It's a great way to fill the time and not make any commitments. Today was perfect. I picked up a check from the agency and got a gig for tonight. Showed up for work at 7:45pm and was done by 8:05pm. 4 hour minimum means the easiest $40 came to me. That's stripper money. Seriously. Add that to the $36 I won at the Stampede Casino thanks to a lucky Italian rolling 6s and 8s at the craps table and the Dow Jones index shares I bought last Friday rocketing up today.

Things are going my way and the manic-depressive needle has swung full tilt to the manic side. Iron can't lose.