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!

Change Of Plans

Today started out way too early in the morning when my insomnia kicked in. I made it back to bed to get a few more hours of sleep. Rudy woke me at 7a and wanted his breakfast. I got up and fed him and his sister. I went back and watched TV with the intention of returning to bed, but my body wouldn’t let me. I headed to the kitchen and cracked open a fresh box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. It was the “Large Box” and before I knew what happened I had consumed ½ of the box. I love that stuff! Factor in my sugar addiction, I know it’s not good for me, but that doesn’t stop it from being so delicious!

I got my morning medicine taken and then returned to watch TV. Eventually returning to bed which was my end game. Mora snuggled up with me, and we had a nice nap time. Rudy passed out in my recliner, which seems to be his new “go-to” spot when it’s time for bed. At night they both stay with me for a while before they leave and head to the living room. Then usually closer to wake-up time one or both will return. Typically, it’s just Rudy and he climbs in bed with me and waits to do his biscuit making dance!

I got out of bed and took a shower early in the afternoon. I got dressed after with the full intentions of leaving for a bite to eat.

I threw the laundry in and then thought about how I had some left over Lasagna Soup and opted to stay home and eat that. Then I dove into that Chocolate Cake for a few bites. I like to nurse it so that I can make it last for days but not terribly long. It’s so good and is much better with milk than soda.

Rudy bugged me the whole time I was eating my soup, it didn’t come out of a can, but he saw me scraping the container and banging my spoon on the large mug I was putting it in. He automatically thought that I was making a feast for him, despite the fact I had opened a fresh can of food for him just prior to this. He got under my feet and kept pestering me with the hope that I would give in, but I am strong and no matter what he does I resist because as soon as you give in, they remember and will keep coming back for more.

After I was done with my early supper, I loaded the dishwasher up and watched more TV. I brushed both cats. Hopefully, that will keep them happy, and they won’t leave me any unwanted surprises. Once the dishes were done, I had another load of laundry to do so I got up. I headed to the garage first to charge my vehicle’s battery and check the tire pressure. Pressure was a little low but that is all fixed now. Then returned inside and washed my hands. Grabbed the laundry and headed down.

The contractor I hired to replace the column on the front porch should be here on Tuesday or Wednesday, so I wrote out a check for them to have it on hand. I am waiting for an update before I tell my boss, I’d like to know for sure which day they plan on being here. I really wish they would have surprised me and shown up today.

Had to restart the PC to get a final Windows Update applied. I hate doing that because then I have a slight fight on my hands when I log back in to make sure everything is up and running. I updated a couple programs that were out of date.

Have been pacifying Mora with her craving for attention. She must be in my lap, and I must be petting or scratching her. It lasts for a while then either she leaves on her own or I send her packing. Very much like a boomerang she will return and ask for more. Sometimes it’s within a few minutes and other times an hour can go by. She loves being in the center and I don’t think she likes the computer since that steals my focus but if she is near me, she seems content.

I got a hell of a shock when I peeked on an app at gas prices. Damn they have really jumped high again. I kind of expected it to be just not so soon. I kind of think that the new normal will be $4 to $5 a gallon for gas. Thankfully I don’t need Diesel, I feel super sorry for the folks that do because that stuff is quite a bit more than gas.

Overall, I am happy with the freedom that I had to do what I wanted to. I wish that I would have gotten out, and I know tomorrow that I will have regrets. However, I will also be going out for breakfast and plan on hitting some place up for supper. Mexican, American and BBQ all sound quite appealing to me. I’ve also got to hit up the grocery store in the morning and grab the mail. It’s fun to be lazy but it also can confuse me on what day of the week it is. Bad enough to have a holiday fall on a Monday.

Hope that you had a great day and were able to relax. Time to grab the laundry and head up, fight to make my bed and get ready as another day has turned to night, time to close my eyes and say goodnight!

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!

It’s Monday

Welcome in. 

It’s my least favorite day of the week, Monday!  Plus I’m on call.  The day started off with a bang.  I had an issue come up at work that I needed help with and I reached out to the mistake maker.  Only he wasn’t answering his phone.  I called right back and he sent me to voice mail.  That angered me so I just kept calling over and over thinking that eventually he would pick up.  It didn’t work and I gave up.  I took my best shot at the problem, which was a total guess and sounds like I was right on the money.  Of course now that I no longer needed him, the mistake maker called back.  He told me that he was taking the day off due to a few reasons.  He said that the boss was supposed to let everyone know but the boss runs a couple hours behind time zone wise and honestly he’s not the best timely communicator.  He knew yesterday and should have sent the note out then but did he, no.  Turns out I sent the note out once I found out, so were all on the same page. 

I had to go to a stupid meeting that just caused me anxiety.  It’s about a project that we have creeping up on us, that our boss told everyone we would be happy to lead the project.  I want to cut his tongue out for saying that.  Any how turns out I found out that our bosses boss is out today and tomorrow.  So now we have to meet again tomorrow because he literally has nothing to do.  Wonderful not what I wanted the outcome to be. 

