An Ulterior Motive

I do not rate him very highly. His mental processes seem to me to be too simple. He looks neither to right nor to left, nor into the far distance; he runs around all the time, or rather revolves within his own little circle of thoughts.
-Franz Kafka
"Eleven Sons"

Twenty-five years ago today

January 21, 1986
Tuesday

I made it through some outrageous commute traffic. I managed to have an ‘okay’ day at work. I initiated a couple of telephone calls to Directory Yellow Pages in Los Angeles to learn of the outlook for movement to Advertising Sales. I have not heard any real positive news though. I saw Larry Elkington, our second line manager, and he gave me a dumbfounded smirk. It’s almost as if he has an ulterior motive. Why do I distrust him?

More baby pictures came in by our coworkers. It’s pretty fun to see people when they were babies. I'm having fun posting them up on the board.

I went home and took a nice nap until 7PM. I telephoned Chad at about 7:20PM.
“Would you believe I was just getting in to bed for the night?” Chad asked.
“You must be tired. Well, I miss you.”
“I miss you, too. I’ve set my alarm for four in the morning.”
“That’s early!”
“Yeah, and Larry is being his usual nuisance self. He’s making all sorts of racket.”
I gave him a briefing of my last couple of days and then hung up, allowing him to go to sleep.

I did my aerobics until about 9PM. It was a good full-hour workout. I showered and then received a phone call from Ron Shelly.
Ron said excitedly, “Hey Mike, I just wanted to remind you about this Friday’s Birthday Gala Celebration for Nancy. It’s going to be at HARRINGTON’s.”
“I’d really like to go but I don’t think I can because of some money difficulties.”
I thought about how I don’t care much for Nancy. I don’t even know her very well.

Steph Redding telephoned me again, of course. We talked briefly. I read her some SEX JOKES from a card that I had purchased recently. It made her laugh.
PHOTO: Allison Brown, 1986

I watched the MISS TEEN USA Pageant on TV. While watching I decided to write Chad a card/letter. After I finished writing I went to bed. Miss Teen USA 1986, the fourth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Daytona Beach, Florida.  At the conclusion of the final competition, Allison Brown of Oklahoma was crowned by outgoing queen Kelly Hu of Hawaii.


Tomorrow is a half-day of work. I have a dentist (1:30PM) appointment and a doctor (2PM) appointment for that annoying blemish.

"I must live my life by what is to be--not by what has been."
-actress Lara Parker as Catherine Harridge,
Dark Shadows, Collection 25