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My phone call came from the boss man about my pay raise. As I suspected there is no bonus but I did get a pay raise beyond what I was prepared for, so that was nice. It should go into effect with the next check and once I see it I will increase my retirement contribution.

I stepped out to the pharmacy to grab a refill on my sleeping pills and figured that nothing would come in while I was gone. I was wrong another person leaving and, on the holiday, nevertheless. It’s bad enough that I have to work 7 days a week for the silly report that I am doing, which by the way I found out no has looked at it in a very long time. There is an audit trail of access and I am the only one in the damn thing. Now you know if I stop putting it out that is when someone will have a need for the data and I will be in trouble. Ah well it all truly does pay the same and while I would rather not have to do any more work than absolutely necessary everyone knows they can count on me. That’s good and bad. I got a request last night just before I went to attempt to cut my hair and thought about it. I could have easily pushed it off to the morning but I chose to address it then. I am glad that I did because there was a bit of a fiasco this morning that tied me up for a bit longer than normal. Everything happens for a reason; you won’t always know the reason.

I did break out the clippers last night and gave myself a nice head job haircut. The only area I have problems is in the back. I look at it and touch it up and the more I mess with it the worse it gets so eventually I reach a point where I say to myself STOP and that is when I clean up the mess and jump in the shower. There wasn’t much hair on the ground, I mean I just cut it like 2 weeks ago. However, I noticed that one side started to show bed head and that bothers me so I had to chop it off. I like to be able to get up, get dressed and go out without anything noticing obviously that I didn’t shower that morning. I take a shower every other day and have since the start of the pandemic. I could shower each day but it seems like such a waste since I am stuck in the house and really only get out on weekends and holidays. If I am going to a friend’s house or any type of event, I always shower that day, regardless of when I last took a shower. I am a clean person but have just relaxed my standards a bit since I don’t get out on a daily basis.

There is one more task I have to do today and that is take out the trash. I am delaying because I am conflicted over Chocolate Cake. I bought this massive thing 2 weeks ago at the grocery store and it cost a small fortune but it’s got multiple types of chocolate in it and it’s good but really, really rich. I’ve chipped away at it and only have a small portion left. I am debating if I want to eat it or if I should throw it out. I know if I throw it out, I will suddenly have a craving for it and if I keep it chances are good it will sit in the fridge a little longer. Not like this is a real problem but it’s one of the dilemmas that paralyze me when I have to make a choice.

I really wish Steak N Shake would open up the inside of the restaurant. Every one of their restaurants in my immediate area is drive up only. If I wanted to drive up for a burger, I’d hit up a place like Wendy’s or McDonald’s. I think of Steak N Shake as a sit-down place even though it’s fast food, sometimes that food isn’t so fast. Plus, if they would open up it would give me a new place to hit up for breakfast. I kind of miss my old routine but I know my body doesn’t miss the grease. Nothing like a bowl of chili & a burger for breakfast sometimes I used to even get a shake. You can have desert with every meal if you want it’s just not a terribly common thing to do. I like to change things up once and a while.

Nothing else really on the agenda for the day, just sitting around passing time in case something should arise. Hopefully we are on the quiet because the weekend is about on us. Tomorrow should be dead but I do have a lot on my calendar.

The rain should be finished up here for a while. It’s all sunshine and warmer weather until mid-next week from the way it looks on my phone. Weather is subject to change so I take the forecast with a grain of salt. I hope that your dry and staying cool. That’s all I know at the moment, talk with you folks again soon.