Major Trouble

Remember a while back I wrote about Moldy Mushrooms growing between the carpet and the back door.  Well I kind of wish I would have been a little bit more curious, it could have prevented a major problem.  I have a serious mold issue now.  I was able to firmly press and feel the floor give.  I came downstairs pulled out some insulation and I saw the black and what looked like some additional mushrooms growing.  FUCK yeah there are so many things I want to say but that word just sums it up. 

I have done my research on-line and first learned that bleach doesn’t kill mold.  That is an old wives tale or a misconception.  All it does is mask the problem, the mold turns from black to white and then in a couple months it will come back with a vengeance. 

This type of loss is typically not covered by insurance which is a huge problem in and of it’s self.  Average costs (I haven’t gotten an estimate yet) are $10,000 and up.  I feel very scared and all alone.  I called my 1 friend and he wasn’t of much help just told me I needed to get it fixed.  No shit Sherlock I knew that from the get go.  Then he said they may need to rip out walls and that this could get expensive quickly.  Yeah I realize that as well.  I talked about selling my house and he said first since you know about the problem you will need to fix it or you could get sued.  Second, where on earth would you go?  I said well I could walk in front of a moving train and that would solve all my problems.  That thought is a horrible one to have but I made it worse and said maybe the cats could come along. 

Look I do have a desire to kill myself and have for quite sometime.  Mainly because I’m scared and lonely.  I have been through a fucking tornado of emotions and loss and it seems like the world is constantly shitting on me.  The sun does come out for short periods but then the tide turns and it’s time to get crapped on.  So the desire is there but that doesn’t mean I am going to act on it.  Don’t worry about me in that regard, I will be fine.  Mainly for two reasons.  First and foremost my cats – they mean the world to me and I don’t want to leave them.  Second because I would probably fuck up in the process and not die.  Something would go horribly wrong and I would live but be worse off than I am right now.  I just want the shit storm to clear out and to be left alone.  I guess everyone feels this way at times, I just tend to be more vocal about it. 

I can’t get this mold issue out of my mind.  The cause I think is the fact that the gutters were clogged.  I unclogged one of them but the gutter wasn’t in place.  This would have never happened if someone didn’t put in a deck but no we had to have the deck.  I hate the fucking thing.  Yeah it looks nice but it’s never used.  There were great intentions but carrying them out just never came to pass.  Anyway, today I did gutter repair and jury rigged something together that I believe will work.  That’s the other problem I’m not a handy type of guy.  I can fix a computer issue but make it a mechanical issue of any type and I am not the guy you want.  Sure I have something in place and of course I am hoping for a monsoon of a storm to check and see if it works but wouldn’t you know it, no rain in the forecast.  It’s been very wet lately which didn’t help things for me. 

I bought some mold killer and given things a good spray.  My big fear is that I’ll come home and find the floor has given way and one of the cats fell through.  They would wind up in the basement so they wouldn’t escape but I am more worried about serious injury or death.  Initially this looked minor and something I could control on my own but after digging further and not stopping at the first sign, I found out that I am well in over my head.  I need a professional but I don’t have professional money. 

Another option that came to mind was calling the we buy ugly houses people.  They would get the place as is and I would take a huge loss.  They would flip the place and make a boatload in the end.  I on the other hand would be out on my ass and have to find a new place to live.  I looked last night for the hell of it.  Most places have a 2 pet limit and charge monthly rent for the pets, plus require a huge deposit.  So I would wind up giving up a lot and paying roughly the same or more in rent.  If I got that route I would need to buy another home, much smaller than what I have now.  Me thinks when I got this place I should have sold it and moved but my emotional attachment is what kept me, not to mention the number of cats I had at the time.  Now I have this HUGE burden and I don’t quite know how I am going to weather this storm (no pun intended). 

If you have any advice I’m all ears and would love to hear from you.  Thanks for stopping by.  I’ve spent the afternoon at work and I am bushed so headed to bed.  Talk with you all again soon. 

Miranda Warning

I frequently ask Alexa (Amazon’s Automated Assistant) all sorts of things.  This morning I randomly asked about my horoscope.  I was a little taken back when she got to the point and said … remember anything you say or do will be held against you.  I was like WTF am I under arrest?  What does this mean for my day?  That is just an odd thing to hear in a horoscope. 

The day was fine.  Boring but fine.  All of a sudden there is a few people leaving on Friday.  I’m going to be more than a little busy.  I’m still waiting for the new hires that will be starting in a couple weeks.  It’s just madness.

I got a new pick up line.  You remind me of my big toe.  Huh?  I want to bang you on every piece of furniture I own.  I got a laugh to the one person I knew I could share that with at work.  That made my day. 

Momma did her deep sleep trick last night and I thought she died on me again.  People tend to look at you funny when you say momma died on me again.  I did some research and found that if a cat feels super comfortable they can and will fall into a deep sleep.  I accidentally found that Thyroid cats howl.  That explains all of the vocalization from Marv.  He’s not geriatric he’s just got a Thyroid problem.  Personally I think he misses his brother but what do I know.  I only live with them. 

Gator picked out a fabulous pink shirt for me to wear to work and I put on black pants to make it pop.  I took great pleasure in telling the story of how Gator picked out my shirt.  I pointed to the shirt and asked her what I should wear.  She meowed.  I said pink she meowed again and that’s how I wound up wearing a pink shirt.  Truth be told no matter what I would have said she would have meowed.  She is a bit chatty in the morning when she is begging for my attention. 

Last couple of nights I have slept alone.  Marv starts out with me but he seems to leave one he knows I am out.  I guess my snoring disturbs him.  Funny thought!  Me disturbing them.  It’s usually the other way around.  I do miss having a cat companion in bed with me but at the same time being alone is more relaxing not to mention roomy. 

On the way home tonight I saw that the road was closed just before my exit, so I got off one exit early along with the rest of the world.  I made my way to the post office where I picked up a rebate check that I knew was waiting for me.  I was content leaving it there until Saturday but I figured why not get it now. 

Three day weekend coming up here in the US.  Labor Day is Monday which coincidentally will also be my 48th Birthday.  I’m not super excited about it.  I stopped being excited about birthdays after my 35th.  I’m over the aging process but I know it’s still going to happen.  People say I look good for my age.  It’s because I don’t smoke or drink either.  Plus taking care of my skin I’m sure has helped.  I’m glad I look good to people and they don’t believe me when I tell them my age.  But my looks have yet to get me a man.  I think if I looked 1/2 as good as any of my cats my days of being lonely would be over.  

Happy Tuesday!  Hope it was a great day for you.  Now off to watch American Greed with the kids as we count down the hours until bed time.  Fun stuff. 

Broken Silence

Last night my angry former friend decided to call. He figured out rather quickly that I blocked his number. I got a nasty email from him telling me that he doesn’t give a damn. Yeah, I already knew that. I mean if he truly cared then he wouldn’t have been so cruel to me in the first place. 

