A Good Thursday.

76 degrees outside in the city of Sacramento.

I'm wearing a tee shirt - no jacket or hoodie - outside for the first time in 2009, I think...cold wuss that I am. No need for either today.

I've got a couple of cigars left.

My first unemployment check finally showed, and my California tax refund finally deposited in my account (I did my taxes back in January - but that was before I realized my state didn't have any money left).

As of today, it has been exactly one month since I took my last bitchy, whining insurance claim call, and it's possible that may have been the last one ever. And one month after losing my job, the world still hasn't ended yet.

I don't have to shave.

I'm creating again. I can almost feel doors opening in my mind, more and more each day, that I didn't even realize had closed.

Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies only cost $1.59 a box.

It's a good Thursday.