Weeks End

Finally made it to Friday and I am happy about it.  Welcome in!

Not much going on here.  Trick or Treating started here last night.  I saw a lot of kids in costumes at dusk but once darkness fell I saw nothing but a lot of headlights.  One girl really wanted to ring my door bell, it was dusk.  Mora was watching her while we were sitting on the couch.  The girls parents managed to change her mind and she was only half way up the driveway.  It’s still pretty light here at 5p which is when they can start asking for candy but you have to have a porch light on at minimum.  I’m sitting in the dark and honestly everyone around me is doing the same thing.  I’ve got nothing against trick or treating I just don’t participate ever since some little kid almost let out all of the cats years ago and followed me into the house when I turned my back at the door and said I need to get more candy.  Thankfully none of the cats escaped.  I know Rudy & Mora pretty well and they wouldn’t leave here, they have it too good but still I don’t want to take any chances.  Chasing a cat in the dark isn’t my idea of fun. 

Heard an interesting story yesterday.  Apparently AI is now being used in some camera systems to detect guns.  Once a detection is made it sends alerts out.  A high school in I think Texas has the system implemented and when the alerts go out, the police are contacted by the system as well.

Now picture football practice after school.  A kid hanging out on a picnic table near by decides to have a snack and watch practice.  He’s eating Doritos.  The system detects a chip as a gun.  Those alerts fired and moments later 8 cops showed up, tackled this kid to the ground and handcuffed him and his friends that were around.  The cops start asking where the gun is and the kid says there is no gun I just had chips, Doritos.  Once they realize it was a false positive they uncuffed him.  I don’t think (but am not sure) that he even got an apology.  Now that kid won’t hang out after school or eat chips on campus ever again. That poor kid and his friends probably have a negative opinion over Law Enforcement and I’m sure they have some dreams about it.  I can see being detained in handcuffs as quite traumatic, especially if your tackled to the ground.  

Sounds like someone has some fine tuning to do on that system.  The news was talking about the camera system and said that it’s smart enough to know the difference between a maintenance worker holding a drill and a person with a gun.  I thought yeah but eat some Doritos around it and watch out.  The system is being marketed to schools, banks and other businesses.  Hopefully, there aren’t too many false positives and perhaps it can help prevent the next tragedy before it unfolds. 

I had a Chicken Pot Pie for supper last night.  I didn’t think I could finish it all but I made it disappear like it was nothing.  I was full afterwards and satisfied.  I think I will pick up another one for next week.  9 minutes of cooking time, then I can carefully dive in. 

Spend lots of cuddle time with Mora last night and a little bit of time with Rudy.  She likes to nag me around 5:30p thinking I will give in early for treats but they don’t happen until closer to 6p.  She really turns in to quite the ass and is more than annoying.  To the point where I want to smack her.  She knows exactly what she is doing and won’t stop until you give in.  I make her hold out but other times she tries my patience so hard that I just give in.  She knows I’m a sucker and she is in control.  Her Brother knows it too.  I think they plot together on how to make me do what they want. 

As per usual my work tasks are done and I am sitting on idle just waiting for something to happen or someone to need me.  The surest way to make that happen is to head up and get comfy in a chair or bed, start watching TV and get a little sleepy.  Then presto like magic the phone goes nuts and maybe not on the first email but for sure by the third it is time to get up and go back to it.  Occasionally, I can get away with an hour of no interruptions but that is super rare. 

Hope it’s a good day for everyone!  Happy Halloween. 

Sunshine Day

Morning…

While the temperatures will remain fall like the sun is supposed to come out today.  I’m excited to see it and I’m sure that the cats will enjoy basking in it as they sleep.  Nothing quite like sunlight on a cat while they sleep. 

Speaking of sleep I had a pretty good nights sleep myself.  I was up one time and then woke up again later but I refused to look at the clock and just focused on getting back to sleep.  I don’t know why but it’s like second nature for me to start counting the hours I have left to sleep as soon as I see the clock.  Everything that I have ever read or heard says not to do that but I can’t help myself. 

I survived the intermittent connectivity issue with my internet.  I’ve never got an all clear but things seemed to have stabilized towards the afternoon.  I watched TV last night with no issues.  Most everything but not all of what I watch is streamed over the internet. 

Supper last night was Spaghetti & Meatballs from Stouffers.  It was pretty good for being frozen.  Had a donut and some cookies for desert.  Trying to hold out for Friday as that’s when I plan to bake a Tombstone Pizza.  Not sure that I will make it but I am going to try. 

Turned off the timers and managed to avoid Rudy seeing the flashlight.  I did it while he was eating.  I figured the click of the light would draw him as it always seems to but food was much more important to him.  The lights won’t go back on until the weekend.  Thankfully I only have to adjust one of the timers for the time change.  Wish the whole house was automated to at least adjust every clock but that’s not the case.  Really wish that I could adjust the cats internal clocks to avoid early wake up calls but they will catch on and adjust after a couple days.  It would be nice if the whole world was like Arizona which has one time year round – no adjustments.  I think were working towards it but not sure that I will see it in my lifetime. 

Got a nice surprise from work, a bonus for helping with the merger.  That was totally unexpected and taxes gobbled up the bigger part of it but I have a few hundred dollars extra out of the deal.  Next month we will get a holiday bonus which comes around Thanksgiving time.  Typically we don’t get a Christmas bonus but in the past couple years since business has been so good we get an additional bonus around Christmas and I’m sure that a lot of people have come to expect that.  I however only rely on the holiday bonus and if we get the extra one well great.  I like to avoid feeling disappointment if I can.  Everyone likes money because you can do a lot with it from spend, save or gift it. 

Here’s hoping that today is a great day for all of us.  Thank you for stopping by. 

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Rainy Gloomy Day

Morning …

In case your wondering the weather in my neck of the woods, the tile says it all.  Rain started yesterday on and off.  This morning it’s very steady.  The rain is supposed to stop around lunch time.  Doesn’t mean that the sun will come out though. 

Today is another heavenly birthday this time for my mom.  It’s been 7 years and honestly the time has escaped me.  I didn’t feel it like I felt the loss of my spouse.  I’m sure though that my brother has felt it as he and my mom were close.  If she were alive she would be in her early 70’s. 

Work kept me a little busy after normal business hours and if I wanted I could have been busier if I wanted to be, I got tired of fielding normal requests and just called it.  Nothing urgent came in which is all that I am required to respond to.  However, I like to go the extra mile now and then just to keep my work load lighter in the morning since you never know what might come down the pike. 

