Weekend Update

Saturday …. As per usual my insomnia kicked in early in the morning. I sat up and looked for something to watch. Sadly, I found something on Peacock an old tv show called Too Close for Comfort. Looks like I’m keeping Peacock, at least for now. Eventually I was able to fall back asleep and Rudy let me sleep in until 7a. That was awfully nice of him. I got up and got the cats and myself breakfast. Then off to the shower. I was partially dressed and sat down to watch TV; I had a little bit of time to kill before my haircut appointment. That time passed by quickly and I finished getting dressed. I was early for my haircut as usual and had to wait on my barber to finish up with their current client. I had some plans for today but feeling tired all I wanted to do was go home, get undressed and crawl back into bed. So that is exactly what I did. The cats didn’t seem to mind.

I rotted in bed and my room for the bulk of the day from sleeping and watching TV. I passed out lunch for the cats, only because Rudy was insistent about it. I grabbed a soda and some chocolate and enjoyed more of the TV show. Eventually I opted to turn the TV off and start on laundry. I had some finance work to catch up on and then veered off into the world of porn. Before I knew it I needed to leave for supper.

Backup stairs threw on my clothes and headed out. I went for BBQ only because I was supposed to have a reward since it’s my birthday month. Turns out that reward wasn’t on my account. Last year the place moved my birthday month to October. I said something to the manager, and he was supposed to have corrected it but apparently that did not happen. I wasn’t pleased about that, and my dippy waitress didn’t offer to get the manager or fix it. I wanted to get going because a charter bus had just pulled up and the people were piling in. It took me forever to work my way past all the people coming in. I held the door and when I got a chance moved to the second door and eventually, I was free and in the parking lot. My next stop was to get the mail. Then came home.

For the longest time I would pass by those speed trailers that our town has and never get alerted by my radar detector. Those days are over, they use photo radar and my radar detector supports it. The town my doctor is in has photo radar setup at each intersection so if you blow a light, they snap your license plate and mail you a ticket. The alert is super loud and obnoxious, but I know the sound. Well, I passed by one of those speed trailers and had an alert way in advance, so when I passed by it thanked me for driving safely. I saw on a YouTube video some cities have mounted Flock cameras in those trailers so they can capture your license plate.

Since I arrived back home, I have been working more on the laundry. Also, the computer. Got it all tuned up and it is working better. All week long I would open a spreadsheet at work and when I would have to type in numbers it would cause Excel to crash. Not exactly sure what the number pad was sending but I didn’t have any issues on my laptop, so I knew my desktop had to be rebooted. Hopefully, when I log in on Monday things are back to normal.

Rudy has been super clingy and sleeping in my lap off and on while I have been browsing sites and playing. As I typed this up, he woke up and looked at me, as if to say come on it’s time for bed. The look he gave me was dirty and I know he was trying to make me feel guilty. Yeah, it sort of worked because I am saving this and heading up.

Not exactly a productive day as I would have hoped but it was enjoyable. Hopefully tomorrow will also be enjoyable once I get my morning errands out of the way.

Sunday … Had some insomnia but managed to get back to sleep without having to watch TV. Both cats helped me with that. So thoughtful of them, just makes the bed crowded. Woke up on time. Fed the cats. I got ready & dressed, headed out for breakfast and then hit up the grocery store. This was Target weekend, but I opted to skip it and just picked up a container of cat treats at the grocery store. Debated on topping off my tank the gas gage said that I can travel 320 miles, and it’s just used a little fuel from the last fill up. I decided on coming home. Got the groceries put away, then unloaded the dish washer and put the cats fountain in. I went and got undressed and watched TV before my food coma kicked in. Eventually I passed out for a little bit. I didn’t want to get out of bed. I heard a lawn mower running and Rudy wanted his lunch, so that got me out of bed. I fed Rudy and peeked out the back door. Saw the neighbors’ kid on the lawn mower. He was riding around a little like I used to when I drove one as a kid. I was totally reckless, but this kid was much more controlled. It took me back in time watching him and wishing that it was me instead. Got my medicine put out for the week. Then put the cats’ fountain back together. The motor needed to be cleaned as well and that’s where the bulk of the crud was. I got it flushed out and super clean. Both cats watched with anticipation as I put the fountain back in service. They had a dish of water while it was in for maintenance, and they both drank a little out of it. Once the fountain was back up and running, Mora dove in and drank like I’ve not seen her drink before. Fresh clean purified water from a jug. I drink from the tap. The cats get superior treatment!

I cleaned the house and then decided to run some cleaner through the dishwasher. I grabbed my next load of laundry and headed down. I was alone for a while. Got my inbox cleaned out finally. Nothing like a zero inbox, I like it tidy. Just started surfing for porn and Rudy came back down. He is in my arms sleeping again as I work to type this. I kind of had other plans but there is nothing like cuddle time with him. He doesn’t do this that often, but when he does it’s so cute and I savor it. He beats his tail against me or the desk until he falls asleep then he is perfectly still. Last night he fell asleep twice. Right now, he’s working on it but just not quite there yet.

Thinking about supper I am headed back to my hometown not sure if I am getting Mexican or Pizza, both are in roughly the same location. The pizza place is where they used to have hot younger guys for waiters but that has pretty much dried up and you might find a guy there but it’s mostly girls. The pizza is good and honestly, I haven’t had it in a while, so I am seriously considering it. However, in my mind I really want to stay local either hit up a local Mexican place or go to the pizza place that has not so good pizza and get my favorite pasta dish that comes with a small salad and garlic bread. I always leave there full and happy.

Not like I have anything going on for the day, need to run some cleaner through the washing machine as my laundry dries. There is some outside work that I need to do but just not in the mood. That’s about it. Well looks like Rudy can’t get comfy so he just left me. I am thinking of heading up for a bit anyway. The new neighbors sure have a crowd of cars, not sure if that is going to be the norm but based on the cars it looks like two families living there. The driveway and the street are full.

Hope that it’s a good day for you! Back to my normal routine tomorrow. Take care!

BARE MINIMUM FRIDAY

We made it to Friday, yay!

The morning started off early for me, woke up around 6a thanks to my body. Rudy came in and was resting on top of me. He got settled and spun around so he was facing the door, as if there was any threat that is going to enter. If there was, I’m sure he would run and hide. Anyway, I let him sit for a few minutes before I decided to let him know I was awake. That’s when he commenced with his happy dance, aka biscuit making. He nuzzled my face and gave me a love bite on my chin. We got up and started the day.

I still had nothing big going so I logged in upstairs and got comfy on the couch. Noodled around a little bit at work and then sat and waited to see what the day would bring. After a couple hours nothing had come in. I was growing tired and decided to head off to my bedroom to lay down. Both cats were sleeping.

No sooner than I got comfy in my bed with my trusty phone by my side, both came in. Mora snuggled up next to me and Rudy got in between my legs and laid down. We watched a little TV and as I was enjoying and appreciating the experience, that’s when things started up at work. Go figure. I sit and wait in anticipation for hours with nothing but if I step away for a moment that’s when all hell breaks loose.

I wound up getting into it with a manager from another team. He was being stupid and telling me to do something that I told him I had already done. I put him in his place because I’m tired of BS and just don’t want to deal with outright stupidity. I’m sure that wasn’t a career endearing move, but no one called me on it. I’m worrying about it more than I should be.

I saw something on social media two Fridays in a row that said essentially that Friday is the day of the week to do the least just to get by. I decided to adopt that methodology and thus far it seems to be slightly working for me. It would be nice to have our work week changed to 4 days instead of 5 and while that bill is kicked around, I honestly don’t think there is a chance that it will pass. Too many companies and lobbyists will probably make sure of that. Still, I can hope and dream, there is no charge for that.

Then the afternoon rolls around and I wound up joining a meeting a half hour before it even began. I realized my mistake quickly and left. Joined back up when it was time. Had to listen to my boss and see his fat face. He yammered along with the vendor we were meeting with. The meeting was over and then he had us join him in a meeting afterwards to recap what happened in the meeting, we had to listen to him compose an email (which is normal). He likes to have an audience when he is sending emails but it’s annoying to me and a waste of our time. Maybe no one else minds but I sure do. Not like I can do anything about it though.

Fetched the trash barrel early this morning, it felt nice out at 58 degrees. Compared to the hot and humid weather we had last week. My AC has for sure run a lot less this week.

Finished off the Lasagna Soup last night. Surprisingly the cats left me alone, which was nice. I didn’t go to bed hungry, but I really wanted something sweet before I called it a night.

My next food dilemma is do I want Chili for Supper or Chicken Pot Pie. They both sound appealing to me. I am going to look to see what the expiration date is on the Chili and that will make my decision for me. I know I’m going to enjoy whichever one I decide on.

Not sure if it’s my new neighbor or a helper of theirs but someone rode up on a motorcycle yesterday. It was parked on the street all day long. Once it got dark and everyone was settled in there was a loud crack as it started up. Scared me and the cats at the same time. I hope that is not a regular thing that I have to listen to. It’s a quiet neighborhood for the most part. Once and a while we get someone advertising, they have a stereo or a loud car but otherwise it’s quiet. I enjoy that and know that is one of the big draws to our neighborhood. It’s busy at times but still even with normal pedestrian and automobile traffic folks tend to be silent and that’s not a bad thing in my book.

Thinking a little bit of the hot college guy and really wanting some companionship. I don’t feel nearly as low as I did last weekend. I have a sense that feeling might be coming back especially with the weekend approaching and me having nothing but time on my hands. Hopefully it doesn’t return because it is no fun. I am horned up, at least that is something that I can take care of on my own. It is a great way to end the day and drift off to sleep. Hopefully, I have enough strength to make it happen.

