A new day

Morning, so a new day begins!

I heard back from my friend who was on vacation.  He put me in touch with a guy who used to work for the builder of the subdivision.  The guy runs his own handyman company.  I’ve got a call into him and am hopeful that he will be able to help me.  None of the other places I reached out to thus far have contacted me.  Sounds like this is a big hassle and no one really wants to touch it.  Every problem has a solution sometimes the trick is finding the solution!

Had some Panera Mac & Cheese last night.  This was my first experience with it and man it sure was delicious.  Just a small cup like their soups come in but it was so good.  I wished I had picked up two of them.  I will be buying more.  I ate a few special Doom Oreo’s for desert and that was supper.  Lunch was a slice of cold pizza.  Nothing fancy. 

Got my Easter invite to dinner yesterday via text.  I really wish the old people wouldn’t use modern technology so much and pick up the phone and call.  It would be nice to chat for a minute.  Guess they figured I will mire them down with conversation when I show up next Sunday. 

I was told about an event at work that was going to take place and I got prepped and was on standby just waiting for the go signal.  Sadly it never came.  I didn’t ask any questions just stood down and went back to normal.  I figure if it happens someone will let me know.  Communication sucks sometimes.  I wouldn’t have left someone hanging I would have filled them in, which honestly normally happens but not in this case. 

Watched an interview with Charlie Puth on You Tube.  He was so emotional like I’ve never seen him before and I learned a lot more about him.  Still think the world of him as a musician and still have a crush on him.  Somethings just never change!  He and his wife had a baby boy and the kids name is Jude.  Very interesting choice for a name but I’m kind of not surprised. 

Mora saw two birds in the yard last night.  She was watching them close like a hawk.  Licking her lips as if she actually stood a chance of getting them.  Pretty soon nosy Rudy joined in and the watched them together.  I could just hear the conversation.  Rudy I’ll get the fat one you get the skinny one Mora.  Then she probably said no I’ll get the fat one you get the skinny one.  They both sat watch every little hop the birds took, until eventually they both flew away.  Not even thinking about this event later in the evening I chose the feather on a string as our evening play toy.  Both cats tore it up.  Guess they were remembering the birds from earlier in the evening.  No wonder it was such a hit!

Slept pretty good.  Had a great sex dream and then woke up thinking it was time to get the morning started.  However I still had 2 hours left to sleep.  Rudy kept me company and I kept waking up and going back to sleep. Until eventually it was just better off to get up and get moving.  The house was chilly and I had to turn the thermostat up a degree. 

Here’s hoping that today is a mild day.  Two meetings back to back in the afternoon, they should be quick.  Otherwise I’m on standby watching for issues to crop up and deal with them.  Right now I’m going to do my morning surfing.  Thought I’d switch things up this morning and blog first then surf. 

Hope you have an awesome day!

Finally Done!

Afternoon & Happy Sunny Sunday!

Woke up and made it to breakfast & the grocery store.  The gas tank is still quite full so I opted to skip topping off.  Came home, got the groceries put away and a nap in. 

Set my medication out and then my phone went off.  The yard guy texted me to say he was on the way.  He arrived in short order.  I showed him what needed to be done and he shot me a price.  I asked how soon he could do it and much to my surprise he said now.  I told him to get started and I would be inside writing his check.  Wow it was just a few hundred dollars, came in under what I had planned to spend.  Him and his wife knocked it out in about an hour. 

It’s a hot one here we were at 83 when they were at the halfway point and it was 85 when they left.  He wasn’t nearly as aggressive with the bush trimming as I would have liked but at least they don’t look horrible.  Now that is finally behind me.  Next up waiting for the lawn crew to show up, which I expect this week.  Fingers crossed. 

Kind of feels like everything is coming together.  Hopefully, this isn’t the calm before a storm where I get hit with some major problem or issue.  I could use some good luck for a change!

Saw on social media that Charlie Puth’s wife gave birth to a boy.  They haven’t announced the name of the child.  His new album Whatever’s Clever will be out on Friday.  He’s going on tour soon as well.  Kind of bad timing I think but I know he likes touring & preforming.  Sadly he’s not coming to my area.  I’d have to travel 4 hours to see him and while I think highly of him & his music, it’s not worth it to me.  He was the first artist I saw in concert by myself.  Really wish I could have met him in person, but that didn’t work out.

I’ve got some laundry going, planning to head out for BBQ and a car wash this afternoon.  Then back home for the week.  I will be on-call starting tomorrow.  I was kind of on all this past week since it was the bosses turn.  The only good news is that once this week is done, next week the mistake maker will be on-call and I can relax a little bit. 

I was really surprised but the boss said this past week that he hadn’t heard anything from HR on the open position.  I think they are probably screening applicants and hopefully will have a bunch to present to him.  Maybe if were lucky we can have someone hired and starting either late April or early May.  Still crossing my fingers that whom ever they hire has a decent personality and isn’t a jerk.  I prefer it be a guy just because our team seems to function well when it’s all male.  We had a female when I started and there was lots of drama and temper tantrums, I ain’t got time for that.  Guys I find don’t want to get wrapped up in drama. 

Off to surf the internet for more smut and pass some time before I head out.  Looking forward to relaxing and unwinding tonight.  I made an impulse buy at the grocery store. Doom Oreo’s.  They are supposed to have color changing crème and they are advertised as having green crème.  I haven’t looked in my mouth to see if the color changed when I ate them, most of them fell apart easily but damn they have a lot of chocolaty goodness and are delicious.  $5 for a small box.  Family size twice that goes for $3 and some change.  It’s the limited production factor as to why they are priced higher.  The store has them off in a corner so you can’t see them until you leave.  I have had my eye on them for 2 weeks. 

Hope you had or are having a great day.  Were back to Winter/early Spring temperatures tomorrow.  I’m pretty sure I will be turning the thermostat back to heat.  Whacky wild ride the weather is dealing us but right now it feels good, even though it’s quite humid. 

Stay safe & take care!

Charlie

I made it for pizza and the place was very empty.  There were a ton of carry out orders.  Got the vehicle washed while I was out and then home with my left over pizza. 

By the time I got settled the Super Bowl had started by a half hour.  I got to see Charlie Puth sing the National Anthem.  I think he did a good job.  That was all I cared about Football related. 

I sat and watched Schitts Creek and looked at social media on my phone.  Mora snuggled up with me and got some attention.  Eventually they both asked for treats and I gave in.  I had left over Carrot Cake and then we came back to watch more Schitts Creek. 

I got woozy and really wanted a shower.  I told myself even if you don’t feel like it, do it anyway.  Well that feeling came and I said hell it can wait until tomorrow.  I was just tired and wanted to climb in bed. 

I really didn’t want to play with the cats before bed but Rudy begged with all of the salesman skills he had and I caved in.  Both cats enjoyed themselves.  Then we settled in for the night. 

Had more strange dreams but overall got a decent nights sleep.  Rudy kept watch over me all night long.  Mora kept watch outside my door, one of her many usual spots. 

Breakfast is done.  I got caught up at work.  The mistake maker called in sick.  I don’t feel the best but I am making it.  I’ve kind of held myself together with duct tape and bubble gum.  I know there is something percolating inside of me and I hope that it just goes away.  Downtime sounds nice but today I am not to the point where I want to call it. 

Peeking ahead the week doesn’t look that bad if I go by my calendar alone.  However, it’s the stuff that isn’t on my calendar that I have to prepare for.  Thus far it’s been calm, I hope that theme continues.  Maybe people are hung over or depressed from the Super bowl.  I just hope for a good week with no BS but I am sure that there will be some. 

Take care and I hope it’s a great day and week for you!

Friday

Hello,

Hope your happy and doing well on this Fantastic Friday!  If your a football fan it’s Super Bowl weekend so you have the big game to look forward to on Sunday.  As for me, I’m not a football fan but I am recording the Super Bowl for one reason.  Charlie Puth is singing the National Anthem and I want to hear that. 

PRO TIP – If you grocery shop on Sunday and don’t need chips or any type of snack food, you can breeze through the store while the game is on.  The place will be next to empty.  Found this out years ago. 

Yesterday was a relaxing day for me.  I didn’t have much going on at work and just elected to stay up stairs all day long.  Logged in took care of a couple things and then headed back to bed.  Where in typical fashion as soon as I managed to fall asleep the phone kept waking me up.  I was pissed but eventually got up and sat next to the computer, that calmed down the rapid fire emails, all of which were spam to me.  With nothing to do the day lingered and seemed like it would never end but eventually it did. 

The cats enjoyed me sticking with them but I think they were wondering if I would ever disappear.  I did in fact for a brief moment disappear when I took the trash bin out to the curb.  Then right back inside. 

Had a frozen Mexican Dinner last night for supper.  It was on the spicy side for my pallet.  I cooled off with some carrot cake and an anti-acid pill. 

This morning things were a bit busier for me, I had some actual work to knock out and I got started super early.  So early the cats didn’t bother to get up after they had breakfast.  That’s highly unusual but I didn’t poke either one of them, just told them I would be up when I could. 

Got one meeting today in a little bit and then hopefully that should free me up for the rest of the day.  I have a few things on my calendar but it’s all stuff for me to take care of on my own, which is how I like it. 