My calendar looked really busy this morning but within an hour I have managed to tame everything and as soon as I typed that my internet connection went south and I got flooded with more work.  Finally I’m back on idle.  My cell phone saved the day using the hotspot feature I’ve got a backup internet connection.  That alone is worth me keeping Visible since it’s unlimited data. 

There is an internet outage with the cable company and my connection has been up and down all morning.  It would go down and then a few minutes later come back up.  I got an alert saying there is an outage and first it was supposed to be fixed by 11:30a.  Now they are saying I will have intermittent internet until it’s fixed.  Looks like I will be using my cell phone for data today. 

Today is meeting day, whoopie.  The mistake maker is back and I am loading him up with work, which is fun but I know he’s gonna mess something up.  I had some training to attend on a new system yesterday.  It’s for access control and you have to be on your toes and make sure your clicking the right buttons or the person won’t have access.  It’s complex and sadly the mistake maker and I are the people who are in charge of this.  I know he’s gonna seriously mess someone up because he doesn’t pay attention.  There is another training session today and I hope that he goes to it, otherwise he’s gonna be quite lost.  I planned to call him this morning but the more I thought about it I have opted not to.  I will mention it in a meeting we have but that’s about it. 

Watched a fun video last night on YouTube on Waldo Welds channel.  He’s a hot guy that loves to tinker with welding but most of his videos involve vehicles and fixing them or doing maintenance.  He bought a couple of Humvee’s and it was fun to see him get one of them in pretty good running condition.  I’m sure he’s straight but he’s my kind of guy.  Younger, in shape and knows how to fix things.  I could use a guy like that around here.  Once I found Waldo’s channel I binged his content and now he makes videos on occasion, wish they were more regular.

Had a store made Beef Burrito last night.  I ate the whole thing it was quite the struggle.  I used to be able to pack them away.  I normally split them in half and make 2 meals out of them but I’m never full when I do that. 

Looking forward to lunch as I have some Cherry Zero Dr. Pepper.  I hope it’s good.  It was something different to help from the boring taste of cola.  Variety is the spice of life.  I love trying new drinks or dishes, all though not everything is enjoyable it’s nice to spice things up now and then. 

Well work keeps pouring in so I am going to publish this and get moving.  Hope it’s a great day!

Close Call

Morning …

Yesterday morning I got an email from my boss saying that he was unable to reach me via my office phone, he asked me to check that my call forwarding was setup correctly.  I already knew that it was, it’s turned on and doesn’t turn off unless I am taking a day off or call in sick.  I tested it and it worked for me.  I had a feeling right away that it was the spam filter that Visible (aka Verizon) provides.  For some reason a lot of our office numbers are tagged as spam.  I checked the log via the app but it hadn’t updated yet. 

Meanwhile I needed to interact with my boss and he wound up opening a ticket.  He also called a manager that works in my office to check to see if their phone was working.  He thought it might be an office outage.  I figured that my goose was probably cooked because the manager he called is a gossip and in my head I was convinced that this person would say oh he never comes in.  However, I believe I am safe as nothing came of our conversation.  I had an additional conversation with him in the afternoon and he never said anything then. 

To troubleshoot the phone issue I engaged one of our network folks and I was told that it’s probably your spam filter on your cell phone after taking a look at the phone system.  By then the log had updated on the App and I saw he tried like 15 times to call me, all were rejected as spam.  The fix for this was to turn off the spam filter.  I really didn’t want to do that but I like having two lines of cell service to determine if calls are coming in via my regular cell phone number or are forwarded from my work number.  It’s proven to be helpful in the past and it’s nice to have a heads up when the phone rings. 

I did report my bosses work number as not as spam to Visible but they just say thanks.  It doesn’t mean we will treat future calls different just because you flagged it not as spam.  Visible uses a different system for this prepaid service than traditional Verizon or even ATT which will permit you to flag a number not as spam and then that permits the call to ring through if they call in the future. 

If I get flooded with spam calls on my Visible line I can always turn the protection back on and adjust the level of protection.  It was set to very aggressive with no tolerance at all for spam calls and I rejected all spam calls instead of sending them to voicemail. 

Today is going to be interesting.  The old guy that we work with is on vacation.  The mistake maker took the day off because of a sick child.  That leaves me and the boss.  I’ve got some training to attend later this afternoon and it’s not like I can miss this, it’s 2 hours long and I don’t look forward to it but I am going.  Thankfully it’s virtual so I don’t have to leave the comfort of my home.  The mistake maker always conveniently takes one or two sick days in a week or two weeks following when I call in sick.  I thought it was strange at first but now I realize he does it to pour the pressure on me, it’s usually times when we are short on staffing or when I am on call or both.  The boss doesn’t see it and I’m not calling it out.  I just hate that he does it but then again I hate the fact that he can’t fully do simple tasks that I preform without me having to watch over his shoulder.  There is no point in complaining because our boss is spineless and won’t do anything about it, unless of course pressure is applied to him via his boss or HR and well I’m not going that route, there is way too much for me to lose. 

In other news I heard this morning that this weekend is time change weekend and we will gain an extra hour of sleep.  I look forward to that but know that I will probably be awake.  It will take my body time to readjust plus the cats internal clocks will be off for a couple days.  Rudy will be waking me an hour before it’s time to get up. 

Best news is that Rudy used the Treadmill last night.  I went to spy on him because I heard him while I was brushing my teeth.  He’s shy about it like when he’s in the tub.  If he sees me spying on him he just aborts and stands and looks at me like I just asked him for a ride to the airport.  We got in a little bit of playtime like 2 minutes before he just shutdown on me and was no longer interested.  Mora didn’t want to play either.  It’s kind of like playtime has run it’s course but I will keep trying.  Usually he wants to play when I want to relax like after lunch or when I am busy like after breakfast or while I am eating my supper.  He gets it out of his system either by playing on his own or aggravating his sister.  They are both something else but I am so glad that I have them. 

I signed the sappy card for my brother and got it ready to mail.  By the time I put postage on it and what I paid for the card I’ve dropped close to $10 just to say Happy Birthday.  Plus I’m sure he’s going to toss the card in the garbage and not keep it, like I would.  Kind of a bit on the expensive side when I think about it.  Might have just been better off to send a text or just to write happy birthday on a sheet of paper and mail that to him.  I am hoping that he will reach out to me but I am not holding my breath as I am fairly certain the end result will be no contact or acknowledgement from him.  I am always the bigger person but it doesn’t get me anywhere and if it does I am usually the one who gets hurt or crapped on, neither of which I enjoy.

