Happy Thursday

Morning … Hope that your having a great day!  This week has proven true that all of the strange/odd things happen when I am on-call.  It’s been quite the week thus far.  I hope that all of the strange/odd things are done with and that the remainder of the week will be less challenging and require less energy.  I am certainly ready for a break. 

Had a good evening with the cats.  Rudy went out of his way to seek me out for attention multiple times.  When I passed out food I know that what I was giving him is still new and he loves it, so much that he won’t leave any for his sister.  So I opened two cans.  I fed Rudy in the kitchen and took Mora’s can to the living room.  Kind of reminded me back to when I was feeding Gator and taking food to her instead of her coming to me.  I told Mora not to get used to it until she becomes much much older.  This was a one time exception so that she didn’t get ripped off by her brother.  I was surprised that she wolfed it down.  Rudy made sure to lick the plate clean. 

That made for some happy cats and they played and then dozed off.  I could hear Mora snoring and Rudy was curled up next to me with his motor on.  I could feel it since he was next to my leg. He is not a loud motor runner like his sister.  I just love listening to a cat purr I could sleep to that all night long.  It’s so soothing and relaxing. 

Both of the monsters are due for a claw trimming.  They have each stuck me on accident at least once and I just dread trimming claws.  It will happen soon.  Rudy tolerates it much better than his sister, who thinks I am trying to chop off her paws.  Hey I don’t like my nails messed with either, it’s difficult for me to cut them.  You should hear both of them when they work on their back claws.  It sounds like someone eating Cheetos.  They are crunching down.  Now if they would just do that to the front claws I wouldn’t have to do nail trims. 

Had a nice shower last night.  My back is still very sore from the massage I got on Sunday.  It’s mostly mid-back where she said nothing was moving.  I am starting to think it wasn’t meant to move but I know that is not the case.  My problems have always been in my upper back/shoulder area.  Mid-back has always been fine.  I know when I got back I am going to tell her to use less pressure for sure.  I like it rough but not that rough. 

One meeting on the books today and it’s later in the afternoon.  I am hopeful to be able to head up and relax for a while.  Need to get the trash out and it’s colder out so that won’t be much fun. 

Got some news yesterday by on-line searching that my tax issue has been resolved in my favor and now instead of owing my state a bunch of money, they owe me what my tax return stated.  They aren’t the quickest to pay up but at least I know it is coming.  Glad that this got resolved so quickly.  Taxes make me nervous.  I just wish we would be like other countries where they send you a postcard and tell you how much you owe, I think it would make life simpler at least for me and folks like me.  I know that everyone would hate to get that postcard in the mail. 

I hope that it’s warm in your neck of the woods.  Just a few more weeks and we will be making the clock adjustment, that’s almost as bad as taxes.  Spring will be upon us.  That means the grass people will be back and so will the pollen.  I like the idea of warmer weather but I live for the days where there is no need to run the AC or Furnace.  Spring around here lasts for a couple weeks and then it’s straight into Hell’s front porch HOT.  I suppose it’s something to look forward to.  There are certainly more guys with their shirts off in the warmer weather. 

Have a great day and I will talk with you again soon.  Be well!

Man Candy - Enjoy

Krazy Day

Good Morning…Yesterday was filled with all sorts of crazy issues and requests.  I ran that dreaded meeting yesterday and it went okay.  It was just 18 minutes of pure hell for me.  I caught a lull around 3p and broke away from the basement and headed upstairs.  It wasn’t but maybe 15 minutes later I got a call and had to work with a vendor so I quickly logged in.  Magically the knowledge that I imparted to the vendor helped him solve the issue and we were done in minutes.  Things were really dead quiet after that.  Until closer to 4:30p I got this crazy request about a website that had issues.  The product throwing the error message doesn’t manage our web filtering so I engaged my boss and did some further digging.  Boss said to ask for more information from the person and tell them that the website was down.  Not sure if actually was down my home DNS provider (NextDNS – not sponsored) said that the site fell under a next gen threat so it blocked me.  I can’t get to it from work and the boss couldn’t get to it from his home or cell, which is why he said to tell the person the site was down.  Magically that seems to have made the issue go away as I haven’t heard anything more. 

Had a task to login for later in the evening, took care of that and finally I was done with work for the day. 

The house was hot it got up to 81 in here.  Abnormally warm outside and then as the cats and I were resting comfortably in my room, we both dozed off the weather radio went off that shocked us awake.  Tornado Watch, which is totally something I expected as we had a rapid cool down once the sunset.  I just hoped for the best and went to bed.  I expected to get woken up during the night and slept quietly all night long.  Woke up this morning everything still standing and looking like it was yesterday.  It’s more like Winter this morning, very cold out but never fear Summer is coming back on the weekend.  I hate wacky weather that’s a great way to get me and a bunch of others sick. 

My back is still sore and bothers me a little bit after my Saturday massage.  I think the key here is that things need to keep moving and flexible.  I think they gum up as I still sit around mostly due to my sedentary lifestyle.  I think if I leave this alone it will heal on it’s own but then the knots will start to form again and it will begin to bother me in a different way.  Before I got on to the team I am on, I was much more active.  I know it’s good to move around and the little bit that I do at home doesn’t amount to much.  When I go shopping for cat food or groceries is when I get the most exercise.  Hell even going to Target.  I park a million miles away from the store and walk in, it just feels good and something I have always done.  Not much of a fan of public parking lots.  Oddly enough though when I hit up the grocery store it’s early enough I always get a sweet spot close to the door.  I am still loosing weight but it’s in flux where one day it’s gone and a few days later its back.  I am eating less and know that helps with the weight loss. 

Had a catastrophe last night.  I passed out treats and the cats got under my feet I managed to step on one of their tails and they scattered.  I think it was Rudy so I apologized to him.  He didn’t really want much to do with me at the moment which also told me that I probably had the right cat.  I am always telling both of them you can’t walk around my feet, I have clown feet at times and eventually it’s going to lead to an accident, no matter how careful I am.  I think he got the message last night.  He managed to go back to treats but Mora had gobbled up most of them.  She knows when to capitalize on the situation and she loves her treats a bit more than her brother.  Thing were back to normal in about 30 minutes.  Both cats were resting next to me on the couch and were poised for the next treat which was cat nip.  We can’t end a night here without them getting their cat nip, but it’s happened once or twice.  Kind of sorry I introduced that to them but glad to see that it brings joy to their faces. 

Before I went to bed I grabbed the feather I bought for them and chopped off the bell.  Mora was chewing at it and I know that cats will swallow damn near anything.  I remember horror stories from when I would be at the vet and while you think a cat wouldn’t swallow a small bell but they will.  Before Mr. Murphy visited me again I took matters into my own hands.  Now sadly the feather isn’t that entertaining to her.  I hated to ruin her fun but I don’t want to pay for surgery to open her up to retrieve a bell, that would be major expensive and it’s avoidable.  I had the thought the other day to do this but ignored it.  Since it cropped back up I acted because I didn’t think I would get another chance.  Better safe than sorry. 

