Blueberry

Morning and Happy Thursday!

Work this morning went a little smoother and less hectic than I thought it would be.  Still I have a lot to do as the day moves on.  I’ve knocked out my tasks for the morning.  The afternoon will be my super busy time and I am hopeful that things can stay quiet until that time rolls around.

I finished off the Burrito last night as expected and opened another pint of Haggen Daz.  I’m not sure how that stuff managed to hide from me in the freezer.  It’s one of those items that typically doesn’t last long around here.  Although I have a new flavor of Lemon & Blueberry Sorbet that I picked up in late Spring that I have been eating sparingly.  It’s super tart but still good. 

If I see Blueberry anything chances are pretty good I will buy it.  I really like Blueberries.  One of my favorite baby foods from Gerber was called Blueberry Buckle and I couldn’t ever get enough of it.  I remember eating it as a young person not a baby but not a teenager either.  Unfortunately, Gerber stopped making it and it’s no longer available.  I kind of wonder if I’d find it enjoyable as an adult but that’s one of those questions I will never know the answer to. 

I watched a Technology Podcast and then found other podcasts that conversations were just so enjoyable I didn’t want to switch away. 

We were supposed to get some rain but I don’t know that it ever moved in. It did become quite overcast though. 

I had a shower before bed, no cat playtime which actually went over rather well.  Rudy entertained himself and Mora came to sit with me in my room.  It didn’t take long before I was ready to climb in bed.  I didn’t sleep the best I was up a couple times.  Mora joined me for the first one and helped me get back to sleep.  Rudy climbed on top of me for the second time and just hoped that I would get up.  He stuck with me for two hours until it was actually time to get up.  Now that’s dedication or maybe he thought I’d forget about him and he wouldn’t get breakfast.  I’ve got a routine for morning, noon and night that I don’t typically stray from.  I tell both cats all the time that no cat of mine will ever go hungry, not sure that they understand that but they always show up when I crack a can of wet food open. 

I think I am headed back up for a bit to be with the cats until work calls me back or until lunch time, whichever comes first.  Something about being away from the computer seems to send out an alert and everyone manages to bug me.  It usually starts slowly with one or two requests and before you know it I am drowning in email that needs me to do something and respond.  It’s nice to be needed but not that much if you know what I mean. 

Cooler weather has finally arrived and I hope that means my AC will get a break, poor things been really working hard to keep us comfy.  Hard to believe that this is the last day in July.  Were getting closer to my birthday which I honestly don’t look forward to other than it’s also going to be a week of vacation for me.  Seems like after my birthday it’s all down hill and it’s Thanksgiving & Christmas before you know it.  As my late grandfather used to say, time stands still for no one. 

Make it a great day!

Man Candy - 8 Great Guys

Amazed @ myself

Morning world!

We are at the half way point in the week.  I do believe unless something changes that this will be my last non-busy day of the week.  My afternoons have picked up a bit but the last few mornings have been calm and quiet, something I could easily get used to. 

Speaking of work, not sure why but lately when I join a Zoom meeting from my laptop it picks up my microphone and camera.  That never used to happen.  I don’t mind the microphone for audio but kind of prefer the phone.  As for the camera I’m no fan of it at all.  I keep it turned off even when everyone in the meeting has theirs turned on.  You can easily tell who’s in the office and who’s working from home, even if there background is blurred. 

I had two back to back meetings yesterday before my day ended.  The last one I was the hero in making something work on the fly.  I am quite amazed at myself and how quickly my brain worked to figure things out.  It made a huge impression.  I’m still amazed by it all.  I always tell the cats that daddy knows how to do his job and that’s no lie.  I also celebrated 11 years at this same work place this past Sunday.  The day wasn’t marked on my calendar as it normally has been.  I could tell by my photo memories that I was close.  I looked it up yesterday and found the exact date.  The longest I have ever worked at one place.  Here’s hoping for many more years, more money and less BS at the same place.  Hey 2 out of 3 isn’t bad but all 3 would be even better!

I watched that scene from Corbin Fisher I spoke of a few days ago last night.  Also managed to squeeze in part of a new Himeros scene between Grant Ducati and Christiano.  It felt good after several days to finally experience release!

This should also be our last super hot and humid day as a cold front is moving in and tomorrow temperatures through the weekend should be cooler. 

Supper last night was half of a Store made Beef Burrito.  It was pretty good and I polished off the quart of ice cream I had been working on.  I am having the other half of the Burrito tonight.  Desert will probably be ice cream but I might switch that up. 

As for the agenda today there are 2 meetings on my schedule.  I might miss one of them but the other one I have to attend.  There is so much going on at work and I honestly don’t look forward to my turn next week at being back on-call.  However, I am sure enjoying my time this week.  Able to spend time with the cats, get in a nap and just goof off a bit.  No play and all work is dull & boring. 

Hope that your having a great day and all is well.  Stay hydrated!

Connectivity

Hello World!

Yesterday was a little bit of a technology snafu.  My home internet went out around lunch time and didn’t come back up until this morning.  Working from home this obviously presents a challenge.  I need to be able to get on-line at all times.  My phone saved the day as it has many times before.  Visible Plus to the rescue.  I have unlimited data nd unlimited hotspot data.  Your only supposed to connect 1 device but I was able to get away with 2.  1 of which was a computer and the other was my Roku.  When work was done for the day I was down to just my Roku.  I’m not sure what went wrong with my home internet but they have been having issues where we have spot outages for a few hours and then were back up.  Of course my special price just expired so I am paying more now and they don’t give credit for outages.  If you want it you have to call.  I’m getting close to loosing my cool with them and about ready to call to see if I can get the price lower.  There is another fiber company coming to town but they are dragging their feet.  If they were here today I’d make the switch kind of tired of the local cable company.  It wasn’t just internet that was down it was phone and TV as well but I only have them for internet so the rest of my stuff worked.  That’s why you can’t put all of your eggs in one basket, you have to diversify or have backup providers for redundancy.  That can get expensive but Visible has been rock solid for me in every possible way.  I can’t sing their praises loud enough. 

Funny what started out as cell phone service for dating has turned in to my primary service for cell data and has doubled as a work phone.  I’ve become so reliant on it I can’t imagine living without it.  If they just offered to associate your name with your number I’d move my regular cell service over, drop the extra coverage and be able to save a bunch of money.  However, it’s a pre-paid service so caller id only displays as Wireless Caller, which for dating if your making calls is a good thing to help mask your identity. 