When I thought about posting yesterday for today I had so much lined up to say but now it’s all gone.  If I think of something I missed I will make another post.  Otherwise, that’s all for today.  Hope it’s a great day for all of us.  Thank you for stopping by!

Heavenly Birthday

Welcome in …

Today would be my late spouses birthday.  I still miss him everyday and somedays the loss feels much greater.  Happy Heavenly Birthday Sweetie!

I’ve thought about how him and my cats would get along.  I think that they would both hit it off quite well.  Of course one or both of them would have probably tripped him by now but other than that I think that he would really love them.

Speaking of pets not sure if any of you follow Tyler & Todd they are Vloggers on You Tube.  Yesterday they announced they lost their dog Charlie.  I could just tell by the title of the video what was about to be announced.  I was ready for it but once they confirmed it I just sobbed like I lost a loved one.  Not sure what Charlie’s age was but he had cancer and they went to great lengths to save him.  They got another year of life out of him, which is exactly what they wanted.  I feel so bad for them as I’ve been down the pet loss road many times.  They have a couple other dogs and a cat to keep them company, it’s just a matter of getting used to a new normal.  My condolences to them. 

If your not familiar with Tyler & Todd they renovated some shipping containers to build a gorgeous house in the middle of the woods in Canada.  Their work is amazing and I think they are both quite handy, they had some help from friends and contractors but the end result looks stunning and it’s something they are both quite proud of.  I’ve watched them for about a year and always look forward to a new video, which typically comes out on Sunday’s.  Occasionally they surprise and release a Wednesday update as well. 

Closer to home I went out in the rain to fetch Chili, a Cheeseburger and Frosty.  I was unhappy when I got home to find that I wasn’t given any crackers or hot sauce.  I was more upset by the lack of crackers.  I did burn my mouth on the Chili but still in all it was delicious and I gobbled it all up.  It was the perfect meal for a soggy Sunday afternoon and afforded me time to cuddle with the cats and watch TV.

My new computer glasses seem to work great when I use them in combination with my laptop instead of my desktop.  I think the prescription needs to be tweaked a bit and then they would work fine regardless of the computer setup.  At least I didn’t waste my money but I am a little disappointed. 

As were close to Halloween either tonight or tomorrow I will be disabling the automatic timers that control the exterior lights.  I find that my security cameras work great in the dark with no light, which is kind of amazing.  We were one of the first houses to start turning lights on at night and it’s caught on throughout the neighborhood, not everyone has bought in but a good majority of people do.  Of course a good majority join with me in powering lights off as it gets close to Halloween.  It’s kind of messed up here kids get two or sometimes three nights they are permitted to Trick or Treat and they get a parade to go with it.  Back home where I grew up we got Halloween night and that’s it, no parade.  However, it’s been this way long before I moved here some 20 years ago and I don’t foresee it changing. 

I am more excited for Thanksgiving and the first snow.  From what I’ve seen in forecast models looks like it’s going to be a very wet winter.  Might not all be snow could be rain.  However, we got the big snow last year so I’m honestly not expecting anything huge this Winter but one never knows. 

I’m on-call this week and not happy about it.  I’ve got plans for the weekend to make it to the office to turn the calendar in my office and hopefully pickup a new calendar that the company provides.  I’ll stop in at the local Mexican place nearby to make it a combo trip.  Plus I have an haircut booked early in the morning and found out yesterday Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits are back at Carl’s Jr/Hardees at least in my neck of the woods.  I’ve got plans to have one of those along with a Sausage & Egg Biscuit.  It’s only Monday and already I’ve got plans for Saturday!

Here’s hoping it’s a great week for all of us.  Take care and thank you for stopping by.

The Weekend

Welcome in …

It’s been overcast here all weekend and it rains on and off.  Light showers and nothing terribly serious. 

I went out for Cat food and the mail yesterday.  Of course it was bone dry until I pulled out of the garage and then the rain drops started falling. 

Kind of an expensive trip to the cat food store but it’s odd that the total came up to the last 4 digits of my late spouses SSN.  It’s probably nothing but I take as he is still watching out for me. 

I came home after that little trip to put the cat food away, open the mail and then kill a little bit of time before I left for the big trip. 

I headed out to the buffet and wow I wished I hadn’t.  The food was horrible this time.  I didn’t eat a whole lot.  Little bit of fried chicken, some pork, awful mashed potatoes, corn and green beans.  I had some Peach Cobbler for desert.  Got a soda to go and then I got on the road to home. 

Got behind a farm implement that was moving slow and a truck behind that that didn’t want to pass.  I played that little game for a short time but once I saw I had a clear shot I pushed down on the pedal and the turbo kicked in and I was flying.  I got up to 110mph before I let off the gas.  This was an old country road and no one was around, it wasn’t the smartest thing to do but it was fun.  That sucked some gas but like I said it was fun.  I got a new app that pairs with my radar detector, the default setting in it is set to 80mph and once it senses you reach that speed it tells you to slow down.  I can change that to any speed I want but it was nice to hear it bark at me. 

Made it home just before 6p and it was starting to get dark.  I came in and got laundry started.  Worked on bills, taming a bit of email and general surfing.  The cats kept me company and as usual Mora couldn’t stay out of my lap for terribly long.  She loves to garner my attention when I am about to start working.

Got the laundry done, went up and made the bed.  Rudy tried to help me.  I was ready for bed and it was only 8p.  I called it and started my shutdown routine.  Rudy acted like he wanted to play but I tried to entertain that and then he wanted nothing to do with it.  Mora wouldn’t budge either, just as well because I was in no mood for it. 

Made it to my chair to relax and about an hour later I was climbing in bed getting ready to pass out. 

Had a nightmare of a dream and woke up at 5a.  I tried to avoid getting up but my bladder said it was time so I took care of it.  Came back to bed.  Rudy was all fired up making his biscuits and doing his dance, thinking he could possibly get some food out of it but I told him we had a couple more hours and then I’d be up.  He laid down and then we both went back to sleep.  I woke up ten minutes earlier than I wanted to and Rudy went back to dancing so he got breakfast. 