Now bring on the weekend or at least Saturday. I enjoy that day the most, especially knowing that I have the next day off. I hope you have a great weekend!

Doing better

Hope that you had a great Tuesday! Mine has been just okay; it’s an average day. Best thing about today is that the boss is gone. I got some relaxation time in but as per usual it was short before my phone summoned me back to work.

There has been no movement on my friend request to the hot college guy. Just taking some time to reflect, I had a genuine attraction to him. We had a nice conversation. Of course I am in love with his body. However, I think that it’s likely I am the only one interested. If he does accept my friend request I will be pleased. I think that will probably be as far as it goes. I’d love a chance to chat him up in person because then I would just outright ask but that’s highly unlikely to happen. I feel better about the whole thing today and I imagine as the days go by that will continue to improve. Though it might be a while before I forget him.

In other news I’ve made it past all the early years of Roseanne. Just started when the show came back to life after years of being done. I think if I am lucky that I might get to cancel my Peacock subscription soon, that is unless I manage to find something else there to watch. I will get nosy and explore but I really don’t need another streaming service, but it is nice to have choices. Provided that I have something to watch.

Had Lasagna Soup last night for supper. Even though it didn’t come out of a can, Rudy still thought I was eating his food. He begged and begged me to give it to him, but I resisted, which isn’t easy when you’re dealing with “The Salesman”. He knows how to turn on the charm.

Much later in the evening yesterday, Mora wore me down and I had to open a second can of food for supper. They both pigged out on that. I knew what she wanted and held off as long as I could. I know that feeding them both too much results in them getting sick. Guess what I woke up to this morning? Yeah, I was unhappy but not surprised.

Weather has cooled off here. AC is still running now and then but for sure not all day long. Our sunshine has been limited, and it’s mostly overcast all day long. I much more enjoy a nice sunny day.

Tomorrow won’t be a whole lot of fun because the boss will be back and late morning a series of meetings starts, hopefully something will demand the boss’s attention, and he will have to cut our meetings short. After lunch we have a meeting with a vendor and by then I will be anxious for that meeting to be done. Hopefully it won’t be nearly as bad as I am anticipating, and the day will be just as easy as today was.

Off I go to enjoy the evening. Thanks for stopping by!

Sober Reality

I am still thinking about the hot college guy that was here on Saturday for the column work. I unfortunately am head over heels for him. I’m glad that I didn’t send a friend request to the social media profile that I thought I found for him. It’s got some nice/sexy photos of a guy but upon second reflection, I am more “sober” today (not that I’ve ever been drunk). What I mean by that is a little less ruled by infatuation and my dick. Anyway, there’s no way that guy is him. It is some other hot guy that shares the same name. I had it all worked out in my mind that I’d send a friend request and then if he accepted I could make a move and see where things went. I am glad that I woke up and realized it wasn’t him before I did something stupid.

I feel something in my heart about this guy. I am awestruck by his beauty and enjoyed the conversation that we had. They call it hindsight because you reflect on something. It’s always 20/20. I’m telling myself that I should have made a move. I know he said something about wanting to be a doctor, then a wife and family. That leads me to believe he is likely straight.

The only social media profile that I know is his, is the one his college mentioned because he is a popular athlete. It’s set to private and there is only one post. Looks like he has plenty of friends based on the counters. I have a public profile on that platform but there is no content. I am thinking of setting my public profile private, adding some content and sending him a friend request to see if he accepts it. Time is on my side here but the longer I go the less likely he will be to remember me. My heart is a mess because I kind of feel like I let something pass by that I shouldn’t have. Yeah, I tend to fall for a guy quickly based on looks. This guy’s exterior looked tough and had I not talked with him I wouldn’t know otherwise.

While I want to get to know more about him and see if there is something there. Having others around could have prevented him from asking me. It for sure prevented me from asking him. He does appear straight to me and that is likely the case. Since I tend to fall for the straight guys. He knows where I live and could easily hop in his car and drive over and knock on the door. While I am old enough to be his father and that might be intimidating to him, he’s got more muscle than I do.

I should probably just let this go, that way there is no risk of real rejection or anything beyond that happening. I’m sure if I press this that I will probably wind up getting hurt emotionally. It is just that my heart is telling me to press, if you don’t try then you will never know. I’m smart enough that if I ask and get a no that I don’t press the issue. I move on, always have and always will. Emotions can be tricky to deal with, especially when it involves the heart. Still letting this go is something that I will likely do. I mean if there was no romantic interest there, we could just be friends, but I don’t think someone as young as him wants some old man for a friend.

On a different note, the mistake maker apparently has some illness making its way around his house, so he is out today. Says that he will be back tomorrow. Of course it happens during the week he is on call. I’ve been pulling the weight thus far. It’s not been horrible, but we did have a busy flurry this morning. The boss sounds like he is going to take tomorrow off, which sounds great to me, wouldn’t upset me if he was out for longer. He told me that he wants to surprise his son and do something with him spontaneously since the kids on fall break. Fall break, school just started. I never had one of those when I was in school. The most I had to look forward to was a holiday for a couple days at Thanksgiving and then again Christmas/New Years. Outside of that and the occasional Federally observed holiday, school was open way more than I think it is today for most kids. Then again, the world is a very different place today than the world I grew up in.

One or both cats apparently got sick overnight. I unknowingly stepped into something when I went to turn the light on in my room after having breakfast. Rudy didn’t like the first can I put out so I had to open a second can before he would eat. I think he’s the one who got sick. He ate lunch no problem. Both are resting now that lunch is done. Mora knows that I’m hurting so she comes over to cuddle with me, she can read me like a book, and I don’t have to say a word. At least I can lean on her a little bit. I am going to try to brush them to see if that doesn’t help quell this getting sick. I hate cleaning up messes but it’s worse when you step in it never knowing it was there in the first place. Do that in the dark in the middle of the night and wow it’s a hell of an instant wake up call.

Here’s hoping that I decide on the guy and stick with it, regardless if it’s right or wrong. That the week isn’t too bad and meetings are kept to a minimum. Anxious for the weekend as usual. I’m still looking at jobs but there really isn’t anything that appealing that I have found thus far. Tune in again to find out what happens. Thanks for stopping by!

Lonely

I’ve been thinking about the college guy yesterday and how I wished that I would have made a move. That’s even though I believe he’s straight. Hell, I might have at least been able to make a friend if nothing else. Every time I look out at the column that he painted I think of him. It’s like a reminder and it’s painful. He did a great job and I’m proud that the project is behind me, it’s going to be a while before I can look at the column and not think of him. I had a thought of trying to reach out to him via social media, but I know that is less likely to have the favorable outcome that I want. I’m not a weird person, just lonely sprinkled with a hint of desperation. While I’m not a fan of his boss I kind of want to call him and plan another job just to get the guy back here so I can ask him out. That’s not going to happen, but the thought crossed my mind.

I made it out for breakfast and I was very hungry. I had a delicious breakfast and then headed off to the grocery store. Then off to the gas pump. The prices per gallon are insane but since I usually don’t go below a ½ tank and that’s right where I was, my bill wasn’t horribly high but still I know that it could have been cheaper.

Came home and unloaded the groceries. I curled up with the cats. I got sleepy but I had problems falling asleep. While it was a pain, I think it will work to my advantage tonight or so I hope, because I need a good night’s sleep.

Had a horrible nightmare last night, it involved my favorite cashier at the grocery store. She’s an older lady and I don’t see her like I used to because she doesn’t work Sunday mornings. I was shaken when I woke up at 6a but was thankful that it was only a dream. I got up to use the restroom, and Rudy joined me when I returned to bed. He was hopeful that I would steer towards the direction of the kitchen instead of the bedroom. We had a nice cuddle session, and I tried to go back to sleep but that was pointless. The light in the living room turned on at 6:30a & that was my cue to get moving. I took my sweet time but made it out of bed and Rudy got his breakfast.

The loneliness pain is the absolute worst. I think that because of the fact I am gay, my age doesn’t help. I want the pain to stop and this problem solved. The negative way comes to mind of just dropping out of life in general. That would solve the problem but then I’d never get to know what the future had in store for me. Conversely the pain would stop. However, the only thing I am sticking around for is the cats. If it wasn’t for them, I think I would have checked out a long time ago. It’s been going on for long enough and yeah, I know that it’s all up to me, not like some hot guy is just going to magically come walking up to my doorstep but sure would be nice if that happened. I kind of feel like I get to see all these hot guys and some I ask out and get turned down; others play games. I’m not up for rejection but I know it comes with the territory and it’s something you must get used to, suck it up and move on there will always be another hot guy. However, the rejection can harden you and eventually you get to the point where you don’t want to take a chance because it’s probably going to wind up being the same no, sorry I’m straight. Humor but what ever happened to trying something new? My end game is sexually motivated but I’m NOT looking to jump in bed, I want to get to know a guy and make sure that were a match and we both want the same thing, then we can go hop in bed. I think that if I do ever actually get to have sex with another guy that I might have feelings of guilt, but I know my spouse is dead and gone, he would want me to move on. Just as if the shoe had landed on the other foot, I would want the same for him.

Still, I decided it was time to look at dating apps again. I got on something new with the intent on subscribing for a month, but they wanted $50. I didn’t really like what I saw and deleted my account. I downloaded another app to look around and try. I had no idea it wasn’t open to everyone that wanted to subscribe. I built my profile and am waiting to get approved. There are no options at this stage to delete my account, which is kind of what I want to do since it’s not open. I don’t have a comfort feeling about it.

