DELIVERED

The letter has been delivered.  I got an email that shows that it was signed for by an individual, which makes me think that I didn’t get the Restricted Delivery feature that I paid so much for.  I won’t know until I get the physical return receipt in the mail, which should arrive tomorrow but probably won’t arrive until next week. 

The fact that the letter was delivered today caught me off guard.  I am just eager to see if I got what I paid for, if not I plan to ask for a refund.  USPS guarantees their service  so if they fall short and you can prove it, then your entitled to a refund, you just have to ask. 

Thus far it’s total radio silence here.  Based on the fact it’s been a few hours, I am not expecting a reply but that’s not to say one isn’t going to come.  I’m sure my letter brought all kinds of emotion with it.  I believe I’ve accomplished what I set out to do.  If there is a next move it’s not on me to make it.

I do have some second thoughts if I did the right thing but my gut told me this is what I needed to do.  I believe my late spouse would be proud of my effort so that he didn’t die in vain and his grandson now knows who his actual grandfather was. 

If there are any further developments I will keep you posted. Time to go relax and unwind.   

 

 

End of the week

Greetings

Just like that the week is over with.  I am so happy to see another Friday!  Just need to make it through the day and then hopefully I will have two days of peace and quiet. 

I had a few things to take care of this morning and lucky me, Rudy woke me up super early.  I dismissed him for a little bit but kept eyeing the clock.  Then I had to turn over and there was no turning back from that.  He knew for sure I was up and he just worked those paws of his making biscuits until I opened my eyes.  I never said a word to him but started petting him.  I felt his motor kick on low and I could see his face light up he was so happy.  It’s amazing that I can make an animal that happy. 

Mora is no different but her joy comes after breakfast.  She hops on the bed and once I am dressed I shower her with attention.  Some mornings we play, if she wants.  But most of them just involve belly rubs and me singing her song that I came up with.  It’s corny but she’s grown to like and expect it.  Her motor is running on high every time.  After belly rubs she meets me in the living room and we play ball.  She has a ball in a circle that only I can get out with two hands.  She bats it to me and I make it go fast and fly by her, she stops it and passes it back to me.  Then sometimes I get the ball out and set it in front of her.  She loves that and wants to take it and run with it but I don’t let her because who knows where that would wind up.  I put it back in the circle and she tries with both of her front paws to pull it out but fails every single time.  Then she looks at me as if to say “how in the world did you do that?”  it’s funny. 

I came down to start the work day early and plowed through my work.  I’ve got a report to run but I am giving some time to lapse before I start down that road.  Then at closing time there are a few more tasks to take care of and I will be done.  I just hope that not too much comes my way today so that I can relax as much as possible. 

I did grab the trash barrel because the morning forecast includes rain that is on it’s way towards my house now.  Speaking of which the trash people showed up yesterday and took all of the junk from the neighbors house.  Glad that is gone. 

Still plan on getting up early grabbing a shower, then breakfast and a haircut.  Probably will stop by the post office to check mail.  I don’t think I have anything.  No movement on the letter.  I am so disappointed with the post office.  I know I’m not the only one.  Kind of makes me wish I would have used UPS or FEDEX but they don’t have the Restricted Delivery feature just the ability to require that someone signs for the package and that’s the reason why I stuck with USPS.  I’m anxious how the news is going to be received and what reaction if any that I will get. 

Well on with Friday.  Looking forward to this day ending and the weekend starting.  I’m over working for a living and seriously want to walk away it’s just the money that I would find difficult to live without.  Have a great weekend!

Thursday already

Greetings!

The week is moving fast and I am happy about that.  I want to be rid of being on-call.  Although, thus far this hasn’t been a horrible week.  I know there is still time for that to change but I am hopeful that it will not. 

Looks like the Mistake Maker and I will be out around the same time.  i will be on vacation and he will be on Paternity Leave.  That will leave the new guy all by himself for a week.  It will be good for him and kind of give him some Baptism by fire.  He will have the boss around to back him up so he won’t totally be alone.  It’s about a month away and I am looking forward to getting away. 

