End of year thoughts

2020 was supposed to be the year that my life turned around. I really honestly felt that I would find love and that something really good would happen to me. Little did I, let alone any of us know that a pandemic would hit this year.

The worst thing that happened in my life this year was the loss of 2 of my cats. A friend that I never met in person died in the summer not due to COVID. I found out on Christmas Eve that I also lost a co-worker who passed away suddenly, this was not related to COVID. We weren’t close but we talked and she actually provided me some help. Death happens around us all the time but this year it seems to be one of the many things we hear about sadly all too often.

The best things that happened to me this year was being able to work from home and the rise in popularity of my blog. I know that I don’t often post about the greatest of things and that I am not a super star in the blogosphere, but everyone needs someone and I’m glad that our paths have crossed. This is mostly due to me visiting other blogs and leaving comments, the comments spark curiosity and interest and then people make a determination if they like you and want to link to you or if they would rather just move on. I have been fortunate enough to get a few sites to link to me and I am grateful for that. I return the love and I try to keep an eye out for those sites that continue to link to me so that I can continue the love.

I delayed plans to get a new vehicle in light of the pandemic, considering that I am not commuting like I normally do. This caused me to catch a break in that the vehicle that I wanted was a new model and had a recall due to a safety issue. I have plans to upgrade in 2021 but it will likely be later in the year. I hope that it’s financially feasible for me to do so. I know that vehicles are a horrible investment due to rapid depreciation and with the amount of normal driving I do it doesn’t make sense to lease.

With the restrictions in place and working from home, I am reminded more often than I care that I am all alone. I look forward to hopefully being able to make new friends and date when life returns to normal. Not to mention being able to hopefully drop some of this weight and hopefully fit back into my clothes more comfortably, that is if they still fit. I wear jeans and sweatpants but that’s not normal attire for the office.

While none of the dreams/desires I had for 2020 came true and it truly wasn’t my year, I have hope that 2021 will be better, not only for me but for everyone.

Don’t be afraid to leave a comment, I don’t bite and if you’d rather not have your comment posted say so and I will respect your privacy. While the world at large has made great strides with same sex relationships I realize that not everyone is accepting and that some people just feel uncomfortable or may not be out.

Stay safe and enjoy what is left of 2020. Happy New Year! Thanks again for your readership, it means a lot to me.

Merry Christmas

I hope that you have a very Merry Christmas. This is a holiday made to be with family but also for little kids. I remember how anxious I was as a child for Christmas and wondering what Santa would bring me. Once I found out who Santa really was that took all of the fun out of the holiday. Then as I grew older the gifts would eventually dwindle. My family would just exchange money. I called it the universal gift, everyone liked it. Eventually the gift giving would grind to a halt. Then it was fun to exchange gifts with my late spouse. We really enjoyed this time of year and being with each other. We missed our departed family members and would reflect on fond memories that we had. Now holidays are a surefire day that I am pretty much guaranteed to be depressed, simply because I am alone. Adding to the already long list two additional furry friends that passed this year. I miss the hustle and bustle of a busy house and seeing several small faces staring up at me. Now I am down to one and boy she has become quite the handful. She wants me by her side 24/7, I am barely allowed to take a bathroom break and when I disappear to the basement that really upsets her. I can only imagine that when I leave, she is equally as upset.

