My Internet went down because I didn’t pay my bill. I had to call them up and get it cleared up. I’m now on AutoPay, so perhaps this won’t happen in the future. I went broke yesterday, which isn’t bad. It’s usually halfway through the month. I life off a Social Security check, and it barely makes it halfway through the month a lot of months. I’m thinking of doing food delivery like Door Dash or InstaCart. It will kill my car but maybe I’ll have some money to fix it.
I’m also thinking of getting back into substitute teaching. I did it for years down in LA in a number of different districts. I have a Clear Credential. I’ve had a credential since I was 26, and it’s never been pulled. That’s pretty good because one conviction and they can take it away. I had a couple of minor convictions on my record when I got it and it had to go before a committee to get a waiver. It was a bit of a big deal. I think they don’t even like arrests, which is bullshit because arrests don’t mean crap.
Anyway …
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