Conflict/Disputes come up in our lives regardless if we want them to happen or not. It’s how we respond to them that helps shape us. It’s easy to be a hot head and fly off the handle, which is what my former friend did. While I’d love to know his reasoning it’s something that I’ll probably never figure out

I want to respond to the email and find out why he decided to act like a child and hang up on me but I suspect that conversation would spiral out of control and there would be no good that comes from it. Other than him letting off steam. I am fairly certain that it would have done further harm to me mentally and I just can’t afford to take that chance. So, I am not responding to the email and he has no confirmation that I received it. My plan is to remain silent, that should speak volumes. I called him several times and he chose not to answer after we were disconnected, long before I figured out that it was no accidental disconnect and that he in fact hung up on me. We had a text conversation going last Friday and he had an opportunity then to fix things but he chose to be ignorant and remain silent about it, leaving me to further 2^nd guess myself.

Now it’s my turn to show him what that feels like. He’s no dummy and the message will soon hit him that he fucked up what was a good friendship. I’m the 3^rd person this year that he has lost his shit with and pushed away. He’s all alone now other than 1 friend in California and they don’t talk that much. There are creative ways one can apologize but to send an email telling someone you don’t give a damn if they blocked you isn’t one that comes to mind. He needs serious help because he is mentally unstable. I hope that he realizes that sooner rather than later. I wish him all the best and hope that things turn out okay for him.

As much as part of me would like to solve this conflict, the bigger part of me says it’s time to cut ties and move on. So that is what I am doing. There is plenty of negative, stress and painful things that come with everyday life and I see no reason to add to them. Getting his hateful email before bed just wrecked what would have been a good night’s sleep. I even wound up wetting the bed. So, to say that this isn’t upsetting me would be a lie. However, I’ve grown used to the silence as well as the peace & quiet. I mean he was the only person that would call me just to chit-chat and make sure that I was okay. Funny thing here is that each of us thinks our actions are justified and right. I realize that might not be so but I have to look out for my wellbeing because no one else is tasked with that job.

If you have feedback to offer, I’m all ears but I understand that you might not want to get in the middle of a squabble.  Just wanted to get this off my chest.

In other news the next episode of 13 Reasons Why is the last and it’s an hour and I think 17 minutes long. Things have sure gotten interesting and they still have me guessing as to who did it and why. I have my theory and will just have to wait and see what happens. I think this might be the last year for the show, it’s based around High School and kids are only in HS for 4 years. Most of the characters have to be Seniors by now but the show doesn’t really speak to that. Hey I could be wrong and they might keep this going. It’s a great show and deals with very heavy topics like sex, drugs, rape, suicide and murder. These are all things that are too common place in society let alone high school (minus the murder part for high school). The world has certainly changed from when I was a kid and life as a teenager is much different than when I was growing up. As much fun as it would be to go through the technology advantages that kids have today, I wouldn’t want to deal with the other issues at play. Being a kid, which includes a teenager is an innocent time and that shouldn’t be messed with as things that happen during that time will shape your future. I realize you aren’t a kid forever and have to eventually step into adulthood so learning along the way is important but so is having fun.

Well off to clean the house and get ready for Monday. Hope your weekend is going well. Weather is nice here but rain is in the forecast. Temperatures are a little bit cooler. Thanks for stopping by I’ll talk with you again soon.

Lottery Day ?

When I got the mail today, I saw my escrow statement from my home lender and I was eager and fearful at the same time. When I opened it I felt like I won the lottery. I got a small refund back and my house payment went down slightly. My trick of sending in the extra escrow money for a couple months is what put me ahead and got me the refund. I figured they would still somehow manage to find a way to increase my payment but thankfully not. After that I just saw sunshine and rainbows. It felt very good! My plan is to keep up the regular payment to help further reduce my principal balance. I’ll keep an eye on taxes and insurance and send in money in advance next year when I am sure both taxes and insurance will go up. Hopefully, it will put me in the same position if not at least allow me to break even.

I still have had thoughts of my former friend and how things ended. I’m pretty mad about the whole thing. I mean if I knew why he was mad at me that would help a little but it probably wouldn’t change the outcome. I also got to thinking that people drop out of your life so that others may drop in. Who knows maybe now I’ll meet someone or at the very least make a new friend? I can only hope so.

So, it’s official that I will be off the week of Thanksgiving. It will be nice being able to kick back and relax for a whole week, while only having to use 3 days. I’ll be off the 1^st Friday in September as well. My vehicle needs its annual paint & fabric protection that I foolishly opted into along with an oil change and tires rotated. Unless my driving habits change it will be Christmas or shortly there after before I will be due for another oil change. Average is about 4 to 5 months. I’ve got a built-in gage that tells me when it’s getting close and going by that rather than mileage has proven to be very cost effective for me. It felt odd at first not getting the oil change based on mileage but the manufacturer has their suggestion and they place a heavy amount of reliance on the gauge.

This week has been extra stressful a few odd things came up and there were several times when I was on the phone way longer than I wanted to be. My back has been bothering me. I haven’t had a massage in months, so I got the chance for 30 minutes and I took it. That was just enough to get started. There is what feels like a softball size knot in the middle of my back that the therapist worked on. It hurt like crazy. She told me the same thing she often says, you’ll know I was here tomorrow. Yeah, she was spot on this time. It still hurts. I want to take a heavy muscle relaxer but I am afraid that it will dope me up and knock me out that if a call did come in, I wouldn’t be in any shape to handle it much less I might not even hear the phone or care about it. So, I am using ice and ibuprofen hoping that it will at least help make a dent in this thing. I should probably go back to getting massages on a regular basis and for an hour or longer. Right now, all I want is to be pain free.

Speaking of health. My blood sugar is running a bit higher than I want it to. I know that it’s because of what I am eating and that medication can only help so much. I’ve tried to be good but it’s a form of dieting and I don’t do well on a diet. I’ve made the decision to go back on the medicine that helped me after a couple weeks get better control on my sugar. Hopefully it doesn’t make me ill because if that happens then I don’t care about the benefit I will dump it like a hot potato and we will need to find something else. Problem is there are very few options that my insurance covers and I don’t want to take out a 2^nd mortgage just to pay for medication. Fingers crossed this all works out well and that not only do I not get sick but do I not get bladder cancer.

I am watching the latest season of 13 Reasons Why trying to figure out who killed Brice Walker. It’s a twisting tale that leaves me guessing. Just when I figure it out, they throw a curve ball in and change my focus. I like the show but this season was a little hard to follow at first. To be fair I didn’t give it my full attention but I am now. So perhaps the problem was on my end. While I am eager to find out if we do in fact find out but at the same time, I don’t want the show to be done. That’s the problem when I binge watch anything. At least Fall is around the corner so there should be much more available to watch both on TV and the streaming platforms.

