SILENTLY BOOMING ALONG WITH REWRITE

Facebook informed me today that people who look into "The Silent Boomer" hadn't heard from me in a long while. I see it's only nine days. Many times, it's been longer than that. But I have little to say. I'm still on 10th rewrite of Ghoul World. I'm definitely improving it by shortening it. Tell you what.... When I rewrite this many times, I see whole new ways to structure the novel that would shorten it even more, but, then, character would suffer in the hands of expediency. It's a balance in a science fiction mystery novel between character and plot. I've eliminated 2 chapters but added chapters by splitting long chapters into smaller ones. I began this rewrite with 534pp and 157,025 words. Now at 410pp and 116,525 words with 130pp to go. I see no damage at all to plot or character. Big lesson, eh?

About garbage disposal issues. I think I did not need to replace the last unit. Had I read the instruction booklet, I'd have known that in the bottom of the unit is a little red RESET BUTTON. Cost me $200 to learn this lesson. Education is expensive. Always read your manuals, George. Otherwise, savvy plumbers grow rich. College did not teach me about savvy plumbers with trade secrets. However it did teach me not to vote for lying people with dictatorial personalities. Plumbers learn one thing and college graduates learn another—well—most of them do. Who says college graduates won't love dictators?