The more I thought about things and the pressure I feel I decided to take a spin through remote job listings and honestly prospects are not great.  I just keep telling myself that this to shall pass.  I just hope I don’t wind up losing this job, if in fact my secret is out because the job market trying to get a job making what I make now would be difficult plus my age would work against me.  Yeah, I know employers are not supposed to discriminate but they do. 

A few things have come in this afternoon that I have chosen to put off until tomorrow.  Some tasks are just better handled when I am in front of my desktop with two screens instead of trying to be all over the place with a tiny laptop screen.  So, tomorrow morning is a little booked but not the first time that’s happened and I will get through it.  Just have to hope for calm on the on-call front.  I start early enough that things are usually quiet for at least an hour, sometimes two hours. 

I am hungry for more pasta from the place I ate at last night or some good fried chicken.  However, I will not be having either.  I will be eating from the freezer, most likely something with pasta it’s not the same as when it’s made fresh.  It is late in the afternoon and the business day is almost done. 

Two weeks and then I will be on vacation.  I look forward to it but the mistake maker will be out as well (at least that is the way it’s planned) kind of depends on when his kid decides to pop out of the oven.  When I come back it will be chaos not only from me being off for a week but I will be on-call again and that is about the time that two projects will be kicked off so now is for sure the calm before the storm. 

I don’t know why but my social media is filled with ads for GLP1’s aka weight loss drugs.  I also started seeing a group snail mail pen pals show up. That is tempting there have been a couple good looking guys there that I wouldn’t mind getting to know but none of them are close to me so it would be like building a friendship, not a bad thing.  I need more friends but I’d kind of like a boyfriend first.  Ah algorithms be crazy!

Brought the laundry up, need to put it away.  Deferred my shave and shower for tonight because I was too lazy last night to go down and get the laundry.  Now I really don’t have motivation for anything tonight but I know I will feel better once I accomplish these minor tasks and have them off my plate. 

Hoping for a decent meal despite it being frozen food and a nice evening.  Rudy has already conned an early supper out of me.  That cat is no dummy, he knows how to turn on the charm.  I’ve learned to read his signals and making biscuits is a sure sign he wants food.  Mora has been sacked out next to me and I told her about supper but she decided to sleep.  She just woke up so perhaps she will be venturing to the kitchen.  I’ve got about a half hour or so before I venture there myself. 

Here’s hoping your Monday wasn’t too bad.  4 more damn days and then the weekend will be here again.  Not to mention I will just have to get through one more week and then my vacation will hit.  So looking forward to getting away and while I will want to peek at work it’s better if I just put it in my rearview mirror because it’s all going to be waiting for me when I get back.  Sometimes it’s good not to be missed.  Sadly that is never the case for me when it comes to work, if I am not there I am always missed. 

Take care!

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!

Saturday

Hope you’re having a great day and enjoying the weekend. It’s quite hot & humid here, we’re back to it feeling like we’re living on The Devil’s Front Porch!

My insomnia kicked in like clockwork early this morning. It did have a minor impact on my plans for the day and me getting started. My motivation for getting up and going was to get to the post office. I went last night to clean out my box and as expected no green card receipt. I spoke with a supervisor today when he got a hold of the carrier who delivered the envelope from his old post office, so they knew him and he had an inside track. He found out that the green card receipt was in fact mailed back, it’s just taking a bit longer to get to me. I’m supposed to get it early next week, despite no tracking movement. I also learned that instead of delivering to the address I mailed it to, it was delivered to a neighbor’s address. I am not confident that it reached the intended recipient but hey I tried. If the green card receipt comes back and shows that he in fact signed for it great, if I see any other name there, I’m going back to get my money back. Got to love the government approach, hurry up and wait.

Went to my friend’s shop and chatted with him. I was outdoors a lot as we spoke, and it was horrible. I eventually grew tired of the heat & humidity and wound up leaving and coming back home but I spent a few hours in it. It was an enjoyable visit.

Once I was home, I watched a little bit more of My Life with The Walter Boys, season 3. Wound up taking a nap with both cats passed out in my lap. It was heavenly, we were all comfy and cozy. Woke up finished up the series and then watched a few YouTube shorts.

Got started on laundry and decided that I would go back to the Italian place that I love so much. I tried to order the new dish that I wanted and they said they were sold out. I got Spaghetti & Meatballs, wound up bringing a small portion of it home. I could have finished up in the restaurant, but I would have come home miserable and didn’t want to do that to myself. This is the first time that I left the place with no chocolate cake. That was difficult. I found out that the dish I really wanted should be back in September so I will give it another try then.

My neighbor was supposed to have an open house on his home that is for sale. That didn’t happen. I did see one couple stop by as I was leaving to head out to the Italian place for supper. They parked in front of it, not sure if they met the realtor or not. Didn’t look like anyone had been there all day. I hope that whoever buys it gets a home inspection before they sign on the dotted line (you’d be nuts to buy property and not get an inspection) they should be told about the clogged gutters as that is going to lead to future problems. Water intrusion is no joke and something you don’t want regardless of where you live.

Plans for tomorrow are to have breakfast out and travel for pizza where the straight hot waiter works. If he’s there it will be a bonus for me but if not, I’ll still get to enjoy pizza and a drive. Meanwhile I am staying hydrated and cool, enjoying the companionship of the cats.