My friends invited me to dinner tomorrow but the invitation didn’t come until this afternoon. I hate the delay like they just expect because I am single that they can throw the invite out last minute because I won’t have plans. That never happened when there were two of us, we had an invite at least a week if not two ahead of time. I have no idea what is on the menu but I am hoping for a Honey Baked Ham. My guess is it will be the usual shitty standing rib roast or prime rib – both of which I hate. I understand that it’s expensive and that as a guest I can’t be picky but I am. They always set out appetizers which consist of pickles, olives, some type of dip, raw vegetables [carrots & celery] and triscuits. You don’t get offered anything to drink until you sit at the table for the main course. I am one of those people that can’t eat without having some type of liquid on standby. No drink, no eat for me. They have seen this enough times that you’d think they would get the hint but alas they don’t. I hope I don’t have to hear about their dead dogs, their neighbor’s dead dogs and his military service. Each time we get together I hear the same stories over and over again, its mind numbing. However, despite all of the things I don’t like it does beat being totally alone. I had originally planned to stay home and shut them out but they would think something is wrong and the next thing you know the police would be breaking down my back door because they would think I had finally taken my own life. Rather than risk that I opted to be available and respond to the text message I got. I hate communicating by text I would much rather have a phone call.

They are in for some treats from me. White Chocolate Snickers, Pecan Clusters [chocolate & caramel], Krispy Kreme Cinnamon Buns and some Muffins. I got all of these things with them in mind that I would be able to share during the holidays. The Krispy Kreme Cinnamon Buns taste just like the original glazed donut until you get to the center and then you get the cinnamon plus the glaze. Warm that up in the microwave and it’s like eating a sweet cloud. Wait about an hour and the sugar high wears off and it’s time for a nap.

I’ve spent Christmas Eve watching Glee and The Middle. Hanging out with Insty who has been fine until I decided to come to the basement and now, she is throwing a fit wanting me to come back upstairs. Speaking of which she does enjoy and use the stairs I got her. I might get another one for the bed room so she doesn’t have to jump in the chair and can climb her way in. Last night I got more video of her sleeping & snoring, as well as some photos of her sleeping. I can’t help but appreciate her resting and also thinking of the day that we part ways. She gave me quite a scare earlier in the week when she would hide from me and sleep. I worry about her constantly because she’s the last part of the family that I have left. I want to make her happy and comfortable. I’d say I do a really great job at that.

I can’t help but post a photo of Tommy Anders (former Helix & Spank This) porn star getting spanked by Santa Claus. I don’t know what ever happened to him, he had a great career and fans galore but one day poof just dropped out of the porn game. He was well endowed and that along with his boyish good looks are what all of the guys were attracted to. The problem is that porn stars are here today and gone tomorrow. Some of that life looks appealing but there’s no way I would ever make it but one can dream. I know life is not all glitz and glamor regardless of what you do.

Time to wrap this up and get back to the lady upstairs who is impatiently waiting on me. I had to come down to run a report for work. It’s a daily task and it’s frankly a pain in the ass. We got a nice surprise speaking of work. Looks like were on track to close out the year with a bang and as a result were all getting a small bonus of which they will take out taxes. The extra money is something that isn’t normally given this time of year but let’s face it this year has been anything but normal.

Once again Merry Christmas, I hope that you have a great day. Thanks for your visit and do come back again soon.

What A Week

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you no doubt heard of the SolarWinds security breach that affects the US Government as well as Private Sector businesses. This event in and of its self has made for a busy week for me. Lots of meetings, phone calls, reading & research as well as a couple webinars. The organization I work for runs the affected product but there is no evidence that we were affected by this. Still, we elected to destroy the SolarWinds servers that we were running and rebuild from scratch. As well there are internet traffic rules and much, much more protection in place to monitor those servers. It will be quite some time before we know the full effects of this event. While the focus is largely on SolarWinds, don’t be fooled by this and be sure to analyze your entire network infrastructure and be on high alert until this is all sorted out. The discovery timing of this event as well as the announcement are ill timed since it’s right before a holiday. However, I’ve long noticed a trend that hackers, malicious actors, etc. all like to have events like this one crop up just before a holiday. Lots of people are off and some businesses might be extra vulnerable. Timing is everything for a successful security incident, sort of like location is everything when you’re in real estate.

Outside of that were gearing up for people retiring at year end and the promotions that follow at the start of the new year. The last week of the year is always a super busy time for me. Right now I still have somewhat of a cushion but I am taking full advantage of that and doing as much prep work as I can ahead of time. Smart planning means that I won’t wind up tied to my computer on the last day of this year and the first day of next year.