Tomorrow is expensive rubber day or the day I get new tires.  I will also get my haircut.  I thought about venturing back to the BBQ place I went to 3 weeks ago but I’m on the fence about that.  It is a long way to drive for BBQ.  I’m more thinking about making a trip to the office.  I know that there is another package that should be landing on my desk soon.  Not sure if I want to stop at the Mexican place I usually hit up or visit some place else.  I’m sure I will sort it out though and won’t go hungry. 

I am enjoying the faster speed from my internet connection.  Files download in no time at all.  Funny thing is the cable company is advertising the same plan I have for new customers and it’s $5 cheaper.  They have to get that $5 back from me because for a year or more they gave me a $5 discount because I was enrolled in Auto Pay.  I think it’s nuts.  Just give your loyal customers the best price and they are apt to stay with you.  That’s how I’d run the business.  I think the same is true of the phone companies. 

Speaking of Phone Companies I marked on my calendar on my birthday to change my cell rate plan to the Senior Discount plan that AT&T is offering.  Well it was a good deal at $35.  However, now it’s $60 which is more than I am paying them now.  Looks like I won’t be making any changes that is unless the price happens to decrease closer to my birthday or even after my birthday.  AT&T has remarkable spam filtering that’s the only reason why I keep my account alive.  Otherwise, I’d switch because I hate them too.  I was watching an episode of All In The Family and Archie Bunker referred to AT&T as American Thieves & Thugs, I chuckled at that mostly because it’s true!

Well time to go check on the cats and relax for a little bit before my meeting.  Hope you have a swell day and a fantastic weekend.  Be safe and stay warm!

Ah Monday again

Morning!

I had my Tombstone Pizza and it was every bit as delicious as I expected it to be.  I could have finished the whole thing in one sitting but managed to leave 2 pieces.  I plan to consume them today for lunch. 

Picked up some Panera Soups from the store and am looking forward to having them this week.  Got a Chicken Noodle, Potato and Broccoli & Cheese.  Just small cups good for a single serving and combined with some crackers or a sandwich will be plenty to fill me up or so I hope. 

Got my surfing done last night.  I wanted to get away from the computer but my printer had some updates that kept me tied to the screen for a bit longer than I wanted.  I got those installed and finally was able to step away from the machine. 

Wrangled Rudy upstairs, which was really easy.  I had to make a second trip to carry Mora up.  I wanted to brush her and trim her claws.  She didn’t like being carried upstairs but she knew she was safe. 

Brushing commenced and she was loving it. She looks more beautiful now that she has been brushed.  I switched to claw trimming and she stopped purring and tried to snap at me and protest.  However, I got them all nipped.  I just take the point off.  Hell with in an hour they are all sharpened back up.  I’m guessing she probably had a bad nail trim experience where someone trimmed too much off or maybe she just doesn’t like her nails touched.  I get it either way. 

Brushed Rudy and didn’t get a whole lot of fur off of him.  He already had his nails trimmed so he was quite happy. 

I got ready for bed early.  Took a little extra medicine for sleeping and just listened to my body, which said I’m seriously tired and need rest.  Had a super strange dream.  Woke up at 4a.  Managed to get back to sleep.  Both cats joined me.  I woke up an hour later, went back to sleep and woke up again at 6.  Went back to sleep for a bit but wound up getting up early. 

Thought day was a packed day at work but much to my surprise it wasn’t as bad as I thought.  Managed to get through all of my tasks and worked a bit ahead on my monthly report to stage it.  I’m all caught up and ready to go up for the day.  Hopefully, I will be left alone for a while if not for the rest of the day. 

Looks like the Groundhog saw his shadow and we get 6 more weeks of winter if you subscribe to that theory.  What is going to happen is going to happen, Ground hog or not. 

Next big event is the Super Bowl on Sunday.  Whoopie.  Only one thing I’m interested in that’s the National Anthem because Charlie Puth is singing it, I am eager to hear that.  As for the game I never watch it.  My boss is a huge Patriots Fan and I hope they loose but that probably won’t be the case. 

Here’s hoping it’s a great day for all of us! Cheers.

Older than I thought

Morning & Happy Friday!

I’ve seen lots of people posting their Spotify Wrapped.  Normally I get an email when it’s ready but nothing this year.  I opened the Spotify app and mine was there waiting for me.  Something new this year is they rate your age based on the music you listen to.  Apparently I am 62.  That shocked me.  I got into Bob Seger a bit more this year, just thinking about my mom.  He was one of her favorite artists and I discovered some of his music that was new and appealed to me.  This was the second year in a row that Charlie Puth wasn’t my top listened to and favorite artist.  I think and hope that next years Wrapped will show him at my top artist but only time will tell. 

Speaking of Charlie, I forgot to mention that he’s singing the National Anthem at the 2026 Super bowl.  That should be interesting.  He’s also hosting New Years Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.  He’s got a new album due out in March, which I look forward to hearing.  I’m still very much a huge fan of Charlie’s.  He’s got a special place in my heart. 

Music is a common bond that we can share with others.  It can change, alter or enhance mood and I honestly don’t know how I could get through this life without it. 

I’m watching a series new to me on Netflix called Brockmeyer.  It’s very funny and interesting.  It’s about a baseball announcer and his life, he’s a screw up but it’s interesting to follow. 

I have heard about a new Gay Hockey Drama series on HBO that is pretty good.  It’s a weekly series and there is apparently some hot steamy gay sex scenes that are pretty explicit.  I haven’t watched yet but it’s on my list.  I hate coming back for a weekly series like that I like to binge watch. 

Work yesterday was kind of a long day, not a lot going on and just watching a computer screen.  Helping out when I wanted to.  A couple things came my way but it’s slow right now.  Today will be pretty much the same I believe.  I’ve got one dumb meeting to attend that will be a gab fest of my boss yapping just because he loves the sound of his own voice.  I could miss the call if I wanted to but I think that might lead to more questions so I’ll go despite not wanting to. 

Had pizza that I baked in my own oven last night.  It was store bought but for frozen pizza it was pretty good.  I still have a few pieces left over that will probably be lunch.  Thinking of having some Buffalo Chicken tonight to change things up.  Just loaded up the fridge last night with Sprite Zero so in my mind that pairs perfect. 

Worked on getting the trash together so all I need to do today is take the barrel out to the end of the street, that’s an afternoon task because it will be a bit warmer but not by much. 

Rudy got me up an hour early today.  Good thing because the internet was down.  Not something I like to see in the morning but it provided me with some extra time to reboot the modem and try to get my phone connected to my desktop computer.  Thankfully my home connection came back up and it’s been solid for a couple hours so hopefully it will stay that way. 

I hate to include this but it’s just something I am having a hard time dealing with.  Scott Finn’s death really bothers me.  It’s mostly because he was so young, death in general is something that I have a hard time dealing with.  However, when it’s a young person that bothers me even more.  I didn’t know him beyond his screen porn performances but he sounds like quite a great guy.  Really wish that he was still here.  Sounds like he could have used someone to talk to.  Based on what I see from his obituary he was very loved and his very much missed by a lot of people.  While all signs from what I have seen and read point to suicide being the cause of this death, there still has been no official confirmation of that.  It’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem.  It’s tough to see that when your going through something.  I only know that because I’ve been in that situation multiple times in my life.  I’m kind of glad that I stuck around so many good things have happened both with Technology and my life that I would have otherwise missed. 

Hopefully that wasn’t too depressing I just had to let it out.  It helps to talk even if I am just typing and sending it into hyperspace.  I plan to enjoy today as well as the weekend.  Not looking forward to being back on-call but this time next week.  I’m looking forward to my time off.  Already got a shopping list going for Sam’s Club.  Thinking about restaurants that I’d like to visit and looking at new vehicles.  I don’t know that anything will ever quench my new car fever but it is fun to look online.  Some places make it look like they are giving you a great deal but I am not a fan of car dealers.  I know I’m not alone there lots of people dislike them. 

Have a great weekend, enjoy some good food, watch a movie or TV show.  Do something for you!  Relax, you’ve earned it.  Take care and stay warm.  Thank you for stopping by!

Charlie Puth - Changes (Official Video)

What a day

Last night I mustered up the courage to make a call to my former co-worker.  I wasn’t the only person to reach out to him.  We had a nice long conversation and he shed a few tears.  I felt better having talked to him.  He did share the reason why he’s no longer working with us and it wasn’t his choice.  I do feel bad for him but he indicated that he is financially sound, which is a good thing.  Financial experts tell you to have a rainy day fund and plan to have enough to subsist for 3 months or longer.  Not everyone has the extra money available to save.  Money does solve a lot of problems but it seems that not everyone earns enough and even if you do, you always want more or at least I do.

I finished up Thanksgiving leftovers last night.  Rudy begged me for some Turkey & Ham but despite his repeated attempts he never got a morsel of it.  I did feel bad about it but told him I didn’t want to start a habit.  I could just see him saying something like, I’ll never ask again please just this once.  Just like a kid then the next time something smells good he will ask again.  I know how the game is played, I’ve played it myself. 

I made sure to watch some porn and have some fun before I went to bed.  I felt pretty good but despite my best efforts I wound up waking up again at 3a.  I stayed in bed and flipped the TV on.  It wasn’t long before Rudy came to lay on top of me.  That along with about an hours worth of TV helped to get me back to sleep.  I sure do love that cat.  They are both very much in tune with me, couldn’t ask for better animals. 