Take care!

Weekend

Greetings!

Saturday – It was an overcast and rainy day.  I did wake up early.  Got a shower and headed out for breakfast.  Got my haircut and then grabbed the mail.  I came back home where I just decided to relax and before I knew it I was back in bed napping.  Not a bad way to spend the day. 

By the afternoon I started laundry and got in front of the computer.  I got this great I idea to remove the HP crapware from my system.  It was not an easy task because the stuff was buried and didn’t show up in Add/Remove Programs.  Suffice to say that I spent hours at this and wound up doing a little bit of damage to my machine. 

Took a break to go grab a bite to eat.  Went to Red Lobster.  Had horrible service.  The food was good and I filled up on biscuits so I had to get a box to carry out a couple pieces of fish and I took the biscuits. 

I was by my Thanksgiving friends house and wanted to call them and see if I could stop in.  I was feeling a little lonely.  However, my stomach felt like it was going to burst and the rain started up again so I just took that as a sign to come home.  I think it was the right move.  My stomach didn’t explode and I felt much better by the time I got home. 

Back at the PC and had to fight off Mora.  She was seriously craving attention, which is nothing new.  She pesters the hell out of me when I am in front of the computer.  It’s like I am giving too much attention to the computer.  I get it but this is my reality escape. 

I rebooted the machine and it took what seemed like forever to get started.  Things that used to auto start no longer do.  It’s a mess.  I used an Uninstaller Program and didn’t go deleting a bunch of files.

Got to bed later than I wanted to but hey it’s the weekend and I don’t really have a schedule.  I took some time after waiting 3 or may be 4 days to watch some porn and experience a sweet release. 

Sunday – Woke up early and decided to move up the alarm and rolled over.  Had all sorts of strange dreams that kept me engaged.  Rudy was by myside the whole time and I told him breakfast would be a little late. 

When I did wake up it was because of my body and not because the alarm went off.  I had a bunch of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and decided that I would save some money and eat breakfast at home.  It was good but not the same as going out for a hot and fresh meal.  I got dressed and headed out to the grocery store and gas station.  I spent a small fortune at the grocery store.  Then dropped another small fortune at the gas pump.  I was running on a 1/2 tank and had to top off.  It could have been worse if I would have had to fill up the entire tank. 

Came home, unloaded the groceries and wound up back in bed after a while.  Once my nap was done it was time to get moving with my regular chores.  Once that was done it’s back to the PC. 

I discovered a serious error on my part and wound up paying too little for my mortgage payment, like I didn’t even meet the minimum payment, which is totally unlike me.  At least I discovered it before it became a problem.  I set up a second payment and have more money sent but it will arrive on Tuesday.  It’s going to confuse the bank but at least they have their money, no need to hassle me.  While it was my mistake, I think that perhaps I was side tracked or just not fully dialed in as I typically don’t make errors like that.  Hey, were all human and we all make mistakes but things like this bother me, makes me wonder if I am truly loosing my mind. 

Went out for Mexican food because it’s been two weeks since I have had my favorite meal.  This time the meal came with entertainment from the local Police & Fire Department.  Shortly before my food arrived, the fire alarm went off in the restaurant.  No one was moving quickly so I gathered it was a false alarm.  However, my hometown does things right and sends the cops first because they arrive much quicker than a fire truck.  They let them know that it was false but the fire department still came out and once they got there the alarm was finally silenced.  By the time the fire department left I was done with my meal.  It was good and enjoyable but I scarfed it down, something about the fire alarm made me hurry.  Got my bill paid and back on the road to home.  The police were still there when I left. 

The repairs to the computer have finally completed.  I need to publish this, reboot again (like the 5th time today) and hope that all is well.  I think it will be.  There are still some programs I have to manually start but it’s a minor inconvenience.  I know that I just need to bite the bullet and upgrade to WIN11, that will likely fix everything but I like my WIN10 so I’ll make it work. 

Then I need to grab the laundry and put it away.  Spend some time with both cats and give them a serious brushing, which I promised.  Then it will be time to shave/shower and get ready for bed.  A little relaxing and then I will be in dream land hopefully.  Not looking forward to another week but the best part about Monday is that I will no longer be on-call and that’s freedom at least to me. 

Hope you had a nice weekend!

 

 

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.

Hot Sunday

Hello!

It’s not the good kind of hot, unless you like oppressively hot & humid weather.  It was 73 this morning when I was up at 6a.  I got moving to get to breakfast, the grocery store and topped off the gas tank before coming home.  I dropped $53 for one bag of groceries, a jug of water for the cats and a jug of milk for me.  I didn’t get a whole lot for my money. 

Picked up a birthday card for one of my Thanksgiving friends.  The price of cards is way up but then again I don’t buy them often.  I thought that was bad until I went to put a stamp on the card to mail it, wow.  Everything is just going way up in price.  Sure wish paychecks went up like that. 