I headed out was supposed to make a Target run but it was raining and that just made me push it to next weekend.  I made it to breakfast.  Ate way more than I should have but it was good.  Went to the grocery store.  Saw that my favorite cashier was working.  She is an older lady and her birthday is next month, she told me that weeks ago.  I capitalized on that today and got her a gift card to Cracker Barrel.  She was quite surprised and told me that is more than her husband would do for her.  I told her to enjoy herself.  It was nice to make someone’s day. 

I got a birthday card for my brother it’s kind of sappy, I’m hoping to appeal to him to reach out to me but I’m fairly certain he won’t and that I just wasted my money.  However, it’s the though that counts and it’s more than he did for me on my birthday.  Just letting him know that I am still out here and that I am thinking of him. 

Rudy is passed out in my lap and has been for a couple hours.  His tail beating away on my metal desk drawer sounds like a drum.  He loves to wag that tail when he sleeps in my lap.  He looks so peaceful and sweet.  We had some issues earlier today when he decided to climb up on the kitchen table while I was working on cleaning the water fountain.  For some reason when I work on that both cats seem to go crazy with playing.  Mora is on a chair behind me sleeping away. 

I need to move my laundry to the dryer and head up.  With the weather the way it is today is a perfect day for some Chili and a Burger.  I plan to make a Wendy’s run in about an hour, bring it back home to enjoy with the cats as we start the evening. 

My massage on Friday was okay but as per usual it just stirred things up and I am sore but still have knots.  I need a longer session and on a much more regular basis.  I hear the person before me making an appointment and looks like the therapist is going to work on Friday’s but only during the day.  Last appointment is at 3:30p and that’s not going to work for me.  She said that she was trying to be flexible to meet everyone’s schedules.  I didn’t bother to schedule anything else I’ve got 1 more appointment in a couple weeks on a Wednesday and right now I am unsure if I will keep it.  I kind of hate to stop but at the same time I liked Saturday appointments and she stopped those.  Friday evenings worked perfect and she’s stopping that.  Two price increases in less than a year and I’ve been going to her for at least 3 years.  If she can’t accommodate my schedule then I’ve kind of got no choice but to drop her.  I’m one of a small group of people that are her regulars so you’d think that she would want to keep me as a client.  I’m frustrated over it but it’s not the end of the world.  I could always go buy a car with seats that massage and that would put her ass out of business.  I just don’t want a car payment but I do want the new car. 

Hope it’s been a great weekend for you and that you’ve been able to stay warm in the cooler weather we have been having.  Take care!

Friday

Welcome one and all!

I’ve talked before about listening to that little voice inside (aka your conscience).  Well mine has been nagging at me to submit for the two days of sick time that I took.  I’ve been neglecting to log time when I take off sick as I’m salaried so it’s not like it changes my pay just eats up my time.  There is some new sick time program but no one has bothered to explain it to salaried folks.  Anyway, I put in for the two days I took.  Then I put in for time in December taking the bulk of my time just before Christmas.  It’s probably a bad move from a Mental Health perspective but I don’t want to loose anytime.  That leaves me with about 3 days to play with to take as either scheduled time off or sick.  I will certainly try my best to use those before the year is out. 

I’ve got a meeting with the boss later today, it’s the usual touch point and I don’t expect it will be anything other than what it usually is a colossal waste of my time.

I managed to complete some work and my usual tasks this morning.  Feeling pretty good all things considered. 

I woke up around 2a and didn’t get back to sleep until 4a.  Both cats helped me get back to sleep.  Mora curled up beside me and Rudy jumped on top of me and curled up.  Their motors were on and I was out pretty quickly.  I was in such a sound and deep sleep the alarm clock woke me up.  I think Rudy didn’t bother or if he did I never knew it.  He’s not shy about asking for food even if it’s not time to eat. 

Got my massage that I am looking forward to tonight it will likely be the last massage that I get despite that I have one more appointment booked.  I’m not sure if I will keep that one or not because it’s on a Wednesday.  I want my massages on a Friday – Wednesday’s can be rocky or calm it’s a tough call.  Friday’s could be the same way but odds are that things will be calm regardless if I am on call or not.  I kind of hate to give up massages but I know that I can always look for a new therapist if I so desire it’s only going to cost me a little bit more money and getting that new person used to my knots berry farm of a back. 

Rain but no severe weather is in the forecast for the weekend.  I do plan ton hitting up the buffet on Saturday unless something changes that.  I need to hit the cat food store as the little hell raisers are running out of food. 

My plan is to enjoy the weekend as much as I can because come Monday it’s that time again, yep I will be on-call and hating the entire week of it.  I need to work on the schedule for next year but I am putting that off for when things calm down which if all goes correctly should happen in a few weeks as we enter November.  Damn this year is such a blur and I can’t believe it’s about over. 

Figured out that the prescription for my new computer glasses is off a bit.  Looking at my primary screen things are fine but if I shift my eyes to the right I can see but not quite that well that’s where things look a little blurry.  Thankfully I can use my old pair.  I’m taking the new pair upstairs to use with my laptop and one screen to see if that helps.  I always hate vision tests it feels like there is so much pressure 1 or 2 or 3 or 4.  It’s like hurry up and pick a number.  Regardless of the doctor I’ve always felt that pressure.  Kind of glad that I didn’t get a new daily wear prescription because it would probably be off as well.  I’ve not done well at all with my goal to start wearing my glasses daily, the majority of the things I look at appear just fine.  Unless there is dim lighting and tiny print I am fine, so I go all natural and enjoy it while my vision is still decent.  I know with age that will slide too.  I kind of feel like eye doctors lie a bit and they all charge differently I know that none of them know exactly how insurance coverage works, they just bill for what ever gets them the most money regardless if it comes from you or your insurance company. 

Well I’ve got a little bit of time to kill before the boss calls so I’m heading up to be with the cats for a while.  Sadly the call is scheduled for about the time Rudy expects lunch.  It’s going to be a little late today but he will live.  It was super late yesterday and both cats were unhappy but they ate, forgot about it and passed out.  Eat, play a little, nap and get up and do it all over again.  Not a bad way to spend the day especially when you don’t have a care in the world and everything is free like food, water, shelter and companionship.  I’d love to be one of my cats they have the world by the tail so to speak. 

Have a great day and weekend!

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Howdy

I’ve been MIA for a couple days.  Woke up on Monday and didn’t feel quite right.  I wasn’t fully sick but felt like something was coming on.  Plus my back was killing me.  I took the day off.  Tuesday I actually felt fine but opted to just take an additional day just because.  I liked the freedom from the BS of work.  From what I saw on my phone looks like I didn’t miss much.  I was able to catch up and tame everything within an hour. 

