Diary

Wednesday morning, May 17

It's been a week and a half since last writing. I spent last Tuesday May 3 thinking about the RM EDITX purchase & how to set it up for me. On Thursday May 5 I worked on whether or not I want to be powerful and self-employed or to have a job and work for some one else. I decided on the former so that

1) I can reap profits since money is important to me

2) I feel bullish & like to feel bullish 40-50 hours a week

3) I don't want to be controlled. In any major company there are the people who run it. I want to be one of them.

4) I want to be personally involved in my work not just professionally.

After Tuesday of last week & coming up with a plan I decided to call RM and get my change of employment date fixed. Mc said no problem. I sent them EDITX info.

Since Thursday May 5 morning, I have been working on PET BASIC as much as possible. All weekend with little sleep and little food. I finally completed it early Tuesday morning except for a few functions like TIME and STATUS. But other than that it works very well. All powers of 10 print out exact. So I slept all day Tuesday (yesterday) as I did Monday and then went to work ~2 and got myself straightened out. Left at 7 and had good dinner and movie Annie Hall with Chip.

This morning Wed May 11 I washed, caught up on my reading and otherwise straightened up

my personal life. So now I just read my last writing and am ready to be agressive in my own work. Bill thinks I have plenty to do so it won't be hard to goof off. And now that Commodore is done I have little to do except special versions & general business.

I need to call ADP and RM and get that transaction going. Don't wait around. I know what pressure does. Use it. I also have to get an Editx manual out to APS. And I want to go to El Paso to demo Editx. My desire to read a lot of computer stuff is still there, on general theoretical subjects. So I will do that too, soon. So lets move ahead. Also I want to spend time in prayer to guide myself. Thank God for that privilege and be humble or try anyway.

Sat'day May 21

So I went to work Wednesday May 11 and worked out Wed night. Then I went to Foxes and went home with John Holland. Stayed up much too late as I had to be at work at 9:00. Stayed up till 2:00. Rather tired Thursday & went home early Thursday night. Thursday morn did TI & afternoon work on TIME & STATUS of the PET.

May 13 Woke up Fri morn with bad sore throat. Worked all day Friday on LOAD & variables. Friday night I was really tired but still went to dinner and to "Islands in the Stream." Saturday May 14 was done with breakfast by 11:00. Read from 11 till 2:30 LUNCH I think. MicroSoft deposition discussion from 3:30-5:30. Then out with Chip after dressing up to Ole Henry's Dinner Theater.

May 15 Sunday went to church & brunch & emergency room & then rest for the afternoon, some of it out in the sun. Sunday night Chip & I played cards.

Monday all day I worked

on PET, delivered flowers to Elaine, then in evening saw Mines - depositions. Tuesday read journals all day; Chip made dinner for me that night. Wednesday, journals in morning; LUNCH 2 - 3, 3 - 4?, 4 - 5:30 exercise, then dinner till 6 then marathon Mafia. Part I & II of the Godfather. Thursday, 9am - 1pm all day spent on PET BASIC. Friday 11 - 12:30, 2 - 7, did Elaine's payroll, etc & finished up PET BASIC. Then went to Little Italy and crummy movie, "The way He was" about Nixon.

This morning, Chip made breakfast & from 11:30 till 1:00 I worked on my Finances, checkbook, how much Paul owes me for Gas, etc. I went through checkbook & finance pad and found that I can probably figure it out soon. Washed.

I called ADP Wednesday May 11 and Hip said he would get back to me Monday. Also talked to