On a different note I’ve been holding this in for a bit.  Time to let it out.  Social Media as well as the media in general has closely followed Shawn Mendes and his sexuality.  There is a possibility that he is gay or bi.  I suspect that if your reading this that your gay, bi or queer.  It can be difficult to come to terms with ones own sexuality.  Some of us have more trouble with this than others.  I only know of my own personal struggle.  Sexual awakening is one thing then for me to find out that I was attracted to the same sex it was tough.  Everyone eventually figures out what their sexual orientation is.  Shawn is quite handsome and a lot of guys would love to hear the news that he is gay.  However, star or not he is entitled to privacy and if he chooses to share his sexuality with the rest of the world only then will we truly know.  Until that time it’s all speculation. 

In that same light I am attracted to Charlie Puth not only his music but him as a person.  I know that Charlie and Shawn spent some time together and there was a lot of speculation that something sexual happened between the two of them.  Only they know the truth.  However, Charlie was married recently to a woman that he has known for a while that was going to be his wife.  That doesn’t dampen my attraction to him.  However, I have never been delusional to think that the stars and moon would align that we would meet and then hop in bed.  If your like me you have many guys that you have crushes on but your grounded enough to know fantasy from reality. 

Well I feel a little better now.  Time to get the trash out and feel the cold if only for a couple minutes.  That will certainly make me appreciate my warm home.  On to the next issue figuring out what I am going to eat for supper tonight.  I’m glad that the day is winding down because it has just been one thing after another today.  I’m hopeful that tomorrow will be calm. 

Have a pleasant evening and take care!

Lazy Monday

Morning … Back to reality aka the normal daily routine.  I got an early morning wake up call from Rudy at 6a but managed to roll over and go back to sleep for a bit.  He came back closer to my normal wake up time of 7a.  He tends to go more by the time the timer kicks the light on in the living room rather than the actual clock.  He is always so excited for morning.  He is every bit as sweet and cute as I am describing.  I am lucky to have him in my life and so thankful for him and his sister.  It is truly a well made match, despite the cold feet I had in the beginning which will be two years ago next month. 

As my post from yesterday mentions I had some trouble getting away to get to supper.  However, I made it despite it being later than I wanted.  I encountered deer on the drive to but there were no close calls and for that I am thankful. 

Red Lobster was packed at least to look at the parking lot but I think most of it was staff.  Because when I got inside the place was mostly a ghost town, not many customers at all.  There was an all female party that entered before me consisting of about 5 people.  I figured there for sure would be a wait but nope I got right in.  The lights were so damn low in the place I could barely read the menu.  I looked for my favorite of Crab Alfredo knowing full well that it wouldn’t be on the menu and it wasn’t.  I stuck with my trusty Flounder Dinner with Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli.  The food was out really fast and it was super hot.  Red Lobster re-did their tartar sauce and it’s got some dill in it now.  I am not a fan of the new stuff.  Much preferred the old stuff that most people disliked.  This was my first time finishing the entire meal in one sitting.  Normally I eat a little bit, feel full and get a box and wind up taking most of it home for a second go round the next day. It did take a few minutes to get waited on but once that happened my waitress was super attentive and provided great service.  She had a couple tables and tended to check on all of us at the same time.  I got that comfort feeling while I was there and really enjoyed this meal.  The music playing was all over the place from holiday tunes, way old music to some new stuff.  I heard Charlie Puth join in a song with a female singer in a song that I hadn’t heard before.

The drive home was via a different route.  I had some slight vision issues but some headlights were so damn bright and other areas were just super dark.  I got to see some holiday lights and thankfully had no flashing lights behind me.  Made it back about thirty minutes before treat time for the cats.  I just passed out food and treats at the same time.  That always confuses them.  They don’t know what to eat first. 

Turned the heat up by a degree and used the space heater for the living room.  I had an idea of what I wanted to do for the rest of the evening but wound up just sitting and watching TV.  Enjoying cuddling with both cats.  They both just talked me out of what I really wanted to do but I was having a good time.  I tend to think along the lines of not having both of them some day and wanting to spend as much time with them as possible.  Especially since I have had so many cats pass and I still miss them.  Next week will mark the two year passing of my sweet Gator.  Between that and the Christmas holiday I feel so alone and sad.  I miss my late spouse and kind of wish that he could see me now. 

The evening passed quickly as most Sunday evenings do and sooner rather than later it was time for bed.  Rudy was sleeping well for a couple hours and when I got up to start brushing my teeth he just knew that play time would be around the corner.  He started bugging me and talking to me.  I got to finish brushing and then went straight to playing with him.  He had fun and I shared the playtime with Mora.  They both look forward to that bit of energy and excitement before I go to bed.  I passed out some cat nip when we were done.  Rudy managed to settle down but Mora was all fired up for a bit. 

I sat in my room watching more TV and waiting for my extra strength dose of sleeping meds to kick in.  Finally around 11p I climbed in bed, not a cat in sight.  I got to relax and enjoy my own bed for a little bit before Rudy came to join me.  It wasn’t long and I turned the TV off, rolled over in the opposite direction and off to dream land I went.  Had a couple of strange dreams last night and woke up for a short bit but managed to quickly get back to sleep. 

The tasks that I had planned to knock out this morning I am opting to save for when I am in the office in a couple days hopefully things will cooperate and I can occupy my time and get the task done.  I don’t have a whole lot going on Wednesday.  I am opting to coast today.  I’ve done what I had to and am on standby for anything else that comes in but it won’t be long and I will be headed up for a bit.  I know the moment I get comfy and relax my phone will see that and the emails will come in but yet I am still going to do it. 

I see a large work volume pending for the person who is on-call today, which thankfully is not me and is my mistake making co-worker.  I almost forgot that on my trip last night I was gone for about 15 minutes when my phone chirped from work.  I peeked at it and dealt with it when I got back home.  I was like you had all damn day to bother me and the moment I step out is when it happens.  Thankfully it wasn’t anything that was super urgent.  I am once again thankful that my week of on-call is done.  One more week of that in two weeks and then I am done for the year.  Sadly it will all start over again next year and I never look forward to it.  I count the total number of weeks, which averages out to be 18 or 19 weeks and just begin counting down.  I don’t get terribly excited about it until closer to the summer and that’s when time seems to start to just fly. 

Well enough yapping for now.  Going to head up and check on the cats and see what I can find on YouTube.  Perhaps court is in session.  I love watching that because you never know when an interesting moment will happen.  People never fail to surprise and astound by acting like a fool. 

Were getting a bit more snow today but it won’t be a whole lot.  Glad I can enjoy it by watching from inside as it falls while I stay warm.  Hope that you are staying warm and well.  Take care!

Happy Accident

Morning … Often on YouTube I’ll get some random videos that seem appealing.  Earlier this week I stumbled across an America’s Got Talent clip from Alex Sampson.  He’s a young musician from Canada and he’s 20 years old.  Yeah he’s totally good looking and uber hot.  However, he’s got some voice on him. 

Here’s the clip I watched of him singing “Pretty Baby”

Being horny and curious I wanted to know what he looked like shirtless and to hear some more of his music.  I found a clip of him singing another song called “ All That We Could Have Been” 

Putting this together I found his Instagram and there are plenty of shirtless photos there to obsess over. 

He appears to be straight, which is fine.  All of the super hot guys that I am into are either Straight or Taken.  However, doesn’t mean I can’t look and have my own fantasies. 

Alex strikes me as another Charlie Puth.  The kids got some great vocal chords on him and I’m guessing that he will go places much like Charlie has.  However to be fair I listened to Charlie because of his voice and later fell in love with him over his looks.

Music is a wonderful thing and can evoke so many emotions as well as help to set and/or change a mood.  It can also help to pass time and can just be fun to listen to what ever appeals to you.  Personally, I like a little bit of everything.  Variety is the spice of life and you will find that in my taste for music. 

Hope that you enjoy Alex’s music and that it brings some pleasure to your day!

Charlie Puth’s Lipstick

  Charlie Puth – Lipstick Video

 

Good Morning!  Look at Charlie Puth in that photo.  I saw this yesterday on Social Media yesterday afternoon.  He was promoting his new video Lipstick that is now live.  You can watch the video below.  He’s shirtless in those leather pants and if your into arm pits you’ll get to see those as well.  He’s apparently working on his next album and this is one of the tracks that will be on it.  He’s starting to get more an more sexual as time moves on.  He’s smart in that sex sells to everyone.  Showing off his body is a great way to pull in the most people.  You don’t have to do that all the time but if you tease it and work it right, people will be on the edge of their seats and just waiting for that shirt to come off and who knows maybe he will drop his pants too.  I know I am not the only guy that wants to see what he’s packing.  He’s already showed off his nice ass. 

Watch Charlie’s new video Lipstick here …

In other news not a whole lot going on here.  Things started to slow down yesterday afternoon.  Then just late in the day more work just randomly starting pouring in.  I am waiting for a project to kick off so I can pitch in and help out before I head out on vacation.  Thus far I am just tapping my fingers and waiting.  I’ll almost bet you that I will have to work a day or a weekend because this damn project will start at the last minute.  There is a lot to be done in a short period of time and I don’t want to leave my co-worker hanging and holding the ball, all though if the shoe was on the other foot he certainly would leave me high and dry, or so I think.  I don’t plan on testing that theory. 