This coming week is short for us, 3 days and were going to try to cram in 5 days into those 3. Lots of people are out on vacation. One of my colleagues and I were talking and he suddenly realized he hadn’t taken enough time off so he has some impromptu vacation scheduled for the last week of the year. There are going to be bumps and hiccups, let’s just hope that I don’t lose my sanity. I am very much looking forward to a 4-day weekend.

My usual plans are to go to my friends’ home and celebrate the holiday with a meal. They are always last minute to invite me, which always makes me question if they really want me to come. I have yet to get an invite but sure hope that one comes through because I have a lot of sweets here that I ordered with the intention of being able to give them away. If my invite doesn’t come then I’m going to be packing on more weight because I won’t let it go to waste.

I did get to enjoy my frozen pizza last week from the pizza stone. It was a little over done but not burnt. Taste was great and it was crispier than any other pizza I have eaten that came out of my oven. I see that I made a worth while investment. It’s a bit tricky to get the pizza in and out of the oven but thankfully I didn’t get burned.

Ms. Gator has really enjoyed the week with her steps and being able to sun her self as well as the freedom to come and go without having to beg me to pick her up. She does still jump but were keeping it to a minimum. She somehow has this sense of when I don’t have to work because she has had me up in the middle of the night both the night before and last night. I had to kick her out this morning in order to get a few hours to myself so that I was in decent enough shape to hit up the grocery store.

I went for a drive yesterday to help charge up the battery in the vehicle. My first stop was the post office where I got all bills and what looked like a holiday card from my vet. Turns out it was a sympathy card from my vet and she enclosed a letter entitled A Letter from the Rainbow Bridge. I found it on-line and have pasted a copy below. I knew that when I read it, I would fall to pieces and that is exactly what happened. It’s not bad enough the 15^th of every month I remember that is the day I lost my Marvin and I feel guilt about permitting him to go on that last week when I knew that his body was shutting down. The only comfort that I have is that he ate really well for 2 whole days before things fell apart.

On a different note, I opted to try body wash instead of a bar of soap and used a loofah for the first time. What a unique and invigorating experience. I tried lip gloss for the first time, just clear to make my lips a bit shiny. I like the look but you have to reapply after a few hours and that’s not something I enjoy. That was a nice experiment but once the tube runs dry its game over. I also cut my hair and the back doesn’t look half bad. I could use the pro touch there but it’s just impossible for me to cut on my own, if only my head was on a swivel.

HBO Max has an app for the Roku, that was a game changer for me. I am re-watching the tv show The Middle. It’s a great way to pass time. I didn’t see anything else that was of interest at the moment. I know that Wonder Woman will be released there and I’m not a big WW fan but I’ll probably watch it.

We had our first snowfall of the year but it was only a dusting. Gator tried to take out the ceramic Christmas Tree but I stopped her and moved the tree from her reach. You think she’s an old lady and wouldn’t do anything “bad” but she isn’t fooling me, she is still very much a cat and hasn’t slowed down that much in her old age.

 

Here we are days before Christmas. I’m starting to get horny again and feel a bit like my old self which is kind of a Christmas miracle. I love the thought of Santa spanking all of the bad boys and I kind of wish I was Santa as that task sounds like fun, plus I’d get a good workout.

I know that I am days away from some depression creeping in because it’s another holiday without my late spouse and this year I’ve lost two cats but I’m still here to talk about it. I hope nothing else major that is bad or negative happens before we can close out 2020 which has been a large Dumpster Fire burning out of control. I hope that by Summer of 2021 we are back to a more normalized state and that it will be safe to dine out as well as be around other people, so that I can jump back into dating and also find some social groups to join and maybe, just maybe turn my life upside down in a positive way. I don’t anticipate that I will get any presents for Christmas, other than what I have ordered myself on Amazon, however only time will tell.