I had to fight a little bit to get my desktop and laptop to connect to my phone as a hotspot but got it working and was able to continue with my day.  I only had a meeting that got pushed back to the afternoon and I was able to join it from the comfort of my couch.  Nothing else came about and I was thankful for that. 

This morning is starting off the same as yesterday in that I have nothing to do for several hours and then it’s meeting, meeting, lunch, meeting, meeting.  Unless something else comes in to break up this cycle that’s how my day is looking to shape up. 

Woke up with my back feeling funny the more I started to wake up that funny feeling developed into an itch.  I scratched and it felt a little odd.  I looked in the mirror and I’ve got claw marks on my back.  What in the world happened last night?  Which cat got me?  No one’s talking here cat’s got their tongues.  It’s nothing major and it will heal but damn it’s gonna itch a lot and I hate that. 

Speaking of itches my neck is bothering me a little bit but the peeling has stopped.  I just resist scratching as best as I can.  I’ve got some strong will power if I want to use it but an itch is one of those things that you think will feel better if you scratch it and sometimes that is the case but with this that is NOT the case it only makes things worse. 

Had left over pizza for supper last night.  Broke into my newly found ice cream stash of Haggen Daz.  One more thing I found when I went to work on the freezer.  I’ve got a few pints to go through and it’s so good!

Wanted to really watch porn last night but that internet outage with my home network impacted my ability to stream from my desktop to my TV.  I’ve got an old scene from Corbin Fisher that I am itching to watch.  Not sure if I will make it to tonight but I am gonna try my best. 

Right now it’s time to get away from the computer and go relax, hoping that I am left alone so I can enjoy my down time before meeting season kicks in this afternoon. 

Hope all is well in your world and that your staying cool & hydrated!  Take care.

Rain Dance

Morning!

Yesterday I made it for BBQ, turns out the waitress got my order wrong.  I got a smaller portion of what I ordered.  I thought something was wrong but once the bill came that confirmed it.  I was satisfied and wondered why I wasn’t nearly as full as I normally am.  She offered to fix it but I said nah, it’s okay.  I also got a much lower bill so why complain.  I thought about getting some to go but didn’t. 

Over the weekend I had to oil the fan in the freezer, it was growling.  It scares that cats sometimes but mostly is just an annoying.  I found a bunch of things that I need to eat and some I need to throw out.  I didn’t need to go down the frozen food isle at the store so I plan to remedy that this week.  I’ve been on the lookout for a Slice of Chocolate cake at the store but all they seem to have is white cake.  Glad I have one in the freezer.  I don’t want to pull it out and eat it just yet. 

On my way home from the BBQ place I noticed that there was some junk on my windshield so I opted to go through the car wash.  No cute guys to look at.  I came home afterwards and dried things off.  Then went inside. 

About a half hour later it started to thunder it woke both cats up as it continued.  They looked all around I told them it was just thunder.  About fifteen minutes later it started pouring.  Looks like going through the car wash was the rain dance.  I’d love for it to not rain after I went through the car wash.  The good news is that the car is fine and still clean because it’s in the garage.  As it stands right now it won’t see the road again until Saturday. 

Watched a movie I’d seen before but at first glance it looked like something new.  It was called The Man and was on Starz.  It had Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy in it.  Once it started playing I realized oh yeah I’ve seen this before.  I still finished it because it was just that good.  Both actors are favorites of mine and they both entertain as well as make me laugh. 

Went to watch some porn but had some technical difficulties, they were quick to remedy but once I did that I was out of the mood.  At first I thought the slight power blip we had took down my pc or that when I rebooted earlier in the day a service didn’t start but that wasn’t the case, it was a change I made earlier in the day.  Sometimes I’m my own worst enemy. 

Due to my morning nap I had problems falling asleep last night but eventually it happened.  Then I had nightmares.  Rudy came to my rescue but it was only 5a and there was no way I was getting up, not even for my full bladder.  I rolled over and went back to sleep for a short period of time tossing and turning.  Rudy came to curl up with me and wait me out until I gave in.  When it was time to get up he made a quick b-line to the kitchen. 

It’s very, very slow here on Monday.  I’ve got a meeting to attend in a bit and then another one later in the afternoon.  After the workout on Friday I am kind of glad that it’s slow.  I’ve been able to be away from the computer and I even got a nap in.  I really didn’t want to take a nap but got bored watching TV and it naturally happened.  Then the phone kept waking me up as email after email started to filter in.  I finally said enough and came back down.  I hope this slow theme is the theme for the week, if so it will almost be like being on vacation.  However, I’m not holding my breath I know eventually work will come in. 

Take care and thanks for stopping by.

Happy Sunday!

I woke up early again this morning and was able to go back to sleep for a bit. Got up a little after my normal time. Rudy made sure of that. I passed out breakfast for the cats and both of them were ready and waiting. That is a rare thing but I like to see it. Normally Rudy eats first and then Mora moves in for her turn. As long as they are both eating it makes me happy. I remember all too well what it's like to watch a cat look at food and then just walk away, it's heart breaking.

Anyway, I got ready and headed out for breakfast. I went to a place that I used to frequent. A lot has changed there. One of my all-time favorite dishes that was a special finally made it to the menu to stay. It's a breakfast pizza made with Garlic naan bread, scrambled eggs, potatoes and cheese. They used to serve it with a side of gravy in case you wanted extra and some spicy ranch. The sauces were there but they changed spicy ranch to angry ranch. I tried it and man it was just too hot for me. I used to gulp that stuff down like it was going out of style but not today. I had a good time and really enjoyed my meal.

Off to the grocery store afterwards and that was a quick stop. I think it was 15 minutes and I managed to cover the store, pay and back to the car. I opted not to go for a car wash it had rained earlier this morning and honestly the car looks fine. I also elected to not stop for gas. I have more than enough to make it several hundred miles and that will cover me, no sense in topping off the tank.