Got my morning nap in.  Been watching waxing gone wrong videos on YouTube.  Now there is some interesting stuff and everyone's reaction is pretty much the same “ouch that hurts”.  I’d like to wax my nose and ears but shaving is much easier and far less painful.  Although I do have one particular ear hair that I love to grab with a pair of tweezers.  It’s quite a challenge to find it but when I do and rip it out, it feels so good. 

In case it’s not apparent, yes I am quite bored.  The cats gave me an unwanted surprise.  One of them threw up by the sliding glass door and the blinds hid it.  That did nothing but serve as food for ants.  I had ants everywhere and didn’t understand why until I peeked behind the blinds.  Jeez I wasn’t happy.  Trying to get rid of ants isn’t exactly a pleasant job but it’s totally doable.  Tackled that and got the house cleaning done. 

I came down to log expenses, get this card ready to mail and briefly surf the web.  I have laundry to pick up and then I am done with the basement until tomorrow. 

Not looking forward to another week of work but thankful that I have a job.  The boss called a meeting to talk about a tool that we just got, but there are changes needed to be made and we need to coordinate with another team for that.  He knows this but yet he wants to chew the fat about the tool.  I think he’s the tool for calling the meeting to waste our time.  Yeah, I’m not a meeting fan.  I like to keep to myself, stay low and stay off the radar.  This is going to be a busy week, particularly Friday when our interns leave.   

Count down until my next vacation and birthday stands at 6 weeks, that includes this week.  So at least there is something to look forward to. 

As for today I plan to get to the Mexican place for supper and stop at a mailbox to get the card I bought mailed.  Then it’s back home.  Rudy just came to join me as I am about ready to wrap up.  He wants to nap in my arms/lap.  He’s so cute and this doesn’t happen often enough.  I kind of feel compelled to stay here just a while longer as he gets comfy.  However, I think I am headed up.  I don’t feel the best and attribute that to the heat/humidity.  Going to hydrate and relax as the day passes me by.  Hope you all have a great Sunday.  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.

Productive Monday

Hey thanks for stopping by. 

Today was a productive day.  I got the car taken care of.  It needed to have the brake fluid changed, that along with the oil change & filter.  Tires balanced and rotated.  Around $250 and about 3 hours of my time.  It’s solid and got a clean bill of health.  Spark plugs are due at 100,000 miles.  Don’t know if I will have it quite that long but good to know that I can keep on driving it without any concerns.  I’m so addicted to saving the money I would otherwise pay for a vehicle.  I have gotten a decent return on the purchase of the vehicle and it’s serving me well.  It’s a 2017. 

Got the alarm issue all worked out as well.  I called the company this morning and after about 45 minutes on hold and then another 15 minutes on hold to talk to the correct department, everything is taken care of.  The tech also called me and told me that he would be here tomorrow.  He didn’t set the appointment for Monday and told me that he wouldn’t have come out because we discussed the work being done on Tuesday.  It’s all good. 

I’ve medicated Mora a few times now.  She’s not fond of having pills shoved down her throat or liquid squirted in her mouth but she is tolerating it rather well.  I put the cone of shame on her this morning otherwise known as an Elizabethan Collar, she is not happy with it.  It is the only way I can prevent her from licking or otherwise bothering her rear end.  She walked around bumping into things and trying to get the collar off.  Rudy didn’t help and she got mad at him more than once and hissed at him.  I hated to stick the collar on her and then dash out the door but I needed an assurance that she wouldn’t constantly lick or otherwise bother her butt. 

When I came home after the car service she was waiting for me in the living room sitting down.  She normally is right by the door.  I knew she was miserable but she was so happy to see me.  I took the collar off for a bit and she was relieved.  I let her relax and enjoy her freedom.  Passed out lunch and she ate a little bit.

I came downstairs to get laundry started and to watch some porn.  Then I decided to check work emails and needed to tend to a couple things that were time sensitive.  Yeah, I know I had the day off but I almost never totally stop working, unless of course I am sick.  Peeking at emails on vacation helps to lighten the catchup work that I will need to do.  A few hours passed but I got things taken care of. 

Headed back upstairs, put the collar back on Mora.  Was all excited to go for a drive, get some Onion Rings and BBQ.  Turns out the BBQ place I was heading to is actually closed forever.  I asked my Echo before I made the trip.  Imagine traveling an hour all excited only to find the placed closed.  I would have been super upset.  Glad I avoided that.  Instead I went to a local place had a Philly Cheesesteak and some Onion Rings.  Got tied up in traffic, damn near everything around here is under construction.  Eventually I made it home. 

I was never so glad to get home.  My lower back was killing me and my bladder was full.  The pain was like nothing I have had before, it was clearly in my kidneys.  After I went to the bathroom the pain went away.  It was a serious close call I almost didn’t make it home.  Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic didn’t exactly help things. 

Mora was once again happy to see me.  She rolled over to show me her belly.  I rubbed it and gave her lots of attention.  Took the collar off and gave her about an hour to be free of it.  We played a little bit.  She sat in my lap and got brushed.  Her purr motor was on high.  I peeked at her butt and things have dried out a bit, it looks way better, as if it’s healing.  Like time and the medication are working together – to her benefit. 