If our paths don’t cross before Christmas, I wanted to take a moment to wish you and those that are dear to you a Merry Christmas! I know that might not be politically correct because your supposed to say Happy Holiday but it is what it is and I celebrate Christmas. Thank you for your readership and comments. Come back again soon and we can do it all over again. Take care & have a great holiday week ahead!

 

 

 

A Letter from the Rainbow Bridge

To My family,

Now that I’ve been across The Rainbow Bridge for a while, they said I should write a letter home. Sorry it took so long, but I’m so busy ‘across the bridge’ that I haven’t thought of home much. They said it’s okay and that you would understand. I hope you do. (I think you will.)  Remember that night when I wasn’t feeling very well and we were all crying? I don’t remember much, but I do remember seeing and hearing all of you and feeling your touches and hugs…I remember hearing “we love you” and that one last command of “Go through”. I didn’t know what you meant, so I turned around and walked through the fog that was in front of me. I saw the biggest bridge I’ve ever seen! And so many friends on the other side of it! They were all playing with toys and balls! You were right to tell me to go there!

My feet kept moving forward, but my heart kept pulling me back. Your touches became lighter and lighter and I wanted to come back and nudge your hands for more love, but I was overcome by this feeling of curiosity for the happy place over the bridge! My feet started moving on their own, like a gentle breeze was moving them forward for me! I can’t explain it, but I had no doubt that it was the right thing to do!

So, I walked across that big, huge bridge by myself! I looked for you, because you’re always by my side, walking with me, but this was different. I didn’t have a collar around my neck or a leash connecting me to you ~ I was ‘free’! Even though you weren’t there with me, I never felt alone! I actually felt like I had a huge cape of love wrapped around my body and the more I walked, the easier it was to breathe! So, I kept walking! And I would feel more warmth in the big hug, so I kept on walking! I eventually made it over the big bridge – I did it by myself.
When I got here, all of my new friends greeted me and helped me walk off the bridge ~ it was so cool! They gave me a pair of wings and said that I was now a Guardian Angel!

What I’ve learned has been amazing and nothing like I’ve seen before! We’re all the same up here ~ we all have wings and we all have Forever People to watch over ~ that’s YOU! You’re my Forever Person! We had such a great life together and I do miss you a LOT, but please know that I am so happy in my new home across The Bridge!

I’ll send you another Earth Angel so you won’t be alone. Give them your whole heart, like you gave it to me. I’ll check in every so often to make sure they treasure your love ~ I always did! When you miss me, think of a rainbow and know I’m on the other side of it, waiting to walk with you again. I’ll always be in your heart. I love you! Time for me to go play!!

Closer to Christmas

I hope that you’re having a great weekend. Nothing much going on here, just the usual Corona Shuffle. I ventured out yesterday and took my vehicle for a spin going to some areas where I haven’t been in a while to help charge the battery up. I had a decent time and saw my eye doctor’s new office. Grabbed the mail and picked up some food for the hungry girl. Then back home to unload and warm up.

Gator got sick over night and made a mess in my room. I was up at 6a with her trying to get her to calm down. She had drunk a good amount of water and was just upset. I fed her some food, which she ate a little bit. Then she came back to my room with me. She huddled up to the water bowl to drink even more water. Then came over to me, I picked her up and we sat in my recliner until I was ready to go back to bed. No phone, no tv just the two of us. I was petting her and she had her motor running. In case your new here, Gator refers to Instigator who is my cat. When I got up from the chair, she started her chattering again meowing. I had to get some sleep. She wouldn’t permit that so I had to evict her from the room. Then I got some sleep.