Lots of changes at work from people leaving to new projects and tasks.  I don’t really look forward to any of it.  I’d like to run away but to keep the paychecks flowing.  However, all good things come to an end and I did go back today. 

I still feel like I am coming down with something.  I hadn’t turned the heat on until later Monday morning.  I got tired of being cold.  Temperature changes wreak havoc on my system and it’s usually when I get ill. 

Saturday it rained all damn day and I actually just stayed in, never left.  Just watched TV and napped.  It wasn’t exactly fun but at least I knew I’d be relatively safe. 

Sunday I got out for breakfast, the grocery store and went for pizza for my evening meal.  Had good food saw no eye candy.  Grabbed the mail.  Got my new eye glasses which took some getting used to.  For a while every time I put them on I got nauseated.  They are only single vision computer glasses and they have never affected me like that before.  Things still look a little fuzzy, I like my old prescription much better but am giving this new pair a try.  The nausea has subsided but something still look odd. 

That brings us current nothing else I know of going on.  Just trying to make it through the rest of the weeks.  Lots of BS to wade through, plenty of meetings and yapping from my boss.  I’m not in the mood for meetings, just tell me what you need/want me to do and let me do it.  Kind of get in, get it done and move on. 

Hope that all is well in your world and that life is treating you good.  Talk with you all again soon!

 

Mora’s Love

Wow, it’s been a crazy busy week.  I’m glad that it’s finally Friday.  Seems like I start on one thing, get interrupted and switch gears.  Then I go back to the first thing I was working on and as soon as I am done something else comes along and it continues to play out like that non-stop. 

I got a break this morning things were super slow.  I was able to spend time with the cats from 9a-10a we were laying in bed watching TV.  Mora curled up in my arm, she loves to do that and sometimes it takes her a bit before she gets comfy.  One she does though that purr motor goes on hi and she just relaxes knowing that she’s safe with her dad.  Our time together of course came with frequent interruptions as my phone was chirping with new emails.  Thankfully I was able to delete or dismiss the majority of them.  However, one came in at 10a that I had to take care of.  I didn’t have to jump right away but chose to. 

Once I took care of the work that came with that email, I got interrupted took care of something else then back to my original task.  Then more work came in and before I knew it 10a turned to 11a turned to noon.  The cats normally eat around 11a and they were both waiting for me at the basement door. 

We headed up for lunch, which was enjoyable.  I watched a little more TV, grabbed the trash barrel and then came back down to resume work.  It’s been kind of quiet and while I anticipate it will last you never really know.  I am hopeful though that I can skate through the rest of the day with out having to do too much. 

I think I’ve mentioned before that I on occasion suffer from Sleep Paralysis.  It’s a state where you are trying to wake up, trying to move but your trapped in a dream and you just can’t move.  You loose all sense of reality and this just has to play out until you eventually wake up.  Last night one of those episodes hit and Mora was laying in bed next to me.  I felt her paws push on my back as I was wrestling trying to wake up.  The dream was that the house was being broken into.  I heard someone in the house and was just trying to hide.  The paralysis part was pretty violent I was trying to move my arms with no luck.  I was so thankful when I woke up to find that it was just a bad dream and Mora was right by my side.  I’m sure it was probably scary and confusing for her.  I never know when one of these episodes is going to happen but it usually hits with a nap and not during my regular nightly sleep.  Oddly enough I was listening to a former cop talking in an interview about his career before bed.  One of the things he touched on was home invasions.  Guess my subconscious picked up on that. 

Speaking with last night, I tried to play with the cats.  Mora wasn’t interested.  Rudy played a little bit but he ran out of gas quickly.  I went to my room ready for bed and Rudy came in all fired up and ready to play.  Guess he got his second wind.  He had put a toy mouse on the bed and I let him play with that until he settled down and wound up falling asleep. 

Thunderstorms and some severe weather are still in the forecast for tomorrow.  Sounds like the timing is set for the afternoon just when I would be headed out for a nice supper.  I am going to keep an eye on the forecast and most likely won’t wind up making the trip to the buffet this weekend like I really want to.  One thing you can take to the bank is that I won’t starve.  I might have cabin fever and be a bit bored but I’ll survive.  Sunday is suppose to be a cooler day but no weather concerns.  I have been told that Sunday is actually the pick day of the week to make the trip because the buffet is filled with nothing but comfort food.  However, I’ve got my routines and traveling on a Sunday isn’t something I normally do.  Not saying I won’t this Sunday kind of depends on how Saturday plays out and how I feel.  I may just throw caution to the wind and be spontaneous, I do that once and a while. 

I hope that it’s all sunshine in your neck of the woods and that you are able to enjoy the weekend and get in some relaxation before we do this work thing all over again come Monday morning.  I am plotting 2 more weeks off that I have to take, what a problem to have.  Thinking of taking 1 week next month and then the other in December so that I am off the Thursday before Christmas (18th) and then I wouldn’t have to go back until the 29th.  Not a bad way to end the year or so I think.  I just don’t want to cheat myself out of time that I am due and can’t carry over. 

Be kind to each other and take care!

Man Candy - Thirsty Thursday

Busy afternoon

Morning fellas, folks and all who are here.

I had every intention yesterday afternoon of posting some Man Candy.  The morning was slow and I figured the afternoon would be as well but boy was I dead wrong about that. 

While I was at lunch a bunch of work came in and the on-call person for my team simply was overwhelmed.  No one else jumped into save him and me being the martyr or helpful person or sucker (take your pick) I jumped in head first.  I wound up cleaning up most of the mess and that made for a very long and busy afternoon. 

I was super late in getting back upstairs I’m normally up around 3p or 3:30p but it wasn’t until after 5p and both cats were worried that they would be going hungry forever.  Mora meowed at me a bunch and I just climbed the steps.  My bladder about to explode but I put the cats first and passed out their supper.  Then took care of me. 

I also thought I’d have a nice wind down and relaxing evening.  That lasted for a couple hours and then work came calling again.  I was so tense in my shoulders as my blood boiled because I was dealing with stupidity. 

I managed to get a shower before bed, my phone going crazy the entire time I was in the shower.  When I got out and looked at it, turns out it was nothing of significance.  After I dried off I quickly took my phone to the charger.  Then finished with brushing my teeth and taking my medicine. 