Back home to unload and get everything put away. Got out of my clothes and into my recliner to watch YouTube videos. Found some car repair videos that looked interesting. One a lady's daughter took her car to a friend to try to save money and it wound up being way more expensive. The friend didn't know what he was doing and drained the transmission fluid instead of the oil and tried to put oil back in the transmission. Never bothered to change the oil filter. Knew enough to tell her not to start the car, to have it towed to a shop. That's where the camera caught it. Lucky break they changed the oil. Filled and flushed the transmission twice and all was well. That's the second oil change horror story of the week. My boss went to a quick lube place this week, they put on the wrong size filter, mind you that the manager took care of his car. On his way home the oil exploded in the engine cabin and went he got home and turned the car off the rest of the oil drained on his driveway. He took it back since it was super close to home, not sure how he made it there with so little oil in the car. They made it right and he walked home to clean up his driveway. Moral of the story stay away from quick lube places or friends who don't know what they are doing. I've had issues with quick lube places before and I just simply won't go there it's not worth the risk or the money. If you have had better luck and love them, great glad it works for you.

Got my cuddle time in with both cats and wound up taking a nap. Rudy curled up next to me and purred away while he drifted off to sleep, that was enough to make me drowsy just watching him sleep.

After nap time I got lunch for us. Mine was two White Chocolate Macadamia Nut cookies and a Sprite Zero. Not exactly what you would envision for lunch but it was good. Worked on putting my meds out and then cleaning the house. Got more laundry tossed in and waiting to move it over to the dryer. Need to bring the vacuum down here and that won't make Mora happy, she's napping in the chair behind me right now. If I leave the door to the basement open, she usually is pretty close to me. She has to have attention and nags me a lot but I try to get that out of the way from the start so I can have some peace to surf, pay bills, etc.

Regarding my neck, last night I found that antibiotic gel from a couple months ago. There isn't a whole lot left. However, I put some on and wow it seemed to really help. I woke up this morning and my neck was fine but my face was itching. I haven't shaved yet so that explains that. I put another dose on this morning. I plan to use up all of this stuff that I have left in the hopes that I wipe out whatever this is. I suspect it's Barbers Rash or Barbers Itch aka Folliculitis barbae. That's what the gel was prescribed for. However, my neck has never peeled before unless I had a sunburn. I still have some red bumps more rash type looking stuff and redness to my skin. I've been fighting to get rid of this for months and it's bothered me for over a year. All of this started with a neck shave not done by my usual barber. I'm pretty certain I will wind up in a dermatologists' office if this continues. If I can at least quell the worst of it with what little gel I have left and stop the skin peeling I'll be slightly happy.

Speaking of last night I watched scene #2 from Falcon (Men at Play) To the Nines with Grant Ducati and John Brachalli. I am a huge Grant Ducati fan. He looks good and makes some of the greatest faces to express himself. I wasn't really about the clothes ripping but it was kind of a hot scene. He's got one more scene in the movie and it's a group scene, I am eager to watch it.

That's pretty much it. Just waiting until it's time to go back out for supper. The relaxation theme continues but it will all be over with way too soon. Hope you have a great day. Talk with you all again soon!

Traffic

Happy Saturday!  I hope it’s been a great day for you. 

All in all mine was okay.  I wound up getting woken up at 6a by trash trucks again, they showed up to pick up recycling.  For a second I thought it was Friday when I woke up but reality set in quickly.  Rudy wanted breakfast and I just gave in. 

I watched a little TV and then went back to bed.  Finally woke up around 10a and had my breakfast.  Don’t you know that Rudy asked for more food, as if I hadn’t fed him hours earlier.  I fed him again and he was really happy.  I think he things he got one over on me. 

My breakfast was a warmed Apple Fritter sprinkled with Cinnamon Sugar.  Washed that down with some Dark Chocolate Milk and had a Banana.  Then got my morning meds and lounged in my recliner.  Surfing You Tube once again and watching some mindless videos and some that were interesting.  Came across a couple different car auctions.  I like hearing auctioneers talk that is just pure entertainment to me, don’t know why but I like it. 

Several hours later I got up and passed out lunch for the cats.  I grabbed a soda and went back to my bedroom to continue watching You Tube. 

I knew when I wanted to leave and started getting ready for that at 3p.  I was out of the house a little after 3:30p.  It’s about a half hour drive on a normal day to the pizza place.  Damned if I didn’t disregard what GPS told me and went my usual route.  I wound up in not one but two traffic jams.  The first one was short and I was able to go around it.  The second one was closer to my destination and it went on for like 10 minutes.  People were loosing their minds, cutting in and out of traffic.  One car thought he was special and rode the shoulder.  It was all due to construction.  I said as I sat in the traffic jam I sure hope I get to see some cute guys that will make all of this worth it. 

Well I arrived and just like last time there were more girls working but they had a few guys.  A new guy walked out of the back, blond hair blue eyes and he had some meat on his bones and a very nice ass.  I took in the view and wished that I had taken a photo.  Seeing him was great but that was short lived he just popped out to clock in and then he went to the back where I couldn’t see him any longer.  My pizza came and it was hot & delicious.  I took some home and paid my bill.

On my way back home I stopped at the post office.  I saw a note on the front door, the place was supposed to be closed for maintenance but it was wide open.  I went in and grabbed my mail and got out of there.  That was a lucky break for me. 

My neck is back to giving me trouble.  I had a shower today and resisted putting anything on afterwards.  It itches and burns.  I had some minor skin peeling as well.  I’m starting to think this might have turned into something more than razor burn.  I got some prescription antibiotic my doc gave me a few months ago.  I am breaking that out to see if it helps.  If not then I might be going to the doc via the computer tomorrow.  I need this under control asap. 

It was nice to be able to relax and loaf.  I also turned my phone off for a short time as well.  I’ve gotten some work emails today, I was able to just file them away and keep on moving. 

Kind of lonely now that the day is winding down.  I wish I had kept with my original plans but that early morning wake up call did me in.  I could have forced myself but I honestly just wanted to relax.  So it was a me day.  I got in quality time with the cats. 

Speaking of which last night I was sitting on the couch watching TV and Rudy snuggled up with me.  He had Cheetos, which is what I call it when he grooms his back claws.  He chomps on them and it sounds like he is crunching on Cheetos.  I saw one claw that looked crooked.  Like he broke it.  There was a slight tinge of blood.  He let me touch it and mess with it for a few minutes before he told me to stop.  I got on my phone and looked, I didn’t know cats can break toes/claws and that requires a vet visit.  However, since he let me touch it I figured it was minor.  I went back at it and got a flashlight to help me.  I saw part of his claw was loose so I pulled it away, he wasn’t happy about that but I got it after a little bit of effort.  I watched it to see if he was bleeding but he wanted me to leave him alone at this point.  I hung on for a bit and didn’t see any blood.  I thought for a brief moment we were going to be headed to the vet.  Earlier on Thursday I saw something sticking out from between his toes on a back paw and I’m guessing this was it.  He was able to hide it from me but not for long.  I brushed both cats as well.  This time Rudy was just as furry as his sister. 