I almost forgot to mention that I made a trip back to the vet to complain about some of the treatment and things that have been festering for years.  It felt good to get it off my chest.  I talked about Gator and I was overwhelmed and reduced to tears for a bit.  It hurt.  I am over the loss and have accepted her death but it was like a flash back being there.  I made it clear that I wasn’t there to seek money back but kind of felt like Mora got the short end of the stick yesterday and I was talked in to wasting money on the x-ray.  Now that I am home I got progress notes from her exam and it says that I chose to go the medical route and not have them flush her anal gland.  That’s not the case at all I wanted them to flush it but the vet didn’t seem to want to take the time to do that.  I am pissed off all over again but it’s done. 

I’m watching more porn, believe it or not.  I will be headed up soon to get ready for bed.  Give Mora her pain medicine and then we will retire for the evening.  I need to be up early for the alarm install tomorrow. 

Other plans for tomorrow include getting a haircut & shampoo from a place that knows how to do the shampoo right.  Hitting up Sam’s Club and Target.  Then taking a road trip to either discover a new place OR go back to the buffet, either way I will be on the road for at least an hour each way.  It will give the vehicle a bit of a workout, plus hopefully get me some good food.  I need some time to decompress a bit. 

Hope you had a great day.  Talk with you tomorrow.

More fresh hell

What an exhausting and costly day this has been. 

This morning after I came home from the grocery store and we had our nap, I came downstairs to surf on the computer.  Mora jumped on my lap and she has this bad habit of rubbing her butt on my arm.  She doesn’t always do it but it happens more frequently than not.  It happened today and she didn’t leave anything but it smelled really bad.  I took a look and she has an Anal Gland Abscess. 

I made a vet appointment for her thinking that it was this Tuesday, that was the soonest they could get me in.  As we got into the afternoon it looked like things were getting worse.  Something told me to call and check to see if there were any cancellations.  Turns out her appointment was booked for next Tuesday and not this Tuesday.  I got her moved up to this evening at 6p. 

As you might imagine the poor thing is in a lot of pain.  I haven’t seen her actually go to the bathroom but she has tried.  That made me glad that I was taking her over.  It’s a few minutes after 8p and we just got home about 15 minutes ago. 

I hate professional people.  We waited 30 minutes to get to a room and then another 15 minutes before a doctor came in.  Since she (Mora) wouldn’t let me touch her rear end I knew that she wouldn’t be super pleased about the vet poking and prodding.  However, the vet was able to take a look and determine that the abscess has ruptured and is draining.  They took at x-ray at my request to make sure that she didn’t have any stones or wasn’t constipated/impacted.  She has some stool that is in the process of working it’s way out the exit so she should be going to the bathroom eventually. 

She got a shot of a NSAID to help with the inflammation.  They sent her home with a narcotic for pain and I’ve got her first dose on board.  I’ve got more of the NSAID in pill form to give her in the morning.  Then I have to make sure that she eats breakfast and I can give her an Antibiotic.  She’s got 2 weeks worth of the antibiotic.  They want to re-check her in 2 weeks.  However, if she hasn’t made progress in a couple days we will be going back.  Otherwise as long as things progress and she heals I honestly see no reason to go back. 

I booked an appointment for Rudy on Saturday but I am going to be calling and cancelling it, he’s fine and there is no reason to take him over just yet.  I think it would be wasted money. 

Now on to the alarm.  I had this feeling that I should check the appointment to make sure that were on for Tuesday.  I logged in and found that the appointment was scheduled for Monday by the tech.  I told him specifically Tuesday, I said it twice and he confirmed it to me.  However, when he plugged it into his computer he did it for Monday.  I won’t be available because I’m taking the car in and I have no idea how long that visit will take.  I suspect just a couple hours but it could go longer. 

Anyway, I called and was told that they didn’t have any availability on Tuesday and that I would have to wait until Thursday.  The dummy I talked to cancelled the Monday appointment and then tried to book for Tuesday but the system wouldn’t let him.  He transferred me to “scheduling” and they told me that the first open date they had was Thursday.  I asked what I had to do to cancel service.  They said to call back tomorrow as the cancellation department was closed on the weekend.  Needless to say I am quite pissed off. 

I calmed down a little bit, called back and got someone to work with me.  We booked the Thursday appointment just to have something on the book so I don’t get totally blocked this week.  I have to call back in the morning and talk with another department as they should be able to get this fixed.  I also called the tech and left him a voice mail message, asking him to call me back to confirm that we are on for Tuesday.  This is going to be done my way, since it’s my money.  If they can’t accommodate me then I will sever the relationship.  I’ve been a customer for 28 years.  I paid for the install in full which back then was $700.  Then add on to that all of the money I’ve spent over the last 28 years for monitoring.  They have made a bundle off of me.  I really don’t want to lose the low rate I have for monitoring and if I cancel I know that will go away. 

However, I thought about it and while I miss the alarm system and the peace of mind it provides, like I told the tech we have never had any issues or needed to use it.  There have been a couple cooking related “fires” back when my late spouse was the cook.  We have had multiple false alarms because one of us forgot the system was on but I’ve not needed it.  That made me realize I can just walk away from this and save my money if I so choose.  I am not under any contract, nor do I want to be. 