I started watching Boots for the second time.  I’ve only made it through the first episode.  I’m looking for anything that I might have missed plus it’s just that good for a second watch. 

No surprise that I sprung awake at 3a and had to sit up for an hour before I was able to go back to sleep.  I was wound too tightly for bed and totally understood why I was awake.  However, when I went to climb back in bed Rudy left.  Mora moved so that I could get in and then she snuggled up next to me so we could hug.  She turned her motor on and it was nice while it lasted.  Once she left I rolled over and seriously tried to turn off my mind and go back to sleep.  Eventually it worked. 

Yesterday was perfect until I went to lunch and then it was all downhill from there.  Here’s hoping the rest of the week is better.  I will be posting some Man Candy today so fear not your weekly fix is around the corner. 

Hope your yesterday was better than mine and that your today is good as well.  Thanks for stopping by!

Task

I was late to bed last night because I had to finish Task a series on HBO.  Turns out there is one episode left on Sunday.  This is a crime drama series.  It took me two days to get current with this and it has a great story line that just sucked me in and kept me on the edge of my seat.  If you like this sort of show I highly recommend watching it.  I couldn’t imagine having to wait a full week to see what happened next.  As it is I am on the edge of my seat to see how it all turns out come Sunday. 

Had some crazy and horrible dreams last night.  Thankfully Rudy was there to wake me this morning and I was happy as usual to see him and his biscuit making paws working.  He didn’t want to move and just wanted to make biscuits so I had to nudge him along.  He was under my feet and didn’t want me to use the bathroom, but I won that little battle. 

Woke up to some news that put my blood on boil.  Last month when I was off I got a facial as I do every year.  The place where I went decided to charge me a small fee for using my credit card.  I disputed that charge and the bank denied my request saying that I didn’t supply them with enough information.  I sent them a copy of the receipt that shows the charge and explained that it was a convenience fee for using a credit card, which is normally absorbed and paid by the merchant as a cost of doing business.  I half way expected things to go this way.  I’ve got a letter ready to mail that is hot as fire to the CEO of the bank and now I’m asking for compensation for wasting my time plus the refund of the fee.  With out naming names, this is a large bank and everything goes along fine if you pay your bill each month.  God forbid you should have a problem or a question because that upsets them more than it does you.  If they don’t make this right I’m dumping them.  I won’t close my account but I will lock the card and stop using it.  Honestly they need me more than I need them.  I’ve got more than one credit card.  I didn’t threaten them I just left my letter open ended and said I look forward to hearing from them. 

Had some Mac & Cheese for supper last night.  I had 4 small oranges for lunch and a granola bar.  I wasn’t hungry like I was on Monday.  Now that were at the half way point in the week I am a bit happier from a food perspective. 

However, we have a bunch of storms rolling in on Saturday and I had planned to get away to the buffet.  Were talking severe weather and not just a little rain.  It won’t keep me in doors but it might keep me closer to home than I want to be. This weather should bring a shift in temperatures and the extended summer afternoons we have enjoyed should be a thing of the past and more fall like weather will take over, at least that is the story today.  Who knows what will play out in reality it’s the weather were talking about and that is subject to change sometimes minute by minute.

Hope that all is well in your world.  Thanks for dropping by!

Only Tuesday

Morning … After the night of sleep that I had I woke up and thought that it was much later in the week.  Sadly the TV news told me it was Tuesday.  Wow, I wasn’t happy at all to hear that. 

Last night I figured out that I must have been sleeping when I went through the grocery store.  I don’t have a whole lot of choices on what to eat but I won’t starve. 

I didn’t really do myself any favors yesterday by just eating a couple chips and having some small oranges for lunch.  I was hungry up until the time I went to bed.  I had a sandwich for supper, some cake then about an hour before bed some milk and cookies.  I just felt like I couldn’t possibly eat enough to satisfy my hunger.  Normally feelings like that went along with my sugar dropping but my sugar was fine.  I’m stepping it up tonight so hopefully I won’t have to snack. 

Got a shower before bed and the cats were curled up on the couch, they normally join me before bed to beg for playtime or just to be around me but last night I was all alone.  Had the whole bed to myself and it felt pretty good.  Rudy joined me during the early morning hours and fell asleep on top of me.  That helped to get me back to sleep.  Then he was back to wake me for breakfast. 

I’ve done my usual work and a bit of surfing.  We are back on the meeting track, got 3 of them today.  1 with a vendor that conflicts with one of the usual BS Tuesday meetings we usually have.  I’d rather go to the vendors meeting because it will be more interesting.  Then another one after lunch. 

Hoping for a fast moving and quiet day.  Saw a new tv show last night called DMV.  It’s all about you guessed it the DMV and interactions they have.  It was pretty good and caused me to chuckle.  Then I watched The Neighborhood, not a bad night of TV.  That’s the good thing about fall all of the tv shows start up again. 

Can’t believe that I missed posting the fact yesterday was Canadian Thanksgiving.  It sneaks up on me every year but I am usually on the lookout for it.  Miss my late Canadian blogger friend, always thought of her and her family around this time of year.  If your reading this and in Canada, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Well off I go to see what the day has in store for me.  Take care!

Monday, Monday

…queue the music (Monday Monday by the Momma’s & The Papas)

I hope that it’s a good Monday for you. 

I made it to Red Lobster and wow I should have gone to the other place I had in mind.  I walked right in, had a little bit of a wait but got seated within a couple minutes. 

Then came the wait to get my order in.  My waitress dropped off biscuits and said she would be back.  Wow that was like 20 minutes later.  If you eat a Red Lobster Biscuit with no drink nearby do it slowly otherwise you will be miserable. 

I got my order placed.  Then I waited for another 10 minutes before I got my drink.  I sipped it and said this is not Diet.  I don’t know what it is but it’s not Diet.  I tasted a bit of Cherry but someone messed with it for sure.  She passed it off as they had carbonation issues and tried to get me to switch to juice.  I told her brink me another diet soda.  She got it from a different dispenser and it was okay.  I nursed it slowly and sparingly to make it last for the entire meal. 

The lady across from me was on her 3rd try of a Diet Soda and she left all of them, so it wasn’t just me. 

My food was up pretty quick and enjoyable.  I polished it off and was quite full.  Paid my bill and left.  Glad to put the whole thing behind me. 

Got the vehicle washed and came home.  Made it just in time to pass out treats.  I was a bit early but Mora didn’t seem to mind. 