That’s my day in a nutshell.  I’m headed back up to put away laundry, get ready for bed.  I charged up my headphones which I haven’t gotten out in a long time.  I plan to listen to some music for a while.

Tomorrow will start and I will be making my usual morning rounds and getting a car wash.  I really don’t need it but hey I’m paying for it with my membership so might as well take full advantage of it.  I’ve already got my moneys worth.  I hope to see more cute guys that is a bonus for me.  Thinking of BBQ for supper tomorrow night, it’s closer and will keep me out of construction traffic. 

Have a good night!

Early Morning Phone Call

Hey we made it to another Friday!  Did you ever get an early morning phone call?  That’s how my day started.  I had finished breakfast and was in the bathroom applying moisturizer to my neck and my phone started ringing.  It was a little after 7a.  My first thought was who in the world could this be.  My second thought was this probably isn’t good news.  I made my way to the bedroom where my phone was and answered it with greasy fingers.  It was only the trash company aka waste provider telling me that recycling was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.  That doesn’t affect me because I am not a recycler.  All of my waste/trash goes in to the same bin regardless of what it is. 

I thought that would be the end of it and I got dressed and got in front of the computer to start my day.  I got 3 more phone calls in a short time telling me the same damn thing all from a robo dialer.  One of the calls was for a different address in the subdivision but our house numbers matched.  Thankfully that was the end of it and I haven’t heard anything further and hope that I don’t.  All I care about is the trash pickup and they came at 6a and did their job of waking me up early. 

I knocked out my morning tasks and did some prep work for other work later in the day.  I got to a happy spot where nothing was going on so I went upstairs.  Got comfy in my chair with both cats in my lap, were all cozy.  Then the phone rings again and this time it was work.  Calling because of a problem, it was something my mistake making colleague setup and honestly this time he didn’t do anything wrong.  I wound up coming back down and troubleshooting it.  Then I called him and told him about it and what I found.  By that time another team had punted the issue back to us.  My colleague took it and that’s the last I heard about it.  I kind of want to know how the issue turned out. 

By then I had to kill about 30 minutes and it was time to go back to work, so I just stayed in front of the computer.  Worked away for a while longer and then went up when it was Rudy’s lunchtime.  He was drowsy and not interested in food, so I just proceeded to my bedroom and we all reconvened in my recliner.  That’s when the cats decided to start a fight and I yelled to break it up and got clawed in the leg when they jumped out of my lap. 

Back to watching TV and relaxing.  Eventually they both came back and we all wound up taking a nice but too short of a nap.  The phone woke me up but this time it was an email alert.  I saw it was nothing and tried to go back to sleep but then another alert came in and another.  That’s when I just gave up.  It was normal lunch time so I told the cats it was time to get up for food. 

Passed out their lunch and ate mine.  Then watched more TV and moved to the couch.  The cats settled down next to me for naps.  I saw I had over extended my lunch period and decided to go out to fetch the trash bin.  It is hot out but didn’t feel all that bad.  I suppose if I would have stayed out there for a while I might have felt differently.  Came back in and here I am.  I checked on work and nothing is brewing so I have a few hours to pass before it will be time to go back to work. 

The real work starts around 5p and that should keep me occupied for a bit.  Then I have more at 6p and should hopefully be done for the day by 6:30p at the latest, that’s provided everything goes smoothly and I don’t get sidetracked.  Kind of an extra long day but I knew it was coming. 

There is absolutely nothing on You Tube today everything I have watched has been junk and somethings I just gave up on mid way through and decided to take my chances to find something else. 

I’ve already visited all of my regular sites, got my smut for the day, checked my email and paid a bill.  Now it’s back to finding something to do until it’s time to go back to work again or until work calls because of an issue.  Hoping that it’s a great weekend for all of us.  Relax, unwind, have some fun, eat some good food and do what you want.  Monday will be calling way too soon. 

Thanks for stopping by, talk with you all again soon!

Forgot to hit publish

Welcome.  I had a nice post all composed, I thought I hit publish got side tracked with work.  Saw that I had a window open with my post and I closed it.  I was prompted about backing it up before closing but I said no.  Damn that was the wrong answer!

Things have calmed down at work or at least they did for the morning.  I am at an afternoon lull but that could change at any moment.  I’ve got 2 meetings this afternoon before the day is done. 

Tomorrow being Friday is a great thing but work is going to suck.  My afternoon and evening will be busy but it’s nothing I haven’t been through before.  Organized Chaos or something like that.  I have no concerns about making it through and I will be glad once tomorrow is over though. 

No specific plans for the weekend, thinking about Pizza from the place where the cute waiters usually are.  The last few times I have gone it’s been nothing but girls working and well that does nothing for me, but the food is still good.  I like food and eye candy its a great combo. 

Speaking of pizza I finished the Stromboli last night.  I had some cheese sauce that I put on one piece and it helped a little bit but honestly it needs pizza sauce.  I had another Apple Fritter with Cinnamon Sugar and a glass of milk for desert a few hours after I had my dinner. 

I wanted to go back to writing last night but I really wanted to watch TV as well.  I was torn but chose to watch TV.  Nothing specific just random You Tube videos.  I found an interesting conversation about VPN’s that I watched to the point where it started to lull me to sleep.  I stopped it and went to bed.  Resumed it this afternoon it was interesting not really entertainment per se but enjoyable to me. 

The cats are doing okay, still not playing with there birthday present.  In fact they don’t even sleep in it anymore, they just walk right by it like it’s not even there.  I’m going to bait it with some cat nip to see if I can get there interest back.  I honestly feel my gut is right that I wasted $70 but if I hadn’t I’d never know their reaction.  I put Rudy in it earlier in the week and he was just starting to get the hang of it when he ran away from me.  You can’t make a cat do something it doesn’t want to do but you can die trying. 

Super hot here and it’s going to get worse so says the weatherman the next two days will be the hottest days of the summer yet.  Nothing new really, were about to approach August so it’s on par weather.  Summer lives for a bit longer maybe 1 to 2 months and then we will jump into Fall. 

