I realized that I should have applied for unemployment insurance benefits last week. Since I didn’t, that left this week. Because it wasn’t raining, and I wanted to see something different, I went to the office in Russellville rather than the one in Little Rock. The application went smoothly, and I should know the results soon. As I left the office there, I noticed this bright thing in the sky. I think I remember it from a couple of weeks ago. It was so nice to see the sun rather than rain, I went on a drive. I headed up US64 to Clarksville, and then decided to come back on the south side of the river. The only problem was, I was getting hungry for lunch. I thought I would find something along the way. From Clarksville to Midway (on Ark 22) there is nothing. From Midway to Dardenelle there is an equivalent nothing. Since 22 dropped me on the south side of Dardenelle and I was heading south on 7, there wasn’t much. I couldn’t bring myself to stop at McDonalds, and decided that a late lunch at the dairy bar in Ola sounded like a plan. I was thus disappointed to find that the Ola Dairy Bar is no more. I ended up coming all the way back home and ate Hot Pockets. Not quite what I had in mind.

Upon arriving home, I found a nice greeting card in the mailbox. It was anonymous, but offered words of encouragement and support. That made me happy.