I’ve got a meeting a bit later this morning and that is my schedule for the day as it stands at the moment.  I have to be on watch in case something crops up and I know it will.  Hopefully, since we are at the 1/2 way mark for the week things will start to calm down a bit.  Just looking forward to getting more towards the weekend so that I can do more of what I want and have to be less concerned with work. 

How’s your week going?  Hope that all is well. 

Tuesday

Morning … My boss hit me up yesterday to run a meeting today because he had to take a meeting with a vendor.  I think he could manage his time better and I think he did it because he knows I hate running this particular meeting.  The spotlight is white hot and shines on me, lots of people attending and I manage to do a good job but I hate it.  I get lots of compliments about how much quicker the meeting runs when I am the one running it versus my boss.  That’s because as you probably already guessed I get to the point and don’t beat around the bush.  I avoid small talk and discuss only what needs to be said.  Largely because I want to be done sooner rather than later. 

Yesterday had it’s moments of being busy.  What I didn’t like is when lots of things came my way after sitting for hours and it was close to the end of the business day.  Not a fan of that it’s like going to a restaurant and ordering a half hour before they close. 

I had more fun with the cats yesterday, opening windows and watching them freak out.  Mora was sleeping, I mean dead asleep and I opened a window and she came to life.  It was unusually warm yesterday and we are going to have a repeat performance of that today.  This evening were in for Rain and then snow overnight.  It’s like all 4 seasons happening in a 24 hour period.  It won’t amount to much other than a sloppy wet mess, which makes me happy that I am not commuting this week. 

Finished watching the last season of Formula 1 last night.  It was interesting.  I’d like to drive one of those cars for a couple laps not sure that I would get it up to near the speed that the drivers do but I think it would be a fun experience.  I’m ready for another season already, which is usually the case when I finish a show I want it to keep going. 

Had my favorite Chicken, Broccoli, Pasta and Cheddar Cheese sauce casserole from Stouffer’s last night.  I didn’t know what to make, I just know I wanted something.  This time was better than the last.  I think they are cutting down on the number of bread crumbs they top it with.  The best part is that it’s a two time meal, which if I want I can make last for 3.  The total thing serves about 5 people.  Nice that it’s only me, so I can eat as much or as little as I want.  Yum!

Just found out in my morning surfing that a former Helix Porn Star passed, Cole Claire (Tristen Evans)  passed away last Wednesday.  He was in End Stage Renal Failure and stopped treatment and began Hospice care. He was 26 years old.  He was a hot twink back in the day at Helix.  I didn’t much care for his bushy long hair but other than that he was a-okay.  My all time favorite scene is with him and Blake Mitchell called Dickin’ of the Sea.  I got to wondering about him over the past months, as in what ever happened to.  I found his IG page and damn he didn’t look like that little twink anymore.  I knew about his Renal Failure then and was shocked.  Hope that he is at peace.  I just hate to hear of a younger person passing.  Then again I don’t do well with death in general. 

Woke up to a surprise on one of my credit cards, got a $10 credit.  Apparently from using a deal, I think it must have been when I did my taxes but I am not certain.  Anyway, it was a nice message to wake up to instead of what I usually see which is more work and new charges. 

Here’s hoping it’s a great day for all.  Take care!

 

Another Week

Back to the daily grind.  Hope that you had a good weekend!

Saturday I got my massage and the lady was rougher than I liked but she got things moving.  Yes, I am sore even still today.  I feel it most when I get out of bed and when I go to get up or sit down, otherwise I am okay.  What I didn’t like is that I told her upper and mid back only she just heard the word back as most massage therapist do.  She pulled my pants down to expose the crack of my ass so that she didn’t get any oil on my jeans.  I let her do her thing and it was painful.  There weren’t any feel good moments in this massage.  What I liked is that she started me face down and got right to work on my back.  She saved five or ten minutes to work on my neck and that was at the end.  I booked another massage in about 3 weeks and the price is much less but the massage is also shorter.  She offers maintenance packages so that you can get a lower rate.  I will see how the next massage goes but I think I am going to probably schedule again.  The next one I will tell her again only upper and mid back but I will make sure that she understand that.  Even if I have to draw a line on my back for her to get that. 

After the massage I came back home because I was sleepy and just wanted to relax.  I felt the blood moving around in my back and the soreness starting to settle in.  I almost talked myself out of going out to eat but got up and got moving. 

Went to a new place that I found via Facebook, it just showed up in my ads.  It was a hell of a drive which my vehicle really enjoyed.  I got super good gas mileage and it felt nice to get out. 

The place was a bust, just a burger bar essentially.  They had other things on the menu but nothing really appealed to me.  I took a chance on a burger topped with cheddar cheese, bacon and BBQ Brisket.  It was not the best.  The fries that came with the burger had been sitting around for a while and were lackluster.  The burger was messy but I never could get anyone’s attention for more napkins.  The final topper was that they added a surcharge to my bill because I paid with a credit card.  Needless to say I won’t be going back.  Saw a cute red head twink that was a waiter and wouldn’t have mind getting served by him but. 

Came back home and hoped that the burger didn’t talk back and it did not.  Then I just relaxed for the rest of the day with the cats.  Saw Respect the movie about Aretha Franklin.  That was an eye opener. My night was done after that. 

I had concerns on how I’d feel the next morning and if I would be able to get up as early as I wanted to. 

Sunday arrived and I woke up feeling sore but I was full of pep.  Fed the cats, got dressed and went to some place different for breakfast.  Got an okay meal there, it wasn’t the best but wasn’t the worst either.  Then hit up Target because I needed cat treats and a couple of other minor things.  Then on to the grocery store and finally back home. 

Got the groceries put away and went back to the TV and resting and relaxing with the cats.  It was a nice day so I opened the windows and aired the place out a bit.  The cats loved that running from window to window.  Got laundry done, bills paid and largely just sat around. 

Watched most but not all of the newest season of Formula 1 on Netflix.  That was very interesting and intense.  Also learned of some locations that existed I have never heard of. 

My body woke me up early this morning and Rudy was sitting on top of me patiently waiting for me to get up.  I managed to rise 10 minutes early and that pleased Rudy.  Off to breakfast and to start the week of being on-call. 

Hope all is well in your world.  Take care!

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Taxes

I thought I was done with those weeks ago.  Well I got my federal refund, paid the state my employer is in.  However, my state has an issue with my return.  They don’t think that my employer withheld taxes at all and they want written proof.  They can’t verify the electronic submission that went with my return.  I got a letter in the mail, had to register for some portal which wasn’t exactly simple.  Then upload a copy of my W-2.  Now I sit and wait.  This should turn out in my favor but it’s the stress of waiting that will probably eat me up. 