Nothing much going on.  Letter still has no tracking updates, which I am highly disappointed about.  Paid all that money I hope they don’t wind up losing it.  Since I don’t fully trust the USPS site I am prepared just in case the phone rings or I get an email, I left my contact information in the letter in case the kid wants to reach out.  Part of me thinks he will be cause family seems to be important to him.  Part of me thinks he won’t because well it’s kind of a messed up situation.  I can speculate until I am blue in the face but that won’t tell me how this turns out.  I am a little anxious.

Cats are doing well, Rudy hung around me last night while I watched TV.  He was in the way for a bit but I tolerated him because he looked too cute to wake up.  It funny to see him all confused when he is woken up, it takes a minute for things to register just like with a human.  He tried to jump start me this morning but it didn’t work.  He wound up cuddling up next to me until I was ready to get out of bed. 

Insomnia hit me again last night but it was super early 12:30a.  I laid in bed and watched TV.  The cats came in to keep me company.  It’s nice but I think I might enjoy it more if I had time alone.  They give that to me on rare occasions but it’s never long enough. 

Trash day is tomorrow and my neighbors yard looks like Fred Sandford stopped by.  Someone came by to pick up the appliances he set out but the furniture is still sitting.  I honestly don’t think it’s going anywhere anytime soon.  However, it’s in the front yard so everyone has to see it, not just me. 

Weekend plans right now are shaping up to look like an early morning shower on Saturday.  Going out for breakfast and a haircut.  Then who knows what.  I’ll probably want to nap but you never know I might turn productive and start doing something. 

Hope it’s a great day for all of us. 

Not tracking

Morning

Well I tracked the letter/package and the status updates have stopped.  I see that it made it to the regional facility and today it should be out for delivery but that doesn’t show.  Perhaps the clerk that told me it would be delayed wasn’t kidding around.  I don’t get how the post office charges more for everything now but service isn’t what it used to be.  I am keeping an eye on this and will be until it’s complete, which who knows how long that will be. 

In other news the boss kept trying to schedule a meeting with me as our monthly touch point and I kept declining.  He brought it up in our meeting yesterday and I told me we spoke on Monday, nothing has changed since then.  He said oh I thought you would have something you wanted to talk about.  Nope, not unless you know something I don’t.  That kind of ended it.  I think he is stressed out and has far too much going it’s either that or he’s going senile. 

Speaking of work, one meeting on the books for today.  I don’t see any other meetings on my calendar for the rest of the week and hope that I can keep it that way.  There is plenty of other stuff populated on my calendar and in case your new here, I don’t like meetings.  They happen way too often and aren’t productive and turn into much more of a time suck. 

Insomnia greeted me again last night, watched TV for an hour and then went back to bed.  Rudy jumped on top of me at 5a as if to say wake up sleepy head.  That didn’t get the response he was hoping for.  I just ignored him.  He curled up and waited on me.  Normally he’s stealthy with his moves but not this morning when I could have used the extra sleep. 

The cooler weather has arrived and I can feel the difference inside.  The AC I think will get a break today and it sure needs it.  Poor thing has been running like crazy.  I am sure this is only a lull as were not out of summer yet. 

Well about time to migrate upstairs to be with the cats and relax until something breaks or meeting time rolls around, which ever comes first.  Hope that its a great day for all of us!

 

Activity

Morning

Not sure what the clerk at the Post Office was talking about.  I have tracked the package and there is scanning activity on it.  Looks like it’s scheduled for delivery on Wednesday not Thursday.  Fingers crossed, I will continue to monitor this closely. 

Bossman called yesterday afternoon.  Said that he is still in talks about my promotion which he is now calling Supervisor’s Assistant but the company calls it Team Leader.  Now he’s telling me that it will be a 1st of the year promotion.  I have committed to it yet, I still want to see what exactly I would be taking on.  They don’t just give you a raise and no additional work or responsibilities for nothing.  It’s a quid pro quo situation aka you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.  I am not dumb as to accept a promotion blindly without knowing exactly what I am getting myself into, only a fool would do that.  He gave me a task to do in my spare time.  Which I knocked out early this morning to get it off my plate.  I hate having things on my plate, a clean plate is my idea of normal.  That leaves me wide open for the next big thing to land, especially when I am on call. 