I’ve decided that I will probably be taking a second week of vacation just not sure when at this point.  Also I am planning on putting in for the 3 days of Thanksgiving week.  I mean why not, most of the office will be out and who really wants to work for 3 days.  I may change my mind but right now that is my plan. 

I did some additional looking yesterday at vehicles and crunched numbers again using a different auto loan calculator.  Unless I want to part with some of my reserve cash right now it doesn’t make sense to buy.  I saw a comparable used car that had the same amount of files but it had less features than mine and they were selling it for $19 thousand.  Car Max said they would give me $17 thousand for mine as is.  I’m sure I could get a dealer to match that.  The numbers I used didn’t factor in any kind of discount that I would get and it used actual numbers for my states sales tax which was higher than I anticipated.  Damn taxes and fees.  Unless something goes south my plan as of this moment in time is to keep what I have and wait.  I really want to make the move next year if I can hold off. 

I also figured out that I scheduled my Facial and Massage on a Tuesday, that’s the day the buffet has their Taco Bar.  I don’t know if I will feel good enough to make it there but I know I will certainly try.  It’s a long drive but as long as I am not too sore or tired I think I can do it.  After all I will have all damn day and I’ve got nothing going the day after by design because I figure after resting I will be really sore the next day.  The knots and tightness in my back is no joke.  I heard a rumor at work that our massage therapist might be coming back.  I hope that is the case because she is very affordable, uses everything she can including rocks to work out knots and doesn’t charge extra.  Try getting that at your local spa for no extra charge, good luck. 

I got a really good nights sleep.  Rudy was raring to go and I got out of bed a half hour early.  Both cats seemed happy about that.  They were hungry.  I have a bit more energy at the moment, not sure how long that will last since I polished off the last jelly donut with the breakfast of cereal.  I had a half hour to kill and spent it with the cats.  Got to give Mora a nice long belly rub.  She showed me those claws making air biscuits.  I got to trim those claws tonight she is really marking me up.  I got another new scratch and damn it itches like crazy. If I scratch it yeah it will feel good but it will also break open the scab that formed and then we get to start the healing process all over again.

Going to see a friend tomorrow to make arrangements for car service and to see if I can arrange lunch for the two of us on the Friday before my birthday.  I don’t expect any issues but hey that’s why I am doing this early so I can adjust if need be.  Might even wake up early enough to have breakfast out.  A Sausage & Cheese Omelet sounds good with French Fries or maybe some fresh fruit.  Fries would be included fruit costs $2 extra.  Eating the healthier option always costs more I don’t get it. 

Here’s hoping it’s a great Friday for you and that you have a great weekend ahead.  Stay cool and hydrated that heat is making a come back.  Take care I will talk with you again soon.

Jibber Jabber on Friday

  Charlie Puth

Morning and happy Friday.  I saw the photo above of Charlie Puth (American Pop Singer) on social media yesterday.  He’s wearing leather shorts, although the version above doesn’t depict that well, the photo on social media shows his legs.  I noticed that in his most recent album cover he was wearing leather pants.  I started off liking his voice but as the years have progressed I have developed quite the sexual attraction to him.  He’s straight but damn I’ll bet if he spent a night with me, I could probably flip him or at least get him to question his sexuality.  He’s so hot!  Yeah, I know your saying, dream on.  That I am dreaming and when he posts photos like this it doesn’t help.  There are a couple of him showing off his bare ass on line as well and those are really nice!  Nothing frontal though, at least that is real.  There are always plenty of fakes.  Charlie just makes my mouth water.  I still can’t tell though if the tattoo he showed off the other day is real or temporary, it didn’t look like wet fresh ink in the photo, so I am hopeful that it’s all part of a PR campaign to release his latest single that is due out later this month called Lipstick. 

Now back to reality.  I tried some new shampoo yesterday called Tingle by Beast.  It didn’t do a lot for me but I didn’t leave it on a super long time.  The tingle feeling is nice and I’ve gotten it from Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree.  The trick is to just lather, lather, lather and then leave it on.  Graham Webb had something similar out called Ice Cap and it felt pretty nice as well, but I don’t think that is available anymore.  Nioxin’s conditioner for normal to thinning hair also produces that icy tingle – that is the most intense tingle I have ever felt.  There is a conditioner by American Crew that does a similar job of tingling.  I’ve been a Paul Mitchell fan for years.  I found that if you skip for a few months and use regular shampoo, when you switch back to Tea Tree the intense tingle happens quicker, at least for me.  There is a Tea Tree Bar Soap from Paul Mitchell that produces quite a tingle when you get into your nether regions, it’s nice and cool water pairs well to rinse it off.  Just saying in case that is of interest.  I’m not being paid here for my opinion, just putting it out there for what it’s worth. 

Had a nice Krispy Kreme Jelly Donut and a glass of milk last night for a snack.  I love a good Jelly Donut, don’t ruin it by putting icing on top like some bakery's do just serve it plain or with a light glaze.  I had this one cold but I like them warm as well.  Amazon has a bakery in NY that will send you 12 authentic NY Jelly Donuts for $32.  I’ve never had true NY bakery or a bagel but I hear the magic is all in the water.  I’ve got the donuts on my shopping list and I am going to buy them one day but probably once the weather turns.  Shipping food or candy in the summer just doesn’t appeal to me.  Years ago a co-worker send me a bunch of candy via FedEx in the middle of July and it all melted.  I had to put it in the fridge and it just wasn’t quite the same when I consumed it but it was good. 

The sunshine came out for a brief peek in the afternoon about an hour before sunset and it was gone before I really had time to appreciate it.  Rudy however took it all in.  Morea just wanted daddy time, she seems to not be able to get enough of that.  The more she craves the more I wonder if she doesn’t feel good.  I learned something yesterday from a YouTube video a cats tail has over 20 muscle that can be independently controlled by the animal.  I never knew that.  I also learned how to do the slow eye blink to communicate to your cat that you love them.  I did it to Morea yesterday and she returned it right back, which the video says means that they understand and they love you as well.  It was fun.  I kept trying to get her to do it again but once was all I got. 

Insomnia kicked in last night.  I turned on the TV and watched a video about the Penis with a urologist and his kids.  One of his kids was named Zach Spits.  That gave me quite the chuckle.  If I had that last name I’d change it to something else.  I’m not sure on the spelling but his dad wrote a book all about the penis.  I just watched it to kill time and learned a few things.  It primarily talked about size, increasing length and how there are so many gimmicks.  I didn’t know but apparently you measure your true size when your flaccid, at least that his how a Urologist measures it.  Kind of interesting, never would have thought that.  There is apparently a whole series from this guy but I just got a bunch of random videos in my feed now about the penis.  Just what I didn’t want.

Not much on tap for today.  1 stupid meeting in a few hours.  Then the rest of my day is wide open.  I did a little bit of work after lunch yesterday it got busy.  Then I got a lull.  Just before quitting time all hell broke loose and I jumped in and took the small nightmare the seemed to rise from no where.  After that I was able to get the trash out and walk away from work. 

I woke up this morning to another gloomy day and rain is in the forecast.  I went out while it was still dry and grabbed the empty trash can and lugged it back in.  I didn’t want to be doing that in the rain.  I am ready to sneak in a nap and just lounge for the rest of the day with the cats.  They were both worked up this morning wanting to play.  I got play bitten by both of them and they always want to gnaw on my fingers like they are teething.  Were still doing the cat nip thing before bed but it’s a smaller amount for each of them.  They still seem to enjoy it and they beg for it every single night. 

I’ve got no real plans for the weekend.  I’d like to get out and destroy this vine that is growing on the side of my house, I kind of hope that it’s dry so that I can tackle that.  Otherwise nothing special in the works.  Hoping to enjoy time away since I will be on-call next week.  I hope you have a great weekend and are able to relax.  Stay cool, hydrated and safe.  Take care!

Cat Head Wash

Morning!  It’s been a hell of a morning.  I’ve been going since a little after 7:30a and had a break about 15 minutes ago, it was fast, I had to come back to get into a meeting.  Has 2 Little Debbie Turtle Brownies and a soda as a pick me up.  Damn those things are really good, if you see them in the store and like Carmel, Brownies & Nuts grab them and enjoy!

I did sit on the couch for a couple minutes and Rudy sensed I was stressed or something like that.  He came over and climbed on top of the couch and then started to wash my hair with his tongue.  It felt so good all of those little barbs on his tongue were out and raking across my scalp.  He wasn’t as vigorous as Momma used to be but damn I haven’t had that done in forever.  It gives me goose bumps and feels really good.  I just had a shower last night and there’s nothing on my scalp or in what little hair I decided to keep.  Otherwise I would have stopped him. 

Amazon dropped the ball on part of my order and said it was running late and it would be here today.  I am still waiting and expect that this afternoon it will appear.  They also decided to send me an additional order of dental floss from my subscribe & save list.  I got some last week and they are sending more today.  It takes 4 months to go through the spool so I’ll be good for a while. 

The best news is that the 3 pack of Zebra Green Disposable Fountain Pens all write, I was surprised.  Apparently something about ordering the sample pack of multiple colors is the issue.  Both greens for me didn’t work.  I used one of them last night, turns out it wasn’t bright enough green for me, but the ink won’t go to waste.  I just might not use it as fast. 