I saw the envelope in my daily email from the post office and it’s been there for a few days.  I was bored last night and went to fetch it.  Glad that I did, but it kind of uncomfortably occupied my evening.  I worked to get them my response last night to put this to bed.  Of course it showed up in my dreams.  Never had an issue like this before and not sure why they can’t verify what was submitted electronically, the feds had no issues.  It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me but it will get sorted out, that I am confident of. 

I am caught up at work, had a few tasks this morning which I managed to plow through.  Now I am bored at the moment and hopefully it stays that way for the bulk of the day.  My next event is my meeting with my boss this afternoon.  I made it through the boring meeting he had yesterday it was quick but not quick enough for me.  I just hate hearing his voice.  I just want to be left alone, that’s when I feel the best. 

My back is still bothering me a bit but feeling better.  Allergies are under control but they have their moments of flaring.  Sounds strange but I think some fresh air in the house would be a good thing.  I was breathing the best on my ride to the post office last night, fresh air felt great and breathing in the fresh air was nice. 

Looking forward to heading up in a bit and hopefully I am left alone for the day.  That would be a great present for Friday.  I am on-call next week and do not look forward to that at all.  I also look forward to my massage tomorrow, hoping that it’s the magic I need to begin to get rid of my back issues, even if only temporarily. 

Not certain about where I want to go eat but I discovered a new place that is about an hour away.  I might make it there.  I see all sorts of menu items they advertise on social media, which is how I found the place.  I hope the taste is as good or better than the items look.  Prices seem reasonable. 

I hope it’s a great day and weekend for you.  Take care and be well.

Back 2 it

I wasn’t looking forward to this morning but it arrived nevertheless.  I took plenty of medicine to make sure that I had a sound nights sleep and Rudy woke me up a little bit early.  He stayed with me to make sure that I didn’t oversleep or more like I didn’t forget to feed him. 

Trying to find something to watch on TV is never ending.  All of the channels and streaming services I have, I shouldn’t have any struggles at all but it still happens.  YouTube also helped with some Family Feud moments. 

My neck, shoulders and back and bothering me.  I got through this morning and then went to find my bed buddy.  It’s a large sock like device filled with some kind of beads and has two rope handles on it.  Stick that in the microwave for 2 minutes and it feels so good wrapped around my neck or across my back.  I used it when I took my early lunch.  After the heat wore off I laid down and my neck popped.  It was the good kind of pop.  Now if my back could do the same thing I think I might be in better shape. 

My allergies are at bay but they acted up a little bit when I first got up this morning. 

158 emails to sift through which I did in record time.  Just sort by sender and you can easily figure out from the preview what to file, delete or not even bother reading.  Doesn’t look like I missed a whole lot.  There was a flurry of activity and my mistake making colleague was kept mighty busy.  I know he hates it when I am out. 

I found it rather odd that within minutes both he and my boss sent me emails welcoming me back.  The timing was either ironic or odd.  I am going with odd.  I kind of feel like there is something brewing.  Hopefully, I am wrong. 

Paid some bills and got caught up on porn.  I have what is an endless supply of stuff to watch.  I am just not in the mood.  Kind of makes me feel like my Testosterone is wearing off.  However, when I do get in the mood I will have plenty of material to watch, so I suppose that is the upside. 

I confirmed my massage on Saturday.  I hope that this benefits me and gets all of the knots and kinks out of my back.  I realize that I might be sore at first and there will be pain but as long as it’s working for the greater good of my well being then I am fine with it.  That is the highlight of my weekend. 

Thought for sure I missed out on meetings but my boss called something special this afternoon that I have to sit through, plus we have a touch base meeting tomorrow, just a regular thing that happens once a month. 

Need to wrangle the trash and get it out to the curb, hopefully they stick with a regular pickup this week.  It’s warmer out than it was last week at this time.  Looking forward to wrapping up this day and moving on to Friday.

I hope all is well in your world.  Back to the so called fun that is work.  Talk with you all again soon.

Sick

Afternoon … Hope all is well.  I’ve taken Tuesday and today off.  My allergies/sinuses went nuts and my back was killing me as well.  Just felt crummy.  I drugged myself up and wound up sleeping yesterday away for the most part.  Turned my phone off and it was super quiet here. 

I felt better this morning but was up most of the night since I slept the day away.  I have napped a little bit today and the cats convinced me to come out to the living room. 

It’s oddly warm out today and I am not sure if I am hot or running a fever.  I’ve got this inner feeling that crops up when I am sick and it’s there. 

I plan on going back tomorrow.  I’ve skimmed over my work email and damn there is a bunch of crap waiting for me.  It’s not going anywhere and my mistake making co-worker has been covering for me so no idea what kind of a mess I will have to mop up, but hopefully not much.

Just wanted you all to know that I am alive.  Not sure if I will be able to post tomorrow but I will give it a try.  I plan to take it easy for the rest of the night.  Not looking forward to going back but at least it’s only for two days.  Much closer to my massage on Saturday!

Talk with you all again soon. 

Did you miss me?

Good Morning!

It feels like I have been gone longer than I actually was and coming back is always the worst part of taking time off.  Thankfully, I was able to weed through my inbox at work in about 15 minutes.  Not a lot to deal with but a couple loose ends to tie up.  I got invited to a meeting about a conversion that is happening.  Just the invite is all that appeared and there was no other notification so I declined the invite.  I am sure that will not go over well but if you don’t tell me about something how am I supposed to know that I need to attend, just by a blanket invite out of the blue?  I think that’s piss poor communication but maybe it’s just me. 

My boss and mistake making co-worker are out today.  I wanted to call in but here I am.  I either have something or my allergies have gone wild.  My nose is driving me nuts. 

We got a nice winter storm on Friday and I was out when it started.  Made it to breakfast, Sam’s Club and the cat food store.  That took care of my Saturday running.  I didn’t think we would get more than a dusting but we wound up with 2 to 3 inches.  No trash pickup they put that off until Monday but the winter storm didn’t come in until late morning.  By the thick of the storm I was all cozy at home with the cats.  I wanted to go back out to get a bite to eat but once I saw how much we got I figured better to stay home.  Turned on the police scanner and accidents were all over the place, as per usual. 

Saturday I didn’t get out until the afternoon.  Made it to Red Lobster.  Apparently everyone had the same idea I did because the place was packed.  Saw a bus boy who’s buns I would have loved to butter, so it was a nice trip.  Had some good food and still have left overs. 

Sunday made it to 2 grocery stores as planned.  Found all of the things I couldn’t get at my regular store.  Tombstone Pizza which I had for supper last night.  Oscar Meyer Lunchables – Grilled Cheese, something new that is in the Freezer Isle.  I wanted to try it.  Also grabbed a bag of Dot’s Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels.  I ate some of them yesterday and was looking over the ingredients and Maple is on the list.  This might be the cause of my nose.  They are damn tasty but I am highly allergic to Maple and would have never bought them if I thought they had Maple in them.  The regular pretzels are good as well. I know they make a few different varieties and I want to try them all but this was top of the list.  I am not having any more to see if my nose dries up.  I feel between normal and slightly blah, as if I might be sick or at the start of getting sick. 

