It's another Friday of minimal internet connection. There's not much to report. Progress on the book front is slow. Progress on the Fiverr gig is slow. I've developed a second tooth abscess. I could use prayer for it. I'm very tired. I had a dental appointment but had to miss it and reschedule. If it doesn't get better over the weekend, I'm going to see if I can get an emergency appointment.
Have a great weekend.
The internet is wonky today. I assume Verizon is upgrading the network. Progress continues on the writing front. It's not spectacular, but it's progress. I've also made a little progress on the Fiverr gig. It's still not up and running due to lack of equipment and more training that I've been needing. I had to replace a critical element that arrived only today. It can't be used without modifications, so another delay. Sometimes the hindrances feel supernatural. Keeping it short since my upload speed is 0.03Mbps.
Have a great weekend.
Oil from the Middle East ships on tankers that take 90 days to travel to the U.S. It goes through a port of entry and is shipped to a refinery where it's stored for refining into gasoline. After it's refined, it's stored for shipping to gas stations. Counting the time it took from the original sale to get to the port of exit in the Middle East, the price at the pump is for oil that was bought about four months ago. Oil pumped in the U.S. can skip the 90 days of shipping, but that oil still takes time to pump, ship and refine.
Another way to put it is that there's a disconnect between the cost at the pump and the cost of the oil used to make that gas. A change in the price of oil has no affect on the price of gas already at the pump today. That oil is months away from being sold as gas. Is the public being gouged? Yes. Does the government care? No. Is this a coordinated plan between the Biden administration and oil companies? That's a good question. See: campaign contributions. Is the Biden administration allowing the gouging as a backdoor green energy policy? Undoubtedly.
The price of oil today is $120.70. The price of oil four months ago that is gasoline at the pumps today was $89.88. Why is gas so expensive?
Book Stuff
I got some work done toward the B'vellah War series. It wasn't anything to brag about. I found an error in book 1. Marion notices some dark stains on a sasquatch that he thinks are blood. In reality, he would automatically recognize blood by its colors. Ugh.
Fiverr Side Gig
I'm still working on getting that off the ground. As mentioned before, I don't have all the equipment I need. An $8 part arrived yesterday. I did some testing. It looks like I have enough to get by for now. If I can put some work into this weekend, next week could be when I finally get started. Once things are going is when I'll have more details.
Have a great weekend.
I only got about four hours of sleep last night, so this is going to be short. May was a bad month. This month isn't quite as stressful, but I could still use a breakthrough. Nevertheless, I'm now moving forward with the B'vellah War series. Let's hope enough problems stay out of the way to get it wrapped up.
If everything goes well, I'll be able to get the second Fiverr gig going this upcoming week. If so, I'll have more details later. We'll see what happens. I'll still don't have the proofreading one up. The style guide I need to study is over 1,100 pages long. The second gig would pay more than proofreading. If I can get that one going instead, I'll save proofreading for my own work.
I need a new car in the worst way. If you believe in the power of prayer, I could use one. :)
Have a great weekend.