I went out for Mexican food at my favorite place. The flavor I was looking for was there. It was nice to be out of the house. I really didn’t want to come home but I’ve had laundry to finish up, and the cats needed their supper so here I am.

Life – it’s full of emotions and experiences. Wish I would have enjoyed and appreciated my youth while I had it. I have lots of memories to reflect on, some good and some bad. I’m proud of the accomplishments that I have made over the last 13 years, and I know my late spouse would be proud of me as well. Never thought I’d make it to this point but here I am. Only thing left is to find a guy to share the rest of my life with. Would be nice to win the lottery and quit my job. If that doesn’t happen then some how either find a new job or find a way to be content where I am. If all these pieces fell into place, I tell myself the same lie repeatedly, I’d be happy. Truth is I’d be happier, but I don’t know for certain that I would truly be happy. I’ve had plenty of time to experience being sad, lonely and depressed. I’d like a chance to flip those emotions and experience years of happiness and positive things. I kind of think I have paid my dues but then again, I am biased.

Hoping for a great week ahead for all of us. Sincerely, thank you for stopping by it makes my day that you are here. Take care!

Friday & Saturday

FRIDAY

Well today isn’t off to a good start. I woke up to a notification that the internet is out. First estimated restore time was 10a. Then as the morning went on, I got a second notice that the outage had grown larger, but they kept the same restoration time. Now that we are close to 10a the latest update says 3p for restoration. This afternoon I got an updated restoration time that it’s now going to be 6p before it’s fixed. Another update came in later in the afternoon that says now it’s going to be 7p. I saw on social media that AT&T is also having problems. Lots of people in the area are without service, you’d think that would create a sense of urgency, but I guess were just the paying customers and we should expect it. I am very thankful for my hotspot on my phone, once again it saved the day. I’ve got my Roku and Laptop connected to it. No sense in sitting here with no TV that would be very boring. I called the cable company and asked for a credit since I have had no service for the bulk of the day. They are reviewing my request and will let me know about it once service has been restored. Not exactly what I wanted to hear but I think I will get something.

Next update was from the contractor. The column isn’t in and is scheduled for afternoon delivery. They might come out this afternoon or perhaps tomorrow morning. I asked them to keep me updated. I am not getting a comfort vibe about this. Too many more excuses and I will tell them the deal is off. As the afternoon wore on, I sent a text to get an update. They haven’t picked up the column but say that it is in and they will get it in the morning. I had to press about what time they would be here tomorrow. Finally got an answer that they expect to be here between 8a and 9a. I just hope they don’t send me a message tomorrow morning with another excuse as that won’t bode well with me.

Cats were a little perplexed by me staying upstairs, I think they thought I was taking the day off. I kind of wish that I was. It would be so easy to say sorry no internet can’t work, taking the day off. However, I’m plugging away, already knocked out my morning to-do list. I don’t have much going on today and am thankful for that. It will however make for a long day.

Grass guys just showed up, saw a hot blond guy working for them that did the trimming and blowing work. He had long hair and was very in shape. Tempting to step out and make a move but I stayed put. Just admired from afar.

Work was quiet all day long up until the day came to an end and then I had requests coming at me faster than I could deal with. I’ve caught up. While I am not on-call I am staying available to help one person. They can’t follow instructions and it’s frustrating. Hopefully I will be done with them in an hour.

I’ve been watching Landlord Tennant cases all day long with my favorite judge (Judge Simpson) in Michigan. It’s 6p here and he is still going strong. It’s later than that in Michigan. I’m just fascinated by housing court, it’s interesting. Plus, the judge is quite entertaining. He loves levity and he’s very fair to make sure no one gets screwed over.

The internet came back up around 10:30p but my connection was back and working around 8p. Cable company says they are giving me credit for the outage. I’m sure that will be a very small amount since we’re only talking 1 day of service, still something is better than nothing for the inconvenience. 

SATURDAY

The contractor showed up around 9:30a. A crew of 3 people father, son and a worker. The worker looks to be in his mid-20’s to early 30’s. I’m a poor judge of age but damn he’s got a hot smoking body! The crew got the column swapped out. Father and son left, the hot worker is still here, and he is painting the column. Giving it two coats. Mora growled at him and she has only growled at one other worker that showed up, oddly I was sexually attracted to that other worker. That tells me something is off about him. It’s a hot day outside and the first coat of paint should dry in no time. The work looks good from where I am sitting in my living room. I know I am getting raped on the price, but I agreed to it. As time went on the lone worker got bored waiting for the paint to dry. He eventually laid down on my front porch and was coughing. I thought a good excuse to go outside was to offer him an ice-cold bottle of water. He thanked me for it and gladly accepted it. We chatted for a while, and I listened closely as he spoke. He’s straight and wants a wife & family. He’s in school to become a doctor. As he painted, I had his ass right in line with my face. It was so difficult to keep my hands to myself, but I managed. When the other two got back from tending to their other jobs, they were just in time to wrap things up.

The owner made a smart-ass comment in regard to a request I made and we quickly had words. I reminded him that I’m the customer and he’s going to do things my way because I’m the asshole that is paying the bill. That settled that quickly. I will never call him again for anything! The guy hit me up shortly after they arrived in the morning with a slightly lower price for cleaning my gutters but I’m not biting. It was tempting to take advantage of his offer because it’s low, but I’d just as soon hire someone else for that task. If his price for this column wasn’t so high, I probably would have bitten. The column work is done, and it looks fantastic. The job that was supposed to take 2 hours wound up not wrapping up until 1:30p. Glad I didn’t have anywhere I needed to be. I’m also thankful that this took place on a Saturday when I could devote my full attention to it.

Once they were gone, I grabbed a soda. Passed out attention to the cats and then got busy on the computer. I found the smoking hot college guy. He’s got quite the profile with lots of shirtless and sexy photos. None of which are terribly recent. He’s smooth and his chest and arms look as good as the rest of his body. He’s a runner so no wonder he’s in such fine shape. His social media profile doesn’t list anything about him. He’s got some photos of girls on his page. I wondered if I shouldn’t have made a move just because but I’m kind of glad that I didn’t especially since Mora growled at him. He seems nice enough, but something tells me there is a darker side and I’m missing something. I’ve got enough problems and don’t need to add any more to the list.

I didn’t sleep well and tried to work on a morning nap but just like on a working day taking a nap, my phone kept waking me up. Eventually there was no going back to sleep because I was jolted awake and stayed that way.

Rudy wasn’t happy with breakfast and was quick to hit me up for lunch when I came back in.

I had chips for supper last night. Breakfast was a refrigerated breakfast sandwich and a Belvita Banana Bread bar. I am looking forward to my next meal which will be had in a restaurant.

I took a shower and then headed out. Hit up Cracker Barrel and had a nice meal. A lady and a guy sat next to me. He looked like he was her son. Her phone kept ringing and each time she would talk a little bit then ask the person, “Did you call me”? I thought she was out of her mind. The phone rang so of course someone called you, it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out. I was happy to get away from her. Headed to grab the mail and pick up cat food. Then back home.

Working on laundry and making up for yesterday and today in my surfing adventures. I’m sure there is a trove of things waiting for me. I’d call it a productive and quite expensive day.

I hope that all is well in your world. Thanks for stopping by, take care!

Thursday

Welcome in. My internet connection has been solid and hopefully it stays that way. I am thinking about trying out 5G home internet. Since it operates from a cell tower there shouldn’t be any outages and while the speed isn’t quite comparable to cable the price is way better. I suppose it’s a come on when they start prices out low and once the service gains in popularity, they lower the boom and raise the price. Kind of how cable did with TV and Internet.

On the work front things were not so bad today. The project work meeting went way long and my boss was yammering. It was chaos just like the last one was. Maybe after we keep doing this, he will get better, but I am not holding out any hope because I know him all too well. The firewall meeting also went long. He let me add in a few things but thankfully he talked and I just gave him remote control of my computer, it was easier than listening to him click here, go there. That got old after a while. We got a hot new guy in our office. I saw a photo of him and wow makes me want to go in the office. However, as far as I know he’s straight. I am told who is out as gay, we have employee resource groups that people get put in. There is one for almost everything, veterans, gay, of color, women, etc. I am not a fan of them, I think they label people, but people volunteer to be placed in them. Our Diversity Team sends out messages to them, and I think some of them have meetings. Totally not my thing. I don’t think my employer needs to know my sexuality. Besides that, even if the new hot guy was gay, I wouldn’t make a move because business and personal are two separate worlds for me and that’s the way I prefer to keep it. Life is simpler that way, at least in my eyes.

Got the trash out late but it’s waiting for it’s early morning pickup. I am sure I will hear the banging of the cans when the truck shows up at 6a. They don’t mess around; they get the job done quickly and keep on moving.

I had a muffin bar and a cookie for lunch because the project meeting went long. It was another hot one today and the AC is humming away. In my photo memories last year at this time, I got my windshield replaced and it was hot and humid out then. I remember it all too well. The big cool down is coming so the weatherman says. Time will tell.

Well tomorrow is the big day I have been waiting for. I hope the column replacement goes off without a hitch, and I can check that task off my list. I plan on working upstairs all day long since I have no idea when the guys are going to show up. I anticipate that it will be early morning because it’s cooler then but not for long. It gets hot out fast. The cats won’t know what to do with themselves with me upstairs all day long, that’s not our normal routine. However, we will make it work. I am anticipating an easy day of work, hopefully I am correct.