Got a thank you text from my Thanksgiving friends for the flowers.  They loved them and it caught them by surprise.  They are down to 1 cat now and he is older like the last one was.  Once he is gone they don’t want anymore since they are both up there in age.  They have raised so many cats like 19 or 20 plus fed a couple of strays.  They have been good to the animals.  They also had a couple dogs as well. 

Saw something last night I have seen in quite some time.  It was raining sideways.  The wind was blowing the rain so forcefully it was coming down sideways and I’m talking a Monsoon downpour.  We had the whole Thunder & Lighting thing as well.  I am just thankful that I didn’t hear or see a tree fall, that is always my worry since my house is surrounded by them.  I like them only when the leaves are green and they stay in place. For the rest of the year they cause me issues with falling leaves and limbs.  The place would look naked without them not to mention it would cost a small fortune to chop them all down. 

Looks like I have a new baby groundhog and it’s dug up two holes that I had previously plugged.  Not happy about it.  Getting rid of them is costly.  I wish the city offered the service for free like they did in years past I would surely take them up on it.  On the plus side I haven’t seen any Racoons for a few days now and am wondering if the family moved out.  I’d like to clean the deck when the weather breaks and I have some time to do the labor and recover from it.  Not a high priority but it’s on my list of things to do. 

Had Tuna Noodle Casserole last night and took the first few bites out of the hunk of Chocolate Cake I brought home on Saturday afternoon.  It wasn’t the best meal ever but it was highly enjoyable. 

More heat and storms are on tap for today.  Then come tomorrow we are supposed to cool down.  AC is running like crazy and it feels good in here.  Were all comfy and that’s what matters most to me. 

Hope you have a good day!

Expensive Day

I made it to the post office to mail the letter.  I was shocked when I was told that it could take up to 4 weeks for it to arrive.  Apparently Certified Mail is running behind.  The letter is going a couple towns away it’s not like it’s going across the country.  My receipt shows that expected delivery is Thursday.  I certainly hope that the clerk is wrong and the receipt is correct.  Otherwise, the kid will leave for college and never be able to sign for this.  Mailing this the way I did set me back $20.  Quite expensive for a letter but there is valuable information and what I did will tell me if he gets it or not.  He is the only one who can sign for it. 

My Thanksgiving friends messages me last night that on Saturday night they lost one of their cats.  Sounds like it was unexpected and the cat died at home.  I looked at Amazon for something to send and decided to scrap the idea and just sent flowers.  They will be delivered today, despite the fact that I waited until the afternoon to make the purchase.  Thankfully I had reward points to cash in at the florist but still I dropped $77. 

I was thinking about going out for supper but considering the amount of money I dropped today I am staying home and eating out of the freezer.  It’s not going to kill me but it certainly won’t be nearly as good as a freshly prepared meal in a restaurant.

Thus far work has been okay.  The mistake maker is out due to a sick kid.  Monday’s are typically slow paced and that seems to be the case as everyone is getting their footing and then things will take off from there.  I hate being on-call and will be happier when the week is done!

Sadly I have a meeting with the boss later this afternoon.  It’s just a touch point like we spontaneously had last week.  I think this will be a waste of time but I’m playing along. 

My cats are doing well.  Both got brushed good yesterday and had their nails trimmed.  Mora hated it.  Rudy didn’t like it but he played along and tolerated me.  We had a decent lunch and since I am dressed in street clothes I feel oddly more productive.  AC is humming right along as expected. 

That’s about it for now.  Just holding my breath to see what happens with my letter.  I hope it lands well and doesn’t cause me problems.  It’s all about anticipation.  I’m prepared for both a good and bad outcome, just hoping for the good one!

Stay cool and hydrated, talk with you all again soon!

AC all day

Morning!

The AC ran all of yesterday afternoon and didn’t stop until around 8p.  The power company is going to love me!  Today is setting up to be a repeat performance but instead of running for the afternoon I think it’s going to run all damn day.  It was hot when I woke up at 5a to use the restroom and the AC hadn’t kicked on yet.  It started up a little bit ago and just finished but I think it won’t be long before it’s back on. 