For kicks yesterday after lunch I went and reset the GFCI in my bathroom, the replacement outlet arrived with my Amazon delivery.  The original outlet is still going strong and the GFCI has yet to trip.  Very strange to me.  I know those things are a pain.  The one in the garage I had to replace because all of the power was cut off and the old GFCI outlet was shot to the point where it wouldn’t take a reset.  I hope the original outlet holds.  Kind of made me wonder if I got a mouse that got zapped but I have been mouse free for a long time.  Made me think back to the days of when the lights in the dining room would randomly turn on and off, they are on a touch dimmer switch.  I’ll bet there were some mice cooked over that one.  I’m just lucky those little bastards didn’t start a fire.  I still wonder on occasion if there is any damage that they did that will come back to haunt me later but I suppose time will tell. 

I didn’t get a whole lot of time to write yesterday, what time I had went by really fast.  I gave the cats some attention and skimmed social media then got my shower.  Speaking of social media, I saw a couple photos from Charlie Puth, looks like he got a tattoo on his neck.  Looks like a bunch of small birds.  I pray it’s just a PR stunt and not true.  However, it’s his body.  My brain wanted to keep going but my body said no way.  Started watching something on YouTube and climbed in bed.  Before long I turned it off and called it a night.  Slept pretty good, some crazy dream.  Rudy got on top of me for a few hours and slept.  I’d wake up and turn, I make sure that he turns with me and readjusts.  It’s kind of interesting but also a bit of a pain.  Turns out he wanted to sleep in this morning and for a change I woke him up.  That’s a change. 

Time to grab some lunch.  I’ve got a meeting after that and then the rest of the day is wide open.  I plan to spend the remainder of the day upstairs and work on my writing, while keeping an eye out for any work that may need attention.  I like to coast when I can, no one knows and it can be peaceful but more often than not work interrupts and I have to readjust.  Might try to squeeze in a nap but that sugar from the brownies and the caffeine from the soda have kicked in. 

Hope you have a great day.  I’ll talk with you all again soon. 

Bad timing

Good Morning and happy hump day!

The internet connection remains solid, which is kind of a surprise.  I don’t fully trust it so I am using carrier service from my cell phone.  I need to be sure I don’t miss an email since I am on-call this week.  We all know my luck isn’t the best and I can easily see where something would happen and I would be needed but because I didn’t get the email or there was a delay in getting the email I failed to respond.  I want to avoid that at all costs. 

Last night was a decent time with Mora & Rudy.  We watched TV via Roku.  If I didn’t have that device right now I don’t know what I would do, regular TV is so boring.  I do hope the Actors & Writers strikes are resolved quickly but thus far that doesn’t seem to be the case.  In any event both cats seemed to be looking for something more as I was flossing my teeth.  They were a bit chatty and I kind of figured they wanted cat nip. 

I cracked open the jar after I was done flossing and they both were really talkative then and right at my feet.  Rudy was across the room and he came running.  They were decent about me giving them each some, normally they fight after I put down the first bit.  One finger pinch is the amount I give to each.  They eat it up like it’s candy.  Then they double check the area to make sure they didn’t miss anything on accident.  No question about it the floor is always clean after they are done. 

I got comfy in my chair.  They leave me alone for a little bit I guess they think I need a break.  I use that time to my advantage.  I was watching something, both of them joined me and then the sleeping medicine I took was kicking in.  I was ready to get up and call it a night.  It was around 9:30p and that is a little early for me.  Then the damn phone rings.  It took me a minute to process what it was.  I had to kick poor Rudy out of my lap to get up and answer it.  It was a work call and I needed to take care of something.  I hated the timing but at least I wasn’t doing anything other than falling asleep, still not a happy camper.  However, wide awake now. 

I had to fetch my laptop from the living room, fire it up and get logged in.  I took care of everything and powered the machine off.  I kept my phone and laptop near me and Rudy joined me again.  We all got comfy and then I let the medicine do it’s thing.  It wasn’t terribly long before I was putting the phone back on the charger, the laptop away and Rudy was on the floor.  I climbed into bed.  Giving a quick pet to Mora.  I got comfy and then Rudy got on top of me and got comfy.  I turned the TV off and we were all off to dreamland. 

I woke up around 2a and I was all alone.  Not uncommon.  Got up to use the restroom and then I got company.  Rudy was quick to join me and try to help me get back to sleep, there was no issue.  He wanted food and he begs me quite often.  I don’t give in unless it is close to a meal time.  Mora does a little begging but it’s so infrequent I think she might have asked for food 3 times since she has been here.  Rudy on the other hand is constantly at my side looking, asking and watching.  If there is someone at my feet it’s him, he always seems to be in the way just because he’s curious and eager.  They are both the same age but Rudy acts more like he is 2 years old and Mora acts more like she is 10 years old.  Play time they are equal but I am speaking of overall average.  In fact I used to get an escort to the basement in the morning.  They stopped that 2 days ago.  Not sure if it will come back but I kind of miss it. 

This morning when I woke up for good and gave into Rudy’s asking.  Mora was no where to be found.  I kept calling and looking.  I know she was in the house before I went to bed and it’s not like she could break out.  I started eating and so did Rudy.  I kept calling for her.  Nothing.  I got up to go look and there she was in Gator’s old bed.  I gave her a pet and told her come get something to eat.  She got up and came over.  Not liking the food at first and walking away, then she turned around and changed her mind.  They both love to hide on me and it’s in plain sight which really angers me that I can’t see them quickly.  This is a thing all cats love to do.  Sometimes I’d find one of Momma’s family under a couch but for the most part on average they were out and right in front of me, I just didn’t notice them.  Like the time I searched the house high and low for Big Bear.  Turns out his black fur and the dark blue large bed I bought him acted as camouflage and it wasn’t until I broke out a flashlight that I saw him.  I never liked hide and go seek.  Hiding I would always bust up laughing so no one would want to hide with me. 

On to what content took up most of my time.  I found a Charlie Puth concert that was on YouTube and it was recent.  See why I am glad I didn’t purchase tickets and go sit in the heat with all of the people.  The show was from Dallas and that was a while ago but hey it’s okay.  I found another one in Mexico and the set list appeared to be the same.  He did an okay job.  I think his early years his performances were much better.  He’s a little cocky and a bit too confident now, whereas in earlier shows he came off more natural.  This show I saw he was teasing the crowd like he was going to take off his shirt.  He didn’t but there were like 3 changes of clothes in his concert.  First he came out in some jacket and it looked like it was Winter.  Then it was more to Spring with 2 shirts on and by the end he was in just a T-shirt.  I suppose the heat builds rather quickly under the hot spot lights and I don’t know how those people take it.  I would pass out just because I am intolerant to excess heat, it makes me physically sick.  Anyway I had a good time and enjoyed seeing Charlie even if it was on TV and had commercial breaks.  I still think the world of him, he is quite talented and as he ages he just becomes more an more sexually appealing.  I wasn’t sexually attracted to him when I first discovered him but that has developed over time.  I know he’s straight and the chances of me coming face to face with him to be close enough to shake his hand are minimal at best.  Ah well one can dream.  I know I am not the only gay guy who wants him and he seems to know that he is attractive.  Here’s hoping for more good music from him. 

My least favorite subject, work.  I have gone as far as I can with morning tasks.  I am waiting for something to come in or for my only meeting at 11a.  I hope the day is quiet it’s been a bit busy the last couple days.  I could use a bit of rest if I can get it.  Thursday & Friday are meeting free days and usually more laid back days.  I hope that stays true. 

Well have a good day.  I am off to scour the web for news and smut.  Then when I get bored I will go back upstairs and probably take a nap or try to and then my phone will bug me and I will be right back here working away.  What a vicious cycle it is!  Cheers. 

Charlie’s Tour

Howdy,

Social media as I predicted last night was a lot of love themed posts for people who have partners.  I mean that’s the purpose of Valentines Day.  There was some regular stuff mixed in.  I was pleased to find that Charlie Puth is going on Tour this summer in the US.  I always said that I would go back to see him if he comes to my neck of the woods.  Well, he is but it’s an outdoor venue in the summer time which heat is known to be extreme in my part of the US.  I have an intolerance to heat.  Then there is parking, it’s going to be at a premium and cost.  I think there might be some covered seating that is out of the sun but I am sure that will go for premium dollars and in the end your still in the heat, there is no AC.  So, I think I am going to have to sit this one out.  I’m not happy about it but I’m not super into crowds in the first place.  Add in heat & parking and it’s probably not a good combo.  That doesn’t mean I won’t look at tickets but I don’t think that I will be buying anything. 

When I went to his first concert that came to my part of the US in the summer I was able to take public transportation, it was at an indoor venue and I had a great time.  Well, since then his popularity has skyrocketed.  That because of the sound of his music and also how physically attractive he is.  I remember the first concert, the crowd was mostly female and any males that were there were mostly fathers who brought their daughters.  Charlie wasn’t the headliner then.  He was also outside afterwards and there was a line of people that wanted to meet him.  I wanted to be in that line but public transportation was making it’s last round so my choices were to get in line to meet him and get stuck there OR skip it and go home.  I opted to skip it and go home.  It was my very first concert that I attended all by myself and I was very proud of my accomplishment and I had a really good time.  I had 2 sodas that were in small glasses and they were super expensive.  I was pretty thirsty and it was hot but I made it thanks to the AC.  I don’t know but it would really surprise me if he is still doing meet & greets with the general public after a show.  I’d love to meet him, it would be an emotional experience both happy & sad.  See You Again the theme that he wrote for Paul Walker is how I learned about his music and that was shortly after I lost my spouse, so that song, plus his music in general holds a special place in my heart. 