Next week will be extra stressful because the official notice on the new hires I have been waiting for should be coming out. There are around 17 people and I get to handle them all by myself. I’ve done it before but I second guess myself and wind up making mistakes. I’m going to try to stay focused and not run in 10 thousand different directions. That should also help. The bright side is that I won’t be on-call so I will have that in my favor.

My new credit card showed up in the mail today. I customized the card a long time ago and put Big Boy’s picture on it. Every time I look at the card, he is staring me in the face. I miss that black lump of fur so much. Oddly enough I had another card with the same bank and put Ruth’s picture on the card. I wound up closing that account because they insisted on charging me an annual fee. I was okay with that when I was rebuilding credit but once I proved myself and my score went up, I got back to my principal belief and I no longer am willing to pay an annual fee just to carry a card.

Time to get back in front of the TV and grab an ice back for the back. I hope that your enjoying your Saturday. Weather here has cooled off a little bit but it’s still a little humid for me. I see people eating outside but not me. I love my air conditioning. Funny thing my boss who works in AZ asked me this week if we have central air. I said of course we couldn’t survive without it. Take care of yourself and I’ll talk with you again soon.

Hexed?

I am starting to wonder if I am hexed?  I had a boil in an inconvenient spot on my leg, it hurt.  I popped it and things seem better now.  I went to give Marvin his medicine this morning and his fang got my thumb right at the base of my nail.  That also hurt.  Yesterday I woke up and found that I had a cut on the side of my middle finger.  That just bothered me.  Now it feels like a pimple is ready to form in the crack of my nose.  That also hurts.  See why I am wondering?  Maybe my friend cast some kind of a spell on me or maybe this is just my imagination gone wild.  I know that things can always be worse no matter how bad they are so I’m not complaining but I thought it would be amusing to share.  

It was a busy day which helped.  However, I didn’t get my full lunch hour because I didn’t catch that a meeting went right through what would have been the last 1/2 hour of my lunch.  Then when I got home and unpacked my lunch box I realized I forgot to eat my yogurt which made me mad but hey it will still be good tomorrow. 

When I arrived home there is a wooden stake in my front yard with a pink ribbon around it.  Like someone was surveying.  Not sure what that is all about but I guess I’ll find out soon enough.  We had bad storms in the area and 1/2 of the town was without power earlier this afternoon.  Things seem back to normal but there are more storms coming.  Lord help me!

I am headed up to be with the furry kids, pass out their treats, scoop out the sandbox and then sit down and watch American Greed.  It’s all about the Fyre Festival.  I saw a movie (documentary) about it and it is total madness.  Someone got an ego and made promises they couldn’t keep.  Caused lots of stress, debt and hurt a lot of people.  What a shame. 

Tuesday is done.  Hope yours was good! 

Hacked

This afternoon before opening my lunch box I looked at my phone notifications.  I was surprised to see that there were 2 declined charges to my Capital One credit card.  The first was for Netflix which I have but it bills to a different card and the other was for People Finders.  It was clearly apparent that my credit card was compromised.  I called and got the number changed, the old card is shutdown.  The charges were declined because I kept the account locked.  If I am going to buy something I unlock it, make the purchase and then lock it again.  It’s a handy feature and in this case it is the only thing that saved me. 

In today’s society you have to have instant notifications for all of your banking/credit accounts.  If a bank doesn’t offer that they are behind the times.  That’s why I switched banks last year.  My then bank offered it but it wasn’t real time it was after the fact and well the damage is done then so it does me no good.  The sooner you can catch the fraud the better off you are and if it hits your debit card look out because you have to wait to get reimbursed. 

Today has not been a good day at all.  High stress and pressure.  I knew it was going to be a bad day when Gator puked in my bed multiple times and woke me up at 1:30a.  Then I couldn’t go back to sleep so I had to stay up for an hour.  Then off to sleep and when I woke up I felt so tired.  She is okay but acting a little funny.  I am going to brush her tonight hopefully.  The next sign came when the lawn guy was here as I was getting dressed.  I thought who mows their grass at 7a?  Well I guess in this case it was me.  That is far too early to start on a weekday.  Sure a lot of people are up but some people get to sleep in and I don’t like to be woke up anymore than the next guy.  I think 8:30 or more like 9a is more acceptable but hey I’m not doing the work, I just pay the bill.  The third sign came when I got to work and my normal parking spot was taken.  I got a much better space but I am opposed to change. 

Headed upstairs in a bit to prepare for what I hope is a better Tuesday and then take a load off with the cats and watch Last Week Tonight.  Here’s hoping your Monday rocked!  Talk with you again soon. 

15 minutes could save you …

It’s almost that time again, auto insurance renewal time.  I really wish that auto policies were like homeowner’s policies in that they ran for a year instead of 6 months.  I mean if your like most people your on the payment treadmill in that you have to make monthly payments because you can’t afford to shell out that large sum of cash.  I also think that if you buy auto insurance and don’t file a claim you should be able to get a refund, I mean the coverage was there but you didn’t need it.  Shame it doesn’t work that way. 

Last night I spent sometime on trying to find a lower price and I actually did with GEICO but the coverage wasn’t 100% the same but it’s $200 cheaper over all.  I like the coverage I have and don’t really want to give any of it up, so I am staying put with my present company that I have been with for 21 years.  My insurance went down this time, that doesn’t often happen but I am thankful.  It wasn’t much and were still in the $800 range for 6 months of coverage.

I have successfully run all of my errands for Sunday.  I should have gone to Target but I opted to save that for next weekend.  It’s not a major must do so why not put it off.  Now I have to finish up the laundry and break out the sucking machine then peel the cats off the ceiling and then scrape these whiskers off of my face and grab a shower.  I’m having the Stouffer’s casserole I like so much for supper and may throw in a piece of left over pizza with it.  Last Week Tonight is on and I always look forward to that even if it’s on past my normal bedtime.  I suspect that I will be watching it tomorrow night when I come home, rather than tonight but time will tell.

I go on-call tomorrow.  With the departure of stupid at work my boss picked up his on-call shifts and well when the boss is on-call he makes sure to make us all feel like were on-call right along with him.  It’s a little bit of keeping an eye and ear out and then jumping when something happens.  I can do that every 3rd week but 2 weeks back to back is a little bit of a challenge.  Ah well I do what I can and everyone seems to love me so I guess I’m blessed even though it feels more like a curse. 

It’s a nice day outside but a little on the humid side.  I love my a/c and can’t imagine life without it.  I’ve been catering to Gator and keeping the house a few degrees warmer this summer than I am comfortable with.  When it becomes unbearable for me, I just apologize to her and turn the thermostat down.  You’d think with wearing a fur coat year round and having a built in heater her thermostat would self regulate but that isn’t the case.  She hates cold no matter when it happens be it in Winter or Summer.  She loves to curl up in my bed under the covers when I am not in bed.  Last night I was making the bed and put the top sheet and comforter over her and she got all kinds of upset.  I thought it was cute but she was not amused.  Were still buddies though.  I let her and her mother sleep in my bed last night because they looked too comfortable to move but tonight all bets are off and I’m getting into my bed, cats or no cats. 