We shall see what tomorrow brings, hopefully not more headaches and tons of money siphoned from my bank account.  However, vacation is always expensive even if you don’t go anywhere.  I can’t wait to get on the road to travel to a restaurant and clear my mind.  If all goes well that will happen tomorrow for supper.   

I’ve done a light cleaning of the house and got the trash out.  Need to still do laundry but there is no hurry it’s not like it’s going to get up and run away.  I am going to head up, hope that we can get a good nights sleep and get up early tomorrow, shower and put on some fresh clothes.  Have breakfast at home and then take the vehicle in for the service appointment.  While I am there I will call the alarm company and see what we can work out or if I am going to wind up walking away. 

I’m not sure why the black cloud that is over me is dealing me so much chaos but it’s like I have had a bit of a break for too long and it’s making up for lost time or so it seems.  I know it can always be worse. 

Talked with my Thanksgiving friends, they like the idea of going out on the 4th, so I am waiting to hear where they would like to go and a time.  I’m not going to push if they call great and if they don’t well then I will go somewhere by myself. 

I do hope that your day was way better than mine.  Damn I hope that things get better soon.  Take care and I will talk with you again soon. 

Alarm Results

Greetings,

Hope that you’re doing well and enjoying the weekend!

The tech came for the alarm system, I had to pay a trip charge, but his labor was waived. It was a 15-minute visit. He confirmed what I pretty much knew already. The keypad is fried and I need a new system. It’s an upgrade, most of the hardware can be re-used but a couple pieces must be replaced. I will get a touch screen keypad and can control the system from my phone. The cost with a discount on my account brings it to close to $1 thousand dollars. It will take 2 hours to install, and the work is scheduled for Tuesday. I will have to pay the full cost when the job is done but my low-price monitoring rate of $6 will remain in place since I’m not signing a new contract. The system uses cellular and WIFI to communicate, as I suspected. Therefore, there is no need for a home phone. My home phone is under contract since it’s bundled with my TV.

I like the old-fashioned home phone even though it’s not a copper line anymore and it’s VOIP. There is just something about it that I honestly don’t want to part ways with, but I will have the option when the contract is up next year.

While I really didn’t want the alarm system to fry, I am hopeful that it’s my largest expense on this “vacation” that I am on. I am hoping for a clean bill of health for the vehicle. I will find out the results of that on Monday when I take it in. I like it and keeping it, a bit longer will permit me to continue to save money so that I can be in even better shape when it’s time to buy. The plan was to trade in September no matter what, but I am really addicted to saving money. I like seeing my bank balance rise which beats seeing a credit card balance rise.

I took time off from work because I needed a break. I didn’t need extra problems; life has given me plenty thus far.

Wanted some human companionship so I talked to my Thanksgiving friends, and he joined me for supper, she wasn’t feeling up to it. That’s when I found out that they aren’t going to be doing anything for the 4^th of July. He’s got prostate cancer and the treatment is wiping him out. He looks like life is draining out of him, kind of like my late spouse looked when he went through chemo & radiation. My friend only must go through radiation, and it starts on Monday. They started him on two pills, one of which is a testosterone blocker and the other is Estrogen. I made the offer that we could go out on the 4^th if they wanted, I’m waiting for an answer on that. Not sure that they will take me up on it but time will tell. Sounds like our gatherings outside of Thanksgiving might be stopping for a while. The folks are old he’s in his 70’s and she is in her 80’s. I know they aren’t going to last forever but I am kind of hoping for a couple more good years. When one dies, I think the other will follow in short order. I don’t relish losing them even though they haven’t exactly been the best of friends.

Got the mail, hit up the bank and got a 2^nd breakfast this morning. It felt good to get out and check some things off my list. It also feels good not to have to rush to conform to my usual weekend routine. I am not doing laundry now as I normally would be. I plan to work on that tomorrow. Cats need food but I might get that tomorrow if not then for sure on Monday. They have a few cans left so I’m good for a short time. However, I don’t like pushing things to the absolute limit.

Hopefully, I will feel better as the week progresses. One I know about the car and the alarm install is behind me then I will exhale and I think that’s when things will get better.

Well off to surf for porn, cuddle with the cats and eventually prepare for tomorrow. Plan to get up early, have breakfast and hit up the grocery store and Target. BBQ for supper tomorrow night, wanted that tonight but I had Olive Garden instead.

Stay tuned and we can both see how things turn out with the car, the alarm and the rest of my time off. I know that time off always flies by quickly. Shame that’s not true for the work week.

Take care!

The weekend

Hey thanks for dropping in. 

Friday … proved to be a day that I would talk on the phone for hours to the mistake maker.  We talked work and then just socialized.  It was enjoyable but by the end of the day I think we were both tired of talking.  He agreed with me that we are back office people.  Yet we are still mandated to come in 3 days a week.  The mistake maker confessed to me that he was only in 2 days this week.  I told him that I honestly didn’t care.  While I didn’t say this it’s because I am breaking the rules and have been for quite sometime.  Unless each of our offices gets a snitch to check up and report on us, I anticipate that we can still get away with whatever we want.  At least I am going to keep doing my same thing as no one is complaining. 