Looking forward to the weekend. Need to plan for some more time off. A colleague today suggested the week of Thanksgiving, that isn’t a bad idea. Use 3 days of time and get 5 days off. Wish I could do the same thing around Christmas but that’s my holiday this year and I will be on call that week. For the most part nothing happens on Holidays when were on call but there have been occurrences in years past.

On to surf the web and see what debauchery I can find. Hope that all is well.

SOME KIND OF LUCK

I wound up going back to work on Thursday. I was up at 4am and couldn’t go back to sleep despite trying. By 6am I gave up and said I’m feeding the cats and going back to bed. I got connected to work and saw my inbox continuing to overflow it was close to 800 emails just in my inbox alone, that’s not counting what was filtered to folders. Then my gut kicked in and said you need to go back today; something is going to happen. It was one of those eerie kinds of feelings. I knew that if I went against it I’d probably be sorry. So, I wolfed down breakfast, threw on some clothes, grabbed my water bottle and headed downstairs.

The cats missed me and made some noise; I came up for bathroom breaks and to pass out lunch. I took an abbreviated lunch and returned to the basement in the afternoon. I was down there all day long. I don’t exactly know where or how I was able to motivate myself because I was exhausted from not sleeping much. I got caught up and managed to accomplish way more than I thought I would. It felt good to have an empty inbox. Talked with the mistake maker and we caught up a little bit.

I thought exhaustion would help fuel a great night’s sleep but sadly I was wrong. I woke up at 2a this morning and managed to get back to sleep by 4a. I woke up again exhausted and really wanted to take the day off but pressed on.

While the day is almost done, I am not quite off the hook just yet. My boss dogged me a little bit yesterday because I chimed in to help on something and that just resulted in him dumping more work on me. I should just keep quiet instead of being helpful. He’s been after me to train the new guy on our Firewalls and I have just put it off. Today I got a written request, and he asked me to invite him to the meeting. He wanted it to be set early next week, so I purposely made it towards the end of the week. I really don’t want to do it but suppose that I can’t put it off forever. It’s pointless to teach him because he won’t even have an account to login to them and my boss takes his sweet time before he gives access to the Firewalls you can wait as long as 2 years. I got my access after 6 months, but I had to go through a formal training course. He wanted to send the mistake maker to the same training but never did and finally after 2 years he just gave him access.

In other news last night, I saw that there was a firmware update for my home router, so I applied it. I had no idea that it would take away remote access to the router. That’s better from a security standpoint because you must physically be here and/or connected to one of the machines in the house and have the credentials to log in. It’s kind of a pain because I had an app on my phone that ceased to function after the update. I could monitor signal strength of WIFI devices, see what/who was connected and reboot the router without being logged on to a computer. Plus, the app would send me alerts if there was a problem or loss of connectivity and it didn’t matter if I was home or not. I did some research and found that my model of router wasn’t on the list to have this service deprecated but again from a security perspective it is much more secure and better.

Today was the day to set the trash out. With the Labor Day holiday trash pickup is pushed back one day. At least it was supposed to be. I waited until the afternoon and got it ready and got it set out. It wasn’t but 15 minutes later and a trash truck showed up, emptied the container and kept on moving. I’ve never had that kind of luck. Perhaps it was just good timing on my part or perhaps it is a sign that something good is going to happen. Hey I can hold out hope, there is no charge for that.

Still watching Roseanne on Peacock and peppering in some YouTube Videos to spice things up a little bit. Food wise I finished the pizza last night and am glad that it’s gone. I’ve got Spaghetti to heat up for supper and kind of looking forward to it. Then there is the left-over Chocolate Cake. Part of me wants it tonight for desert and the other part of me wants to have it for breakfast.

My calendar is clear and outside of feeding the cats I can sleep in and be lazy tomorrow if I want. I like having flexibility and not having looming tasks or deadlines. I’ve got laundry to do, some porn surfing to catch up on, need to grab the mail and get a bite to eat in the afternoon. Not sure where I am going to go. I had it all worked out on Monday, but I’ve slept since then and my taste changes. Thinking of Mexican food but not exactly sure where I am going to go for it. That pretty much takes care of Saturday. Sunday is the usual breakfast out, grocery shopping, cleaning the house and grabbing a bite to eat in the afternoon. Cracker Barrel sounds pretty good but I will have to travel a little bit since I won’t visit the one that is closest to me. That’s due to the gay waiter there that was interested in me. He led me on for the longest time. Seeing him would just bring back memories and stir up hope again. I know he’s a lost cause and for that reason I avoid seeing him at all costs. However, I am always on the look out for a hot guy to hit on, my only problem is they all seem to be straight just like Spaghetti before it gets all hot and wet.

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

HOT & WORN OUT

I know it’s been a bit since my last post. I surprised my Thanksgiving Friends on my birthday. I took over fresh bakery from a local place they like. I only planned on staying for a couple hours but wound up spending all day with them. They have a guest staying with them, it’s there would be future daughter-in-law. She was going with one of their sons who died during the Iraq war. Their late son and this gal had plans to marry but obviously that never happened. I met her years ago at Christmas time, it was shortly after I lost my spouse, so around 11 or 12 years ago. Her and I started chatting and it turned into a therapy session for both of us. She has tried to commit suicide twice. She can’t move on since she lost the love of her life. She has had a few boyfriends, but they were all the wrong types of men. She has no money and no job. She doesn’t like computers or technology and will be looking for a job after the Labor Day holiday. I wound up taking her shopping for a few things she needed and filled up her gas tank. This was quite the expensive favor I did but honestly spending the money didn’t phase me one bit. I offered to get her oil changed but she didn’t want to. Turns out her vehicle is overdue. My friends took me out for dinner. We went to a new place for fish, it sucked. I was sick the next day from what I ate, and I won’t be going back to that place.

Wednesday, I had my facial and got free shampoo, which felt awesome. Not spectacular but the gal knew what she was doing. I re-watched Boots on Netflix. Saw 9 to 5 again for the millionth time. I love that movie and have ever since it came out. Shame there wasn’t a sequel.

Had an incident with a pedestrian. I went out for breakfast on Friday and when I was leaving the restaurant this cunt was walking along the sidewalk. She saw my vehicle pulling out and came out of nowhere and called me out for not yielding to her. She saw me and common sense would have told me if I was her to either wait or walk behind the vehicle, but the cunt made an issue out of it. I should have run over her foot. That shook me up and I came back home for a while.

I got out later in the day hit up Sam’s Club. I got everything on my list. It was so difficult to get there this time because of the heat and me just saying I’ll do it tomorrow. Eventually, you run out of tomorrows. I wanted to hit up Lowe’s but never made it. It’s still on my to-do list.

Went out to a new Mexican place in the afternoon. They have this slightly spicy and tangy cheese dip they bring with salsa and chips. It’s awesome stuff and I will for sure go back. It’s in a former chain Mexican place that closed. They dressed the place up and it looks super good inside. The food is average.

After that I hit up the movies and saw Coyte vs Acme. Everyone tells me I don’t look my age. The lady that sold me my ticket gave me the senior discount. It felt good but also, I was appalled at the same time. Movie was awesome and I recommend seeing it, especially if you like cartoons or grew up watching them, you will enjoy it. Lots of surprise characters and a very well-made movie in my opinion.

Today (Saturday) I laid around and napped a bit. Rudy finally had enough of it and told me I needed to get moving. So, I did. I bought some wax strips thinking that I could wax my hole. That was a huge disaster. I had bought some cream made for men wanting to remove hair from their genitals and anal area. I decided to use that. It felt like I put Ben-Gay on my nuts, not pleasant at all. I spent a long time in the shower. There was glue from the wax strip, and I had to use a wipe that was included in the kit to get the glue removed. I returned to the shower and washed again. I’ll never ever repeat this little experiment. Andrew Goes Places says that he uses Nair on his genitals and anal area, it works for him. He looks so smooth. I think all I did was inflict unnecessary pain on myself, not sure that much if any hair came off and I for sure used a hell of a lot of water.

Once I recovered from that, I got dressed and headed to the office. Checked my desk and had no mail, which is a good thing. Walked around making sure there were no obvious problems that would require a return trip next week. Things like misbehaving or break while I am on vacation. I had to check on things for my own peace of mind. Found a couple of large conference rooms where the lights were on, but no one was around. I shut them off. I heard a voice, so I knew I wasn’t alone but never saw anyone.

After that I headed a couple streets over to my favorite Italian place and got to order the dish that I had been wanting to try for a very long time. They told me last time it would be back in September and that was correct. I left with a free piece of chocolate cake for my birthday. Saw a couple of hot guys, so nice eye candy to go with my meal. I was stuffed when I left, the cake was to go no way I could have eaten another bite. Parking was a mess, so I had a little bit of a walk. Full stomach, super-hot outside. I was breathing a little heavy by the time I returned to my vehicle, shame it wasn’t because I had sex.

I opted to return home. I said I would rest up and then head back out hit up the cat food store and Lowe’s but damn I am exhausted. It’s supposed to be cooler tomorrow, so I plan to knock out both of those tasks then. If for some reason I, don’t I still have Monday. After that I will be all out of tomorrows. Because on Tuesday it is back to work and I will be on call. I’ve still not looked at work email and have no plans to do so until Tuesday morning. Whatever is there will be waiting for me, it’s not like it’s going to get up and leave. Fuck I so don’t look forward to going back but glad that I discovered that I will still have 2 weeks accruing to use before the end of the year. I’m thinking perhaps a little bit of cooler weather next month, take another week and get that dumpster and clean this place up like I’ve been wanting to for a while.