Wow strange dreams. I was with my late spouse and we were leaving a restaurant when this guy called us fags and started to attack us. We managed to get away from him but he followed us and it was just one fight after another. Then suddenly I was shopping with my grandmother (who has been dead for years) I was the only one who could see her, we were at Target of all places. I could follow her by watching a red dot on the floor. She would disappear on me to go her own way and I would go my own way. Then we would meet back up, I got tired of following the dot and she beamed her self into real life. One of the times I went my own way, I came across these two guys who were shopping together. One was heavier than the other. They got separated, the thinner and younger guy somehow lost his shoe and I found it. I gave it to him and asked if he was gay and if they were a couple, he said yes then I said okay I won’t hit on you. We both felt awkward. It was like an episode of Bewitched & The Twilight Zone mixed together. Then just like that snap back to real life and I woke up.

I had some Blueberry Waffles and Milk for breakfast. I got my medicine and sat with Gator on the couch, she had eaten her breakfast and finished way before me. She didn’t want me to leave which is why I sat with her for a bit. Finally, I had to get up and get moving or I was headed back to bed for sure. I made it to the grocery store. I didn’t have much in my cart when I went to check out but damn some how I managed to get close to $100. I discovered that I was over charged for an item in that it was rung up twice but that wasn’t until after I was home. Damn grocery store clerks are shifty. I saw people using their phones and scanning items before they put them in their cart and wondered if it was like a Sam’s thing but didn’t bother to ask anyone. I would feel more comfortable to scan my own items but I like someone else’s help in bagging them. In case your wondering, no cute bagger boy today. I did get a bunch of junk that I know I shouldn’t have but hey life right now is boring as hell and I might as well eat something I enjoy. There’s always next year to lose the weight, like that’s really going to happen, maybe some of it when life returns to normal but that won’t be until the summer probably at the earliest.

I have been watching some YouTube videos reviewing the next vehicle I want. It’s the same thing I have now just smaller, more features and of course a higher price tag since it’s brand new. I like what I see on TV but until I actually get behind the wheel and go for a test drive, I am not 100% sold. The test drive is where they always get you and I learned at a young age never, ever under any circumstances purchase a vehicle without going for a test drive first. I always have and that helps me to arrive at a decision. Price matters as well. I watched a video about the new 21 Cadillac Escalade that damn thing is a battleship on wheels. Tons of screen in the vehicle and lots of amenities plus it’s huge. That’s not for me at all. I also don’t want a vehicle that runs on premium gasoline.

Going to use my Pizza Stone for the first time with frozen pizza. I did some web searching so I don’t make a mistake. Learned that you need to thaw the frozen pizza ahead of time so I’ll be pulling it out of the freezer in a bit. I hope this goes well and doesn’t result in a disaster – only time will tell.

On call hasn’t been terrible but it’s busy from time to time. Tomorrow is the only time I will be thankful for a Monday. Jeez I looked at the calendar and it’s the last full week before Christmas. I normally have our on-call calendar for the next year done by now, but because we don’t know our official holiday observances, I can’t pull the trigger. Hopefully, that will happen next week.

In case you’re wondering about the handsome fellow at the top of the page, he’s a gay porn star known as Blake Mitchell but in real life his name is Lane Rogers. He is very well endowed and that is what sold me on liking him. He had a successful career with Helix Studios but has left them. He does work on his own via Only Fans and has also filmed with Cocky Boys and Himeros. He even got his boyfriend into porn. If he crawled into my bed, I wouldn’t kick him out for anything, not even eating crackers in bed. My favorite scene he did was one of his last when he was with Helix and his scene partner was Cole Clair.  Holy cow that is one scene I watch on repeat, it’s just that good!  Hope that this extra touch made your visit here more enjoyable. Come back again and we will do it all over again soon. Be well and take care of yourselves! Best wishes for a great week ahead!

Da Bump & Grind

Happy Hump Day!

I am back to the old bump and grind. Things are moving right along, but slowly. It seems like last week was the busy time for us. Right now, things are just trickling and that’s okay by me. I like the lull’s and I enjoy them to the fullest while they are around. I know that a rush will be coming and I will be wishing for a lull. The next big thing that I am aware of is people leaving at the end of the year, that is a busy time for me. The first of the year brings promotions and title changes, that too is a busy season.