Saw the latest Mission Impossible movie, part 1.  It was good.  Part 2 is supposed to be out later this year.  Might actually go to the theater to see it.  Watched a ton of TV and just had fun kicking back and relaxing.  Also knocked out my laundry and cleaning chores and was able to take my time, which was nice.  Sure beats rushing. 

Bought the cats a feather toy and they have torn two feathers off of it already.  It was $8 and I think it will be destroyed sooner rather than later.  I am glad that they are playing with it.  The lady at the pet sore had no sense of humor.  She gave me my total and in my usual joking mood I said oh I don’t like that total can you go lower.  She said no I can’t pay up.  Well I guess she put the maxi on sticky side up.  I often ask that question in a joking manner and most of the time it gets a good response. 

I have to lug in the trash can but it’s too cold for that now.  I am waiting until closer to lunch time before I venture out.  It should warm up a little bit.  I wish that we had President’s Day off but nope it’s a working day and always has been.  Our next holiday doesn’t come until May and that’s is Memorial Day.  This year is full of holidays which is nice.  Coordinate that with some vacation time and you could make out like a bandit.

My neck and shoulders are starting to act up.  I am going to head up and grab the heating pad.  Try to take it easy today as much as I can.  I am supposed to go in tomorrow but not sure that is going to happen.  It all depends on how I feel. 

I hope that your doing good and that all is going well for you.  Talk with you all again soon.  Take care!

Man Candy - Valentine's Day

V-Day

Morning & Happy Valentine’s Day!

Made it home early yesterday.  The phone was blowing up on the drive home but as per usual when I got home and looked it was largely nothing but back and forth messages that required no action from me.  I still logged in to file things away and double check to make sure there wasn’t anything looming.  Then went on with my evening. 

The two furry beasts spent the day in bed yesterday.  I checked on them in the morning and the afternoon.  It was like they never moved.  However, the garage door opens, they hear it close and keys in the door.  They both greeted me at the door and weren’t crazy about moving out of the way to allow me to enter.  However, I compelled them.  One I got settled the first order of business was passing out food. 

Don’t you know they had their 3 cans of food yesterday.  An hour later when I ate supper they were both begging for food.  Funny thing is I put down a can that they passed on last time.  This time they gobbled it up like they were really starving and hadn’t been fed in days. 

My shoulder/neck was still bothering me but I sat on the couch and we spent a normal evening together.  Me passing out attention, watching TV and then passing out treats and back for more TV.  Surfed social media and back to the TV.  Then time for bed and a date with the heating pad. 

The heat felt so good on my neck and shoulders.  I felt really good when I woke up this morning but I feel some lingering pain, hopefully it will dissipate. 

Got one meeting to attend in awhile from now.  That is all that is left on my plate.  All of my other tasks have been knocked out with my early morning punch, as per usual.  I like to get things done so that I either have room for something else coming in or so I can goof off the rest of the day. 

It was a boring damn day yesterday being holed up in my office.  My work computer kept giving me problems so that made the day slightly interesting and I managed to fix it.  I installed an update to a program that didn’t play well with my system.  Had to remove the program and roll back to an earlier edition, then all was well. 

Lots of people were surprised to see me yesterday.  I was asked more than once why I was in the office.  I said because it’s Tuesday.  That evoked some laughter.  I don’t talk about my attendance much as I don’t want to spoil the good thing I have going.  I know that some day it will come to an end but for now I am riding it for all it’s worth.  We have a mandatory in person meeting next week but I will be attending remotely.  I will be in the office but I am not congregating with others mostly for the fear of COVID.  It’s back in our office and we have a few people out.  I can’t believe they have the gall to call a mandatory in person meeting.  It’s just to update us on financials, we don’t expect anything else but then again you never really know until the meeting is over.  They have these once a quarter, but the funny thing we aren’t even through with Q1 and this is a meeting about Q1.  Whacky?  I know.  Hopefully, it’s all good news. 

We had a full breakfast served yesterday with lots of hot food.  I stayed away from that as well.  I skipped that as well.  Besides that I ate at home before I came to work like I always have.  I don’t get people coming to work and then eating breakfast daily.  I can understand a rough morning and not having time for breakfast once and awhile but not as the norm.  That has always rubbed me the wrong way.  We get this ‘treat’ once a month and it always varies as to what they serve.  It’s a post pandemic benefit to promote collaboration and mental health, so you see and interact with others. 

Rudy was really on the job this morning.  I woke up around 3:30a because the internet went out and my Alexa stopped my White Noise.  Complete silence isn’t something I can stay asleep in, need some kind of noise.  Managed to get back to sleep for a little bit, then tried Alexa again around 4a.  It was back on.  Rudy came to join me and tried to coerce me out of bed but I told him it was too early.  I ignored my full bladder as well, just wanted to get back to sleep.  Rudy was back around 5:30a and again at 6a.  Where was he yesterday when I needed him to wake me at 6a?  Fast asleep.  Today he was his normal self.  He got me up 5 minutes before the alarm was going to sound.  He is always pleased to see me in the morning, I think mostly because he knows he is going to get some food.  He does this little dance while I use the bathroom and he keeps bugging me to hurry up.  Once the food is down he is calm.  He always eats first and then Mora comes in.  I usually have to call her and we eat together, but she is much quicker than me and is done long before I am even 1/2 way done. 

If it wasn’t for the news reminding me I would have forgotten all about today being Valentines Day.  I thought about it yesterday but not much.  It would be nice to have someone to celebrate the day with but I got my kisses from Mora & Rudy and I am satisfied.  Happy they are both here to keep me company and keep life interesting. 

Looking forward to having the rest of the week off.  Outside of going to see the doc tomorrow and wanting to hit up Sam’s club, I have no other plans set.  I am sure that I will manage to find some place to go or something to do but it all depends largely on how I feel.  If this neck/shoulder thing is still going on I will give in and take that Muscle Relaxer that knocks me out to bring an end to this.  I hate to be doped up and sleeping my life away but if it means an end to the pain then so be it. 

Finished off that pasta last night.  My stomach wasn’t terribly happy with me this morning about that.  Not sure what I am having for supper.  Looking forward to some hard boiled eggs for lunch. 

Have a great day and I will talk with you all again soon. 

Tuesday

Morning … Good thing I set my alarm clock.  Rudy fell down on the job this morning and didn’t wake me.  I told him Biscuits at 6a but I guess he wanted to sleep in, I totally understand.  Both cats were pleased as punch to see me up early but not happy when I left the house. 