Here’s hoping that the sun is shining on you and that it’s reasonably comfortable where you are.  Resort like weather.  A co-worker told me that Scotland is like that year round.  Wow I’d love to move there but only for the weather.  I’ve got a bucket list of places to visit and Scotland isn’t on the list.  California for sure is at the top, Florida is at the bottom and in the middle is Canada and Hawaii.  How’s that for variety.  I’d also like to go on a cruise a week or a few days to see if I like it and then once I fall in love I could easily be gone for 2 weeks.  One minor thing is stopping me, that’s the cats.  The major stoppage is money.  However, it’s good to have dreams, desires and plans – kind of gives you something to look forward to, especially when one or more of them turn into reality. 

Take care and come back again to find out what else is going on in my world.  I appreciate you stopping by.  So long for now. 

The Good Boys

This afternoon I treated myself to a movie.  After the week I had I needed more than 1 good laugh.  This movie totally delivered.  It was funny as well as providing a life lesson that friends don’t always stay as close as they should, but that your still friends in the end. 

What made this movie even better was that I got to see it for free.  My boss gave me a gift card last year at Christmas and this was the 2nd movie that I have used it on.  The card now has $3 left on it.  Going to the movies is expensive.  I believe I saw Love Simon on it, so I got my use out of it.  Still it’s $3 and I will use that towards the purchase of seeing a future movie.  No sense in throwing $3 away. 

I was amazed after I bought my ticket, a map of the theatre came up and I had to choose a seat.  I got right in the middle but I was a little lower than I wanted to be.  2 girls sat next to me.  They were chatty and on their cell phones but thankfully that calmed down once the feature started.  Still I didn’t want to have anyone around me.  That’s the problem with movie theaters.  I’d like the theater experience but also some distance from others. 

Next best thing was that it was like flying for an hour and thirty five minutes.  My phone was in airplane mode and no one or nothing could disturb me.  I always feel so much better knowing that regardless of when or where I am, when I want to shut out the world it’s the flip of a switch and your done. 

After the movies I stopped and got a pizza, best thing I had all day long even if it was salty.  Then I grabbed the mail and I came home.  I wanted to go back out for cat food but I have put that off until tomorrow.  The older I get the more I like to procrastinate and it is enjoyable but also scary because that is not really me.  I like to knock tasks out of the way so I will have a clear cut path to freedom. 

Spent some time with my furry family this morning.  Catering to their needs and Gator & I also took in nap.  I’m working on laundry at the moment and then it will be time to get started on the dishes and bedtime.  2 days off just isn’t enough especially when I know there is a storm of work coming.  I just keep telling myself eyes on the prize – left, right, left.  That’s a song by Charlie Puth and it helps to get me through tough times on occasion.  He’s also coming out with a new studio album in the next few days.  From what I have heard it sounds like he is going to change up his style of music but I certainly hope not.  It was already perfect. 

Well there you have it that’s my Saturday.  If your looking for a comedy give The Good Boys a try.  There is sexual situations, drugs and plenty of cussing – so if those are turn offs for you then you might want to pick a different movie.  Although those things seem to be common place in todays movies. 

Hope you had a great day!

Decision–The End

After my post last night I pondered things over.  I decided that it is cruel and unusual punishment to not know what I did wrong.  Plus the whole sensitive ears thing, the fact that I mostly hear complaints about any and everything, plus the fact that he can’t have 1 single conversation without some how mentioning his dead wife.  He has always been bitter and angry with the world and since the loss of his wife that has only gotten worse.  I’ve listened to him ear fuck me at nauseum about many mind numbing useless things.  Plus he seems to know something about everything.  Yes he is smart but this is beyond smart and no one really like a know it all. 

I think he pulled the plug and I’ve decided that there is no going back, so our friendship is over.  I blocked him on social media and in my phone.  So he can call or text away but he won’t be bothering me.  There are only 3 ways left for him to contact me.  That’s snail mail, email or calling me at work.  I personally think he feels our friendship is done as well, but he may calm down and realize he’s chopped off his nose despite his face.  It’s kind of sad, he has driven away a few people this year and really he’s got no one now to talk to or to meet up with.  Going to dinner was nice but hearing about the tits on this gal or the dress that gal had on or the caboose on her.  That got old really fast.  It’s was funny for 5 minutes and here and there but constantly observing the women around him and then making comments after the fact.  Jesus.  Don’t get me wrong I watch the men around me and I might make an occasional comment but with him it’s a never ending thing.  He has made his bed, now let him lye in it. 

I’ve proven to myself more than one time that I need no one to make it in this world.  It’s nice to have friends and it makes the difficult times a bit easier but honestly I think ending our friendship is for the best.  What really cinched it for me was realizing how much walking on egg shells I did to not anger or incite him.  In many ways I wasn’t being my true self or reacting like I wanted to.  I was going along to get along and that is a recipe for disaster.  Besides that if things got better, I would always be wondering when he would snap again.  That coupled with me not being my true self is when I realized it’s time to call it a day, stick a fork in it because it’s done, now and forever.  Amen.

Confused

I have an update for you.  Apparently my friend (maybe now former friend) is mad at me.  I sent a text message to him tonight after not hearing from him since Wednesday.  Here’s how that conversation went …

ME – Hi our convo earlier this week ended abruptly.  Not sure if your angry at me or if something happened to you.  This is odd and I’m very confused.  At a minimum I’d like to know that you are okay. 

HIM – Yes I am OK.

ME – Thank you

HIM – You’re welcome

Now I am reading in between the lines and making an assumption but it seems pretty apparent to me.  I’d love to know what I did to upset him so much but that may never happen.  I’m not going to ask and play a guessing game.  I’ve over analyzed the situation in my head and can’t imagine what in the world happened. 

I’d say we were/are close friends but this  bump seems to indicate differently.  I don’t know that we will move past this.  For him to fly off the handle and just hang up on me, then not respond to call backs and/or a simple text message asking if he is okay is not something that I would say he normally would do.  However, he’s a moody sob and crabby as the day is long.  When I think of that part of this situation it makes me angry.  I feel so disrespected, I would never do that to anyone.  If I am mad or upset, you will at least know why. 

Sadly he was my closest friend.  That saying familiarity breeds contempt kind of applies here.  He was tap dancing on my nerves for quite sometime and I suppose I could be guilty of the same thing.  I am down to 1 friend now and that friend has been distant.  Kind of feel like I got fucked and in a very bad way.  It just hurts.  I could issue a blanket apology but having no idea what I am apologizing for makes that difficult for me to do.  It matters not who is right or wrong – but in his eyes he only sees his way as the right way.  I mean I am stubborn but he takes it to a whole new level.  I don’t want to argue or debate as that will serve no purpose but to upset both of us.  