On a more personal note, I am hooked on a new Showtime series called Your Honor. It’s going to be a wild ride and I can’t wait to see how this all unfolds. If you are unfamiliar with the show, give it a Google and that will catch you up. I am also beyond thrilled that Shameless is back on for its final season. I only watch it because of the character Ian who is played by Cameron Monaghan. Ian is gay and a red head, like all of the Gallagher’s he’s had a rough life but he has over come a lot. I’ve been hooked on this show for all 11 seasons and while I am sad to see it end, I understand that nothing but a diamond is forever.

Gator has a new routine for us, where I sit on the couch with my laptop and work, while she sleeps and basks in the sun. She will wake up and ask for food & a small amount of attention, use the litter box and then it’s back to the couch for more nap time. It’s adorable and I am thrilled that she is having a good time. I don’t do so much work as I do monitor and wait for something to pop. In between those times I am watching TV as well as playing with my phone seeing what is on social media. As well as attending boring Zoom calls.

I had ordered some steps to make it easier for Gator to climb on the couch or into bed. They were supposed to be here yesterday. I woke up to find an email from Amazon that they cancelled the order. I had to scour for a replacement and ordered it. Thankfully it has shipped and should be here tomorrow. I hope that she likes them and will use them, perhaps that will give me some rest from having to pick her up so much, or so I hope.

I am continuing to watch Glee and am just starting on Season 5 Episode 1. This is such a great show and it brings music front & center for me. I like some of the dancing and a good portion of the guys on the show were hot at the time it was filmed. The show addresses some key issues of being gay, trans, eating disorders, dropping out, and affairs. Those are just a few things that I remember off the top of my head. However, one issue that was addresses late in Season 4 was a School Shooting. Turns out it wasn’t an actual school shooting but an accident where a mentally challenged student brought a gun to school and a teacher was working to get control of the gun. The student fired the gun on accident once and then dropped it and it went off a second time. No one was hurt. However, before all of this comes to light in the moment the show does a good job of making you think this is the real thing. You see true fear on the faces of the kids. They make videos like passengers did on 9/11 where they say goodbye to their family and/or disclose some inter-personal feelings or secrets. It drew me in and truly captured the epidemic trend that sadly had occurred too frequently in real life. That is the one positive thing about COVID there haven’t been any school shootings.

Even when your in High School you are still very much a kid and should have some innocence left, sure you are wising up to how the world works, you hit puberty and discover a sexual awakening but you should still not have anything tragic or majorly negative that drastically affects your life. Sadly, just because these are my thoughts doesn’t make it reality. Bad things happen at all ages of a person’s life and most of the time we are powerless to prevent any of it. My point here is kids need time to be kids and enjoy life before they grow up and have to face the cold-hearted world of reality.

Okay enough soap boxing. I am going back to my Glee watching and trying to enjoy the couple hours I have left before it’s time to call it a night. I’ll get up tomorrow and repeat most of what I did today, plus I have to remember to take out the trash before the sun goes down. I am ready for vacation as in taking a trip but that’s not happening right now. Glad I have my furry friend to boss me around and keep me company.

I hope that your staying warm, doing your holiday shopping on-line, eating some good food and keeping as much of your sanity as possible. I will talk with you peeps again soon. Be well.

Fun is almost over

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I hope that you’re doing well. Winter & Christmas are both weeks away, kind of hard to fathom this year since being confined to home for work. However, this also means that we are closer to 2021 and hopefully the start of a much better year for everyone.