My neighbor showed up to clear out the hunk of dead tree that fell on his property as well as hauling away the bush trimmings that he did.  He mowed the grass again.  Then set a huge pile of crap out in the front yard which I guess is either a give way to first person who stops or he has arranged for a large item pickup to get rid of it.  His wifi is still in place but I think were closer now to than what we were before to finding out what he’s going to do with the place. 

I went out for BBQ last night.  It was okay, didn’t taste quite right.  Both the meat and sauce were off but the sides were on point.  I should have gone with my gut and stuck to Mexican food.  However, I didn’t want to travel very far since it was super hot outside. 

Well today is the day.  I’m mailing my letter to what would be my Step Grandson to tell him who is actual Grandfather is.  I’m nervous but also excited at the same time.  I hope this goes like I want it to but only time will tell. 

The new guy has made a couple mistakes and is causing me issues just like the mistake maker.  I am going to have a talk with him.  He’s made the mistake before and I have had to fix it.  Now I have had to do the same thing twice this morning because he forgot to.  Holy cow, not the way I wanted to start the week off. 

Hope that all is well in your world and that you stay cool!  Take care.

Man Candy - Big Load

Unexpected Treat

Hi, hope that your weekend is going well.

Early yesterday evening I heard a noise while I was doom scrolling. I got up to investigate and man I got a nice free show. Turns out it was my neighbor’s son who was doing some trimming. He was shirtless and was wearing black shorts and shoes. He was sweating and showing off his muscles as well as his booty. I watched as he worked away. I was turned on and wished that he was closer so I could smell his musky scent and of course have my way with him. I’m a poor judge of age but if I had to venture a guess, I’d say he was 17 or 18. I know that this neighbor has 3 boys, they look like small, medium and large or young, older and oldest. I think one of them is headed to college or is in college and the other one is close to graduating high school. They are only out in the yard occasionally and usually none of them are shirtless. This was an unexpected treat, and I was glad that I checked out that noise. Just when I had been wishing I saw more cute guys, this happened. That was by far the best thing that happened all day long! At least he didn’t notice that I was watching him, that would have been awkward. However, I was literally just looking out the window. For the record I wouldn’t do anything with any guy who wasn’t of legal age, that’s just a recipe for disaster. However, I like Twinks and can’t help what I like.

I opted last night to forgo the stronger muscle relaxer. I woke up to rain and Rudy kneading his paws (making biscuits) on my chest way too early. It took me a minute to realize that it was Saturday, when I did, I didn’t want to get out of bed. However, I figured might as well get the day started. We all had breakfast. Then I got my pills and we all returned to my room to watch TV. I knew I would get sleepy and return to bed and that’s exactly what happened. It was 8am when I went to bed and 10am when I woke up. Watched more TV and continuing to relax as I powered my phone on to see what I missed in the world and just as I thought, I missed nothing. No one wanted me. That’s okay I got my two furry cats who were more than thrilled that they were close to me. It was a little afternoon when Rudy woke up from his nap and asked for lunch. I got up to feed him. I had a very enjoyable treat that was highly unhealthy, a soda and 3 chocolate squares. I knew that would set me up for another nap. I went back to watching TV. It was about an hour later when I got up, put my phone on Do Not Disturb and crawled back into bed. I wasn’t there but 5 seconds when the phone chirped that I had a text message. It was from my Thanksgiving friend thanking me for the birthday card and saying we will have to get together. Yeah, okay I responded with a sounds good and moved on. With that I was up, took the phone off Do Not Disturb and returned to my chair to continue watching TV.

My bladder was bothering me, and I did my best to ignore it but eventually around 1:30p I told Mora to get up, and I headed for the bathroom. After I emptied my bladder, I got a shower and then dressed. Decided I would head back to the Italian place that I love so much. I wanted to get something new but as my luck goes, they were out of the dish I wanted to order. So, I stuck with Lasagna. No salad this time and I got another giant slice of Chocolate Cake to go. Dropped $50 and headed to the post office, then cat food store and finally back home.

Got my finances up to date and paid a bill. Registered for a benefits webinar to learn about my 2027 Health Benefits. So glad that my health care isn’t tied to my job and that my late spouse left me with great health care that seems to just get better. I know when I eventually turn 65 that’s when I will get the shaft, it seems all older folks get the shaft once they are 65 but that’s 10 years away. I know that will go by in the blink of an eye but still 10 years. Anyway, I’m working on laundry and will be porn surfing after this. Drinking my 40 ounces of water slowly but it’s sure good. I enjoy it almost as much as soda, it just must be cold. I’m sure my kidneys are thankful for the water.