Even if we do eventually move past this, I will be circumspect and treat our friendship differently and probably keep him at arms length.  Not exactly how I wanted this to turn out but at least I no longer have to wonder if he is okay. 

Happy Friday!

Wierdness

Hi there and thanks for stopping by!  Last night is the one night that I really look forward to TV and when an obstacle gets in the way I am not happy but life happens.  Suits was on in case you were wondering what was so important to me.  Anyway, I got a phone call about a 1/2 hour before showtime.  It was my good friend that I dine out with on occasion.  We were once co-workers and that is how our friendship blossomed. 

He was just calling to catch up and I am sure he had something to tell me.  We talked for about 15 minutes.  I don’t know how he does it but he has super sensitive ears for a person who is in his mid 60’s.  I grabbed some paper towels and tore them off the roll.  He asked me if I was feeding the cats.  I said nope.  He said your unwrapping something.  I told him it was a paper towel.  If you get the impression that this really irks me then your spot on.  He is the only person that I know of that I have to be careful about what I do when I am talking to him on the phone.  He will complain all day long that I am hurting his ears.  Anyway, back on point.  I was in the garage about to start cleaning my windows.  He stopped to say hi to his dog as he had just gotten home and then presto, the phone goes dead.  The call was lost from his side, either he terminated it or his device did.  This happens once and a while and we just call each other back. 

I rang him and the call went to voice mail.  I thought oh his battery probably went dead.  I left a message and went about my evening.  Suits was on and close to the end when all of a sudden I got this weird feeling that something wasn’t right.  Maybe someone broke in and they surprised him or maybe he had a heart attack.  Anyway, I called back and again the phone rang off the hook and no answer.  I left another message.  Gave it a few minutes and called again, same thing, when voice mail picked up I hung up and called right back got voice mail again.  I sent a text message and it went unread.  It’s been close to an hour since we were interrupted. 

Me being the concerned friend decided to call the police and have them check on him.  I would have done it myself but he lives more than an hour away from me.  If something truly is or was wrong they would get their much faster.  I sat up until close to 10:30p waiting for a call back and fighting against my sleeping pills.  Funny thing at 9:30p the text message I sent with the words “U ok?” was read.  I never got a response.  I was told the officer that took care of this would call me back.  I also figured that once he got a knock on the door that he would have been calling me.  Nope, nada.  I woke up and had no voicemail or missed calls. 

To protect their identity Law Enforcement often blocks their caller id when phoning and sure enough that is what happened here.  I checked my call logs and my spam filter rejected 2 calls shortly after 10:30p.  Once I saw that I figured okay so the officer did try to reach out.  I called the police this morning and they gave me a # to reach the officer and said he would be happy to talk with me.  That made me panic and I said so there aren’t any notes in the call?  The response I got back with there was no answer at the door and the scene was secure.  So he never actually met with anyone.  That was good enough for me. 

I am really at a loss for words here.  I am second guessing myself that maybe I had a personality disorder and spouted off to him but I know that’s not true.  His sensitive ears may have picked up or perceived to pick up something but I was listening to him talk , I remember the pause for the dog and then he started to talk and that’s all she wrote. 

Not sure if he is mad at me or exactly what happened.  Perhaps tonight I will get a call or learn more but I’ve thought about this off and on all day.  It’s kind of upsetting.  I have done all the right things here maybe to the point of overkill but I don’t plan on doing anything more.  If he wants to talk he knows how to reach me.  Ignoring my phone calls and text messages makes me think there is something stuck in his craw.  Then again just because the text message was read doesn’t mean it was read by him.  It’s all very strange to me and while I am concerned about him, I can’t afford to lose focus of my own life.  I’ve been making silly mistakes all day because my mind is on this and this is really my only outlet.  My hope is that things will go back to normal for me, regardless if I do or do not hear from him.  I do care about him and don’t want to lose a friend.  At a minimum I’d love to at least know that he is okay.  As a bonus the rest of the story.  Only time will tell if that is going to happen.  This could easily turn into one of the great unknowns.  This is totally out of character for him.  He is outspoken and if there is a problem he is usually the first one to tell you all about it. 

I still have a slight uneasy and confused feeling about the whole thing.  However, I feel I have done my part as a friend and now it’s time to play the waiting game and see if he calls and explains what happened.  However, the longer the silence the more my worry & concern mount.  This is one of those awkward situations where you don’t want to over or under react. 

So there you have it weirdness in it’s finest form. I will be sure to let you know if something more happens. 

Working from home

When I woke up I was thinking, what a great day to work from home.  Little did I know I was predicting the future.  I went through my normal routine and headed out.  Got my vehicle all wet and I was quite unhappy about it.

I knew in advance that my normal way had some flooding and 2 accidents.  The news said to triple the commute time.  That would be 3 hours for me and no way was I sitting in traffic for 3 hours just to get to work, so not worth it.  I opted to take a secondary route.  They had constructions over the weekend but it was all supposed to be back open by 6a this morning.  It was 7:15a and the route was still closed.  The rain hampered their efforts.  It started last night around 10p and it was a walloping storm.

We got a wakeup call around 3a warning of a flash flood.  That made all of the cats meow but I just rolled over and went back to sleep.  I thought 3 more hours, ah.  Then I had this strange dream of buying a new car.  I knew full well my credit was frozen and was waiting to see what would happen.  I can’t tell you if I was approved or denied because I woke up far too soon.

Back on the work theme – I sent a note out to let my team know I would be working from home and I got a reminder back from my boss that he will be late and he is on-call so we need to cover for him.  Fucktard, I already knew all of that.  I don’t need a reminder and am not a child but I play along. 

Once again I think they think when I say I am working from home that I am eating bon-bon’s on the couch and casually looking at email.  Nope I am fully dressed, got my eye glasses on and am sitting here at my computer.  Watching and waiting to spring into action.  All of my morning tasks are done so now I am bored to stone and ready for a nap.  It’s no different than if I was sitting in my cube at work. 

Looking forward to lunch time.  Braunschweiger sandwich with cheese and miracle whip.  Cool Ranch Doritos.  Soda and 2 no sugar added cups of peaches.  Plus I will have to pass out cat food.  The bright side is I’ll be here all day and I have an Amazon Delivery coming.  I’d rather be at work but this is like the next best thing. 

I did some Googling last night and learned all about Google Classroom.  It’s pretty neat.  No more paper you do all of your work on-line and with hangouts you can video chat with the teacher.  It’s almost like you don’t need to come to school, you could do it all from home but school mandates attendance.  I think the long term future of education could easily be headed from abandoning campus/buildings and doing it all from home or a remote location.  That’s just my opinion who knows what the future will bring.  High School is important and so is social interaction, sports, clubs, etc. 