In addition to my errands tomorrow I want to travel to the pizza place where the straight guy works that I have a wicked crush on to torture myself and just drool over him while I eat pizza.

Right now, Monday I think will be a stay home day but hey something could change my mind on that and I might get out. Right now, my gas tank is closer to empty than it’s been in a very long time and filling it up tomorrow is going to seriously hurt but I had fun getting it to this point. Vacation is nice but it always involves spending more money than one really wants to, at least in my experience. I didn’t go hog wild and can pay cash for every penny I spent, which makes me feel good.

I almost forgot I hired a contractor finally to replace the column on my front porch. He’s expensive but I have confidence in him. I wanted him to clean my gutters as well but he seems way high on that, despite the detail he quoted me on making sure the downspouts were clean (they are all clean I have strainers in) and he said he would also blow off my roof from any debris, there are a couple sticks up there but a little wind and they will be on the ground in no time.

Time to catch up on porn surfing. I’m working on laundry and will be headed to bed in a while. Need to go to a new place for breakfast because the place I normally go to is closed this month because the owner went on vacation. Wish I could take a month off, gee wonder how long it would take me to catch up on email from that? Things will go back to normal in October so there is something for me to look forward to.

I hope you’re doing well and staying cool. Thanks for stopping by!

What a week

Did you miss me? Well, I’m still here. It’s just been one of those weeks.

My problems began on Wednesday. There was an important meeting that I should have attended in person, which means going into the office. It was filled with Management. I’m sure someone asked where I was and probably got the response, he’s a remote worker or he mostly works from home. Obviously, I wasn’t there. I had planned on going in but my Insomnia and worry kicked in and kept me awake so by the time morning rolled around I was in no shape to do anything. I took the day off, thinking that perhaps by being “out of the office” that would explain why I wasn’t there. I am expecting the worst and that “my dirty little secret” is out and probably has surfaced up to HR. Then again, I could just be a bit paranoid. No one moves very fast around there so it could be a week or more before I hear anything presuming that my dirty little secret did in fact get leaked. While I anticipate if it’s known that I’d probably be terminated there is the chance that I would just be told to get back to the office. Honestly, no one complains about my work, I’m known for speed & accuracy. So, I don’t follow the go into the office 3 days a week bullshit rule. I still work every day and put in more than my share of overtime. I know that loyalty or your dedication and contributions don’t matter if HR looks to discipline or terminate someone. I also know my boss’ boss is the one who would be the one to likely make the final call because my boss is incapable of wiping his own ass without asking his boss for permission first and then making sure he agrees with how he’s wiping. The man has no spine, it’s like he can’t think for himself, or he’s been brow beaten not to think for himself. That’s part of the reason why I dislike them both. I really feel that the company would chop off its nose despite its face.

I only took Wednesday off and “went back” (I still worked from home) Thursday and worked Friday. It was late on Friday when my boss called, I figured here it came. He just had a simple question for me, and I was able to get him an answer even though I was off the clock. So, I’m not sure if that was to throw me off the scent or if even, he doesn’t know yet, presuming that my secret is in fact out. I could just be worked up about nothing. I just don’t trust managers/management.

Presuming that I’m all worked up over nothing and it comes time for my promotion, I think that I am going to be shoved into the role and not asked if I want it. If turns out to be something that if I don’t want, I expect to have to fight. I hope I’m wrong and they play fair and lay everything out on the table so I can make an informed decision. I also think that if I do take the promotion, it would be smart to go back to the office, because that saying the bigger, they are the harder they fall. I’m sure that if I was promoted and considered management and not following the rules that would certainly be curtains for me if that secret got out. I can only worry so much, so I’m just playing along now like everything is okay until I hear it’s not. I’m probably better off that way so I don’t tip anyone off that I’m worried about something, even though the worry is and has been there for a very long time. I’m on call next week and as usual I dread it. Hopefully it won’t be that bad.

In other news, I checked the mail on Friday and no green postcard, which is exactly what I expected. I’m certain that the carrier didn’t get it signed and tear it from the envelope, so I shelled out a bunch of money for nothing. I’m quite disappointed and mad. I’m sending a letter to complain and see what good that does, I did ask for the information that the services I paid for would yield and said if they couldn’t provide that to refund my money. I honestly think they will fold and give me my money back. I did get a blocked/private call on Friday. It could have been the kid trying to reach out but then again probably not. I don’t take calls without caller id and even with caller id you can’t be 100% certain you are going to be talking with the correct person on the other end since caller id can be spoofed. Technology is great but sometimes there are loopholes that fuck it up for everyone in general and spoofing caller id is one of those loopholes in my opinion.

I watched Season 3 of Tires on Netflix. It was pretty good and much longer than I thought it would be. I got through the bulk of it in one evening but then saved the last 4 episodes and wound up watching them on Friday night. I happened to be in the right place at the right time and looked out my back window to see one of the neighbors’ hot teenagers and he bent over. Simple things like that make my mouth water. As the song goes, I need a man to lay me down and give me something to feel or in simpler terms I need to get laid. I crave sex so bad and the longer I must wait the stronger the crave gets. Watching porn and rubbing one out helps but nothing beats the real thing baby! For clarity I like a younger guy but only would have sex with someone of legal age and I am not into hookups. Although I’ve thought about it, it just seems way too much to risk. 5 minutes of pleasure for what could be a lifetime of pain, no thanks.

Tuesday night I was sitting in my room watching TV with the cats and heard a beeping coming from the alarm panel. I figured that it was warning me that I had lost internet. Only I hadn’t lost internet. The cellular signal died and that’s never happened. I had phone and data cell service from the same carrier that the alarm uses. It puzzled me. I rebooted the system but that didn’t help. I finally got it armed again and turned on quiet mode to shut up the beeping. The remote-control app I have on my phone was down as well. I often leave and turn off the entry delay so if you open a door the alarm will go off with no waiting period. Just think if I was out and came home, that would have been a mess. Anyway, it was a couple days later I got a note that told me it was a nationwide thing and it’s fixed now. I had already figured that out. No one has said exactly what went wrong but I’m sure interested. Just think if you were a criminal and could hack an alarm provider like that you could break into many places, and no one would know until after the fact. It’s like a mobster told me when I was a kid, locks are for honest people. I suppose the same thing is true for alarm systems or security in general.

Speaking of home my neighbor’s house has an offer on it. I’m astonished that it went that quickly. I don’t know if there was compromise or if someone just offered asking price. Presuming the deal goes through I will find out soon enough because it’s all public record. I’ve been thinking about whoever moves in that I should tell them about the badly clogged gutters and the water that will pool in the backyard. Then again, I could just keep my mouth shut and let them figure it out on their own even though that doesn’t feel like the right thing to do. I guess it will depend on who it is and if our paths cross. Funny thing is that house was nothing but an empty lot when I moved in here and I watched it be built from the ground up. I’ve seen people come and go. There were a few renters for a while, but it only had like 3 owners total which is good for something that was built in the late 90’s. The listing makes the place shine but that’s the objective. If you want to sell a home you have to polish it up and make it shine, that’s what our realtor told me years after we bought this place.

I hit up the Mexican place by the office yesterday. There was no a/c in the place and they had fans on. It was just circulating humid air, and I couldn’t wait to get out of there. Chips were horrible but salsa was on point and good. Food was okay but my stomach has been churning ever since I left that place. I stopped by the office as I was expecting a package but there was nothing on my desk other than dust. I was quick to leave and head back home.

Finished up laundry, paying a couple big bills one of which was auto insurance. Jeez I can’t imagine how much I’d pay if I was driving a new vehicle. I may well be able to afford the vehicle but not the insurance. Yet another reason to keep driving what I have since it’s not really giving me any trouble. I really want a new vehicle, but it just doesn’t feel like it is the right time, at least today doesn’t. The last thing I want is to jump into car payments and then lose my job. That’s my biggest fear with a large purchase I’ve had it all my life and it does make me hold out longer before I take the risk.

Speaking of vehicles, I watched a police pursuit where a state trooper saw a vehicle speeding, he followed it and clocked it upwards of 100 mph. He fought like crazy to catch up to the guy, he tried to get away hit a bunch of vehicles and wrecked. Then went to flee, he tried to jump over the overpass, but he was high in the air and there was nothing below but solid ground. The trooper told him you don’t want to jump it won’t end well. The guy surrendered and as they were on the way to the hospital the guy said, “Are you taking me to real jail?” That made me laugh. The trooper didn’t hesitate and said yes. The guy said I don’t understand why. Seriously, you’ve got to be damn dumb. Turns out he was driving his girlfriend’s car, totaled it and was worried about how he, her and her kid were going to get around, like it was the trooper’s fault. If you flee a police officer, when they catch you, you will be headed straight to jail. It’s just a given fact. Then to cause an accident and not have insurance on the vehicle, yeah, it’s like you drew the go to jail card from Monopoly.

Today I woke up super early and had problems going back to sleep. I was a little late to get moving but I made it to breakfast. Had the best breakfast of Strawberry Cinnamon French Toast, Country Fried Steak and eggs. It was rather expensive, but I did enjoy it.

Hit up Target, the grocery store and gas station before coming back home. Wound up being lazy. I’ve laid around pretty much all day. It is super-hot out and there are things I could do outside around the house but it’s far too hot for me. Went out for supper to the bad pizza place that has good pasta. Enjoyed my dinner very much. Had some nice eye candy to look at. Thought about asking a couple guys out but decided against opening my mouth.