Not a bad Saturday but I had a lot more that I would have liked to accomplish, the rain early morning kind of ruined my plans but it’s okay, I got time with the cats and a nap.

Yesterday in doing some on-line reading, I learned that my hobby of listening to the police scanner is in jeopardy of going away as more agencies are deciding to encrypt their radio traffic. It’s better for officer safety. A couple of police departments that I don’t listen to have already encrypted. I found that my police department has one encrypted channel for investigations that I didn’t know about. I understand why they want to encrypt and how it benefits them. However, I’ve been in this hobby since I was a kid. I really like it. It’s entertainment and company when I am working during the day, so I don’t feel so alone, plus it gives me an insight into what is going on. I’ve invested a small sum of money in two scanners that do Digital Trunking. I was thinking of buying a third but have held off for a couple years. These things aren’t cheap and are only going up in price. I can say I got my monies worth out of my equipment, but I’d hate them to be turned into paper weights because of encryption. I use them every single day and even more so on holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. I know I’m not alone but honestly there isn’t much that I can do but sit back and watch to see what materializes, hoping for the best and praying the worst doesn’t happen.

Speaking of my scanner, I also learned that my local police department recently signed a contract with Flock Safety for ALPR’s (Automatic License Plate Readers) and some other hardware. The way it’s used here doesn’t bother me a whole lot, still I don’t like the idea of being tracked. I have nothing to hide but I do like my privacy like everyone else. If you visit any Lowes Hardware in the surrounding area you’ve been scanned by a flock camera. They all have them. From what I know Lowes apparently does a great job working with Law Enforcement to prosecute shoplifters. I live in what I would call a good neighborhood. However, we have a Wal-Mart like most American cities and where there is a Wal-Mart it seems to attract shoplifters, drug dealers and other issues. Like people on a hot summer day bringing their dogs with them and locking them in the car. Wal-Mart is the place where the police are at the most out of everywhere around. Lowe’s is close by and I noticed months ago they put up even more flock cameras, appearing to help Wal-Mart and other businesses close by. There is no way in or out of the shopping area to Lowe’s that you’re not going to show up on a Flock Camera. All the advanced monitoring technology is great if it’s used correctly. But I can see where it would be tempting to misuse it to track someone and I can see a hacker wanting to compromise the system and break in just for the thrill of it. Those examples are what concern me and the other law-abiding folks in the area. I don’t think this is going away and I think that if anything it will get more advanced and become part of everyday society. Where eventually America will be like China where your tracked by a facial recognition camera no matter where you go, so if the police aka Government want you, they will know where and how to find you at a moments notice.

That’s all I have for now, talk with you all again soon. Take care, stay cool and be well.

The Big Day

Happy Friday everyone!

Today is the mass exodus at work where our interns are leaving.  The fun (aka work) for me doesn’t begin until later this afternoon.  However, I have poured a lot of prep work into this and made sure that they are divided up among my team.  I can’t believe that if it wasn’t for an email that I sent yesterday the new guy was going to start shutting them down yesterday.  Glad I sent my email to set him straight.  My gut told me to send the email and it paid off.  It will be a relief once this little project is done.  This month along with December/January are the largest months for folks leaving.  Projects are much like problems in that as soon as your done with one another one comes along to take it’s place.  It’s a never ending cycle.  You just hope the next project is easier and moves along quicker. 

My upper shoulders and neck are bothering me.  I decided to comply with prescribing instructions for one of the muscle relaxers I take, normally when I do that I get relief.  However, it appears to me that things are getting worse instead of better.  I am thinking of taking one of my knock out muscle relaxers that will have me sleeping for most of the day tomorrow.  I will make that decision later this evening.  I know that the issue stems from being in front of the computer and my usage has been extra heavy.  Ah more of the joys of getting older. 