Hope you enjoyed the MAN CANDY that I posted.  I threw in a few extra photos for good measure.  Thanks for stopping by time for me to get to a meeting.  Take care!

Man Candy - Fresh Men

Busy

Hi all thanks for stopping by.  Work has me quite busy at the moment.  Things might calm down on Thursday but they will heat back up on Friday.  It’s kind of like being on a merry go round. 

Supper last night was a Chicken Bacon Ranch bowl from Stouffer’s and it wasn’t very good.  I’ve not had good experiences with this particular bowl but wanted to give it another chance. 

My neck is peeling as if I had a sunburn.  I had razor burn and it’s never peeled from that.  I did some research online and sounds like some moisturizer might fix this.  It’s kind of annoying especially when I look at my pillow and shirt once I remove it.  It doesn’t hurt but I still have some minor burning and itching.  Putting the Benadryl gel in the fridge was a genius move, it feels extra good going on. 

It’s hot here and the AC is running overtime to the point I freeze early in the morning and late at night.  I’ll take it because it’s easier to warm up than it is to cool down. 

My apologies for being so brief, I hope all is well in your world.  Take care and I will talk with you all again soon. 

Quick & Dirty

Good morning!  I got to wake Rudy up this morning.  He was all snuggled up next to me and resting, he looked so peaceful.  I watched the clock and when we got to the time, I just said Rudy and his eyes sprang open.  He stood up and stretched then got on my chest and started making biscuits, then curled up and looked at me face to face.  Mora was sitting in the recliner next to my bed just watching us.  I said morning to her as well.  I got Rudy off of me and we headed out of the bedroom and to the kitchen. 

I don’t know how but I managed to beat Rudy to the kitchen, normally he’s really close behind me but there was a lag before he arrived.  I got his food plated and served.  Then went on to get some cereal for myself. 

I’ve got a bunch of stuff to take care of at work that has to do with the acquisition and I’ve been on it for a few hours.  My colleague hasn’t yet started with his part which I will admit is larger than mine.  I think it’s only fair since I have done most of the work for years that he finally gets a larger piece of the pie.  Management knows I am wicked fast and accurate, they like that.  Unfortunately, there is only one me.  If I had a colleague that worked just like I did we would plow through this little adventure much quicker.  However, my eyes are only focused on my part now.  I was a little nervous at first but once I got a routine going I picked up a rhythm and I was like a hot knife going through butter.  I am no where near done but needed to take a break for a bit. 

My neighbor decided to trim some of the bushes by his house last night.  He piled them up on top of a pile he made last year.  I got my hopes up last year that he would haul all of it away but well that never happened.  I would love to turn him in but I don’t want any retaliation.  I’m sure there is probably some minor violation that I could get cited for if someone looked really hard and I’d rather not go down that road.  However, I have to look at this crap rotting away when I open my back blind and look out my deck.  I used to think he was hot but he’s done some things that soured my view of him and his family and I just want them to leave or at the very least not bother me.  It sucks living next to someone you don’t care for but hey it could always be worse.  We haven’t had any words and as far as he knows were still on good terms. 

I had Stromboli (Pepperoni & Cheese) for supper last night.  I’ve got two more pieces that will make up another meal.  If I buy one of these again I will be picking up some pizza sauce to go with it, they are good but a bit too dry for me.  Desert was the best a hot apple fritter sprinkled with a little cinnamon sugar.  Washed that down with an ice cold glass of milk. 

Forced myself to get back to writing and continuing a story that I started.  I didn’t want to but once I got to thinking about it I picked up like I never left off.  It was good to escape reality for a bit. 

I need to get back to the grind.  Hope that your having a good day and all is well.  Talk with you again soon, take care!

Theme for the week = Chaos

Good Morning!

I went to Red Lobster yesterday for supper.  As expected I enjoyed the drive up and back.  The food was good as well.  I stuck with the Flounder Dinner and I got a Pina Colada.  This was I think the first time I ate the entire dinner at the restaurant.  Normally I eat a bit and take some to go.  I tried to talk myself into stopping and while I slowed down I never fully stopped.  My waitress was hopping tables and she had her hands full.  I was pleased with my food and the decision I made to enjoy it all at once.  I didn’t eat a single thing the rest of the night. 

I enjoyed the evening with the cats.  They both got brushed and I passed out treats as soon as I got home.  Rudy wasn’t hip to the brushing I gave him and he walked away from me.  Mora of course loved it and couldn’t get enough.  Perhaps I will be able to repeat this tonight. 

I got a shower and was able to climb in to a clean bed, had a decent nights sleep.  I had a couple of wake ups in the middle of the night.

I think about how radically different this Monday is compared to last Monday when was dealing with the fridge.  Well there is a different kind of chaos brewing this time it’s at work.  It has to do with the acquisition, I am positive that I will be busy it just hasn’t caught up to me yet.  We also have a bunch of people leaving on Friday that were summer interns so yeah chaos but at least it’s semi organized chaos. 

Glad that I am not on call and get a two week reprieve from that.  It’s overcast outside and more rain is falling, we are also in the tail end of a heat wave that rolled through our area.  We have a couple more days and then we should get a reprieve. 

My work email is getting a lot of new email this morning and I really want to go upstairs and relax.  However, it’s kind of pointless to do that right now since its busy.  I am actually free at the moment but I don’t anticipate that will be the case all day long, but if it is I won’t complain about it. 

Hope all is well in your world.  Take care!

 

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Fun or Not ?

Welcome in and thank you for stopping by. 

The Saturday experience I planned for myself that I thought would be loads of fun was not.  What did you do?  I went to a comedy club.  I have never been to a club.  I was shocked when I was told there was a 2-drink minimum.  I got a water and the waitress was kind to me by only charging me for the 1 bottle of water.  It was a couple dollars and I just gave her $5 and called it a day.  Going to a club to me is quite similar to going to a bar just that you're all paying to see comedy as the main attraction while some people get hammered.  There were some hot guys there that were straight.  I saw gay guys in pairs but none of them did anything for me.  Of course, comedians trying to get to know their audience asked about gay, straight and single people.  I didn’t respond to any of that.  There was one single loud gay guy behind me and I wish that I was seated someplace else.  I can tell you why he’s single because he’s loud as fuck, he sounds really gay and he felt compelled to tell everyone he does drugs. 