I’m back home brushed both cats. I’ve gotten scratched up and now they have both passed out asleep. They are in a food/treat coma. I’m watching a podcast as I type this out. Tomorrow will be here soon enough, and I am trying to enjoy what is left of my evening.

I hope all is well in your world and that life is treating you well. Until next time, take care!

Start it up again

Morning!

I did get to break away from the computer as I planned last night.  Accomplished everything I planned for.  Got a quick show from the neighbors son last night.  He was shirtless again doing some quick trimming.  Then I treated myself to something new.  Talenti Gelato.  Never had it before and a Youtuber that I watched said that it was good.  I’ve had Gelato before and never cared for it, much prefer ice cream.  Talenti was okay.  They make it difficult to unscrew the lid.  I had to use a bath towel to accomplish the task.  Google told me to wait 3 to 5 minutes and then I could do the Talenti twist but if I was impatient use the bath towel.  When I want to eat, I want to eat, open says me or is that sesame?

Some how I managed to stay awake until 11:15p not sure how that happened unless it was my nap that helped me.  Anyway, Mora curled up with me and shortly after that I was out.  Strange but interesting dreams. 

Had a pile of morning tasks to get through.  I needed some additional access and another team that grants it wanted to fight with me.  It’s that it’s us against them mentality.  Instead of just forking it over, they made me spell out exactly why I needed it.  Now that I’ve done that they are taking their sweet time to get me what I need.  I had a colleague get me the information, otherwise who knows how long I’d be waiting and I was holding up another team from working.  I like tasks where I can take care of things without having to rely on others, that is what always seems to cause me problems.  I got pretty upset but have managed to calm myself down.  I really wish I could quit and then they could play all the games they wanted to as it would be a problem for someone else.  Ah wish I didn’t need money so badly. 

I am going to stay available as I usually do but there isn’t anything else pending for me so I am going to relax.  My favorite judge is off this week and wasn’t on Friday.  So who knows what I will find to watch but I am sure You Tube will keep me entertained. 

Hope that all is well in your world.  Thank you for stopping by!

Unexpected Treat

Hi, hope that your weekend is going well.

Early yesterday evening I heard a noise while I was doom scrolling. I got up to investigate and man I got a nice free show. Turns out it was my neighbor’s son who was doing some trimming. He was shirtless and was wearing black shorts and shoes. He was sweating and showing off his muscles as well as his booty. I watched as he worked away. I was turned on and wished that he was closer so I could smell his musky scent and of course have my way with him. I’m a poor judge of age but if I had to venture a guess, I’d say he was 17 or 18. I know that this neighbor has 3 boys, they look like small, medium and large or young, older and oldest. I think one of them is headed to college or is in college and the other one is close to graduating high school. They are only out in the yard occasionally and usually none of them are shirtless. This was an unexpected treat, and I was glad that I checked out that noise. Just when I had been wishing I saw more cute guys, this happened. That was by far the best thing that happened all day long! At least he didn’t notice that I was watching him, that would have been awkward. However, I was literally just looking out the window. For the record I wouldn’t do anything with any guy who wasn’t of legal age, that’s just a recipe for disaster. However, I like Twinks and can’t help what I like.

I opted last night to forgo the stronger muscle relaxer. I woke up to rain and Rudy kneading his paws (making biscuits) on my chest way too early. It took me a minute to realize that it was Saturday, when I did, I didn’t want to get out of bed. However, I figured might as well get the day started. We all had breakfast. Then I got my pills and we all returned to my room to watch TV. I knew I would get sleepy and return to bed and that’s exactly what happened. It was 8am when I went to bed and 10am when I woke up. Watched more TV and continuing to relax as I powered my phone on to see what I missed in the world and just as I thought, I missed nothing. No one wanted me. That’s okay I got my two furry cats who were more than thrilled that they were close to me. It was a little afternoon when Rudy woke up from his nap and asked for lunch. I got up to feed him. I had a very enjoyable treat that was highly unhealthy, a soda and 3 chocolate squares. I knew that would set me up for another nap. I went back to watching TV. It was about an hour later when I got up, put my phone on Do Not Disturb and crawled back into bed. I wasn’t there but 5 seconds when the phone chirped that I had a text message. It was from my Thanksgiving friend thanking me for the birthday card and saying we will have to get together. Yeah, okay I responded with a sounds good and moved on. With that I was up, took the phone off Do Not Disturb and returned to my chair to continue watching TV.

My bladder was bothering me, and I did my best to ignore it but eventually around 1:30p I told Mora to get up, and I headed for the bathroom. After I emptied my bladder, I got a shower and then dressed. Decided I would head back to the Italian place that I love so much. I wanted to get something new but as my luck goes, they were out of the dish I wanted to order. So, I stuck with Lasagna. No salad this time and I got another giant slice of Chocolate Cake to go. Dropped $50 and headed to the post office, then cat food store and finally back home.

Got my finances up to date and paid a bill. Registered for a benefits webinar to learn about my 2027 Health Benefits. So glad that my health care isn’t tied to my job and that my late spouse left me with great health care that seems to just get better. I know when I eventually turn 65 that’s when I will get the shaft, it seems all older folks get the shaft once they are 65 but that’s 10 years away. I know that will go by in the blink of an eye but still 10 years. Anyway, I’m working on laundry and will be porn surfing after this. Drinking my 40 ounces of water slowly but it’s sure good. I enjoy it almost as much as soda, it just must be cold. I’m sure my kidneys are thankful for the water.

Not a bad Saturday but I had a lot more that I would have liked to accomplish, the rain early morning kind of ruined my plans but it’s okay, I got time with the cats and a nap.

Yesterday in doing some on-line reading, I learned that my hobby of listening to the police scanner is in jeopardy of going away as more agencies are deciding to encrypt their radio traffic. It’s better for officer safety. A couple of police departments that I don’t listen to have already encrypted. I found that my police department has one encrypted channel for investigations that I didn’t know about. I understand why they want to encrypt and how it benefits them. However, I’ve been in this hobby since I was a kid. I really like it. It’s entertainment and company when I am working during the day, so I don’t feel so alone, plus it gives me an insight into what is going on. I’ve invested a small sum of money in two scanners that do Digital Trunking. I was thinking of buying a third but have held off for a couple years. These things aren’t cheap and are only going up in price. I can say I got my monies worth out of my equipment, but I’d hate them to be turned into paper weights because of encryption. I use them every single day and even more so on holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. I know I’m not alone but honestly there isn’t much that I can do but sit back and watch to see what materializes, hoping for the best and praying the worst doesn’t happen.

Speaking of my scanner, I also learned that my local police department recently signed a contract with Flock Safety for ALPR’s (Automatic License Plate Readers) and some other hardware. The way it’s used here doesn’t bother me a whole lot, still I don’t like the idea of being tracked. I have nothing to hide but I do like my privacy like everyone else. If you visit any Lowes Hardware in the surrounding area you’ve been scanned by a flock camera. They all have them. From what I know Lowes apparently does a great job working with Law Enforcement to prosecute shoplifters. I live in what I would call a good neighborhood. However, we have a Wal-Mart like most American cities and where there is a Wal-Mart it seems to attract shoplifters, drug dealers and other issues. Like people on a hot summer day bringing their dogs with them and locking them in the car. Wal-Mart is the place where the police are at the most out of everywhere around. Lowe’s is close by and I noticed months ago they put up even more flock cameras, appearing to help Wal-Mart and other businesses close by. There is no way in or out of the shopping area to Lowe’s that you’re not going to show up on a Flock Camera. All the advanced monitoring technology is great if it’s used correctly. But I can see where it would be tempting to misuse it to track someone and I can see a hacker wanting to compromise the system and break in just for the thrill of it. Those examples are what concern me and the other law-abiding folks in the area. I don’t think this is going away and I think that if anything it will get more advanced and become part of everyday society. Where eventually America will be like China where your tracked by a facial recognition camera no matter where you go, so if the police aka Government want you, they will know where and how to find you at a moments notice.

That’s all I have for now, talk with you all again soon. Take care, stay cool and be well.

ROTTING SATURDAY

Happy Saturday! I hope that your weekend is going well.

I woke up early to feed the cats and after about an hour of watching TV, I went back to bed. Got up around 10a and had a poor choice for breakfast, which was a half slice of Chocolate Cake and a tall glass of milk. When I was done, I wanted more. However, I got my morning meds and retired in front of the TV.

Had a short search for a good movie. Landed on How to Make a Killing on HBO. About 30 minutes into that I paused, went to the kitchen to grab a Diet Coke and a Brownie. Then came back and finished the movie. I set my brownie on the bed; Mora was there and no sooner than I sat down than she had her nose over it and was ready to pounce. I caught her in the nick of time! The snack which I called lunch was good, but the movie was way better. I do recommend watching it.

Watched a couple of random YouTube videos and then went back to Hot in Cleveland. Eventually I wound up back in bed and fell asleep. It was so enjoyable, but I was letting the day pass by. I decided time to get moving. Fed the cats lunch, it was 1:30pm. Then I shaved and showered. Threw on some clothes and decided on what to do while I was out.

First order of business was lupper. Went back to an Italian Place that me and my late spouse as well as friends have been to. It’s been at least a year since I was there. I knew with my timing it would be walk right in and sit right down, which is what I like. Had a Cesar Salad, some phenomenal bread, a few Diet Soda and Lasagna. Desert was Chocolate Cake, but I got it to go. With a tip I dropped $55. I don’t usually spend that kind of money on myself when I eat out but damn this was long overdue and so damn good. This visit reminded me of what I’ve been missing. It’s also right by the office, how convenient!

