Now *that's* a *lot* of money...

My final severance check from my ex-yob direct-deposited itself into my life today, and it's officially the largest check I've ever seen except for the down payment on my house. And, *this* check is moving the *other* direction. :)

It's also the *very* last money I'll be getting from my former employer, my only real source of income for nine years. This was my deadline for getting hard core about finding new corporate employment. I'm not going to stop working on any of my other business ventures, but I recognize that it's unlikely they'll be paying all my bills in time to keep me from brokedom.

I still have fantastically cheap insurance coverage through the company at least until the end of march, for which I am profoundly grateful. Riding the scooter without insurance is not an option, no matter *how* broke I am.

It's gone.

The iffy-looking 30 foot, 20-inch-thick linden tree that used to tower over most of my front yard is now lying in pieces on the ground instead. With no previous tree removal experience, and minimal help from Echo, I was able to cut down the entire thing by myself in one day. I'm really surprised I was able to do it that fast. Like many real-work-involving projects, it looked worse than it was. It was also fun to do a stupid, dangerous male thing without help, which I haven't done in a while.
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