I went to this event to have fun and do something different.  I kind of thought that maybe I’d meet someone but that turned out to be more hope than reality and it’s okay.  I really don’t want a drinker or druggie that is not my scene and those people turn me off.  It’s okay to drink a little bit but to get hammered on a regular basis, no thanks.  In some ways I think that I am better off alone despite the fact that it’s quite lonely. 

I got my haircut earlier in the day, it was time plus I wanted to look good I mean just in case.  Instead of paying the barber to shave my neck I did it myself and wow that went horribly wrong.  I have some serious razer burn and boy does it burn.  I looked at my neck last night before bed and it was bright beet red.  I don’t think I will ever shave my neck again.  It always bothers me regardless of who does it but I like the extra clean look.  However, if I could do it all over again, I’d just leave it like it was to save myself the pain. 

I had the opportunity to eat before I went over.  I used to work in the area years ago.  Wow things have really changed and the area is more vibrant as well as the fact they have installed some roundabouts, which I detest.  I had a restaurant in mind that I was going to visit however I went back and forth and wound up heading over on an empty stomach, thinking that I’d eat after and not before.  The main thing was getting there and getting seated.  Glad that I went with my gut on getting there early because that got me a decent seat.  Other people were packed in like sardines with barely enough room to breathe, while I had a little bit more room.  When the event ended it was late and dark out.  All I wanted to do was get the hell out of there.  I had to walk a lot from where I parked so I got in some exercise. 

On the way home I thought about my options for fast food.  Taco Bell and McDonald’s were the front runners but I really wanted Taco Bell.  I figured it would be cheaper.  Boy was I wrong.  Just a couple burritos and tacos and it was $15.  I brought them home and devoured the entire thing.  Rudy wanted some but I of course didn’t give in.  The cats were alone for 4 hours and they were quite happy to see me.  I told them I’d be coming back but I don’t think they believed me. 

After eating my so-called supper, I sat up for a bit and watched TV.  After about an hour I got ready for bed and took my sleeping pills.  I had to get up early this morning for work to do some testing since this was a patching weekend.  It’s just testing to make sure everything came back up after being rebooted.  Most of the stuff we use runs on the cloud so of course it’s going to be up; it’s not on premise but I test what I am supposed to just to cross the T’s and dot the I’s.  I hate getting up early for this purpose, especially on a Sunday but I slept in because I knew I would be tired. 

My usual breakfast spot was closed and that was depressing.  I wound up at IHOP and service was slow.  I was just about to walk out when I got seated.  Had an omelet and pancakes.  It was just okay nothing fantastic.  Thinking about supper it’s either Seafood or BBQ.  I was leaning for BBQ but Seafood (fish) sounds really good and the drive would be enjoyable, despite the fact that it’s hotter than hell outside. 

I am glad that I twisted my own arm to have the comedy club experience.  I used to walk by that place when I worked in the area and now, I know what it’s all about.  Might go back to the area just to hit up a restaurant or two.  I wish it was a more enjoyable experience.  I’ve got nothing else planned at the moment other than some massages scheduled up until my birthday week that should be a fun week and also expensive. 

Back to normal life and hoping for something exciting to happen.  I hope all is well in your world.  Until next time, take care.

Oh Yeah–Friday

We made it to another Friday folks!  I am happy about that because it means some time away from work, which is a very good thing.  Of course work has tried to throw a monkey wrench in my plans for Saturday but I have managed to navigate around that thus far.  Hopefully, they won’t be dishing out any more obstacles.  I really want to enjoy this weekend. 

Looking very forward to my massage tonight and hope that the knots (aka golf balls) in my back can be worked out.  My birthday week can’t come fast enough for that 90 minute massage, that is where the real progress is made. 

My soreness from the refrigerator adventure is wearing off as expected.  I still have some soreness from it but it’s fleeting and I expect will be fully gone by the time the weekend is done if not sooner. 

Pushed the trash out in the rain yesterday afternoon, that was no fun.  However, I am glad that I got it out when I did because I was in a light shower.  We got a monsoon that swept through a little later and I would have been fully soaked if I was foolish enough to go out in that.  We are back to an over abundance of rain and water issues are surfacing around the area.  Lots of flooding.  All is well here though. 

Saw Phil or maybe Phyllis last night – the groundhog.  Just eating grass like it was going out of style and keeping it’s ears tuned.  That thing can really move.  Not sure who would win if it went up against the cats in a race but I think it would be a close call.  Were never going to find out though. 

Finished off my garlic bread and pasta last night.  It was pretty good but not as good as it was on day 1.  Nothing really much on YouTube last night but I managed to find some videos to pass the time. 

Tried to play with the cats before going to bed.  Rudy was all revved up and eager.  I gave him time and attention.  Mora came to see what was taking so long and why I wasn’t playing with her.  Both of them seemed to loose interest.  Mora began playing with her ball in a circle and I just quietly walked away. 

We all met up again in my bedroom as I passed a little bit of time before climbing in bed.  Went looking for some cartoons since I was really bored with the options I was presented.  I found something and it wasn’t long before I was powering off for the night. 

Had a series of strange dreams.  Like I got a job working at Target and we were trying to track down the owner of a mystery purse and gift card.  I was never so happy to wake up and see Rudy guarding me.  I had to wake him up for a change but he sprang to life and came to greet me with his smile and biscuits.  I don’t think he was feeling the best – but something was for sure up with him.  We started the day as normal. 

Now here’s hoping for a mostly calm and quiet day.  I’ve already had a few things rattling the old inbox this morning.  Hope that your day is good and that your weekend is even better.   Talk with you all again soon!

Back to it

I had an average nights sleep.  I woke up early this morning around 3a.  I tried to go back to sleep but since that wasn’t an option I turned on the TV for an hours.  That kind of got me sleepy and I tried to go back to sleep.  Just as I was settling in the weather radio went off.  I was once again wide awake after hearing the loud siren like alert.  Back to the TV for a while. 

Mora came and snuggled up with me, she wanted a hug and cuddle time.  I still had some room in bed for myself but there wasn’t a lot of wiggle room.  I managed to get back to sleep for a while then Rudy came over closer to normal wake up time to greet me and I just got up. 

I wanted to take another day just because I was tired and wanted to go back to bed.  However, I kind of figured that I would be sleepy.  I pushed forward and after breakfast didn’t feel too bad. 