I’ve taught her a new trick somehow.  She loves to look in the garage when I come home and have to carry things in, like groceries.  I can leave the door open and she will just stand watch.  Before she would leap out and start walking around.  I can tell that she wants to do the same thing but I just say stay like I am talking to a dog and she seems to understand.  Of course I will only let her do this when the garage door is closed because otherwise she would see a bird and bolt or so I am afraid, were never ever going to find that out. 

I felt kind of run down as the evening wore on.  Wound up winding down a bit early and while I could have easily laid down and passed out I opted to sit up for a while.  I know that falling asleep too soon would result in insomnia. 

I watched a documentary on HBO called The Alabama Solution.  It’s all about the Prison system there.  From what I saw it looks like hell on earth.  I realize Prison isn’t supposed to be a cake walk but from what the story told the living conditions are in humane, beyond over crowded and media isn’t allowed inside.  Guards kill or seriously injure prisoners just because they can.  I will never ever set foot in Alabama because their justice system is more like a Kangaroo Court.  Their Governor is a female and looks like she belongs in a retirement home to me as she doesn’t know how to do her job.  Just watch the documentary and you too will understand why this was upsetting to see. 

My lower back is bothering me and my nose has started up.  I feel okay otherwise.  If I am getting sick it’s coming about the slow method.  I think this is all allergies and my back I think has something to do with how I slept. 

Glad I am no longer the on-call person.  I’ve taken care of business and tasks.  Now I think I am headed up to rest until someone needs me.  That will probably happen minutes after I get comfy upstairs with the cats. 

Didn’t realize it but apparently USPS (aka The Post Office) is closed today for Indigenous Peoples Day.  Just in case you wonder why you have no mail. 

Take care and I will talk with you all again soon! 

 

Quick Sunday Post

Brrr it’s cold outside early in the morning, down in the 50’s.  I wore my leather jacket and headed out for my morning traditional stops. 

Breakfast, which was a Strawberry Waffle & 3 Scrambled Eggs.  Grocery Store where I bought things I needed and some I didn’t.  Gas station to fuel up so I can do more running.  Then home to unload and rest up. 

Got my nap in, when I woke up kind of felt like either my allergies were on fire or I am starting to come down with something.  Had 3 small oranges and took some extra allergy medicine.  I feel fine but I suppose the true test will come over how I feel over the next few days. 

Laundry is about dry and the house has been cleaned.  Cat’s got their claws trimmed last night.  I did Mora’s front & back claws.  She was pissed but we got through it and she still loves me. 

Paid another bill and surfed the web.  Getting ready to grab the laundry head up and then out to Red Lobster.  I was originally had planned to go to a different place but as I was cleaning the house Red Lobster popped in my head and it’s the perfect day.  Sun is out and I am looking forward to a little bit of a drive but don’t want to venture too far away. 

My new computer glasses should arrive on Wednesday.  Kind of looking forward to them.  I installed a new program on both of my computers.  Lots of people at work love it.  It’s called f.lux it’s free and it will adjust your screen resolution to make it easier to look at the screen.  I notice it really works on my laptop later in the evening once the sun goes down.  My eyes aren’t nearly as tired or burning like they normally would be.  Give it a whirl if you want.  It does involve a reboot after install. 

Speaking of computers Wednesday is the 15th and that’s the deadline Microsoft set for cutting off updates to Windows 10, unless you opted in for the Extended Updates, which I did.  Sure wish they would change their minds but hopefully in the year that they are giving of continued updates Windows 12 will be out and I will like it more.  If not well then I might just be forced to over to Win 11. 

Hope your having a good day.  Time for a drive and some Cheddar Bay Biscuits & Fish!  Take care.

Saturday

I’ve been watching interviews with the cast of Boots on YouTube.  It’s been fun and from what I can tell they are hoping for a 2nd season but nothing official has been announced yet.  I didn’t know it but the series actually took 2 full years to shoot.  That’s a long time and being able to binge watch it in just a matter of hours, mind blowing.  I’d love to see a blooper reel, that would be enjoyable. 

Work has been a little busy but we have made it to the weekend so I only have to finish today and tomorrow and then my on-call turn is done.  Each year as we get closer to the end I count down how many times I have left to be on-call.  I’ve got 4 weeks left and then we will start all over again.  It averages out to somewhere between 17 and 18 weeks total with two of those being holiday weeks.  Honestly, nothing much happens over any holiday but that proved to be wrong a couple years back on Christmas for me.  This year I’ve got Thanksgiving and the day after.  I kind of miss being hourly because you got money just for the inconvenience of being on-call and then if you got any calls or had to do any work you could charge in 15 minute increments and it would be paid as overtime.  Since everyone on my team is salaried none of us get overtime and as I like to say, it all pays the same.  Not that we all make the same amount of money, but that is largely a secret.  If I had to venture a guess I am the second highest paid person out of my 2 peers.  Just a guess though.  Talking about how much you earn is discouraged but it’s not illegal.  However, doing so stirs up jealous feelings so your better off not knowing. 

New car fever is still running high.  I saw a 0% finance offer and offers like this are going to be more common place as not a lot of folks are buying cars right now, so the automakers are incentivizing this and as the year draws to a close look for the deals to get better.  At least that is what I hear.  Thus far I have held off but I am thinking of going to check out a couple vehicles tomorrow morning.  You can visit car dealers on Sunday’s here and they are closed so no one will be there to bother you.  I’d love to go for a test drive but that will only further sell me so until I am serious I am better off just looking. 

Had my usual Friday night / Saturday morning bought of insomnia.  I was up for three hours and struggled to get back to sleep.  Had to be up at normal time (7a) because I had a haircut scheduled.  I tried to nap but only dozed for a bit then a cat, my phone or some noise would wake me.  I never did get any solid sleep.  Rudy started bugging me around 1p and I just got up.  He already had his lunch but he knew that I was wasting away. 

I worked on a letter that I had been fine tuning.  Got it printed and ready to mail.  Started some laundry.  Then felt like my sugar was dropping.  That’s when I threw on some clothes and left.  Got some Mexican food.  Then on the way home grabbed the mail and hit up the cat food store.  Here I am poking away at the computer.  Surfing, paying bills and just generally occupying time. 