Well I guess I should go back to staring at my monitor in case some actual work rolls in.  Hope your having a great Monday as Monday’s go.  Talk with you again soon.  

It’s 2 am, time to wake up

Hello again!  As you can tell by the title I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.  I went to bed at my normal schedule, which is unusual for the weekend.  However, I was tired and done with technology.  Just watch some TV and call it a day.  Around 10:30p I crawled in bed.  Curled up with Gator and Momma at my feet.  I opened my eyes at 2a after feeling something jump in my bed and quickly jump out.  That would be momma and soon after the smell wafted over and I knew it was time to get out of bed.  I thought she crapped in bed but nope, she went just outside and got my sweatpants.  To say I was not happy is an understatement.  I crabbed at her and cleaned it up.  Then grabbed a couple pieces of candy and a diet soda.  Back to my room. 

I checked my phone to see if there were any additional photos from the class reunion and there were.  Also found a couple live videos and that helped me know I made the right decision to skip.  It was a bunch of drunk people.  That’s not my crowd at all.  I got a photo of everyone who attended and had to zoom in to make out some faces.  I didn’t really miss talking with anyone special.  Then I thought, how in the world will I ever get back to sleep?  Easy I turned on a security podcast.  The guy that talks has a difficult time making his point and often goes into tangents and that puts me straight to sleep.  Sure enough an hour later between the sugar wearing off and the podcaster I was ready to go back to bed. 

I was up at 8a and went through with my normal Sunday routine.  Had breakfast and the regular crowd there made me feel right at home.  I got to throw in some sass and that made it all the more better.  I’m quite the smartass and can often come up with a quip quickly.  It’s not always appropriate but once I settle on something, most of the time I say it. 

Went on to the grocery store where I managed to get out for under $100 a second week in a row.  I didn’t get any type of cake or ice cream, which helped.  Still it was $86 and I found that a little much.  I even skipped the frozen pizza because I had one from the week before.  I am thankful that I have a job and can afford the basics and then being able to treat myself.  However, I think food prices are a bit on the high side, but that’s just my opinion. 

I went through the car wash because the forecast specifically said no rain for the next 5 days.  Just my luck I was checking the weather this afternoon and rain is in the forecast for later this evening and most of tomorrow morning.  So much for a clean vehicle.  It looks like in the garage but I can’t keep it there forever.  There used to be a car wash that had a rain guarantee, if it rained within 48 hours of your wash, you could come back and get a re-wash for free.  You just needed your receipt.  I worked close to the place and now I am no where near it.  Their washes were expensive but they did a damn good job. 

Finished up laundry, played on the computer and then went up to watch some TV and wound up taking a nap with Gator.  True to form I told her let me sleep for an hour and then wake me up.  She did her job, 5 minutes early but hey it was close enough for me. 

I got up and put out my medicine for the next 2 weeks, that is always a chore I hate.  Especially when you start working with tiny white pills.  They all look alike and the counting is the worst part.  Then it was time to clean the house.  I got me some Gatorade and surfed through social media.  Just relaxed next to Marv, who held my hand and arm hostage for a while.  Then he went to sleep and I just sat and watch him.  It was so enjoyable.  I wasn’t on my phone or watching TV just Marvin watching and Momma was over on the love seat snoozing away as well.  I had about an hour to pass and once it was done I placed Marvin on the floor so I could start the other 1/2 of my Sunday tasks.  That involved shaving and taking a shower.  No sooner than I shut the water off, everyone is yapping for supper. 

I took my time and got dried off and dressed, then made my way to the kitchen to pass out their food  Marv hated what I gave him.  He wouldn’t eat it and started crying and eventually ran to the living room.  I went after him and brought the food to him but he wanted nothing to do with it.  I told him I would get something else and he waited on me to come back.  That I did and he started eating 1, 2, 3.  Jeez these cats are so spoiled, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. 

Then I put my frozen pizza in the oven and set the timer.  Watched a little TV and then timed it close and was able to eat and enjoy the 2 pieces I had.  There are 2 more left and I could eat them but then I wouldn’t be able to enjoy them tomorrow night.  I did finish off the last 2 pieces of cheese cake and they were enjoyable.  Tomorrow night I will be wishing I had that cheesecake but I had to make room in the fridge. 

Here I am back at the computer for a little bit.  Soon that will be done and I will be upstairs and preparing for tomorrow.  We still have yet to talk about who is doing what since stupid left on Friday.  There was another event that prohibited that from happening.  We dealt with some advanced malware and it was really involved to get it cleaned up.  In the end we opted to pull the machine from the network so it will won’t go back on until the hard drive is formatted.  Oddly enough the machine did turn up clean and I feel fairly confident that it probably is clean but the best solution is to format and start over, rather than taking a risk.  For all I know something is dormant on the machine.  If the user would have had admin rights to the workstation I know things would have been far worse.  Thankfully that wasn’t the case. 

Best thing to happen this week is payday and that will be closer to the end of the week.  Mid-week I will be paying bills on money that I will soon have.  It will be here one day and gone the next.  Thus the perpetual need to keep on working. 

So there you have it my Sunday, fun day.  I am way ahead of my normal schedule which will give me additional time with the kids and we will all enjoy that.  Plus Marv will be reminding me when it’s time for treats.  Back to the fun.  I hope you had a great day!  I will talk with you all again soon.  Be well. 

Back 2 School

Today was the day of the campus tour at my former high school.  I was on the fence but forced myself into it.  I am glad that I went, so much has changed.  I saw a couple people I knew.  One guy that I found out was gay I friended years back on Facebook.  He walked right up to me and said hello.  Until he said his name I had no idea who he was.  The one thing that I wanted to avoid happened.  I found myself alone with no one to talk to on more than one occasion and I felt so awkward.  That really negatively affected me but I kept myself together.  My old English and Math class room is now a Driver’s Ed room.  The room next to it I learned all about civics.  We walked the whole campus and learned they got a new auditorium and a 2nd gym.  The new gym has no ac but has plenty of heat.  It was a sauna and the now principal that was giving us the tour said that it feels that way all the time.  They also no longer issue paper hall passes.  You can a QR code on your phone.  The whole school operates off of Google.  Their computers are all chrome books, which is a perfect thing because if you get a virus, you just refresh it and then go back to life the way it was.  No data is stored locally, it’s all cloud based.  They use Google Hangouts and all of the educators are Google Certified (whatever that means).  I couldn’t help but think as I walked through the halls, wow it would be really cool to work here.  Not sure what the hell I’d do but it would be interesting.  I was impressed that they have water fountains and there is a sensor up top where you can hold your water bottle and it will fill it.  They have vending machines, the healthy ones we saw were stocked with water, Gatorade and High Caffeine Energy Drinks.  The second set we saw that had soda in them had a warning sticker on the outside – “use at your own risk, no refunds”.  All of the vending machines took credit cards.  How modern.  They also added cameras everywhere, it’s impossible to be in a hallway w/o being on camera.  Sadly they also added card access.  I noticed the principal was using a key fob.  So back when I went to school all of the doors were just unlocked all day long.  In the event of society changing and the active shootings that have occurred, they locked down campus and require cards to get into the buildings.  It’s also great for tracking peoples movements.  There are 2 security guards who conceal carry and 1 armed police officer.  To say things have changed in 30 years is quite the understatement.  It was nice to see the freshly waxed floors shining like diamonds.  They have really taken care of the place and there are lots of improvements and the campus has been overall well kept.  Our graduating class had 500 kids.  Today graduating classes are much, much larger.  I thought there were a lot of people on campus when I was in school.  Today it has to be insane.  There is a security booth where visitors have to check in.  School is still out for the summer, but that will come to an end on Monday. 