Had a nice evening with the cats, they both got brushed.  I watched TV, just random YouTube stuff.  Lots of new car review videos.  Finished off the store bought pasta.  Had the bright idea of going out tonight but then I remembered the project work and decided by the time I would be done every place would be too crowded.  I am having something from the freezer just don’t know what it is just yet. 

As for tomorrow I haven’t made up my mind on where I want to go.  There are a few things I’d like to accomplish.  Not sure how successful I will be. 

Went out this morning to grab the trash barrel and wow it’s nice out.  It was 66 degrees and there was no humidity.  Felt like the best weather I’ve experienced in a long time.  Sadly I had to come back in and start my day.  Temperatures are only going to heat up as the day goes on but I did rather enjoy the few minutes I was out of the house. 

Here’s hoping it’s a great weekend for all of us.  We can all rest and relax while being some what productive.  Take care!

1 Day to go

Happy Thursday (aka Friday Eve).

I hope that your day is off to a great start!  Mine is going okay thus far despite an early morning start at 1a when my insomnia kicked in again.  I sat with Rudy and we watched TV.  Mora came in to join us for a while.  Around 3am I went back to bed and Mora cuddled with me and left, Rudy jumped in her place.  After that he never left my room.  He started with an early morning wake up call at 5a but I told him a couple more hours, he let me go one hour and tried at 6a.  I staved him off for 35 minutes and then wound up getting up. 

Mora looked like she was on bug patrol this morning.  She was on the couch arm looking up at the ceiling.  She cried out to me and I looked but no bug that I could see.  She came to eat breakfast and then went right back to bug duty.  I looked and looked but there is no bug, not sure what she saw or if it perhaps migrated and was hiding in another part of the house. 

I moved right along with my morning routine and Mora was waiting for me in my bed.  She has to have her morning attention, just can’t start the day with out it.  Kind of sets the tone for the day or something like that.  Rudy was busy bathing but managed to give me a couple dirty looks while he was cleaning.  He wanted some attention too and I didn’t let him wait for long.  I got dressed and peeked at my phone.  I expected there to be a bunch of junk from work.  There was email but nothing to get up in arms about. 

There was a situation last night later in the evening.  Despite not being on-call I inserted myself because it pissed me off and raised my blood pressure.  The long and short of it was someone accused us of not doing our job and that will get me fired up every time.  I fired off a professional but diplomatic retort and proved that we did our job.  I made sure to copy in every possible person that I could to show off and that seems to have calmed things down.  At least I hope so since there hasn’t been any further email about it, at least to me.  I probably should have let the mistake maker who was on-call take care of it but I just couldn’t resist jumping in.  I’ve got a pretty good barometer and know when to speak and when not to but sometimes I get into some sticky situations trying to be helpful.  I am scaling that back. 

Speaking of work I’ve been delegating a lot lately and damn that is fun and can be addicting.  I see something come in that I don’t want to deal with so I push it off on someone else and they take care of it.  Man if that’s what it’s like to be a boss that for sure has to be one of the perks.  I’m sure there are downsides and they probably far outweigh the upsides. 

Got some bad news yesterday.  A journalist and podcaster passed away.  I found out in the middle of watching another podcast it was an abrupt thing and there was an odd pause.  I’m speaking of John C. Dvorak.  He was known for being cranky but I found him quite entertaining.  He lived to be 80 years old.  That’s a long time but I’m sure it passed in the blink of an eye.  He was an entertainer to me.  RIP

While it was cooler here the AC still seemed to run about the same amount of time.  We have one more cool day before things heat back up and storms move in.  Not looking forward to rain or more brutal heat but come December I will be wishing for it.  That’s the thing about the weather were never 100% happy with it all of the time.  It’s either too cold or too hot.  Such is life!

I’ve prepared for the mass exodus tomorrow when our interns leave.  I’ve done as much pre-work as I can to get ahead.  I never look forward to their arrival or leaving as it causes more work for me.  I’m sure everything will go fine but tomorrow afternoon will for sure be a very busy time, perhaps that will make time fly so we can start the weekend.  I am not looking forward to next week since I will be on-call but I am certainly enjoying resting up this week.

Take care and thanks for stopping by. 

Halfway there

Morning!

It’s much cooler here this morning and that is the theme for the day.  We get a couple days break before the humidity and heat come back along with some rain.  The weekend is expected to be dry, which is good. 