I was just prompted to look at my latest cable bill for Internet and learned that the price is going up $5 next month. That’s $75 a month for just internet, kind of crazy. I mean the speed hasn’t increased but I know the cost to maintain the infrastructure has probably gone up and with the advent of everyone working at home and streaming, as well as people cutting the cord bandwidth usage has probably increased far and above what anyone could have predicted. Thankfully we don’t have any data caps but I sense that eventually will be coming and that will turn into a nightmare. We have two options here you can get your internet from the Cable Company and a decent speed or you can go with AT&T and get less speed and be under a data cap plus have to pay $10 to rent the modem each month. I mean it probably evens out and considering the cable company is faster and has no data caps at the moment it’s the logical choice. I don’t plan on leaving them but I’m not telling that to them. Thankfully I am still under a promotional special rate which will expire early next year and then I will have to sing for a new rate or just pay the current rate. I see no harm in trying to negotiate a new rate as the worst thing they can say is no and there is no cost other than time for trying. I’m not terribly pleased but there isn’t much I can do about it.

My boss called me on Friday to tell me that he got some extra money allocated to him and he was giving me a bonus for my next check. I got the max that he could give or so he said. It’s a nice gesture. I also found out that it will be just him and I tomorrow when I go back. The other two members of our team have the day off. I’m also on-call and with trying to get caught up plus the work of the day, it should make for a jammed packed totally immersive day. Ms. Gator is going to hate it because we won’t have our time together (unless she comes to the basement). Hopefully, she will just sun her self on the couch as she usually does and pass out. That will make my life a little bit easier.

Outside of grocery shopping today’s other dreaded task was putting out my medicine for the next 3 weeks. I found out that the main drug I take for my Diabetes I have 3 days supply left. Turns out my doc gave me that sample for a new drug, he also told the pharmacy about it and they stopped the drug I normally take, which explains why I am out of medicine. That is one drug that I have never, ever run out of. I tried to refill it and had to speak with a human. Here’s the crazy ass part. They have a valid prescription with 2 refills on it but since the doctor stopped it they need a new prescription from him before they will fill it. That’s some bullshit if I ever heard it but it’s not a total surprise to me. They sent a request to the doctor and I did the same thing so hopefully tomorrow someone is on the stick and will get this fixed. If that occurs, I should hopefully have my medicine by the end of the week. I can always tell them I am out and get a temporary supply from my local pharmacy but I don’t think I will drop dead if I miss a few days. My sugar maybe a little bit out of control, for now I am risking it. If I see that I can’t make it I will certainly speak up.

Believe it or not, I managed to get to the store and picked up the missing items from last week. I wanted but forgot to get Egg Nog and I managed to somehow skip lunch meat and bread. It’s going to be an interesting week but I assure you that I will not go hungry. I even managed to get the same cute bagger boy that I like. Perhaps next week I won’t forget anything!

This past week was the closest thing I have had to a full week of vacation in many years. I still had to run my report but it took me about ½ hour each day whereas if I am on the phone with my co-worker we joke and chew the fat so it turns into a much longer task. Not how I wanted to spend my vacation. Turns out I am going to lose 3.5 hours of time but it’s not the end of the world. I am carrying over 2 weeks of vacation and I will be getting 3 more on Jan 1 so it’s all good.

I found out yesterday that my dryer hasn’t been properly vented to the outside for most of the summer, probably since I replaced the exterior cover of the vent in the Spring. Well, I fixed that last night and had to get up on a ladder to do it. I wasn’t crazy about the idea but at least this time I didn’t fall off.

I’ve done most all of the weekly cleaning during the week. I wanted to dig out this fiber optic Christmas light display that we have but I am not fully sure where it is. I had an idea and went looking but no luck. Thankfully we never put away the small ceramic Christmas Tree I bought when I managed to break the original one my late spouse had. It sits on top of a bookcase year-round and I plug it in during the holidays. Having had multiple cats a Christmas tree isn’t something we typically put up. We had tried it years ago but there were all sorts of calamity and one of our cats wound up climbing the tree and would sleep in it. It was too much of a hassle. Besides that, I don’t have that gay gene for decorating. My late spouse on the other hand had the gene and could work wonders.