By bed time I was super horny and eager to get off.  However by the time I settled down my energy level dropped drastically.  I still tried but there just wasn’t enough stamina and strength left in me to pull it off.  So I gave up and watched TV.  Before I knew it I was falling asleep in my chair.  That’s when I got up and climbed into bed. 

Saturday … woke up at 4a from a dream that I was going into the office and forgot my cardkey.  I was talking to a security guard and I knew I was talking out loud in my sleep I heard myself as I was waking up.  Rudy was puzzled by it.  He wasn’t on top of me so I was able to get out of bed quickly.  Headed to the bathroom and then came back to bed.  Tried to fall back asleep but I couldn’t so I got up.  Rudy started his happy breakfast dance but I told him he had to wait a few more hours.  I think I was up for around an hour.  He let me sleep in until close to 7a.  At which time I got up and passed out breakfast for the cats.  Then went back to watching TV. 

Eventually went back to bed for a few more hours.  Then got up and had breakfast and my medicine.  Then headed back to rotting in my room where I did manage to accomplish the task I wanted to last night and that helped me fall back to sleep. 

Watched several videos of people caught on camera doing dumb things like falling, leaving their cars in gear and getting out.  Then changed over to the same thing but camping accidents.  Rafts capsizing, people falling into water, dealing with wildlife.  It was enjoyable and passes time rather quickly. 

Took some time to look at vehicles on the internet, all new.  Found a couple that look really nice and are tempting.  I just really don’t want to jump back into car payments.  Patients is my friend here I need to find out if there are any major concerns with my current automobile.  Provided all is well keeping it longer makes sense.  If it’s time to pour in some money well then I might have a decision to make.  My new car fever is and has always been itching away, it flares up often.  Which is understandable considering that I’m technically due for a new auto.

I got going in the early afternoon with a shower.  Then started laundry.  Finally headed out to a new restaurant that just opened this weekend.  It was a familiar place that I had been to before there were several restaurants in this same location.  While it was nice to be in a familiar location the food sucked.  I ordered Sloppy Joes which I don’t know how they made them but they didn’t taste like Sloppy Joes to me.  The French Fries were the best part of the meal.  I had a side of Cole Slaw as well but it wasn’t from KFC so it wasn’t good at all.  Disappointed with the 45 minutes I traveled to eat the food and the 45 minutes I had to ride to get back home.  It was nice exercise for the vehicle, just logged 80 thousand miles.  I might go back again in a while but will order something different.  Parking was super tight but I backed into a spot with ease. 

Working on going through the mail and finishing up on laundry.  Took care of finances and waded through some personal email.  Now it’s time to surf for porn as I wait for the dryer to sound off.  Then it will be upstairs to play with Rudy as I put the laundry away. 

Hope the weekend is going well for you. 

Productive Saturday

Happy Saturday!

Unfortunately, I had another insomnia attack after I got to sleep.  Was up for a couple hours watching TV before I was able to go back to bed and sleep.  Mora being the cuddle bug she is snuggled up to me and helped lull me back to sleep.  Just as I was about to drift off she decided to leave and that woke me up but after that I was back sleeping. 

Woke up early because that’s how my body is wired and also I’ve got Rudy who wants his breakfast.  Everyone got something to eat.  I showered the night before so I just threw on some clothes and headed out. 

Got my haircut.  Went to my friends shop.  The main guy I have a stronger friendship with is on vacation.  I chatted it up in the office for a bit and then headed out.  No sense in wasting a perfectly good day. 

Came home, had to use the bathroom.  Typed up what I wanted done to my vehicle for service which I took directly from the Manufacturers Maintenance schedule.  I left off changing the cabin air filter because that was just done a while back.  Oddly enough that is super labor intensive.  You put in a $6 filter but spend $100 on labor.  Then it was time to head out again. 

Hit up the UPS store, dropped off my defective blower.  The replacement arrived yesterday.  Next up Post Office then on to the shop where I got my tires at.  They do auto repair work and I trust them a bit more than my friends mechanic who missed the fact that I had a broken tie rod last time.  Anyway, I turned in the laundry list picked the Monday of my vacation and I’m on the list for first thing.  I plan to live there that day.  It’s going to be hours and it’s going to suck, not in the good pleasurable way either.  I told them I have new car fever and as long as they can tell me my vehicle is sound and doesn’t need any major repairs I will likely keep it to stay away from car payments.  At least that is the plan as of now.  Who knows if that will change down the road.  Part of me just wants to go hit up a car dealer and just buy a new one to be done with it.  I’ve also scheduled a Facial for the end of the week.  It’s at a new place.  I’m excited and figured saving it for the end of the week would be smart in case there were any complications with the car or I wanted to get a new one.  Leaving the rest of that week open for now.

Anyway, back on the road and stopped at Sam’s Club.  Got me a new membership card.  That should solve my problem at the pump as well as when I go to the store.  Kind of happy to get this done. 