Today is pretty much meeting city for me with 3 of them.  2 of which are with vendors and 1 of them I expect to get heated because a vendor talked us in to purchasing a service, we bought it and then after a couple months they ceased the service.  There have been a few hot emails over it and I am sure that the meeting today is where it will all come to a head and explode.  So there is that fun to look forward to. 

My insomnia kicked in last night at 3a.  Rudy came to keep me company.  I was all set to watch TV but instead I cuddled with him and he managed to get me back to sleep before I knew what happened.  He’s kind of handy to have around at times.  Not sure why he did that as it’s normally his sisters job but hey I am not complaining at all.  Cats in general have a soothing effect on me.  I love watching them sleep, that makes me comfy and sleepy too. 

Just an average boring day yesterday.  Boss called at lunch time to chat about cars.  He wanted to know if I bought a new one yet.  He’s looking at electric vehicles and I told him no way would I get one of those, the infrastructure isn’t built out yet.  Gas power is still where it’s at for now.  Although there are 4 or 5 EV charging spots in the parking garage at work.  They are always full.  You are only supposed to park there for like an hour or two at most and then move.  However, most people pull up, plug in and don’t come back until it’s quitting time.  Unless your a super early bird, your pretty much screwed if you want to get a free charge at work.  Anyway, our call took a business turn and he used it to check in with me.  Funny thing is that we have our check in call set for Thursday.  I only have to do them once a month as compared to everyone else on the team who has to do them weekly.  I remember the weekly calls and after a while I simply spoke up and told him that it was getting old and I didn’t want to be helicopter managed but I used much nicer wording.  That was enough to get him to move the call to a monthly basis. 

Finishing off the pizza today from Saturday.  It’s kind of lost it’s luster but I haven’t been attacking it like I normally do, trying to get it to last.  I’ve got some pasta from the grocery store that I need to get eating on.  Not to worry nothing is going to waste here. 

Think I will be headed up as not much is going on at the moment.  Time to relax a bit before the first meeting of the day starts in about an hour.  That hour will fly by fast as all good times do.  Here’s hoping that the drama is low today and the day is just as fast moving as that hour of relaxation I am looking forward to. 

Have a great day!

Back to Bed

Morning!

Yesterday I managed to do something that I was surprised at.  I stayed awake all day long, no nap or resting.  I figured it would help me sleep better.  Bed time came and I did get to sleep around my normal time (somewhere between 10 & 10:30p).  I woke up at 5a and couldn’t go back to sleep.  Of course Rudy was happy about that he thought he could do his morning dance and get some breakfast.  However, that didn’t work for him.  He soon gave up and left me.  I managed to get Mora to jump in bed with me and we cuddled for a while.  I watched TV and watched the time tick away.  I didn’t want to get out of bed but I did. 

Breakfast is done and here I am in front of the computer.  Nothing going on at work.  I really just want to go back to bed.  I had great aspirations this morning of getting a new system at work configured to do something my boss wants.  I figured out how to yesterday when he was droning on in our meeting about the system.  He was stumbling around and basically like I said wasted a half hour.  The meeting should have never happened.  Not sure what it is about managers and meetings they seem to love them.  Anyway, now that I have the time I don’t have the will.  Thankfully I sat by and kept my mouth shut so no one is expecting anything from me.  Silence can work to your advantage when you use it properly. 

Watched my neighbor cut his grass last night at his vacant house.  He tried to run over the crap he trimmed from his hedge that is sitting in his yard.  He’s got two piles going.  One from years ago and this new one that he started a couple weeks ago.  That failed and was mildly entertaining.  Kind of surprised he came back so soon to cut the grass.

Got two meetings on the agenda today, one just before lunch and one right after.  They are usual Tuesday meetings.  Since I am not on call this week, I could go lay down and relax until someone needs me and honestly it sounds quite appealing.  I know it will please both of the cats.  My back is sure missing getting massages regularly.  I’ve got some serious knots going on. 

Another day of heat & humidity on the way.  Glad that I am tucked away inside a climate controlled house.  I’ll be drinking my water and looking out the windows while working (if anything comes up).  Just waiting anxiously for quitting time to roll around.  Hope you have a great day!