Shall we count the ways that today was better than yesterday? We’ll have to leave the weather out of it, although I did manage to get out and run my errands this morning without getting soaked. Yesterday I didn’t get out at all, so that’s a big improvement. I had to use the windshield wipers today, but only on the intermittent setting.

And there’s money in the company bank account, at long last. I can’t use it until at least Friday, and possibly not until Monday, but it’s there. The bank apparently doesn’t trust Tim with a check that size (low six figures, dollar-wise), so they put a hold on it. I tried to get him to use his charms on the manager at the branch where he was trying to make the deposit, but it wasn’t working. “She’s cute,” he told me, “but she doesn’t think I’m cute.” Well, I can relate to that.

I also tried to convince Tim to call his father, because the Boss has developed a relationship with the manager of the branch near him. We are supposed to call her whenever we need something. I think the Boss could have walked in there with a million dollar check and I could have started spending it the same day.

Or maybe not. It’s been almost twenty years since I’ve seen a million dollar check, and I didn’t actually get my hands on it. I was new to the company then, and it was a much bigger operation.

But anyway, I was going to try to make this all positive, and the good news is we have money. I can write all the checks I want and pay every bill on my critical list. I can even mail them, if the people promise not to try to cash them.

And finally, although the kennel is still under water and the Giants were rained out again, none of the sliding hillsides have dumped any mud in my yard, and none of the roads I use have been closed. And the wind has died down a little. And... and... and... I’m sure I’ll think of something else.

(Oh, I know what else. My toilet, which wasn’t working yesterday with all the water in the ground, has been flushed with success on many occasions today.)