Hi there [Lynn].
Life is going well. The book has about 80,000 words in it now, however I’ve taken some time away from it to work on a few short stories. Organizing all the data for the book proved to be a more complicated task than this beginning writer can perform. I’ve been toying with the idea of going back to college and getting a masters degree in creative writing. That might give me the skills I’m lacking for the book project. But right now I’m just doing the short stories and in January, plan to take what I have to an agent to see if it’s sellable. If it is, then maybe I won’t go to school. If it’s not, then perhaps I will.
I’m still living in Altoona, with Mom. It’ll probably stay like that until some earnings start coming in from the writing.
I’m still doing the disc jockey work too, but that hasn’t been very lucrative. So I’m considering pulling out of that. Going to give it another year or two. Hopefully, business will pick up.
Well, partially hopefully. I’ve done about 15 gigs since getting into this and found that I’m not crazy about hauling the heavy equipment around to every job. There are four speakers, each weighing 80 pounds. The amp weighs 70 pounds. The mixing board weighs 50 pounds. I’m worried about hurting myself with all that. It’d be nice to pay the help to do all the hauling. But though I have three guys in my crew, I still end up carrying a fair amount. Ah well, I suppose I’m more of a behind-the-desk worker than a manual laborer. 
It’s partly sunny here today. Low humidity, so the skies are deep blue with bright white puffy clouds.
How are things for you? [Your son] probably has a deep voice now, ‘eh? How’s your daughter? Is she finished with college yet? Did she end up marrying that computer guy she was dating when I visited four years ago? You know, the one you admired so much? How are you and Fred getting along? Still together? And of course, you know I have to ask. How are the cats? Ours are fine. They’re going to be four years old in August.
Well, I have to go work on today’s revisions. Hope your business is still working well for you. That’s cool that you’re on high-speed DSL now. Isn’t it great? So take care. You know that you’re my buddy for life, even if we talk but once a year. I think of you often.
Later,
Tom