Morning … As per usual I hope all is well in your world. The meaning behind the tile is that today is filled with meetings and I am not fond of any of them. The last meeting of the day is late and it’s the one that I have the most concern over. There is a possibility that if things go wrong in that meeting that I will have a ton of work coming my way. I am lobbying to push it to a different department that already does a similar task because I simply don’t have the bandwidth to keep up. That’s honestly true it would suck up every ounce of time that I had and I would be constantly chasing my tail. I would be told to split the work with my dimwitted co-worker but he’s lucky to be able to find his ass with both hands. I hope this turns out how I want it to, fingers crossed.
Yesterday morning was light but as we inched closer to the afternoon is when things heated up. I was busy off and on. Glad that I opted to stay down here in front of the two screens. It made it easier to switch back and forth from personal to work mode. Plus the cats weren’t bothering me. Although I think it’s Rudy but one of them has learned how to cry when I am in the basement. It sort of reminds me of Gator’s crying but I just don’t give in like I did with her. Different cat and circumstances.
It is still cold and windy outside. My neighbor took the opportunity to mow his grass on his riding lawn mower yesterday. That caused the cats to watch him like a hawk. It was loud and about the time I passed out food for both of us. I didn’t watch as I was more focused on my food.
Found a true crime podcast on YouTube that had some family of Riley Strain’s on it as I was downing my left over pizza for supper. I caught the show mid-way through. I learned a little bit more about the case. Apparently his family has remained in Nashville and they are still searching. I saw a news story yesterday that the Nashville Police are scaling back their search for him. I find that unacceptable. I get that there is a time to move on and refocus your efforts but it’s only been a week. Sounds like they haven’t done the best job in the world in looking for him, despite the story they tell. There are still plenty of volunteers that are looking for him. The Cumberland River is still being scoured. No one tried to use the bank card that was found, his cell phone and watch both remain off. He had a blue Michael Koors wallet that he carried. It’s rather odd to find just the bank card and no wallet. It’s starting to sound more like a crime occurred than Riley being a missing person, at least it’s a possibility. The family wants more help from outside agencies like the FBI but the TN police have to call them in, the family can’t just make a request for them to join. Despite that the family has been in touch with the FBI to try to prod them to get involved.
I know there are lots of people looking for this young man but I am starting to wonder as more time goes on if he will ever surface. I still don’t think that he will be found alive just because of how longs it’s been. While it’s possible he was trafficked or is being held hostage that he is still alive. It’s unlikely that he would be laying on the side of the road or hold up some place for this long without trying to seek out help. It would be nice to bring this all to a (happy) conclusion. It’s just mind boggling that he hasn’t surfaced yet. I do think they need to expand the search area. Apparently it sounds like his Frat Brothers have been told to clam up so they aren’t talking. What kind of friends are they? Just looking to cover their own asses and hope that they aren’t sued or criminally charged. I get the liability but at the same time if he’s your friend your not going to be able to keep quiet and your going to talk to someone. I am sure many of them wish they could rewind and do things differently but life doesn’t come with an undo button. We learned from our mistakes so that we don’t repeat them.
I am enjoying the calm and quiet of the early morning and savoring it because I know all too soon it will be gone and the hustle and bustle of a regular Tuesday will start. The only really good things about today is that I am at home because I am on-call this week. I need to hit up the office next Tuesday just to keep up appearances and I don’t look forward to that but it’s a million miles from today. For now my focus is on today.
Happy first day of Spring 2024. Bring on the hot dudes!
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