I’d love to be a kid going back to high school, ideally a sophomore or junior.  I don’t know that I would like the safety/security factor that is out there.  However, with all of the technology I think kids today are learning much more than kids did back when I was in school.  Everything changes with time – somethings get better and somethings get worse.  The campus tour was a nice touch and I am so glad I didn’t miss out.  A few of the people grabbed lunch afterwards but I didn’t go with them.  I saw hours later on Facebook they had a last minute cancellation and there was 1 ticket available, it was tempting but I passed because honestly there are only a couple people I would like to catch up with and chances are they probably wouldn’t be there.  I’d be all alone again and not having a good time. 

I covered myself in sunblock but I think I managed to still get a light burn.  My legs and back were killing me by the time it was all over.  We were on our feet walking a lot.  It’s a 63 acre campus and that’s a lot of walking.  Can you imagine what real estate taxes, electricity, and water cost.  I mean it has to be out of this world but schools don’t pay real estate taxes and as for the other expenses that is what taxes are for.  Now if they could just increase the pay for school teachers that would be awesome. 

The heat took it’s tole on me as well and I was eager to get home and get cooled down, grab something to eat and watch a little TV then work in a nap with the kids.  They made me sleep in my chair.  It was the same thing last night where the girls took over my bed so I went to the master bedroom to sleep. 

It was nice to have something different to do and I thought I would be late but I was the 2nd person there and had 5 minutes to spare.  I don’t know many people that get to go back to their high school campus for a tour and I really thought that was a nice touch and a step above & beyond.  Lots of memories both good and bad but the day is done.  Next reunion probably be in 5 or 10 years (35th or 40th respectively).  I was surprised to hear of the passing of so many people, some I knew others I just knew of. 

Here’s hoping that your Saturday was enjoyable and that you got to do something fun and managed to stay cool & hydrated.  Summer is slowly winding down.  While we (my neck of the woods) have this month and next month, then the cooler temperatures will start to push in.  That’s usually what follows back to school.  Then before you know it, the holidays are here, snow is on the ground and then after a few months of that, we get to go back to the sauna that is summer time. 

Cheers for now!

Wow it’s Wednesday!

Hello and welcome!

I am super proud of myself.  I got a request to make a change to a card system.  With the help of Google showing me the instruction manual on-line I was able to make the change.  It took me a bit but I got through it and everything worked perfectly.  It’s a small victory.  I hate making changes to card systems because usually when you touch something, something else breaks.  This was no exception.  Apparently this system required a reboot and I think I accomplished that this morning.  Now the low battery alarm is on.  So a vendor will need to come out.  I am waiting until tomorrow morning to see how things go and maybe (probably not) some magic will happen over night.

The new guy at work started.  I am not attracted to him, but then again I don’t fully know him.  His body looks pretty nice though.  He also has a tendency to talk low but there is a whistle to his S’ and that becomes annoying quickly.  He also is covered in cologne so you can smell him before you see him.  I hope he is a great fit and works out.

Back here at home, Momma is on my list.  Last night while I was brushing my teeth she crapped all over my bed.  To say I wasn’t pleased is putting it mildly.  I yelled a little bit at her.  She was having another one of those bounce around the house moments or as I call it a shit storm because that is what it is.  It was easily fixable but she was slightly embarrassed.  I told her you don’t have anything to be embarrassed about, were family and you’ve seen me naked so I think were even. 

Last night I caught an episode of The First 48.  I couldn’t believe what the suspect said.  A guy shot out his tire, he made it home and then asked his girlfriend to borrow her car so he could go get some fix a flat.  Seriously that’s what he said.  If a bullet goes through your tire fix a flat isn’t going to help you.  You’ll need a new tire.  Now if you throw in some bubble gum and duct tape with the fix a flat well then you might have a chance at fixing it. NOT!  People come up with some crazy ideas.  What I like is when they tell you I am not going to lie to you, this is what happened.  Then when they are done and things don’t add up now they “aren’t playing … here’s what really happened”.  Lying is a very bad habit mostly because you have to remember who you told what to.  If you just tell the truth then there is nothing to remember. 

Tonight’s I am looking forward to Suits.  There is supposed to be a sneak peak of Mike’s return.  I suspect his return won’t happen until next week but hey it’s what I have been looking forward to.  This is a summer only show so time is running out.  I think they will be done by the end of August or at least by mid-September at the latest.  If it goes beyond that I will be surprised. 

Speaking of summer ending, it’s nice to drive home and see all of the shirtless guys running in the city.  I have almost wrecked a couple times because my eyes were in the wrong place.  It’s a hazard but if done correctly you can look & drive at the same time.  I saw a hottie tonight and no danger of wrecking. 

There you go.  I’m still kicking.  1 1/2 more days until the problem child is gone at work.  I am eager to see who he is replaced with and how long that takes.  My guess is 3 to 6 months if not longer.  Before the week is out were going to divvy up his duties and I’d like to avoid that.  I think a lot of his work will land on my door step.  He was given a lot of busy work – things like reports, metrics and I hate those kind of things.  It’s bad enough I have to put together 1 report please lord have mercy and don’t add any more. 

Ah well tomorrow is another day.  Looks like sun is in the forecast for Saturday and as long as that stays true I will be going to the campus tour of my old high school.  I found out that one of the hotties I have a crush on and am friends with is coming back to town.  Kind of sad I didn’t buy a ticket to the actual reunion.  What I think is funny they had 100 shirts printed and sold 10.  Now they are advertising them like they are some special thing and a limited time offer.  I think they are going to be stuck with a lot of shirts in the end.  While there are some people I wouldn’t mind seeing, there are others that I am all too happy not to see.  I didn’t mix well in high school and as such had few friends.  Lots of crushes on guys but few friends.  So why bother to go to the reunion, it seems pointless to me.  I mean isn’t that kind of the point behind Facebook?  You can connect albeit electronically.  