I left feeling damn stuffed and telling myself that I needed to get back there more often. Sure, it’s expensive but it’s also very much worth it. It’s always a great experience, much better if you’re with at least one other person.

Next up on the list was stopping to grab the mail. Having completed that, next stop was to pick up Cat Food. There is a hot manager at the pet food store. I’ve had my eye on him for years. Got to see him. I’ve never made a move, but we have interacted a few times. My little voice told me as I was walking out the door to make a move, but I didn’t listen to it. I figured it’s better to admire and get excited from a far than to get rejected, at least that is what I expected. I have no idea if he likes guys but eventually, I may inquire. The worst he can say is no, which I am so used to hearing.

Finally, back here at ELHOMO, greeted by the ELGATO’S who were quite hungry. They got something special for supper. Chicken & Spinach. It was a true hit and for the $2.00 I paid for the small can of it, I am glad they ate practically every morsel of it.

My jackass neighbor I saw returned. He is whipping his property into shape. Put some more work into his deck steps and trimmed the bushes. There is brush everywhere so I wonder how long it will take him to clean that mess up? He is great at making messes, not so great at cleaning them up. However, I think that his wife is nagging him to do something with the place. It can’t be cheap to make two house payments. I think they will either rent or sell the place and someone new will be occupying it sooner rather than later. I am waiting with anticipation, hoping that it’s a hot single gay guy but kind of unlikely since it’s a single-family home with 3 bedrooms but hey never say never!

Started working on laundry and resigned myself to playing on the computer for a bit. Eventually I will head up. I wanted to change my deck camera batteries, but I can easily do that tomorrow. I’d like to do it when no one is around. Not in a huge major hurry either but want it off my to do list.

Another movie that I watched while I was off in the last couple weeks is Voicemails for Isabelle. It’s got Nick Robinson in it and he’s cute and there are a couple of nude scenes which were nice. However, while I was interested in those and him, I was more interested in the plot of the movie, and it turned out to be very good. I recommend watching it.

That’s pretty much it for today. Tomorrow will be the usual of eating breakfast out, hitting up the grocery store, filling the gas tank again, cleaning the house and having an evening meal out. Then preparing for Monday, ugh I don’t want to go back. However, unless I meet an independently wealthy man who falls madly in love with me before Monday, I think I’m going to have to return to working despite not wanting to.

Thanks for stopping by!

Pre-Holiday

Hey, I will admit I am a bit confused on what day of the week it is.  Took me a bit this morning to realize that it’s Friday.  That’s the problem with a holiday during the week, it always seems to mess up what day of the week it is for me. 

I was up at 6a to feed the cats but I didn’t get out of bed until 630a.  They were happy.  Rudy ate like a pig but I kept telling him to save some for his sister, which eventually he did.  That took a little encouragement from my foot in his face but he got the message.  Mora moved in and ate.  Then when she was done Rudy went back and chowed on what was left.  Then promptly threw up and asked for more food, which I didn’t give him.  That’s what he gets for being a pig!

I gave Mora her medicine and then climbed back into bed to watch TV.  I eventually would go back to sleep for a little bit.  Then got up and had breakfast.  Then back to my room to watch some TV.  Felt horny and watched the newest scene from ASG (Next Door Studios) with Josh Brady.  Wow that did the trick and I was horny no more!  It also helped me eventually get back in bed and sleep a little bit more. 

Much to my surprise I was woken up by the sound of lawn mowers.  Yeah I got my grass mowed twice in the same week.  That’s never happened before.  Lawn looks really nice.  Then look over at my neighbors who moved out, their grass is tall and lawn looks like shit.  I’m sure he will be back to mow the grass in the next few days or at least I would expect it. 

Just before 2p I got out of bed and got moving.  Had a shower, got dressed.  Then headed over to the office again.  Yeah twice in one week.  Turns out that I wound up taking my laptop off line when I went in on Monday.  I made the trip back to get it back on the network, which took a couple minutes.  My battery keyboard was dead, which I am not surprised at all.  Eventually I got logged in, the silly thing was sending the wrong keystroke for the first letter of my password.  I tried enough that it locked me out temporarily but I knew how to get around that, smart I am!

Once I was done, I headed for BBQ.  It was delicious.  There was a nice young man who came in to pickup an order.  Man he had the best looking ass.  I wanted to pick him up but just admired him from a distance for the short amount of time he was there.  That plus the good food made the trip worth while. 

Stopped at the post office to get the mail and then finally home.  Been working on laundry.  Rudy threw up on my new cover earlier in the week.  So I stripped the bed completely.  The mattress pad takes forever to wash and dry which is why I am so late.  Just waiting for the dryer to sound off so I can throw the blanket in and once it’s dry I can head up.  The cats much to my surprise are hanging out upstairs sleeping. 

I’ve put much thought into making contact with my late spouses grandson.  After gathering opinions from several people I’ve elected to try to make contact with him.  I have spent hours in front of the computer crafting a simple letter to him.  The letter is finalized and I printed it out along with his grandfathers obituary and some photos of his father when he was in high school.  The letter says in a nutshell who I am, who his grandfather was and lets him know that if he wants to make contact with me he can, if he chooses not to I totally understand but the final decision is his.  I let him know plainly that unless he reaches out I won’t be bugging him.  I figured out when his birthday is and he will be 18 and in the eyes of the law in the state, he will be an adult.  I researched property tax records to find out where his mother lives, which is where I am sending the letter.  It won’t be mailed until his birthday occurs so he is of age.  I am sending it by certified mail restricted delivery (I want to ensure that he’s the one who gets the letter and no one else).  Hopefully, the post office does their job correctly.  That’s going to cost me some where around $20 when I could easily drive to the house much cheaper, but given the circumstances the mail is the most appropriate.  If this attempt fails and the letter comes back to me then I know where he’s going to college at and will try there in a couple months.  I just want him to get the letter and if he reaches out great we can talk.  If he chooses not to reach out fine, at least he knows the truth.  I know that heritage and family is important to him.  I got the letter, obit and photos printed and prepared for mailing.  Fingers crossed this all works out well.  I think it will be a total and complete surprise to him.  I’m glad that when I had my late spouses obit printed I had the sense of mind to list his grandson as a surviving relative, even if I did spell his name wrong.  I’ll keep you updated as this unfolds.  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Plans for tomorrow.  Well if it works out like I want it to.  I will get up early and head out to breakfast.  Fill up the gas tank and come back home to rest.  Lupper (that’s lunch & supper) is at 2p @ Olive Garden.  A strange place that I never thought I would be on Independence Day but I’m sure we won’t be the only one’s there.  Once that’s over with come back home and spend the rest of the day with the birthday cats.  Yeah, Rudy & Mora will turn 7 years old tomorrow.  I looked at the photo I have in my office when I was at work.  You can see the youth in there faces and they both look innocent.  Comparing that to where we are now, they have blossomed and both of their personalities have really developed in the 4 years they have been with me.  I say it often because it’s true, I am glad that they are my cats.  It’s going to suck as we both age but at least we will be growing old together, so to speak. 

Off to occupy my time as I wait for laundry to complete.  I know that eventually one of the cats will be down here “barking” at me telling me it’s time for bed, because it is.  However not much I can do with the bedding in the laundry got to have it to make the bed so we can all climb in. 

The AC has been working some serious overtime but damn it feels really nice in here!  I will be glad when the heat wave is done. 

Take care!                       

Stormy Saturday

Hey, hope your having a great weekend!

I’m a little sad that today is Saturday already.  I woke up with a leg cramp aka Charlie Horse.  I pushed poor Rudy off of me so I could get out of bed and stand up.  I don’t think he quite understood but I needed the pain to stop asap.  Then I made my way to the bathroom and eventually the kitchen to pass out breakfast for the cats.  It was early.

I returned to bed and watched a little TV before I passed out, didn’t take terribly long.  I only fell back a sleep for around an hour which was disappointing to me I wanted to sleep longer but my body said wake up. 

I loafed in my room for a while watching TV.  Eventually headed out to the kitchen for my breakfast.  Rudy was right by my side incase I wanted to feed him again.  He was hoping for a second breakfast but that didn’t happen.  I had a glass of milk, a brownie and a banana.  Not exactly a typical breakfast but I made it work.  Got my meds and headed back to my room. 

Still thinking about the hot guy that was here yesterday.  The more I think about him the more I believe he’s probably straight.  I mean so is Spaghetti until you get it wet.  I will still shoot my shot and ask him out if our paths cross again.  Anyway, I got myself all excited so I had to watch some porn.  Even after I was done I still wanted more.  Watched more TV and eventually decided I should get up and get moving because the day was going to pass me by. 

I got dressed and headed to the office.  It started raining on the way there and I thought to myself I’m crazy for driving in.  However, it paid off because we had a give away and I had a gift waiting for me.  Nothing I will probably ever use but still it was nice to get it off of my desk. 

Wanted to stop and get mail but it was pouring hard so I just came home.  Had plans to go back out for cat food and mail but they never materialized partially because of the weather and the other part because I’m just lazy. 

Working on laundry.  Put new sheets and blanket on my bed, looking forward to climbing in to take them both for a spin tonight.  Been in front of the computer for a good part of the day.  Took time to eat my left over Chinese food, which wasn’t all that much.  My fortune cookie said that I will make great changes.  Yeah, okay.  Might as well have said help, I’m trapped in a fortune cookie factory.  