Nothing of note really happened yesterday it was a blah typically Monday.  Mora came over and put me to sleep on the couch.  My neck/shoulder was bothering me and she was laying on me soaking up the attention.  She fell asleep and moments later so did I for a brief period. 

I am re-watching Queer As Folk for like the zillionth time.  There isn’t anything on that is of interest.  It’s a good show and I wish that it was still on the air. 

Had some White and Red Pasta 1/2 of each for supper.  Wasn’t bad.  I’ve got the other 1/2 to have tonight.  Although I was thinking about KFC that sounds really good for supper.  I will probably forego it and just go home and eat the pasta. 

I am still a little sore but feel way better than I have.  The longer I sit in front of the computer typing away the more stress it puts on things and that is when I go down hill.  Who knows how I will feel when I leave here but I made it to the office.  Whoopie. 

Saw a friend had a quick chat and then came back to my broom closet.  I’ve accomplished a lot since I have been here but now all of my to do’s are done, so it’s boring city.  Got a meeting this afternoon and then a few hours to kill before I go home.

Hope that your having a good day, be well!

Super Done

Good Morning – I hope that if you were rooting for a team in the Super Bowl that your team won. 

It was an okay weekend for me.  Saturday I woke up with a neck/shoulder injury.  Must have slept in a way that my body didn’t like.  I am still feeling it today.  I got up early and stayed home instead of going out for breakfast.  Then got a shower and went for my haircut.  Then came back home and had a hot date with the heating pad.  Took some OTC Pain relief and just watched TV.  Eventually wound up going back to bed. 

Waking up from my second slumber was okay until I went to get out of bed and then I was very much in pain.  Back to the heating pad.  Eventually enough time lapsed that I opted to go out for a bite to eat for supper.  There was no lunch. 

I went back to the place where I got Mexican food when I was growing up.  This time I had a mini chimi and two tacos.  The tacos tasted just like they did when I was growing up, they were so damn good.  Stuffed full of everything and of course messy but then again unless your eating a soft shell taco that is the name of the game.  I left that place hungry.  I should have ordered more food but I just told myself your fine.  Next time I know.  Saw a guy that came in and ordered 4 burritos with cheese, damn his plate looked good as well.  Growing up this was the spot to play video games, hang out with the locals and eat Tacos with a Cherry Coke.  They still have all the same stuff except for the ice cream window, that’s all gone.  There are two video games but I didn’t pay much attention to that.  It’s kind of like going back to be a kid again, only now I am spending my own money.

Left there and headed back home.  You guessed it another hot date with the heating pad.  Time to be with the cats.  My neck was killing me by now. 

Some pirate put up the movie The Bee Keeper on You Tube, it showed up in my feed.  It wasn’t the best copy but I watched it.  The audio and video weren’t in sync the full time but I still followed along.  It was neat to be able to see a movie for free that I would have gladly paid for.  For sure paying would have meant better video and sound but I just considered it a win to be able to watch it for free.  Not sure if it’s still there.  It had been up for a short while.  I kind of went to the movies without leaving home while on-call. 

I felt okay by the time I called it a night.  Woke up feeling much better but as the day lingered the pain made a come back.  It was minor and by the afternoon I felt back to normal.  That meant that I did everything like normal.  Not sure if that was good or bad.  Had some Progresso Italian Wedding Soup for supper.  It was really good.  Not like the place I get it from where it has a Chicken Noodle taste to it but still it was good.

The pain is back this morning but it’s medium about a 5 on a 1 to 10 scale.  Kind of wish that massage was this week instead of next. 

I think most people at work are hung over from the Super Bowl, work is slow today.  I am no longer on-call and very happy about that.  My calendar is quite empty and as it stands now all of my work for the day in terms of regular daily tasks is done.  No meetings and hopefully it’s quiet so we can ease on through the day.  I will be headed back up to grab the heating pad and probably take another nap.  I know I will be into some OTC pain relief.  I really wanted to take 1/2 of a muscle relaxer but that knocks me out bad.  It would probably make me feel better in the long run.  Today is also probably the best day to take it and call in for the day but I am going to work through it. 

I had a nice hot shower before bed and that felt good but didn’t really help a whole lot, I felt pain return a bit after I was done.  Ran the massager over my neck and shoulders it felt good but there were some super sore spots that I tried to work on.  This getting older thing sucks. 

I was convinced I was getting sick because it usually starts with neck pain but other than the neck/shoulder pain I feel fine. 

Really want to make it in the office tomorrow just because it’s been a couple weeks since I have been in.  Normally with a 3 day work week I wouldn’t bother to even try.  I know I will be bored and there will be little to do, even though I have plans for getting some clean up work done, that will only last for so long. 

Here’s hoping the rest of today is quiet, I can get a nap and some pain relief.  Have a good nights sleep and be ready to go tomorrow.  Hoping that the pain is gone or that I at least can make it through the day in the office. 

I hope it’s a great day for you and we all have a great week ahead.  Take care!

It’s Friday

Yay, we made it again!  Good Morning and Happy Friday. 

What a week it’s been.  Yesterday was kind of a trying day personally.  I was remoted into my computer from my laptop, relaxing upstairs and taking care of a late request that came in.  I was done and then I lost track of which machine I was on and hit Shutdown.  I shutdown my main machine and not my laptop as I had wanted to. 

If you work on a remote machine at one point or another eventually you will wind up shutting down or rebooting the wrong machine.  In this case it was helpful that all I had to do was travel to the basement and power back on.  It sucks when it’s the machine at the office and you have to find someone to help you or make a special trip in. 

In any event I was still fighting with a piece of software that isn’t doing what I need it to do.  The shutdown triggered a Check Disk that I had queued to run at the next start up.  That process should have taken a bit but my disk is in good health so it completed quickly.  That lead to another reboot where I had to try what I wanted from the software and that failed.  I wound up researching more and trying to download other software only to get stuck in a time suck that didn’t really resolve my problem but just gobbled up my time.

I wound up uninstalling all of the new software that I had installed, another reboot.  Then tried to repair the original piece of software because it’s sensitive to its competitors being added to the same system it’s on and it messes up the registry.  That repair failed so I had to uninstall it, reboot again and then reinstall. 

The cats were crying because they wanted supper and eventually I had to walk away from this.  I wound up pausing for supper.  Afterwards I remoted back in and complete the reinstall from upstairs.  I think I am going to try to open a support request with the manufacturer because I’ve done everything I know to do and think that they can give me the best guidance.  I hate lingering computer problems.  It’s great satisfaction when the issue is resolved but until that point it’s kind of a pain. 

The evening felt rushed and I don’t like that feeling either, especially when I have to get up and go back to work the next day.  Still I watched the Connors which was okay.  I also watched the current episode of The First 48.  It was a good program.  The only thing I hate about that show is someone is always dead, I feel for the families.