If Charlie’s music of interest to you I’m posting a copy of the concert flyer with the tour dates on it below. 

In other news I’ve got 2 conflicting meetings and the one I am going to occurs every week, so I would rather go to the other meeting but sadly that is not an option.  I could get so much more information from the other meeting that would be beneficial to me doing my job but that’s the way it goes.  The meeting starts in a little bit and then after that my day is wide open until later this afternoon when I’ve got someone relocating.  I just heard that someone is being let go also but someone else is covering that, or so they say they are.  I’m sure it will probably be something I have to help with but I am going to try to stay out of it as much as I can. 

I got a semi decent nights sleep despite the cats hogging the bed and the covers.  Rudy snuggled up by my face at one point.  He also walked on my side and made biscuits when it was close to time to get up.  He really wanted me up.  When I sat up they were both happy to see me and I was happy to see them. 

I’m working from home again this morning.  2 more days and I still think I am going to spend them here at home.  I checked the FedEx app last night and I was supposed to have a package yesterday but it’s not actually been shipped yet.  It requires a signature and I’m fairly certain it will be my UPS batteries.  I’m watching Amazon and FedEx to see if I can make any correlation.  If that’s not it then I am at a loss as to what I am getting.

That’s about all I know at the moment.  Looking forward to going upstairs after this meeting and trying to relax and generally be lazy.  I am sure that something or someone will call me back to work but I am hopeful that it won’t be at least until after lunch.  That’s the one thing I really enjoy about working from home.  You can do nothing if you want or you can do laundry – no one really is going to say anything about it.  So long as I meet any deadlines and deal with any urgent things that might come up, no one really knows the difference and I am very okay with that. 

It’s supposed to be a warmer day here today but it’s back to the flood and chill tomorrow.  Rain and colder temps.  I’ll take what I can get.  I certainly seem to be happier when the sun is out.  I hope that you have a good day.  Off my meeting, boo hiss.  Take care and I will talk with you again soon!

Giving up

Morning and welcome to another Friday!

In my quest to put the HOA issue behind me, I did some research and found out that if paperwork (CC&R’S specifically) isn’t recorded with the county that any action the HOA tries to take has no legal basis.  My hope was that someone here didn’t do their homework but sadly the county has a record of them as well as a few Foreclosures from years ago.  After learning that and realizing that this minor issue could easily spiral out of control I opted to just pay them and move on.  They won’t be hounding me for dues (at least for this year) anymore.  I did semi express my displeasure via the way I made the check out.  It’s addressed to our subdivision name followed by HO ASS.  I thought that was funny but then realized I should have made it HO ASSN because they have been harassing me.  I don’t know if they will pickup on the fact that I hate them but it’s done.  I am getting a copy of the CC&R’s from the county.  My late spouse would probably be very upset with me for giving them a dime given the principal that neither of us were informed of their existence when we moved in.  Neither of our mortgages say anything about a HOA and that was his defense if they were to ever bring legal action.  However, it’s kind of the ignorance defense and just because you weren’t aware of the law doesn’t exempt you from it.  I think if I used what I believe to be his reasoning as a legal defense I would loose.  Plus this is just drama I don’t really need to deal with for the pittance they wanted from me.  I don’t promise to be on time with next years dues and I will always make the check payable as I did this time if/when I need to give them money.  I used bill pay which is even better because it doesn’t cost me any postage and the account I used won’t debit the funds until the check clears, plus I will get a copy of the check.  I know that my original plan was to make them grovel a bit more and beg but in the end just waiting for that to happen and then getting the potential threats is really something that I’d rather avoid.  The end result would have likely been the same so might as well cut to the case and put this behind me.  I am sure there will be another problem to come along to take the place of this one.  Although I hope it’s not any time soon. 

Moving on to the Gator.  She has seemed okay but just not 100% her normal self.  I seized an opportunity last night to give her fluids.  She got about a 1/2 dose and tolerated it pretty well.  Today her disposition seems much better and she appears to have more perk in her.  I do think that the forced change in diet from all Fancy Feast to incorporating Purina brand foods targeted for vitality, sensitive stomach and older age cats has benefited her.  Plus she really likes the majority of the foods that I have given her and there are a couple flavors that she has to devour and while I wish that she would do that with every can like she used to when she was younger.  The forced change is a result of the supply chain issues with the Pandemic.  I made the switch about a year ago because I had no choice.  It’s more expensive but if I get better results (a happier cat) then it’s worth it to me.  I mean you can’t take the money with you so I might as well spend it and shower the one child I have.  I know she appreciates it.  She did have me up last night at 1:30a and I so wanted to hit up the fridge for some cookies and milk but I resisted it was difficult.  I got to sit with Gator in my lap and she was out for close to an hour before I opted to jump back in bed.  She wasn’t happy about being woken up and me getting up.  It’s still so comforting to know that she feels so safe and can just relax and completely unwind all because she is in my lap and knows that she is safe from any potential danger, not that any really exist here especially since her siblings are gone. They used to pick on each other from time to time.  She does seem to be looking for the mice but thankfully there haven’t been any.  I think she viewed them as some form of companion as well as entertainment.  I hope there aren’t any more and they are all gone for good to never return but only time will tell. 

I turned the furnace on again last night because there was a chill in the house all day long.  No matter where you were it was slightly cold.  Knowing that Gator hates it and I was uncomfortable that led me to my decision.  Let me tell you that helped out a lot and since I left it on it was on this morning when I rolled out of bed.  So nice to be comfortable.  It kick on again when I first came down to start my day but the sun is out and it should be warming up so I don’t expect it to run again until dusk or after dark.  Were into the 30’s at night.  Not cold enough for a freeze but it’s getting there. 

Last night I found more interviews on YouTube with Charlie Puth and watched them.  He did say that he won’t post any frontal nudity, a radio host actually asked about that.  Charlie is proud of his body but I guess there are just something that need to remain private and open to your imagination.  I learned that there is a larger tour coming next year and perhaps he will be in my neck of the woods after all.  That schedule has yet to be announced and my guess is that it won’t be until after the new year.  I can only hope if he comes to town that he does it on a nice day where it’s not too hot or too cold out.  In the early days he used to hang outside afterwards to meet and greet fans.  I don’t expect that still exists today given the Pandemic and the fact that there always seems to be a crazy person amongst the crowd.  I would like to shake his hand and maybe get a hug from him, a selfie would be nice as well.  While I’d like more in the form of friendship or sex I know that is something that isn’t likely to materialize but it doesn’t kill the dream/desire. 

Speaking of good looking guys.  The office I work in is a high security facility and you have to have a photo badge to get anywhere.  I am the lucky person who gets to request those and yesterday a contractor submitted a photo of himself for a badge.  Damn he’s so cute, kind of makes me want to be in the office next week just to meet him.  Since I am on-call I won’t be going in next week and two weeks at home is a serious trigger for my depression.  I kind of feel it already and were just through this week, if I wasn’t sick on Monday I would have went in.  I still think there is something lingering because I cough at times and I have a general unwell feeling at times.  All I know is that when I go back I will be looking for him to see what the rest of his body looks like from the shoulders down.  I’m mostly interested in his booty.  I won’t make any moves just look, no harm ever came from just looking.  Although, now that I say that I see a cute guy and the next thing you know I am asking him out only to get shot down.  I’m not officially out at work but thanks to a former bitch for a co-worker who I confided in she ran her mouth so a good majority of the office already knows.  At the end of the day it doesn’t really matter it’s just not something I want to declare to the entire organization mostly because it’s none of their business.  I tell those that matter to me and that I am close with beyond that mums the word.  I have had many work place crushes and never told anyone.  I do tend to perk up if/when I need to interact with a guy that I have a crush on.  That is a surefire way to perk up an otherwise boring day unless the guy turns out to be a total dick but that has yet to happen. 

Today is a very quiet day and my hope is that it stays that way.  It makes for a longer day but there is something about having peace and quiet that matters more to me.  Plus I might even be able to get away with taking a nap.  I tried that yesterday and damn if the phone didn’t start blowing up.  I go hours with no email then I lay down and it’s as if I am Mr. Popular but it doesn’t start until I either am about to doze off or have already fallen asleep.  I hate being woken up regardless of who or why I am being woken up, it’s been that way my entire life and I don’t expect that will change as I continue to age.  The boss is back and I need to send an email to him, really don’t want to but it’s necessary. 

Here’s hoping that your day is awesome and the weekend follows suit.  Take care!

Silence is golden

At the moment there is nothing going on, no meetings, no reports, no one crying out for help and it’s the most quiet it’s been in a very long time.  I don’t know if it will last but it sure is enjoyable.  Even better knowing the boss is away even if today is the last day for that. 