Cheers for now my cheesecake is waiting for me and so are my chores and 3 furry family members.  Hope all is well in your world.  We will talk again soon. 

Watch It

Another nice weekend here.  Last week was exhausting but came with great news.  Yesterday I managed to get up and get started early.  I headed the hair cut store.  I got the stylist that I like and she knows how to fade my neck line so there isn’t one.  I told her high and tight and she did a nice job.  We started with a zero guard which is bare skin, then above that a 1A and down to a 1, then on top my standard two.  It’s going to itch like hell when it grows back but this was close to my last hoorah for summer.  I may be able to get 1 to 2 more short cuts and then it will be back to long hair and that means a two all over, so not really that long.  I suffer from a hair disorder.  You know people who have eating disorders and they look in the mirror and all they see is fat when in reality they are super thin.  Well for me I look in the mirror and think my hair is so long, it’s time for a haircut.  Things got so bad that every 2 weeks I was getting my hair cut.  When I was a young adult I had long hair and I show people that and they just fall out.  I kind of wish that I could go back to that but the color of my hair has changed so much that I don’t know how well I’d like it.  I keep saying I am going to color it and maybe 1 time I’ll give in to that.  For now this is my walk on the wild side. 

After my haircut I grabbed breakfast and that’ where I learned on social media that one of the porn studios and it’s ownership is being sued.  They have lost a lot of talent (models) over the past year and some of them were pretty big names.  The funny thing is that this is a camera man that is suing them.  It’s mainly over the fact that they disclosed his real name and he was world famous for commercial camera work.  Now that happened his claim is that his reputation is ruined and he will loose out on work because big name main stream commercial clients won’t hire him.  Porn is about identity protection which is why everyone goes by a stage name.  There are a few people that use their real names but for the most part the names are fake.  I get it and understand why it’s done – especially in Gay porn with all of the hate their is in this world you can’t be too careful.  I am interested to see how this turns out.  I’m guessing they will settle out of court but the guy behind the porn studio sounds like a real hot head and a first class jerk so who knows. 

I purchased some cat food for the kids and then grabbed a case of soda and a case of water for myself. 

Then my next trip was to the post office to pick up mail and then home.  I collapsed and watched TV, which eventually led to nap time.  Being on-call I knew as soon as my head hit the pillow the damn phone would ring.  I actually got maybe 15 minutes and was sound asleep when bingo it worked.  It was a friend who wanted to get a bite to eat.  I made reservations and we got together for supper aka dinner.  He’s a real horn dog and always has been, your sitting with him and I hear wow looks at the tits on her or look at how revealing her clothing is.  It’s funny for about 5 minutes and then it wears on my last nerve.  He asked if we could sit in a particular waitresses section, I would have rather had a particular waiter but I let him have his fun.  I got to see plenty of good looking guys but I don’t typically call attention to who I am attracted to.  Now and then yes I’ll make a comment but for the most part we can talk about plenty of other things. 

My technical adventure of the day was converting my stamps program.  The provider went from an installed software program to a web based client.  You had to change to different stamps and there is a serial number printed on the roll.  There were several moments when I was frustrated and had to take a step back.  Eventually I got things working.  My only cost is the actual postage and the labels themselves.  But even then they had an exchange program in place so they would take up to 2 boxes of your old stamps and swap them no charge.  I did that.  I have 400 stamps and that will probably last me several years.  I don’t do that much snail mail.  It’s a lost art of writing a letter and mailing it, so occasionally it’s enjoyable.  The most frequent thing I do is submit for a rebate for expensive medicine I take.  Wowza. 

Ms. Momma also got sick.  She started a shit storm crapping here, there and everywhere.  Then she puked and things were slowly starting to wind down.  She was behind on a couple doses of medicine and I think that is what caused it.  I felt really bad plus I had several messes to clean up.  Not a fun way to spend any day. 

That was the long version of yesterday.  Today was mailing a couple letters, breakfast, chit chat with one of the regular guys at the restaurant.  Then on to the grocery store where I managed for the first time in well over two months to make it out the door without spending over $100.  I was quite happy about that.  Then stopped to fuel up the vehicle and then on to home where I had to unload everything. 

I noticed when looking at all of the 3 watches I own they were all slightly out of sync.  So I had to adjust them which is always a slightly difficult task.  Timing is everything I am a perfectionist, especially when it comes to the little things like that.  Now were back in sync. 

I entered in my receipts for my purchases and my vehicle loan caught my eye.  Looks like I could actually afford a new vehicle if I wanted it.  I’d still have to roll about $4,000 over but it’s possible.  I’ve bounced the idea off of more than a few people and I get mixed responses.  There is something about the year 2020 that excites me and I am not quite sure what it is.  Maybe it’s the year I will die or the year that I will win a million dollars or the year I will meet the love of my life.  Who knows.  Anyway, unless there is some really attractive too good to pass up offer I think I am going to wait so that I can get a 2020 year model. 

Worked in a small nap then the phone got in the way again and I had to get up.  Plus Gator demanding lunch.  Fed them, checked on the phone and it was nothing.  Then cleaned out the kids water fountain and changed the filter.  Laundry of course was going and I got my jewelry cleaned.  Finished off the last two slices of cheesecake from last week.  I got another sampler to go through for this week.  Cleaned the house and sweet lord I got enough fur up to nit a sweater for a small cat.  I am wondering if the amount of fur I get will ever diminish and I suppose the answer to that will be yes, but not until the cats are gone.  So if that’s the case I am fine with the fur.  My cats are what motivate me and take away the madness of the world.  In fact, Ms. Momma and I walked around outside this morning.  I had her on my shoulder and she was just loving it, taking in the sights and sounds.  We started in the back yard and then worked our way to the front and side of the house.  At one point she wanted down, I think the adventures of us walking came back to her.  However, she wasn’t in a harness and not on a leash so that didn’t happen.  Instead I opted to return indoors where I could put her down safely.  I often wonder when I do things like that if that is how she was turned out of whatever home she had prior to me finding her.  She was probably kicked out because she got pregnant but who ever did that really lost out.  She’s a great cat and her kids are all equally as great.  I’d still like to meet her mom and dad but I know that will never happen.  I’d also be interested to see how her siblings turned out but there are somethings in this life that we never know. 

Ah well I am blathering.  On to finish up the laundry, shave and have corn dogs for supper.  I saw them at the store and thought that is different and I just opened a fresh container of mustard so it should pair well.  Feed the children, play on the computer and get ready for Monday.  Oh what fun I will be having.  This will be a busy week but that only means it will go by fast.  The best thing about Monday means I won’t be on call and I’m all for that.  I was officially bothered 3 times total for the week which in the grand scheme of things isn’t bad. 

I hope that you had an amazing weekend, got to relax and catch up on things you enjoy.  Here’s to a great week ahead for all of us.  Take care!