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“I know, I know,” Seth hastily says in a soothing tone “I’ve pinpointed the probleetting it fixed, I swear”

“You better get it fixed and fast,” I warn hias, Seth You’re not the only distributor in town, you know?”

“I got it,” he says with relief in his voice that he hasn’t been fired “I’ boxes that weren’t in the delivery and only charging you fifty percent for them”

“I appreciate that,” I say as my frustration starts to seep away It’s all these petty little proble a business that cause stress, and they can add up

While it’s true Seth isn’t the only game in town, I don’t want to lose him as my distributor because he has a special service that the others don’t do He carries drink condiments so I don’t have to order those froaritas, cherries for Manhattans, or limes for your vodka tonic, Seth carries all that shit, which cuts down on one extra thing I have to do

“I’ll have my truck there midafternoon, will that work?” he asks

“Sounds good Thanks, Seth”

I disconnect the call and look down atI have a digital list on my computer which I look at but then I take the five s and write theo to bed at night

It’s a Sunday, but that doesn’t mean I don’t work I run two businesses at this point, and while I have good help to e both, I still have the lion’s share of the work Which means I work pretty much every day

Looking down at h “Call Seth and chew his ass out”

That was number six on the list—an add-on item afterhalf the delivery of liquor wasTo put hishiood news that more alcohol was on its way When that’s done, I look at my watch and realize that it’s only eleven and I have finished six of my top priorities