I asked Gator to not wake me up so much during the night and last night she didn’t wake me at all, she capitalized on when my body woke me up and asked for food.  I heard nothing from her the rest of the night.  I woke up this morning once again not believing that it was time to get out of bed and not wanting to.  I made my way to the bathroom and waved at Gator as she sat on the couch with her head pointed in my direction with her ears up as if to say Hi, please feed me.  After I took care of my bladder I worked on getting Gator breakfast.  By then she was on the floor and just waiting on me.  A bit hungry this morning which is always a good thing to see. 

I had my Chocolate Oatmeal, Bananna, Glass of 2% milk and a Pumpkin Fritter. You have some good stuff and some not so good stuff that tasted really good! 

Went through my usual motions/routine of breakfast, then medicine, then getting dressed and sitting next to Gator on the couch holding her plate while she eats more of her breakfast.  It’s a routine that she really likes then again if it involves food or attention, in this case a bit of each then she is just over the moon!

When that was done she got to go to sleepy land and I had to grab my water bottle and phone and head down to the dungeon (aka basement) to start my work day.  There is for sure a nip in the air this morning.  Oddly warmer in the basement than it is upstairs.  The furnace is still off so no air movement. 

I watched a few interviews on YouTube with Charlie Puth.  I found out that he likes to walk around in the nude and his house is built mostly of glass.  Damn sure wish I was his neighbor.  He also said that chances are if you see him not wearing a shirt he’s probably not wearing any clothes at all.  He gets a thrill out of being naked knowing that not everyone can see him like if he is making a video or in a live chat.  He is proud of his body and well if my body looked like his I’d be proud of it as well.  He talked about his new album Charlie and some of the personal issues that caused him to create a few of the tunes.  Oddly he doesn’t necessarily call out females and refers to sexual partners or partners in generic terms like people or person.  Maybe it’s wishful thinking on my part but the more he talks about his sex life and life in general it continues to firm up my opinion that he’s not entirely 100% heterosexual.  That’s just my opinion and unless Charlie states otherwise I will probably never ever know for sure.  I do think that his eyes are opened about life a bit more now that he is older but I also think that he is still a bit of a kid inside despite being a full grown adult on the outside.  I remember when I was 30 life wasn’t exactly 100% fun but I still felt quite youthful.  He’s got a great gift with music and his voice as well as the whole perfect pitch thing.  I hope there are many more albums in his future.  I’d like to see him in concert again.  His voice is what attracted me to him and I thought nothing sexual of him at the time until he got older and then my hormones took over.  It’s always great to see him do multiple interviews and learn new information.  I’ve listened to his new album a few times and it’s really good!

Outside of the occasional cough or sniffle I feel mostly okay.  I don’t know that I am out of the woods but I think or should I say I hope the worst of this illness is over.  It could be a mild case of COVID or it could be something simpler as the temperature change caused my sinus’ to act up.  I didn’t take a COVID test and don’t have any plans to at the moment.  If I feel worse then that is a different story.  I will be due for my next Booster next month.  Not looking forward to that but then again I don’t look forward to any date with a needle. 

Still no more mice but something had to have died because of the smell.  It’s not exactly gone yet.  Colder weather seems to make it disappear or fade for a bit but as soon as it warms a bit the odor comes wafting back to life.  If this goes into next week I will be calling the exterminator back.  I killed a small spider last night that was just randomly hanging out on a wall by the garage door.  I know for sure when they do come back I want some glue traps setup by the front and garage door.  Spiders as well other crawly things tend to enter there because well it’s a door. 

I did some searching on Zillow last night.  Found a single family home that looks more like an apartment and the house payment is like $700 per month but they also want $300 in HOA dues every month.  Seriously, that is a bit much.  I know HOA and COA fees can get out of hand and at the moment with the pittance my HOA is wanting I’ve got it pretty good.  Still I like to look around to see what is out there.  I found a couple places that were just 2 bedrooms that would work perfectly for me and the price is much less than what I am paying per month here and they are selling for way less than I owe here.  If I was ready I could make a move but the more I thought about it things aren’t exactly horrible here.  It’s mostly the maintenance that is an issue as well as the memories that I have attached to the place.  Moving is something that I really want to do, I am not sure if that will ever happen.  It’s still nice to look and dream. 

Trash day is upon us again and I will have to wrangle everything together and take the barrel out to the curb.  Hopefully they don’t run behind again this week.  That throws off part of my senses of knowing what day of the week it is, since they all easily blend together, especially when I am home for a couple weeks at a time. 

I need to hit up both Target and Sam’s this weekend.  Sam’s is a bit more important because the water softener is about out of salt and I am also about out of Diet Coke.  I have a desire for fresh bakery (don’t need it but I want it).  Target is more for Gator that’s where I get her litter at and I am a bit low but could scrape by for a little longer if I had to.  I’d say this is about a $100 to $200 total trip or somewhere in between.  Litter isn’t cheap and Target used to sell it super cheap but those days are long gone.  Outside of that I know that I really want some sleep and to be able to relax on Saturday.  Outside of the shopping I have no real plans and will soon be thinking about where I should dine at.  That is always a difficult decision to make and largely depends on my mood and what I crave. A nice twink just isn’t on the menu at any restaurant around here, I mean that’s what I really crave.  It would probably do wonders for my mood. 

Hope that you have a good day and can hang in there one more day so we can finally make it to another Friday and eventually the weekend.  I’m on-call as of Monday and never look forward to that.  Soon it will be time to start on the schedule for next year and I like that even less because I have to juggle holidays around peoples desires.  I don’t exactly know why I get this job since I am not a manager but it’s been delegated to me for several years now and I just do it without having to be told/asked. 

One thing I have learned for certain this year is that my “team” would seriously struggle without me.  They would make it but it would be difficult and a lot of stuff would be seriously fucked up.  That kind of makes me feel good but still if I didn’t have a need for the money I wouldn’t hang around the place.  I mean there are many other things that I would rather be doing like sleeping, watching TV or even traveling. 

Speaking of traveling I guess I should travel back to work before I head up stairs to check on my little girl.  Take care and thanks for stopping by.  

Falling over tired

Last night I was just tired beyond belief.  It didn’t really hit me until after supper.  I had put in some serious work compiling and manipulating data in an Excel spreadsheet, before I knew it 2 hours went by.  I guess I was hyper-focused but I also remember that I just really wanted to get done.  It’s all for the major project which was announced today and needs to be complete by the end of the month.  I am doing the bulk of the work but being micro-managed by my boss and it’s taking a lot of restraint on my part to not tell him to fuck off and leave me alone so that I can actually work and get it done.  He means well but damn he’s so annoying!

I saw that it was getting close to bed time and I was so tired, I got up and started with my wind down routine that helped a little bit.  I really wanted to give Gator fluids but so tired.  She went to get a drink of water and I used that for my opening.  As soon as I stuck the needle in she began dry heaving, walked away from me and the needle landed on the floor squirting like a fountain.  I got it shutoff and made sure she was settled and okay.  Then with try # 2 we got the job done.  The new needle is longer so it allows for deeper penetration but I have to use a pair of pliers to get it loose from the cap so that I can actually put it in.  I honestly would rather go back to the old style needle.  Who ever made these in my opinion didn’t know what they were doing. 

After about 45 minutes Gator got over being mad at me and came to nap in my lap as I watched TV.  I was ready to go to bed but since she came in I didn’t want to turn her away.  She woke me up twice for food overnight.  Oddly she didn’t drink much, which was a bit of a concern. 

I found her by the fountain this morning when I got out of bed.  Gave her some breakfast and she ate a bit then went to her bed and waited for me.  I finished up eating my food and then went to hand feed her.  I could tell she wasn’t feeling the best.  It’s just odd that she didn’t drink anything overnight.  By mid-morning she had consumed a bit of water and had plenty of food in her stomach.  I think she is feeling a bit better.  I am still watching her and it’s times like this that she makes me worry.  It didn’t help that she was difficult to wake up when I found her this morning, that always alarms me.  I mean I will know if she passes, it will be obvious but she is much like her mother in that she falls into a deep sleep and then if you want to wake her up it takes a few minutes. 

Nothing is fast when you get old be it waking up or getting up.  Gator is very much in her old lady years but there are times when she acts like a young cat.  Her walking is a lot slower I think the arthritis has taken a good hold on her but she doesn’t let it stop her, she just takes frequent breaks once she knows where she wants to go she will get there just not as fast as she used to.  I hate to see that but at the same time I understand it. 

There was nothing on TV last night so it was a combo of YouTube videos and Family Matters.  I got bored pretty fast and that didn’t help to keep me awake.  I got a pop up on my phone and Charlie Puth posted a hell of a photo in his underwear with his hand over his crotch, that helped to bring me back to being awake.  Damn he’s fine and everyone is just dying for him to post nudes.  He’s got a new album coming out and this is certainly all PR to help keep him fresh in the news and also to appeal to his thirsty fans, which I am one of them.  Undoubtedly he is also very horny and that can make you do all sorts of things you normally wouldn’t do.  The photo I am speaking of appears below.  I just found another one where he is showing off his buns, man what a good day this is!

I’ve already accomplished a lot and it’s just about lunch time.  Looking forward to the break but there will be much more to do after lunch.  I could use a nap even though it won’t be good for me in the long run, in the short term it will provide me some energy to hopefully get through the afternoon.  Kind of wait and see what happens. 

Hope that your doing well and having a good day.  Very strange that it’s already Wednesday.  This week will be done before I realize it.  I just want to sleep in so bad and take it easy but not totally waste a day.  Come on Saturday!

