I had a very strange morning that I thought I should share.

I woke up this morning feeling depressed, and thinking that things could very well take a turn for the worse, and stay that way.

But I also thought, maybe they could go the other way. I needed a sign.

Then I heard the mailman arrive, and I decided that whatever was in the mail would tell me which way things were going to go. If it was good stuff in the mail (how likely is that?), then life would begin to get better, and things would start to go well.

If, on the other hand, the mail was full of bills and threats and all that, then things would get worse.

After the mailman went away, I went to the mailbox, and opened it. I closed my eyes as I pulled out the mail, because I was a little scared of what I'd find there.

Finally, I opened them. And I found two paychecks! And no bills!! Woo-hoo!

I ran back inside and pulled open my email. There, I found an email from an editor at Business 2.0 who had only yesterday turned down a story pitch. He said, wait! There might be a way for that story to work after all.

Then, I found two emails from friends checking in on me and being very friendly and nice. And finally, an email from the guy who organizes the Broadway Show League, which I want to write some stories about, and he gave me the names of a bunch of Broadway performers who take part in the league. I'd been waiting for days for that email.

Oh...And baseball season started. Which is a good thing. It means, among other things, that spring really is here. Finally.

With all of that in hand, I started to feel really good, like things could start happening again. After two days in which I'd heard negative feedback on two story pitches, and in which Kathleen and I had bickered a lot, I had been feeling down, like I said. Now, I decided, things were going to get better.

And all because the mail said so!

Next thing I did was to begin crafting my pitch about the Broadway Show League. And once I'd written that, I realized that I could use another blog to host my resume, instead of always pasting it at the end of pitches or job applications. So now I have two blogs, this one and my new one, which is nothing except my resume and links to clips.

Anyway, I thought about it later, and decided that I would do the best I could to keep things going in a positive direction. But I also realized that signs like that are great, but they can only control so much. Things were good today, but they may not be tomorrow. But as long as I know that I have some control over it, then I can keep a positive outlook. And that was a nice thing to understand.

It's March 31.

That means it's my baby's birthday.

Happy birthday, love.

This is where you want to go to get your present. From me.

LOVE
Greeter Dan

Psst...everyone else...there's nothing to see here. Move along.