Time to blow off some steam.  Watched the latest Men.com scene called Unboxing Men with Joey Mills and Jake Preston.  It was enjoyable.  Once that was done I watched random YouTube videos.  Mora was waiting for me in bed and it wasn’t terribly long before I opted to shut everything down and climb into bed.  I was exhausted.  Got that Magic Hug from her and that is all I remember until around 3am.  I woke up to use the restroom.  She was right there waiting for me with another magic hug and I was off in dreamland again. 

Rudy of course had to try to get me up early at 5 and 6 am but I just went back to sleep.  He tried again closer to 7 and that’s when I got up.  I know that my sleep quality would be better if they (the cats) weren’t around but my mental health wouldn’t be as good as it is now without them. 

My back is aching and I am just counting the days until I get my massage.  It’s still a ways off but damn I am so ready.  I hope the therapist I was recommended is as good as I am expecting.  I hope that the knots will all be gone.  I know that I will be sore and I won’t enjoy that part but it will go away.  I also know the knots will come back.  However, if this person is as good as I am hoping I will be making follow up visits to keep things under control.  Fingers crossed. 

On the work front I went to all of the damn meetings yesterday.  Glad that is done.  I’ve got a mid-morning task to complete which won’t take long.  Then a couple of late tasks and my day is done.  That is of course if I go by my calendar.  I never know what support requests will come up and being on-call that is what will keep me the busiest but Friday’s are not usually that busy.  They can be but it’s not the norm.  Just need to make it through the weekend and then this on-call thing will be done for now. 

Next week is a 3 day event for me.  Looking forward to that.  Going to see the Doc next Thursday.  I plan to get to Sam’s Club either later on that Thursday or for sure on Friday.  Not sure what other fun activities I will try to jam into those two days off but I know that a good portion will be doing my favorite thing which is doing nothing!

It is supposed to be unseasonably warm and sunny today but it’s a one day event and things will slowly cool back off.  Were looking at more snow on Monday but they don’t expect any accumulation, famous last words.  I have heard that before and then we get dumped on.  Haven’t had a really decent snow in quite a while and think that we are long overdue for that to happen at some point, just not sure if it will be This Winter season or next. 

Hope that you enjoy the day and have a great weekend.  Take care and I will talk with you all again soon.  Be well. 

Blah

Morning … Nothing special going on here.  Finished off the pizza and the Country Fried Steak yesterday.  Got my Peaches as a snack and also had some cookies.  Working away on those Apple Fritters, have a large one left.  Thinking of splitting it in half to make it stretch a bit further but that will kind of depend on my appetite tomorrow morning.  I already had this mornings and it was really good, slightly warm in the microwave.  Ah, sugar I could eat it all day long!

Watched more YouTube random videos and old episodes of The First 48.  Spent time with the cats, brushed them both.  Mora got her belly rubs and lots of attention. 

This morning she was up for playing.  She didn’t want to stop but I had to come down here at some point.  Rudy had me up at 5 and again at 6.  I managed to roll back over.  Felt my shoulder pop.  He waited patiently and tried again to wake me closer to 7 which is time to get up.  Peeled myself out of bed and got the day started. 

It’s meeting city today.  Three total but I am thinking of only making two of them, kind of depends on how I feel. 

We have high winds moving in today, hopefully the trash can doesn’t blow away when I set it out.  Wish some of the leaves would blow away. 

Hoping for a calm day overall and a repeat of that on Friday.  Looking forward to the weekend to just be able to take a break.  I hope that you have a good day and all is well.  Stay warm & safe.  Cheers!

Man Candy - Midweek Dose

No more wondering

Morning and Happy Hump Day!

Well just around lunch time yesterday the jury came back and I know the verdict (talking about the Jennifer Crumbley case) came back.  I thought they would find her guilty but as I was watching the TV I was largely unsure.  The whole situation is sad and if everyone from the parents to the school personnel would have done more I think the situation could have been avoided but I say that in hindsight.  I wish that this had never happened and hope that it doesn’t happen again, but sadly it will.  This has become a ‘new normal’ for America and this certainly wasn’t the first time a school shooting took place.  It kind of seems to me like both the parents lives are flushed down the toilet along with their sons.  I don’t see how the mother can be found guilty and the father be found not-guilty, but his case is yet to play out.  I do hope that the father hired a different attorney.  I think part of the guilty verdict on the mother factors into the defense her attorney told and I don’t think that she did a very good job but that’s my opinion. 

I subscribe to something that Steve Harvey said a long time ago in one of his stand up routines.  If your life if messed up and you want to take yourself out, that’s your prerogative.  You don’t need to take other innocent lives with you.  This is true for not only school shootings but mass shootings as well.  Neither makes any sense.  It seems like you have to keep your head on a swivel regardless of where you are at, you could be driving or crossing the street.  It’s just a sad state of affairs.  I hope that it gets better but I don’t foresee that happening.  Again just my opinion. 

Moving on … I had half of Chicken Fried Steak and Mashed potatoes from something the grocery store made.  After I ate the half I wanted to go back and finish the other half but resisted.  It was not easy.  Now I have something to look forward to be it at lunch or supper tonight.  Of course the other meal will be left over pizza. 

Watched a Documentary on Netflix last night about Ric Flair who was a pro-wrestler.  Just took me back to my childhood.  My grandfather and younger brother were both big into wrestling.  It was the show that was on every Saturday without fail rain or shine, sick or well.  I remember my grandfather had to have surgery and my brother watched and when we visited him on Sunday he was telling grandpa all about who beat who.  I watched but wasn’t all that interested.  You’d think men in tights would have been on my radar.  Not sure what happened there.  LOL

After that was done I watched a few YouTube videos and then went back to old episodes of The First 48.  Had to give attention to Mora.  She was kind of a pain last night.  After she got her treats she went to her little house on the cat tree and disappeared from sight.  Until eventually emerging to soak up the last hour of my time on the couch.  Rudy was sound asleep and no trouble at all. 

I got a shower and after that was over with, Rudy was all hyper and wanted to play.  I gave him some attention and he drank some left over water from the tub.  I tried to spy on him and he threw a fit.  He doesn’t like to be watched.  It’s the funniest damn thing. 

The three of us have a decent time here.  It’s mostly boring but every once and a while a memory is made here and there.  A laugh here or there and fun is had by all. 

One dumb meeting on the agenda for today.  It’s booked for an hour and I know it will last close to that if not the entire hour.  My ears will be bleeding and I will be saying STFU while on mute but this too shall pass.  It’s a typical Wednesday event.  Hopefully, there won’t be any drama and it will be a smooth sailing day.  This time next week it will be my Friday, I look forward to that.  Disconnecting from work and focusing on me and the cats. 

I am thinking about the weekend and where to go.  Since I am on-call I don’t want to stray too far but I’ve been known to throw caution to the wind.  I have a haircut booked early in the morning on Saturday.  That may cause me to venture out for breakfast that way once the haircut is done I can come home and take a nap before going back out.  Nothing like a good nap after a sugary breakfast kicks in and makes me good and drowsy.  Not saying that is what will happen but I like the plan. 

