the refrigerator with magnets — showing the four boy cousins sitting there through the years.”
“Oh, look up here on the shelf. There’s the one of you, me, Jazzy, Topher and Mom in front of the tree on the grass in the back yard.” AJ said. “And one of us three on the living room floor in the condo. You, me and Topher. Do you remember living at Finisterra On The Lake?”
“Not too much. Probably my memories are really just from photos. Look how big Topher was looked compared to us.”
“Well, he was in high school when Jazzy was born. And that’s when he came out to live with you guys after he graduated, right. Where did he sleep?”
“Downstairs. Before it was converted into an office, Mom says.”
“Oh …”
“Are you ready?”
“No not yet, it’s too sad right now …”
Evidence
Random ones that make me want change my sign.
“4” Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980): “The more honest you are, the better you know yourself. And the better you know yourself, the easier it is to choose your next transformation.” Aries
I downgraded this to “4” only because the advice I’m following for writing a memoir is to be honest. But, today I figure won’t be when my transformation occurs. It’s more likely to emerge nearer the end of the tale.
“5” Steve Smith, 30: “Love is a superpower you were born with and you use without thinking about, just like you use your sense of touch or smell. The time you’re most aware of your natural gift to love is when something is standing in the way of it.” Gemini
Who can argue with this TauBit of Wisdom. Certainly not Emma the Baroness nor I, because truth be told our love story is the central ingredient in this manuscript, if I have my way.
“4” Steve Howey, 42: “Looking for signs to point you to your next move? They will be ever-present. In fact, you will find them wherever your eyes land. Of course, it’s the interpretation that matters. Trust your inner knowing.” Cancer
Look, I have enough of a problem staying focused over the long haul required for writing a manuscript. What you’re suggesting is I switch to my other passion project my other work in progress I’m calling “Volume Two Manuscript” which addresses next career moves by finding which organization type and growth stage attract people like you. Hmm. Maybe, this manuscript will yield complimentary stories and illustrations. I’ll just have to trust my inner knowing, you know?
“5” Steve Jobs, (1955 – 2011): “It is possible to busy oneself with a million tasks and still have a million left. For just a moment, slip into the sublime state in which there is nothing to do and no one to be. When you come back, ask: What is necessary here?” Pisces
So just in blocking out how my work in progress named “Volume Three Manuscript” as a place holder I have to admit the tasks do pile up. At first you have no clue how the story will infold. So coming up with a workable idea starts the ball rolling. And then one thing leads to another and you’ve got a million tasks to consider doing. It does become overwhelming.
What’s Going On …
Literally Bottled and Set Adrift from KnowWhere Atoll
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- @knowlabs followers of one or more of my 35 digital magazines organically grew from 3634 to 3808.
Foresight
Quality-of-Life
Long-Form
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- Saw the movie, didn’t realize that one of my favorite authors, Michael Connelly — his detective Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch book series and Amazon Prime series — also wrote, “The Lincoln Lawyer” which I just finished. Gotta tell you I can’t not see his lead character (Mickey Haller, Bosch’s half brother) as anyone else but Matthew McConaughey.
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Inspired by: Holiday Mathis – Creators Syndicate
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