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The rain 1ast night turned into snow, and all over the Bay Area snow was lying on the ground. In my neighborhood there were still snow flurries when I came out. The nearby hills got severa1 inches. It was quite cold and remained so all day.
I had much free time today. This week I have been able to do considerable personal work. I finished the letter to Dorothy using the MagCard charged the time to training.
Dorothy went over the corrections I had made on the computer in Abbott’s contract and found numerous flaws in what I had done. In most of them I had merely done more work than was required, but in other cases I was not aware of the results which I would have obtained. She typed up a critique which I studied.
In order to fulfill the requirement to pamphlet every day for seven days, I will have to put time in during my lunch hour on weekdays. Today I took vegetable juice instead of soup in my thermos and saved my orange until later.
I took my check to the bank, deposited it, and got some cash. Then I pamphleted on California street. Perhaps because of the cold but also because people have been over-solicited by Temple workers by now, I received only one quarter. We have to reach only twenty people a day, and I spent less than half an hour.
I rearranged material in my desk. I spent a little time on journal entries.
At 3.00 I took dictation from Ron Hartsough and typed a Telex and two letters for him, mostly haying to do with the London office. I finished a little after closing time.
Betty Barclay gave me a ride home. She stopped by her house because she wanted to give me some suite she no longer wears. She had three good wool knit suits which I can probably wear. They are all light beige or yellow. Betty has bought a little one-bedroom house on Twin Peaks and is still moving her furniture in. It is attractive and the location is good. The Twin Peaks area was pretty under the snow. I got home about an hour late. I didn’t do any exercising.
I prepared and ate dinner and washed dishes.
I tried on the suits Betty gave me. One fits well. I’ll take out the hem of one and let it down. The third suit is too tight and long. I’ll have to lose weight to wear it, and it will have to be taken up.
I washed my underwear and several outer garments.
I did a few personal tasks but did not wash my hair. It continues to look very nice. I took my bath, ending with cold water, as I always do, though I heated the bathroom first with hot water, as the temperature was low.
I read newspapers.
I went to bed at 1.45.