Only need to hit up the post office, grocery store and gas station this weekend.  Wow gas has gone up.  It was hovering in the mid $2.50’s for a long time and now it’s well over the $3 per gallon mark here.  I miss the days of being a kid when gas was 50 cents and then the good old days of my teen years where it hovered somewhere in the $1 range for a gallon.  Those days are gone for sure and probably never will return.  I remember when it hit $3 per gallon for the first time and people were loosing their minds.  Just think if I lived in California that would sound like a bargain price. 

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blathering's.  Talk with you all again soon.  Be well. 

Turning Tuesday

Morning … I am glad that Monday is behind us and that were moving forward with the week, even if it’s only Tuesday.  This was one of those mornings when I could have stayed in bed a bit longer.  My insomnia kicked in at 3a.  I was up until 4a and then got a magic hug from Mora and it was lights out.  Just a little rough getting up. 

I kind of feel like I am getting sick but thus far nothing much has come of that.  Felt like that for a few days now.  Last week I bit the upper part of my cheek when I was chewing.  Not exactly sure how I did that trick but it happened.  Ever since then I have felt off.  My mouth is all healed up.  Oddly enough so is my upper lip from the shaving cut I got on Sunday.  Just put some Neosporin on it for a day and it’s all gone.  Kind of makes me feel like I am young again, because I haven’t seen anything on this body heal that fast in a long time. 

I am on the verdict watch of the trial of Jennifer Crumbly.  There are people all over the spectrum on what she should get.  Plenty of folks on YouTube weighing in.  I am on the fence and not exactly sure what I would do, I kind of see both sides.  I am more interested to see what verdict the Jury renders.  The judge in the case reminds me of a boss that I had a long time ago, she was really cool. 

I got consumed last night in the damn computer.  I thought for sure I had the fix to my issue but nope the issue still lingers.  I did hide that one windows update from a few weeks back that wouldn’t install because the recovery partition was too small.  It’s the global issue that most people had and Microsoft doesn’t seem to have a fix other than messing with the size of your recovery partition.  I know what I am doing and even I won’t attempt that one.  Too much to risk.  If I didn’t really need my system then I might goof with it but nope. 

Got a call a while ago asking me if I was coming in.  I said no.  Then I heard that someone from HR wanted to borrow my office.  Fine by me borrow away.  I had the after thought once the call was done that I hope this doesn’t ruin my good ride.  That will bother me for a couple days.  I do plan to be in next week so we shall see how exactly they left my office. Need to keep appearance up, even if I will be bored out of my mind.

The meeting we had yesterday afternoon happened.  Come to find out I am the only one who did the assignment that was passed out.  Now I get punished because we have to meet again on Thursday and the boss gave the other two slackers an extension.  I think they should have to meet and I should be rewarded by being able to skip the meeting.  We have our two normal meetings today.  I never look forward to meetings, just a big time waster.

Late in the day I found yet another glaring error that my dumbass co-worker made and I fixed it for him.  Kind of called him out in an email as well.  I don’t know if he’s gargling with bong water, just not paying full attention to what he is doing or if there is something else going on in his life but whatever it is I wish he would get it together.  Between his fuck ups and my bosses no big deal attitude it keeps me on the brink of wanting to quit.  My co-worker is a dummy, that’s been established.  He can apply himself and make less fuck ups but it’s not possible for him to be on the same level as me and make only a few mistakes now and then.  Yes, I know it’s hard to believe but I am not perfect either but I am way closer than he will ever be.  I keep hoping my boss will change but alas he has no backbone and his boss manipulates him much like a ventriloquist manipulates it’s dummy.  He’s too stupid to even realize it, he drank the Kool Aid years ago and as long as the checks keep rolling in he’s sticking around.  Although he keeps talking about getting older and retirement, he’s like two or three years younger than me.  Of course he makes more than I do and he’s swimming in money unlike me.  I make six figures the problem is that most of those figures start with mostly zeros!

No surprise that I had left over pizza for lunch and supper last night.  The supper portion didn’t set that well, too much onion and grease.  I know that I will have more of it today at some point but thinking of eating the last of my hard boiled eggs for lunch with some string cheese.  A light lunch.  That’s the bigger thing that hit me the other day.  Not only am I on this new drug but I eliminated bread from my diet for the most part.  I used to have a sandwich at lunch everyday and now I don’t.  Giving up bread also helped with the weight loss.  My lunchtime meal is mostly what has changed it’s not only quicker but lighter.  I pack a “normal” lunch if I am going in but more often than not I only eat part of it.  Got to remember to tell that one to the doc. 

It’s supposed to be a nice warmer sunny day here so I know that the cats will be sunbathing and sleeping.  I am perfectly okay with that.  However, if I stay down here too long before lunch they will both come looking for me and when I open the door to head up they will be waiting for me, then comes the meowing. It’s fun to put words in their mouths. 

Hope you have a great day and that you don’t have any BS to deal with like I do.  I appreciate you stopping by.  Take care and I will talk with you again soon.

Stressful Weekend

Morning … Back to another Munday!  Saturday was a great day, relaxing sleeping in.  Watched the Peanuts movie and Mora watched 1/2 of it with me.  It was neat to see her staring at the TV from bed.  Not exactly sure what draws her in but there are a few things she likes.  She doesn’t watch often but usually I am aware when she does. 

I went out for Mexican food to the place that I normally go.  Since it was Saturday and not a Sunday they were busier and I thought the experience would be better.  Nope, slow ass waitress, food taste was off.  The cheese sauce wasn’t the usual blend and looked to be mostly cheddar.  The sour cream was warm, yuk who wants warm sour cream.  I thought for sure I’d get sick from the little bit that I ate but so far so good. 

Got cat food and that was a large bill.  Dry and Wet food cost me almost as much as I spend on myself for a weeks worth of groceries.  However, this will last them a lot longer than a week.  The dry will go for a month or two.  Wet lasts about 2 weeks. 

The mail didn’t bring me anything special just some medicine and bills. 

Sunday was where the stress part came in.  Made it to breakfast, Target and the Grocery Store.  Found lots of good bakery this time at Target.  Got some assorted cookies (chocolate chip, peanut butter chocolate chip and chocolate and macadamia nut) along with 4 large Apple Fritters.  I wanted to rip open the package and eat them right there but managed to resist until this morning when I had one.  Ah sugar one of my weaknesses.  I also got some soda. 

Got everything put away and watched TV as well as rested with the cats.  I was working on laundry and we had our basement time together.  As per usual they were both clamoring to go back upstairs and that happened multiple times.  The stressful part came in when they tried that as I was working on my taxes. 