Again it’s Friday

Hip Hip Hooray!  A couple days to rest, power off my phone and sleep as long as I want Gator permits me to.  Last night I saw Jar Head 3, it was actually pretty good and there were a couple things that I didn’t see coming.  It held my attention and made me very glad that I never tried to be a Marine.  It was always an aspiration.  After seeing Top Gun flying a plane sounds good to me now as well.  Back when I was much younger that probably wouldn’t have appealed to me. 

Yesterday’s thirst trap on Social Media for me was Charlie Puth.  He released the cover art of his next album, called Charlie and it will be out on October 3rd.  I believe (but am not 100%) that he plans to release all of the songs ahead of the album it’s self.  Anyway he’s got on these leather pants and that just made me drool.  I wish their was a view from the back.  I’ve seen Charlie’s butt photos that are available on-line but still an updated view would be nice. 

Here’s what I am drooling over ….

Feet aren’t my thing but the leather pants and the wife beater t-shirt.  Wow!

In Gator news.  She had me up a couple times last night.  She had a hunger feast at 3a where she ate 1 1/2 small cans.  I got her to spend some time with me in my lap, which was short but nice.  She started crowing an hour before I was scheduled to get out of bed.  I got up and found that she had just given up and was climbing back into her bed on the couch.  At that point I only had 15 minutes left but I was so tempted to take them.  Instead I got her some food and made her get herself up and back on the floor to eat.  It appears that she consumed a decent amount of water overnight.  I don’t know how much she actually drank but I am sure some of it got on her face and body because she likes to play with and sit in the water.  I’ve still got my senses elevated and am concerned about her but that will always be the case, given her age until she takes her final breath.  She’s my world!

Earlier in the week I happened to peek out and saw a family of Raccoons it was Momma and I think 4 babies.  They are living under the deck, which is fine by me.  They tend to come out at Dusk and the kids like to walk around on the deck and see what they can see.  Momma sits under a rocker and watches closely.  When it’s time to head for cover she sounds the alarm and the kids fall in and they are all gone in a flash.  Gator I think saw them but I am not 100%.  They were out last night.  I stood and watched them and they had no clue I was even there.  I think they are all cute and love looking at them.  I don’t want to interact with them.  It’s tempting to feed them but I won’t.  I don’t want to disturb nature and interrupt or interfere with their natural ability to hunt for food.  I honestly don’t know how they survive but then again I can say the same thing about a mouse.  Years ago when I was leaving food out for the stray cats we had, the Raccoons would get into it and they would devour the food and the paper plate it was on. 

Today is pretty chill but I do have some pesky meetings to tend to.  The first one is around the corner.  I will be doing some teaching later this morning to a new person the joined our tech team all about two factor authentication.  It’s not that interesting but I know the person is looking forward to it so that is kind of inspirational to me. 

I’ve got a haircut on the books for tomorrow but otherwise nothing planned.  Have to remember to get the trash out this afternoon because they will be by to wake me up and retrieve it early tomorrow morning.  That along with Gator will probably keep me low on sleep but I will try to take in as much as possible.  Stay cool and hydrated.  Have a great weekend and I will talk with you all again soon. 

Is all of your party here?

Good Afternoon Everyone!  I hope that your doing well and enjoying the weekend.  Here’s a recap of how mine has been thus far. 

Friday afternoon I mustered up some gumption and went outside and filled in a couple of gaps in the patio with foam.  I also pulled some vines.  It was super hot out and I was out there for all of about 30 minutes.  I was exhausted and the heat really zapped me. 

That gumption gave me the idea to get up early on Saturday and work on my task list.  However, Gator had other plans for me and she woke me up a few times.  Since it wasn’t a work day it’s didn’t bother me horribly but it did ruin my plans.  I wound up sleeping in.  I got moving in the afternoon with a shower then a run to the post office, pet food store and Target.  The pet food had the least amount of food available that I have seen since this whole supply chain nightmare started.  I wound up buying mostly expensive Purina Pro Plan food that Gator seems to really like.  I like them too because they appear to be quite moist and they look like they give her some help in the hydration department.  Target had some additional cans of food but they too were down to bare shelves.  The price of litter that used to be $8 is now up to $12.  Not terribly happy about that but it’s not like I can go without.  I know Gator well enough that it really doesn’t matter what I use for litter so long as the box is kept clean she will use it.  All of Momma’s family was that way. 

I came home after spending a small fortune.  Unloaded everything and then made my venture to the attic.  I forgot the ladder that I had to use was a little wobbly.  I hated the whole thing from start to finish.  I threw 16 packets of Grandpa Gus’s Mouse Repellant in the hopes that does the trick.  From what little I could observe from the opening all appears to be well inside the attic.  I’m sure that if I was to dig around I would probably have a different opinion.  Thinking about this whole process, if I drive them out of the attic where are they most likely to go?  I think further inside my house.  Since one of them figured out how to get into the basement I’ve seen others,which is how I know I still have a problem.  Keeping that in mind I ordered more of this stuff and have plans to distribute packets throughout the house with the hope being that this will be a fool proof plan to evict them once and for all.  The best part is that it smells really good it’s got some Cinnamon and Peppermint among other things.  I also learned they (mice) hate the smell of bleach.  When I get to my house washing project bleach is in the formula that I have so that can only further help this cause. 

I went out to eat at a local Mexican place.  I wasn’t feeling the best from all of the physical activity and the heat.  Primarily the heat and the fact my sugar was starting to fall.  I got a really good meal and was super full when I left, which was the entire goal. 

Back home to spend the evening upstairs away from the computer with Gator.  I watched a series on Hulu called Bear it’s got Jeremy Allen White in it.  He play Lip (Phillip) on Shameless.  This was a really good series, I believe 7 episodes.  Once I started watching I just didn’t want to stop.  It was all about a chef and there was tons of food involved, plus some drama and a little bit of comedy. 

Thunderstorms rolled into my area overnight and Gator woke me up once.  The salsa talking back woke me up the other time.  That was horrific and I had to stay up for a while so I watched YouTube videos, naked in the living room.  I saw a flashing light a couple times.  For all I know one of the neighbors took my picture.  It really didn’t matter to me.  I’m not happy about how I look but I am also not ashamed to run naked in my own house. 

Woke up and got moving a little after 8:30a.  I hit up Cracker Barrel again for breakfast.  I walked in and it took a bit for someone to greet me.  I told them I had a mobile check in and without missing a beat the lady said “ are all the members of your party here?”.  I said I think so, it’s just me.  That gave both of us a good laugh.  I got sat with the same waiter who fucked me over the last time I was there.  He did it again this time, not with shitty service but by adding cheese to my eggs.  It cost me $1.39 extra.  It was good don’t get me wrong but it’s the principal of not having asked for it.  I mentioned it to the cashier but there wasn’t a price adjustment.  Fine so I filled out the survey online and called the waiter out by name.  Next time I go I will ask to be seated in anywhere but his section.  He’s great to look at and talk with but that’s about it.  There is also some new waiters that I noticed and they are all pretty tall drinks of water but they look fine.  So a little eye candy with my meal, I didn’t ask for that but at least I didn’t have to pay for it. 

From there it was to the grocery store and gas station.  Then back home.  I had Blueberry Pancakes and they always come with a nap if I want it or not.  When the sugar wears off I crash hard.  That was so the cast today and I got a very late start.  Gator had to keep hounding me to wake up.  Once again I won’t get everything that I want done but the essentials will be taken care of. 

My internet went up in price by $10.  I called and I was on a 2 year promo where I got the best price for the 1st year and then the 2nd year it’s a ramp up by $10 and after that it’s full price which is like $75 per month.  I’ve got the lowest possible speed and that is just insane pricing.  Internet is all I have and it’s the cable company so they charge me $10 more to start with because I don’t have TV service with them.  The guy I talked with got me a promo for another year and now I pay $10 less than I was paying for the last year.  Not bad but when this ends in another year I get to call back and start the process over again.  Not sure how willing they will be to help me then but I will cross that bridge when I get to it.  For now it’s take the savings and run. 

A gay singer I like came out with a new hit about three weeks ago but I just discovered it.  His name is Adam Joseph.  The song is called Versatile.  Take a listen the video appears below. 

I found this when I went to look at new music on Spotify.  I was after the new Charlie Puth track called Left and Right.  That video appears below, it’s pretty good too.  He worked with Jung Kook from BTS.  I’ve not listened to BTS but this turned out pretty good. 

That’s all I’ve got for now.  Need to pull the laundry out of the dryer, head up and start cleaning upstairs.  My tech podcast will be on and it’s a few hours long and something I look forward to.  I just hope they don’t ramble on about Elon I am so sick of hearing about him.  He’s been the primary focus for the last few weeks and I am over it. 

As for the week ahead, I am on-call this week and not looking forward to it.  I will be staying home this week because of that.  We have a 3 day holiday weekend coming up and I am hoping that I get an invite to my friends house for a bite to eat.  I really hope that happens it will be good to catch up but I am not holding my breath.  The best part about this holiday is that it’s one that my boss always insists on covering so I can enjoy my time even if I am just stuck at home.  I am planning on going for pizza on Saturday at least as of now.  Everything future state is always subject to change. 

Here’s hoping that it’s a great week for all of us and that is sails by fast!  Thanks for stopping by.