I do think of him and all of our departed cats, especially at the holidays. As you might imagine it does get lonely here. I miss all of them but it really hits home during a holiday. I think that will always be the case regardless of how many years they have been gone. I don’t know if I will focus on it as much once I get a boyfriend and I kind of look forward to that. It would also be nice to just get away from everything for a little while.

My vacation is winding down and I will certainly enjoy it to the last second ticks by. It will be rough getting used to getting up early for a couple days but I suspect I will spring back and it will be old hat quickly. Speaking of which I need to run that stupid report and then get back to my girl who is waiting for me. While I didn’t accomplish all that I wanted I did get a fair amount done and for that and the time away I am grateful. I just wish I could have more.

Stay warm, be well and safe. I will talk with you peeps again soon. Thanks for stopping by!

My Christmas Wish

Day 2–progress

I managed to shave my face, cut my hair, eat breakfast, watch more TV and made it to the grocery store.  I forgot a couple things but it’s nothing that is urgent.  I wrote them down so I don’t forget them, let’s just hope I remember when I go back on Sunday.

I had the cutest bag boy.  He looked to be somewhere between 17 and 20, average height, curly hair and very much a skinny twink.  I hate the whole mask thing because you can’t see anyone’s faces.  I like to look at a guys ass, that’s how I make my judgement calls but I also like to see their faces.  This guy I think either has a twin that works at Target or he has two jobs.  I would be down to have some serious fun with him, provided he is of legal age. 

Amazon brought me my pizza kit.  I did some quick research on Pizza Stones and found out that you don’t want to use soap and water to clean them.  Baking soda and water as a paste is best.  It’s not terribly hard to ruin them from what I read.  I also got my DustBuster which they refer to as a FurBuster since it’s the pet version.  I’ve got it charging.  I also purchased some blue fountain pen cartridges for my Waterman fountain pen.  I have a box of 24 white chocolate Snicker’s bars.  There is no way I will eat 24 candy bars.  I’ll be giving some of them away at Christmas time. 

I managed to complete a task that I had been putting off for a while.  Transferring the hard drive from my old PC to my new PC.  It was simple as pie but I needed to make sure I had all of the data I needed.  I wiped the drive once it was installed and have 1.81 TB of free space.  I can’t ever have enough space, but that is a personal thing.  Video files (aka porn) takes up room, especially when you collect it and archive it.  I do compress the files when I am done with viewing to help save on space. 

Here’s a strange thing.  I ordered paper towels on Amazon because they are out of stock at my local Sam’s club.  I had to pay a shipping charge and got a promise date that was close to Christmas.  I get an email this morning from FEDEX that I have a package arriving tomorrow and when I looked it’s coming from Sam’s Club and it’s my paper towels, oddly enough they are still out of stock at Sam’s.  Very strange but hey tomorrow I will have paper towels, which is good for me and Gator because we both make messes. 

I chatted with my co-worker this afternoon and found that he is swamped but that’s nothing new since he is on-call this week and I of course am out.  I just wanted to make sure that he was doing okay and kind of missed hearing his voice.  After all we chat each morning for this stupid report we both have to do.  Speaking of which I need to login and get the data for him, he actually puts the final compilation together and gets it published.  This keeps me from having to wake up early but Gator woke me up early this morning and then at our normal time to get up.  Never mind that I was up late because I could be.  I told her not to wake me early but I get the normal time wake up, I don’t understand the middle of the night wake up calls.  She was hungry though and I have no problem with feeding her & she is well aware of that. 

I snuck downstairs to work on the computer after supper when she was passed out and she came to and started crying.  I had to go up and show her that food was out, she ate and I have been able to come back down but I feel guilty leaving her all alone upstairs.  I’m running this report and headed up to be with her and try to wind down. 

Hope you had a great Tuesday.  Stay safe and be well.  I’ll talk with you peeps again soon.