Don’t ask me how but things got royally fouled up.  The system tried to tell me that my state owed me a very large amount of money and the state that my employer is in I had to pay a large sum of money to.  It was all upside down.  I logged into a new system with a different tax provider and they seemed to have it all straight from the get go.  Back to the original system, I threw everything out and started over.  Magically everything came together.  Normally I get to this point and wait.  Then come back in a week or two to see if anything changed.  Sometimes I wind up having to pay less or getting a little bit more back.  However, I was so stressed out and done with it I just pulled the trigger and filed.  I don’t normally get audit protection but opted in for that this time, just for good measure.  As of this morning all of my returns have been accepted.  I dropped the check in the mail to the state that I owe so I am truly done with taxes.  Just sit back and wait for the refunds to roll in.  I am not getting a whole lot back but as they say every penny helps. 

Time got away from me since I was all consumed with taxes.  I was set on going out for Pizza and did exactly that.  The cats weren’t happy about it but damn I needed a break.  Pizza was good and I have plenty left over to munch on.  This is hand tossed crust so when I eat one piece I will want another and another.  It’s just so good and addictive.  The fridge already smells like left over pizza and good thing were closer to lunch!

Came home after pizza and worked on the computer.  Trying to get a program to do boot time defragging.  It keeps failing and I am at a loss as to why.  This is a huge time suck because I am hell bent on fixing it.  I can’t work on it during the work day because I need my system and I don’t really work on it in the evening because I’ve been in front of a machine all day long.  Weekends are usually when I opt to try to tackle it.  I don’t have a support contract but am considering buying one just to get support on this one problem. 

Slept okay but had a bad dream, that comes from taking extra medicine.  I managed to cut myself shaving just below the nose.  I hate those hairs that grow between my nose and top lip.  They are so stubborn to trim even with a blade that has a built in trimmer.  Had to fight with my nose hair trimmer to come apart, that took 15 minutes but I got the battery changed.  It’s like everything had to be an ordeal yesterday.  Hopefully, that is not a sign of what is to come this week. 

Finally after my shower I was able to sit and watch the latest Corbin Fisher scene and that helped to make the day much better.  Then back to looking for content to watch.  Got to bed later than normal waiting for the medicine to kick in because I took it later than normal.  The cats were sleeping. 

Speaking of cats, while I worked on my taxes I saw I had a visitor.  It was a blackish cat that was sunbathing on my front porch.  The camera kept going off with alerts.  I didn’t try to greet it, just let it be.  I was too consumed.  Normally I would have.  No one has posted anything about it missing but I am still keeping an eye out in case it comes back. 

I didn’t want to climb out of bed this morning.  Rudy had me up a little bit early but I went back to sleep and he waited patiently on top of me until I was ready.  I got my Rudy biscuits and we made our trek to the kitchen where breakfast was consumed by all.  Of course the cats ate first as per usual. 

Work at the moment is slow and calm.  One dumb meeting this afternoon.  I am on-call and maybe I will be too busy to attend or so I hope.  It’s a pointless not needed meeting.  My dumb co-worker has been less than responsive to a lot of my emails so I have to send them two times.  I figured out how to motivate him, just mark read receipt and he replies the first time, every time.  Wish I could become wealthy so that I could quit and go do something more enjoyable with a lot less stress.  Ah well, dream on I know. 

Hope your having a good day.  Going up to see the cats in a bit and get some pizza!  The sun is out and I imagine they will be soaking it all in today.  In the 50’s here which feels a lot warmer than it actually is but I will take it over being in the deep freeze.  I do wonder if we are done with snow and plummeting temperatures, suppose only time will tell. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Talk with you peeps again soon!

Man Candy - Look at that butt

It's no secret I like guys and my go to body part is the butt. Some examples of some fine ones that I have seen recently are Mike Manning (green shorts) the posts were taken from his social media and Sean O'Donnell his posts were also taken from his social media. To be fair he models clothes and I captalized and took a screen shot of his fine butt when he was modeling. Yeah, I'm that thirsty! Hope that you enjoy them as much as I do!

Fun with cats

Morning … I am hopeful that today will be a great day and a bit calmer at work, only time will tell. 

I was done with my day and then my dumb co-worker reached out because he did something and didn’t remember to check his spam filter.  I had to double check some work he did and when I found that all was right and working, I told him check your spam folder.  The message he was looking for was there.  Jesus Christ hard to believe that he had a Secret Security Clearance and our (the US) Government relied on him.  I was smitten with him and his ability when he joined us some 3 years ago but today he’s dumber than owl shit and that seems to be the only kind of talent we attract.  I am sure that he is glad that he landed a cushy job with us. I wonder if he fucked up that bad when he worked for the government. 

I’ve checked on my camera and while it’s up it varies if it sees both batteries it is still active.  I’ve got the original batteries charged and I plan on swapping back to them today.  I am disappointed that I have to do this.  I should return them but considering I got them for a song at like $20 I am unsure what I will do, need to think about it.  I still have plenty of time in the return window. 

Bored last night in scrolling through You Tube I found several channels geared towards cats.  Rudy was fast asleep.  Mora was sitting on my lap.  I decided to have some fun and put on one of the channels to check it out further and see what happens.  It showed birds feeding and there was plenty of sounds.  It took Mora a few minutes but she started watching TV.  Rudy woke up from his nap a short time later.  He looked around and I guess thought he had been transported through time to the outside, he was confused at first.  Mora had been purring and that stopped, she was laser focused on the TV.  I just kept it going.  She jumped down from my lap and her and her brother were on the floor focused on the TV.  Standing on their hindlegs peeking at the TV.  Then came the swatting at the TV since that didn’t yield any results Mora jumped up next to the TV and just looked very close at the screen.  If she would have jumped the TV would have fallen so I was on guard.  I stopped the channel.  Then they begged me to bring it back.  I found a different channel with similar content and that kept their interest.  Rudy kept swatting at the TV it was about 15 minutes of fun. 

Concerned because it was almost bed time I wondered if I would be able to calm them.  I changed content and eventually powered the TV off.  They both looked around for a bit but once I got up they remembered that it was cat nip time and then the evening went on as normal.  They chased after each other playing and eventually we were all reunited in my room after I was done with my getting ready for bed routine. 

4 years old and they still have so much pep in them.  Gator and her family used to be like that but honestly it was so long ago that I had forgotten about it.  That’s why when I first brought Rudy and Mora home I wondered what I got myself into, their energy levels were off the chart and it was a bit much to adapt to, I wasn’t even certain that I could.  Now here we are a little bit after a year and I am used to them but they still do things that surprise me and I always have my guard up when a door is about to open or I am bringing food from the microwave to the Table. 

One dumb meeting this morning and it should be quick or so I hope.  Then the day should be calm unless all hell manages to break loose again.  I am so ready for the weekend and to be able to disconnect from my phone.  Just focus on what is around me and get into the relaxation zone.

Have a great day, a marvelous weekend and thanks for stopping by.  Take care!