My hip bothered me again last night.  I did some stretching and repositioning myself in bed which helped a little bit.  I’m hopeful that this will go away it only seems to bother me when I am laying down.  I say that and just got a dull ache sitting in the chair from the same area. 

I know I am out of shape and each time I do something that involves exerting physical effort other than something simple I pay the price for it days later.  I want to go back to my youth where the pain lasted a day if that and then things were all better. 

My back is bothering me a little bit but my massage tomorrow night should hopefully take care of that.  I don’t want anything to spoil my weekend plans. 

I watched a lot of You Tube videos yesterday some podcasts, some cartoons, bloopers from TV shows – anything that grabbed my attention and I thought would be interesting.  Cartoons help relax and lull me to sleep plus the cats seem to like them. 

I’m sure you saw the Man Candy before this post wanted to get that published first thing.  I am pretty well caught up at work just watching for things that pop up.  If I would have taken another day probably wouldn’t have that luxury all the more reason to get back in the game. 

Here’s hoping that the day breezes by and it’s calm and easy.  I hope you have a great day as well.  Take care & thanks for stopping by!

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Sick Day

I woke up really feeling the after affects of my refrigerator workout.  My left hip hurt like crazy, this started last night and I figured a good nights sleep would cure that.  However, I was wrong.  I ate breakfast and fed the cats so for all intense and purposes the day started normal but I knew when I woke up that today I was not going to work. 

I took a muscle relaxer and it’s amazing that one little pill can knock you out of commission for the entire day.  I was hallucinating as I tried to stay awake this afternoon after having slept most of the morning.  Eventually I just gave up and went back to sleep.  I slept pretty much all day long. 

I turned my phone on close to 5p and found that my other co-worker that had been out for 2 days took today as well.  That has only happened a couple times that both of us were out or off.  Usually one of us is there.  I only have 50ish emails to comb through and I seriously plan to return tomorrow. 

I do feel better not 100% but I am hopeful that tomorrow is a better day than today was. 

Good news is that last night I got up the courage to pull the fridge/freezer out to check and there wasn’t a drop of moisture to be found so I fixed the issue.  That made me feel good but I had a strong feeling that when the filter broke in the afternoon that was the source of the problem.  I hope the appliance keeps on humming along for many years ahead. 

Also got my paycheck that reflects my pay raise and I am getting $83 more per pay period, I think I will just up my savings and take the money rather than stuff part of it in a 401K.  I can always change my mind. 

My apologies for no Man Candy today but you know me I will make it up to you once I get caught up.  Right now my worry is sleeping tonight so long as I can accomplish that I will be able to meet my goal of going back tomorrow. 

Take care and hang in there were closer now than we were on Monday to the weekend. 

Sore as expected

Morning – Well I’m not stiff in the wrong places just sore.  Not sure if I mentioned it but there was a water filter in place for taste it came from Sears so that should give you an idea of how long ago it was replaced.  Anyway part of that broke last night when I was mopping the floor.  I believe that part of it was allowing a slow leak, thus the water.  Now that the water is shutoff and that filter has been removed if there is any water pooling or leaking it has to be coming from the fridge/freezer and it would most likely be from a clogged drain line.  While I haven’t pulled it back out yet I really feel like I found and fixed the problem. 

The floor underneath the fridge is just as clean as the day we moved in now that I mopped.  I did take one last peek before I put everything back in place and I didn’t see or feel any leaks which also leads me to my conclusion that this problem is solved.  I will find out soon enough. 

I did check the carpet this morning and it’s dry so at least things are off to a good start, despite the fact I am sore and moving like I am 90 years old. 

I took my sweet time eating breakfast and I was a little late to start my day but hey I made it.  I could easily take the day and lay around however the co-worker I complain about is out today sick and he was out yesterday because his kid was sick.  That’s the great thing about having kids you can use them as an excuse in so many ways.  I think his backup plan for child care failed and he just said he’s sick so that he can buy himself an extra day.  I also think it’s highly convenient now that we just went through a bunch of work.  It’s like he needs time to rest.  Hey maybe I am wrong and he’s legit sick but I honestly don’t buy it.  But it matters not because I’m not the boss. 

Last nights supper was pretty good.  Store made Stromboli.  They said cut it into 4 pieces I chopped it in half and only had 2 pieces.  Man I was so full and am glad that I have the other two for another meal.  I didn’t bother with desert after I let that meal settle a bit I went to finishing up my work on the fridge and mopping.  I was exhausted and just wanted to cool down and drink cold water, couldn’t get enough of it. 

Tonight will be garlic bread from my Sunday meal out and some store pasta.  I only wish I had some Spumoni to go with it for desert.

Here’s hoping that today will be less eventful than yesterday was and perhaps I can relax a bit before my afternoon series of meeting after meeting.  I really wish I was laying in bed and relaxing.  I know I can always make that happen but honestly don’t want to because of having to play catch up when I come back. 

The mowers showed up while I was eating breakfast and drove the cats a little crazy.  They bounced from window to window to peek out and see what was up.  It was kind of cute. 

I was left to sleep alone last night until I got up to go to the bathroom at 5am, it was all that water I drank before bed.  Anyway when I came back both cats were in my bed and acted like they had been there for hours when I know that wasn’t the case.  I made it work but it was not comfortable for me.  I am sure they were just fine.  Mora wanted to hug and cuddle about an hour later but I was in no mood for that I just wanted to go back to sleep.  She woke me up by standing on top of me.  All of that weight and stepping on a spot that was sore yeah it did the trick.  I thought she was her brother but soon realized by the feeling it wasn’t him it was her.  

Well work is starting to build so hi ho it’s off to work I go because I owe, I owe, I owe.  Have a great day!

Quick update

No surprise my back is killing me.  I was really exhausted and out of it after this morning.  I was able to take a short break to help recover.  Then work just came flooding in and I had no choice I had to stick with it.  I powered through and made it to lunch. 

The carpet is dry thanks to the help of a fan.  It is stained but I am sure if I use the carpet cleaner on it I will probably be able to clear that up.  I am in no hurry.  The cats weren’t too happy about it but it got the job done.  I pushed the fridge back in place and confirmed the floor was dry prior to doing so.  I found one spot after I pushed it back that had some moisture, which I cleaned up.  Right now it’s a wait and see situation.  I do think and hope the problem is solved.  However, I want to confirm that for sure before I walk away from this. 