Got some TV to consume on the DVR and 2 cats to brush and nails to trim.  They both have scratched me up and it’s time to trim before they do some serious damage.  Neither of them is a fan of nail trims.  I totally get it as I hate to cut my own nails.  However, it’s just part of life.  I know they make nail caps that you can glue on to the end of the claw after it’s trimmed to help keep them from sharpening those little knives but I don’t know that I could get either of them to hold still long enough to slip them on much less to allow time for the glue to try before they tried ripping them off.  I’ve never done it but have been tempted.  A lot of people declaw but that’s inhumane it’s like chopping off your fingers at the second knuckle.  Totally not an option for any cat of mine.  However, vets still do it and now they use lasers instead of a scalpel.  Ouch!

Hope that your having fun, enjoying some rest and relaxation, some good entertainment and of course great food.  Take care of yourself because your the only you there is.  Talk with you again soon!

Boots on Netflix

  This is a great series about a Gay Marine.  Miles Heizer did a great job with the lead role of Cameron Cope.  I really enjoyed his Gay Drill Instructor Sgt. Sullivan played by Max Parker. 

I have long admired the United States Marine Corps.  This series mixes my admiration for the Marines with sexuality.  It’s quite compelling and once I started I just wanted more. 

I started watching yesterday around 4:45p and finished a little bit before midnight.  I did fall asleep for a small part in episode 8 and had to watch part of it over, otherwise I would have finished a bit sooner. 

There is some comedy, lots of drama and nudity.  I really enjoyed this series and wished that it was a bit longer.  It made me feel good to watch this series.  It’s all about being who you are.  It spelled out a lesson that I learned years ago the hard way.  You have no idea what you are truly capable of until your back is against the wall.  You can survive and get through some difficulties in life. 

Give it a watch, I think it will be inspiring to you and show you that there is more to you than  you realize.  Bravo to the cast & crew, excellent job!  Wish there was more series/movies like this. 

Search for Boots in your favorite search engine, there is plenty of articles written about it and interviews with the cast. 

Odd combo

Hey ladies and gents, welcome in!

Nothing much going on here, average week and average day.  It’s a little boring but hey it’s better than running around like my hair is on fire, so I’ll take it.  I have had a few moments of excitement from work and well there was my fall on Monday that started the week off, that wasn’t exciting but it sure got the blood and adrenaline pumping. 

I love adrenaline, the rush and the thrill when it’s for an adventure and not because of an accident. 

I’ve been telling the cats not to put butter on my socks and push me down the steps ever again.  It wasn’t their fault but my socks were oddly slippery on the steps and that’s how I lost my footing.  Living here for 20 something years and only having two stair issues I’d say isn’t bad.  However, I do worry with my age increasing that one day I will fall be it down the steps or elsewhere and do some serious damage.  Hopefully that can remain a concern and not turn into reality.  I’ve never broken a bone in my body and don’t want to. 

One of the previous times when I was sick I found an odd food combo of Mostaccioli and Saltine Crackers, it just paired well together.  I’ve tried it a couple times since, last night being one of those times and it just didn’t quite hit the same.  It was okay but not delicious like it previously had been.  I didn’t eat all of the pasta so I can enjoy it tonight. 

Yesterday was the perfect fall day where the temperatures were cool enough that the cats asked me to open the back door.  I complied and Mora went about eating spider webs and licking the door frame.  Despite me telling her not to she persisted to the point where I closed the door.  I know she was just being a cat but it bothers me to see her act this way.  There is a danger factor here and I’d just as soon not wonder down that path.  She is fine and still kicking this morning as I suspected.  I know the next time I open the door I will fight this battle all over again.  Rudy is just curious and loves to feel the breeze or smell the fresh air. 

I had a late task to take care of at work and logged in for it.  While I was there I saw that I could help someone that had a simple problem, so I jumped and took care of it.  I got an email back from a colleague impressed and admiring me for my dedication and asking me if I ever clocked out.  I had a smart ass response that I wanted to use but chose not to.  He was just being kind and I thanked him for that.  I know to a lot of people it seems like I am always working it’s more about convenient timing or seeing something of concern on my phone.  I’m home and in a position to help so why not.  I don’t always feel that way and do let somethings playout without my involvement but if it’s what I call a quick win, I’ll jump in every time.  You’d be surprised at the number of times that backfires on me, yet I still go back for more. 

That got me to thinking last night they would be crazy if they ever fired me.  I mean not that I am not replaceable but look at all of the ways that I help and jump in.  No one and I mean no one else does that.  Maybe I’m dedicated or perhaps just a little crazy.  I take care of work and work seems to take care of me. 

Well ho hum back to work.  Hope it’s a great day!

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Stuck

Morning!

I am waiting on a 3rd party provider at work to resolve an issue with their system.  I can’t really do a whole lot in the way of my morning tasks or even my normal job until this is fixed.  It’s kind of frustrating to just sit and stare at a screen, trying to login periodically to see if I can.  Meanwhile work builds as I wait.  Hopefully, it won’t be terribly long.  Thankfully were not the only customer that is impacted by this so the pressure is on them to fix this soon. 

We had a fire drill at the office yesterday and I anticipated some issues but thankfully everything went well and there were no issues.  By afternoon I was able to exhale and knew that it was all down hill from here. 

The boss is back today and I am not looking forward to our morning meeting, where he tells everyone how good it is to hear their voices.  As if that is supposed to warm our hearts.  Go back on vacation, we can make it without you and your silly bullshit is what I’d love to say but won’t. 

Finished off the pizza last night for supper.  Rudy begged and begged me each time I was eating it for some.  I suspect it was the aroma of all of the meat smell that appealed to him.  I’d love to give in but I know what happens if I do and I’m not giving in so this can be turned into a habit. 

He slept on me last night multiple times through the night.  I had a bad dream and I guess he realized it so he came to comfort me.  One thing I can take to the bank with high confidence is that both of these cats love me to death.  I can chalk this up to luck that we found each other.  I don’t have good luck but every once and a while I get a win.  I suspect that is true for everyone but some people are luckier than others. 

Today in data breaches I heard that Discord was hacked and not only did they take user data but the threat actors got access to and took copies of every government issued ID that Discord was required to maintain to prove age verification.  Glad I’m not a Discord user. 

I get the whole age verification issue but I think that it’s going a little too far.  If your going to require Government issued ID to prove age, then you should have an obligation to store it separate from other data and in a secure fashion.  Also, for every rule or requirement realize that it’s only a matter of time before someone somewhere figures out a workaround to bypass the requirement. 

Well, we made it to the half way point or hump day.  Only two more work days to go.  Here’s hoping that it’s all downhill and easy from here.  Thanks for dropping by!