Made sure Mora ate something so I could medicate her, we have 9 more days to go with medicine and were both going to hate each one but it’s totally necessary.  Her rear end looks a little better this morning.  She’s got a scab that is peeling but her rear end looks like a train wreck.  She is her normal self, eating, drinking, playing and bothering her brother.  Also reaching out to me for attention.  I just kicked her out of my lap to make it easier to type.  She is in a chair behind me resting and anxiously waiting for me to head upstairs, which is going to happen eventually.  I’m not in any hurry. 

Pretty well caught up on porn surfing today, didn’t miss a whole lot but there is one scene out at Guys In Sweatpants with Greyson Lane that I am dying to see.  I don’t have it but the preview and photos look very appealing. 

What didn’t get done this vacation?  I didn’t do anything with the deck because I know there is a Racoon family living there and didn’t want to take the risk of chemicals harming them or worse yet them getting pissed and attacking me.  So I never made it to the Home Improvement Store.  Need to pick up some florescent lights for the basement got a couple that are still working but they are seriously delayed if they even turn on when I flip the switch.  I’ve got a finished basement. 

Otherwise, I pretty well accomplished everything I wanted to.  Could have done without the alarm issue and the cat/vet issue but at least they were timed appropriately.  Now hopefully everything including but not limited to the cats stays in good working order and behaves.  I spent way too much money but it was nice that I had it to spend rather than racking up debt.  I remember the days in years past when I would have been figuring out which credit card to put it all on.  Thankfully those days are over and I hope they never come back. 

I made a list of the remaining tasks that I need to accomplish, most of which is just my normal Sunday routine.  Unless I change my mind I will be headed to the pizza place with the hot straight guy that I have a crush on and made a pass at.  Not sure if he will be working but it’s worth the trip to find out plus I will be getting pizza, what’s not to like about that.  I will have plenty left over to snack on for a few days too so that’s nice.  It would just be a bonus to me if I get to see him and his nice sweet ass.  So then I will have a reason to drool while I eat.  Sure would be nice to bring an end to the boyfriend search that has been going on way too long.  I told my friend that I had lunch with on Thursday that I figure that I will probably die alone.  I’d like to be wrong about that but things honestly don’t look terribly promising right now.  My search is limited to when I see a cute hot guy that I like I make a pass, if it works great, if not well at least I took a shot.  I know that I could be more aggressive and hit up gay bars but that’s just not my thing, hence why I think I’m going to be alone for a long time. 

Unless something remarkable happens I don’t know that I will be posting tomorrow.  Kind of a great day to take a computer holiday before I go back and am stuck in front of the machine for 4 long days.  At least I won’t be on-call though so that’s a plus.  I think I’m going to queue up some Man Candy for your viewing pleasure. 

If your on vacation next week, color me jealous.  I kind of wish I would have taken 2 weeks but that would be even more crap to deal with coming back.  I still have plenty of time to use and I am going to do my absolute best to try use as much of it as possible. 

Thanks for stopping by! Take care and enjoy what’s left of the weekend.

Woken by Rudy

Hey!  I had problems with feeling tired and wanting to sleep last night so I was up until around midnight before I crawled into bed.  I told Rudy that I didn’t need to get up until 7a and not to wake me early.  He did the opposite of what I asked.  He got me up at 6a and there was no going back to sleep. 

I fed him and his sister, got breakfast for myself and then had my medicine and threw on some clothes.  Sat and watched TV as I played a little bit on my phone and then scrambled to find something to watch.  By 8a I wanted to go back to bed but I knew that the alarm tech would be on his way so I kept myself awake somehow.  The tech arrived a little after 9a. 

The alarm job was supposed to take 2 hours wound up taking the morning and then some of the afternoon, it was 12:30p by the time he walked out the door.  I was bushed.  First thing I did was check in for a haircut and shampoo.  I booked it for 1:45p.  Takes 10 to 15 minutes depending on traffic to get there.  Then I laid down and relaxed, hoping to take a brief nap but my brain was hardwired to the ON position. 

I like the new alarm, I can turn it on and off from my phone.  I’ve got a duress feature so I can enter a code that I chose and it will silently send a signal that I need help and the police will come.  It operates over Cellular Signal and WIFI.  The system talks to you and it scares the jeepers out of the cats.  They were both resting and I turned the system on, it talked and they both woke up and looked around as if they were looking for a person.  No doubt they will get used to it with a little time.  They used to jump at every little noise my phone made and now they ignore it.  I’ve got access created for the police/fire department.  I just need to call or stop by to give them the updated code. 

Left a little late for my haircut appointment and I had to do some aggressive and slightly illegal driving.  Almost had someone side swipe me because they had no idea I was beside them.  Thankfully the signaled that they were wanting to change lanes and I caught it, blasted my horn and they got the message.  Phew, disaster avoided.  That would have ruined the day as well as the rest of the week. 

I got my haircut and had a nice shampoo, talked the nice lady into doing two shampoos.  She used 2 different shampoos to add some variety to it.  Then I got some leave in conditioner.  Stopped for gas.  Saw a lady driving a vehicle that I am interesting in buying, talked with her at the gas pumps and she told me that she loved her vehicle.  That was helpful, even though for now I am keeping what I have. 

I returned home and tried to take a nap.  It took forever but eventually around 3:45p I passed out and woke up around 4:30p  I really wanted to head for a drive but I didn’t fully trust myself that I wouldn’t tire out.  Instead I ate supper locally at a Chinese Place I’ve been wanting to get to.  It was nice, had a red headed twink that was helping out and we had a few interactions.  Man he had a nice body.  He looked to be right at the border of potentially legal and illegal.  I didn’t make any moves, just admired him from afar. 

Tomorrow is a free day for me, nothing scheduled.  I wanted to get together with a former co-worker but she is out of town, also on vacation.  Therefore I will be taking care of my shopping needs.  Hitting up Sam’s Club, Target and The Home Improvement Store.  I anticipate that to wear me out a little bit.  Then I’d like to head to the buffet or perhaps a new place that is on my travel to list.  A guy is supposed to drop by in the late afternoon/evening to give me a bid on the column.  The hillbilly guy that was here gave me a bid of $1,200 which is a little on the high side.  The other guy with the contract and 1/2 down was cheaper.  This is not high on my priority list but I am kind of tired of dealing with it so I am ready to pull the trigger but I’m sure patience will pay off in the end or so I hope.

Paid bills tonight, including the alarm system. This was expensive.  I’ve spent a little more than a mortgage payment on this alarm fiasco but it’s over now!  I forgot to mention to you that I got hit with a $39.00 fee for the tech coming out today, he failed to mention that to me.  He was kind enough to leave his number so if I have any issues at any time I can call him instead of waiting on hold with customer service.  

Now it’s off to deal with a little work email and then perhaps I will have some porn time.  My battery is running on low and I have a feeling that I am going to be ready for bed very soon.  Tomorrow I really can sleep in but not with Rudy around, he is an early riser wanting his breakfast!  Mora is mostly medicated for the evening.  She hates pills.  Need to give her some pain medicine before bed and then were done for the day.  Here’s hoping we all sleep soundly tonight. 

Hope it was a great day for you.  Talk with you tomorrow.

Rainy Monday

Morning!

I’ve been kicking around taking some time off work.  I’d really like to take next week but something deep inside tells me that isn’t the week to take off.  Nothing special is scheduled that I know of but I suppose everything happens for a reason.  Therefore, I booked time towards the end of the month, an entire week.  Now I’ve got time to try to fill that week up.  I don’t have approval on my time off but my boss has yet to deny a request, pretty much you ask for it, you get it.  I like simple!

Yesterday I headed out to get pizza.  The straight cute waiter I wanted to see wasn’t working.  Service was slow and a bit lack luster.  However there was a cute guy sitting at the bar and a couple other hotties walked in so not a total loss.  Pizza was okay but took a little longer than expected to get out.  Had a table near by of people talking in Spanish and they weren’t exactly quiet about it.  They had some complicated order.  One of the people there wanted Vegan Cheese but this place didn’t have that.  That is part of what caused the delay with my order.  I went up early I had a deadline to meet and well I was a half hour late but I got back home and the work got done.  I just wasn’t pleased about it.  I like to be on-time, that’s how I was raised. 

Finished up Euphoria Season 3 last night.  I’m kind of interested in the other 2 seasons so might go back and watch them.  Season 3 kept me entertained and on the edge of my seat.  Very enjoyable!

Went to unload the dishwasher last night and noticed that some things had a sticky residue on them.  Then I looked closer and noticed the soap packet never dissolved.  Which can only lead me to believe the float got stuck and there was no water.  I would have swore I heard water on Friday night when it was running but apparently my ears deceived me.  Had to stock it back up, run it again and this time I checked periodically to make sure there was in fact water flowing.  I think my water bottle got in the way and I moved it when I re-loaded. 

Took my sleeping pill a little later in the evening in the hopes that I would lessen the odds that I would have interrupted sleep.  I did in fact wake up but Mora jumped up in bed with me and we cuddled she helped me get back to sleep.  It was storming when I woke up and storming again when it was time to get out of bed.  It was nice to open the drapes for the back door and see that the gutter wasn’t overflowing.  Hopefully, there won’t be any water woes here but I am keeping an eye out. 

Got going and got my morning work that I was dreading done.  Took me about an hour of just full concentration.  Now I’ve got my report prepared, I’m waiting for data from one person to get it completed and another start of the month task is done too.  Boss is on-call this week but thus far my colleagues are all over anything that comes up, which I am fine with.  It’s not like I really want to work today but I will if something comes up. 

Internet surfing is done.  Just about time to transition back to upstairs and be with the cats, lazy and hanging out until or if something comes up. 

Happy Pride!  Hope it’s a great month and great week for all of us.  Take care.