1988-01 (January)

MONDAY 11 JANUARY 1988 11th day-355 days follow

Paid fourth quarter 1987 estimated tax, $2385; [?] $1360; Me $1025 Total advance $9540, applied to tax due in mid-April snow scarcely diminished in past five days of subfreezing weather Thaw due today however Paid $1334/57 Algonquin bill for November this brings December expenses to to about $5000 after November's $4000 Jesus at this rate I'll be wiped out by the middle of '88 barring some kind of financial coup Margaret back; got another $10

JANUARY 12 TUESDAY 1988 12th day- 354 days follow Somewhat warmer weather (mid-40's by mid afternoon) began melting snow + icicles Cars moving rapidly past the Parkway + on other main traveled streets but the forecast calls for subfreezing temperatures again tonight + tomorrow which will turn this melted slush of glass slick ice Wolf River dinner Bill Pearson host [?] the book Interesting meeting; home by 10 Library; returned Hardy got two books on Bach

WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY 1988 13th day- 353 days follow First of my twenty-eight classes at Rhodes; due there at 2.20 , dismiss at 3.50 Cold returned as predicted; temperature in 20's all morning driveways + side streets icy + slick with a frozen melted snow Margaret returned for $20 more I told her she should adress the problem of bed + board along with her AA concerns Rhodes class looks promising Thirteen students about half + half meet [?] others will join later including "observers" Call from Union League librarian; conflict has developed over March 3 date I told him I'd be willing to postpone the event until early May He will write soon

RHODES PAY (SEMI-WEEKLY) Check $593.73 Adv. Inc. Tax 53.70 FICA 52.57 -------------------- $700.00 X 10 ------------------- $7,000.00

JANUARY 14 THURSDAY 1988 14th day - 352 days follow

Sessels; got steaks + various [?] for Thrusday dinner at home ; then found fresh flounder filets in fish market + got them for dinner instead, keeping steaks for later Library; returned Bach books; got an other (Wilfred Mellers, Bach + the Dance of God) plus the "Goldberg Variations" score came home played it but had trouble following Also got VCR "Ginger + Fred" a Fellini Film but didn't like it much better than did [?] who fell asleep

FRIDAY 15 JANUARY 1988 15th day- 351 days follow

Returned VCR to Video Magic Stuart's Hardware got concrete cleaner for Isaiah to use on garage floor Also a Pelonus Disc Furnace for [?] $180 plux tax First saw it in a magazine a [?] style heater that should solve her heating problems much as they gas coal grate solved mine Little late though; temperature is up in the 40's snow + ice beginning to melt Bank in afternoon; deposited $2607 [?] owed me for her share of taxes + insurance [?] [?] early then