I plan to pull the fridge back out tonight after supper and check the floor.  If there is any moisture then I will be calling for a repair person.  I’ve double checked both the fridge and freezer sides with a thermometer and they are both working.  If there is still water/moisture then it has to be a drain line like the YT video said.  I really hope that I solved this on my own, it would make me feel pretty good. 

Even if things are all dry tonight I will still check it again in the morning for the extra piece of mind. 

I dislike household issues but especially when they involve water. 

Since I already feel some of the affects of my so called morning workout I am sure that I will probably be stiff in the all the wrong places come morning or at least I expect that to be the case and to hurt a little bit more.  Having a massage booked on Friday is a good thing!

Right now I just want to coast through the afternoon and am eager to make it to bed time.  Not exactly the Monday I wanted but I know it can always be worse. 

Talk with you all again soon!

Where the water came from

Morning … I am tired and out of breath.  Kind of feel like I need a nap but I am just so hot.

I broke out the carpet cleaner last night to suck up whatever it was that was wet on the carpet.  Turns out it was water.  Such an odd spot and no plumbing near by.  I checked downstairs and all of the ceiling tiles are dry, plus there is no real plumbing in this area so that further added to the mystery. 

This morning I noticed that the area had grown in size and it was very strange to me.  Only thing in the area is the fridge.  I soon found the problem was the fridge/freezer.  It’s got a built in door ice and water.  The ice maker broke years ago and has been turned off.  I don’t use the water in the door.  First thing I did was turn the valve off that supplies water to the unit since it’s not needed.  The floor below where the unit sits was quite wet but unless you pulled it out you would have never known. 

I dried up the water on the floor, broke out the carpet cleaner to suck up more of the water in the carpet.  Then got out the vacuum cleaner to clean away some dust and cat fur that I saw.  It’s not immaculate by any means but I cleared away what I could.  A few years back I remember cleaning it out and it was plugged with fur from every cat that had ever been here.  Rudy and Mora were either not here yet or hadn’t been here for very long. 

My first instinct was that I would probably have to call someone.  I never did find anything that was leaking.  I watched a YouTube video that talked about a plugged drain line but don’t see anything like that.  I don’t know that I am fully out of the woods just yet and still may wind up calling a repair person. 

Right now the unit is pulled out and I am giving the area a chance to dry.  I’ve pushed it back in place and wiped up a little bit of water.  Pulled it back out and let it sit then after a bit pushed it back in and the floor is dry.  I think or hope by moving it I may have fixed the issue by happy accident, at least this my hope. 

The cats are so confused and I’ve never worked faster or harder just before starting a work day.  I need to head up and check on things. 

Both sides (freezer and fridge) are as cold as they normally are so I know that it’s got to be a drain or drain line.  I can tell you that I will be sore from this because it involves a lot of crawling around on the floor and being on my back.  Manual Labor which my body doesn’t like. 

My hope is that I can fix this on my own but if not at low cost by calling someone.  Right now it’s just wait and see.  Not the way I wanted to start the week out with a home problem, much less a problem that involves water.  Yuk!

Wish me luck I am sure I will have much more to post about this as time moves forward.  Hope that your day is off to a better start than mine.  Take care.

 

Ah Sunday

Hi and welcome in.  I always enjoy a Sunday morning.  Waking up to see Rudy spending a little time with him.  Then passing out breakfast for him and his sister.  Taking time to play with Mora while Rudy eats.  She loves the ball in the circle, she tries with both her paws to pull the ball out but it’s the only one out of the 3 that were in the toy originally that won’t come out easily.  I love seeing the joy on her face and as she stretches out and I make the ball spin fast then we take turns batting it around she is super quick.  One belly rub later for her and then it’s time to spring into action, getting my morning meds and getting dressed to go out and spend money. 

Got a bad surprise this morning the place where I go for breakfast is going to be closed for 4 Sundays because the owner is on vacation.  They are open every day of the week not sure why Sunday’s are any different but I enjoyed my last Strawberry French Toast for probably a month.  I’ve got other options but just love driving to this place it’s quick, good and the atmosphere feels like family. 

Dropped by the post office to pick up the mail and then went to get the car washed.  For some reason they weren’t open yet so I just went on to the grocery store.  After grocery shopping back to the car wash.  Wow there was a nice looking guy with an amazing ass that was motioning me to drive forward.  That was the best part of the morning. 

After that it was on to gas up and then finally back home.  Time to unload the groceries.  The cats were pleased to see me back home as they usually are.  They started playing and chasing each other.  This time Mora was the aggressor and she bit her brother a couple times.  He made every effort to try to avoid her but they are both so fast a collision was inevitable.  They didn’t hurt each other just playing, which is totally fine. 

I saw an odd looking spot on the carpet like it was wet and I avoided stepping in it.  I went to rest and relax for a bit.  Taking in some YouTube and napping.  The cats joined me as they usually do.  When I got up a few hours later that spot was for sure wet and I have no idea where it came from.  It wasn’t cat pee and the ceiling was dry, I’ve got no explanation for it.  I just cleaned it up.  Put out my medicine and swapped out some security camera batteries.  Cleaned the house and took out the trash. 

Got an invite from my bosses boss to a call tomorrow, not sure why we need a call when this is likely something that could be summed up in an email but I’ll be there.  I already know it’s about someone traveling and I think he’s just looking to give them the white glove treatment.  I hate talking with my bosses boss, he’s slimy and slick.  He’s taking a liking to me because I get stuff done and have a lot of knowledge of how things work in our environment.  I think that regardless of being on call or not, I probably would have gotten the invite.  I did some poking around so I am a little prepared ahead of time. 

Thought a lot about what I want for supper.  Think that I am going to the pizza place that serves the horrible pizza but getting some pasta and cheese garlic bread then maybe some Spumoni for desert.  It sounds pretty good.  I might change my mind once I get out and about but this place is not far.  It’s already rained here once and more is coming.  I figured that if I washed the car that would happen.  I really don’t want to get caught in it.  However, it would be a good excuse to go back and maybe see another hot guy!

Time to run the vacuum here in the basement and then it won’t be long to before it’s time to leave for dinner.  I will have some time on my hands this evening to relax and unwind further before the week starts. 

Here’s hoping that it’s a good week and not terribly hectic.  I do have a massage on Friday, haircut on Saturday and then plans for the evening that I am really looking forward to.  Once it’s over then I will have to find something else to look forward to.  Thanks for stopping by, time for me to get moving.  Take care!