Back home to cool off, relax and nap.  Then several hours later, I headed out for a bite to eat.  Decided I’d go back to the place where I had my birthday dinner last year.  It’s been a while since I have been there.  Normally I order from the specials but this time I decided to try the BBQ Peppered Pork Tenderloin.  It was good but way on the salty side.  I got a decent amount of it down for the money I spent.  Kind of sad that I didn’t fully enjoy the meal.  Had a dinner companion.  I sat with a stuffed bear.  Needless to say he didn’t say a word.  It would be funny if there was a hidden camera in that, they would get some great footage. 

On the way back home I talked myself into hitting up the Frozen Custard shop.  Me and my late spouse used to go there all the time but, it lost it’s appeal with me.  It’s still delicious as ever and people flock to that place.  They added a drive thru and people line up and sit and wait in their hot cars.  Not me, I parked and walked up to the window.  Got some Peaches and Custard in a small dish.  It took me back years and was fun.  I ate it outdoors as it was melting as soon as they handed it to me.  It’s quite humid out here. 

Then came home.  I still need to get cat food but figured I would put it off until tomorrow.  My bladder was about to explode from all of the soda and water I drank. 

Passed out supper for the cats and I’m doing laundry.  Playing on the computer.  I’m quite pleased with my progress today. 

Last night I saw the movie Wasteman with Tom Blythe.  Several good chest shots of him as well as ass shots.  There is full frontal nudity but it’s brief.  He’s all tatted up in this movie but not in real life.  The movie held my interest and I was quite surprised by the ending.  I’ve got a mad crush on him. The movie was on Prime, it’s $5 to watch.  I got to see it for free by using Amazon points. 

Well off to scour the web.  Hope you had a great Saturday as well!

Windows 11

Happy Saturday!  I had another insomnia attack last night that ruined my intentions for today.  However, I made the best of it.  Watched an old movie called Stir Crazy with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder.  It was long but kept my interest and when it was done I easily fell back to sleep.  Rudy woke me up around 7:30a, kind of surprised he let me sleep in.  He wanted his breakfast though and I passed it out for him.  Then I came back to bed and waited as I watched more TV to eventually pass out.  I got up around 9a and had breakfast which was nothing more than cereal and a banana.  Then it was back to the bedroom to watch more TV and nap. 

I got moving late in the afternoon and headed to a steak house to order chicken.  It’s a dish similar to what I order at Outback called Alice Springs Chicken.  It was good but they forgot the bacon.  Grabbed the mail and returned home.  That was as much getting out as I needed to do. 

I noticed yesterday when I set the trash out that a Wasp has setup a nest right behind my security camera.  I know that it’s a matter of time before I get a little too close for comfort that the damn thing will attack me.  I am probably going to get some Wasp spray and try to kill it.  I am not a fan of insects much less stinging or biting ones. 

Last night I watched a 2 hour Only Fans that someone called Justasoccerboi filmed with Seth Peterson.  They were in a hotel room and forgot to deadbolt the door so the maid interrupted them trying to come in and clean the room but Seth was getting eaten out and told the lady to come back later.  The room looked nice as did the guys but the whole thing wasn’t edited very well and it’s by far the longest Only Fans clip that I have ever watched.  I just deleted it from my system just because it was so long and quite large.  Seth as you might recall passed away earlier this year from what is believed to be an accidental drug overdose.  

Speaking of OF, I just got a bunch of Blake Mitchell OF clips that were leaked.  Most of which I had before but I never had any of his Live Chats.  It’s nice to hear his voice and quite a shame that he too passed away in a motor vehicle accident late last year.  One clip I want to see is the final one he made with Joey Mills.  While Blake published everything, Joey hides some clips behind a pay wall and thus why I haven’t seen it.  Not paying $25 for one clip, sure I want to see it but not that bad. 

On the dating front I got an ad last night from a service called Mingleo.  It’s a dating service that requires a subscription but they match you with other guys based on your interest and how you both responded to their questionnaires.  I’m going to do some research on them before I just blindly spend money.  They are in most major cities in the US so in case your looking thought I’d share it.  They keep your information private unless you ask them to share it or choose to share it on your own with a guy.  This sounds a lot like It’s Just Lunch but something that is cheaper and targeted to gay men. 

While I was watching TV this afternoon, I fired up my laptop to do some surfing and have noticed that when I shutdown the menu shows up differently and the taskbar looked different, I unlocked it and sure enough I can resize it to make it show more icons in the system tray as well as display the Time, Day of the Week and Date.  This was my major factor for not upgrading other than in general I am not a W11 fan.  However, now that I know that I am so tempted to give in and upgrade to get it over with.  I know that sooner or later were all going to have to as extended support will expire or Microsoft will make it so cost prohibitive that most folks will just give in and upgrade rather than pay.  Part of me wants to upgrade now and the other part of me says wait until you have much more time to deal with things if something goes south. 

Meanwhile I discovered that I threw my laundry in the dryer and walked away, never pressed the start button.  I thought it was taking an unusual amount of time to dry so I went and checked on it.  Sometimes my brain just goes out to lunch without me and I do silly stuff like that but it’s not often enough to be concerning. 

I’ve got a task to take care of at work tomorrow, I will need to login the morning and then again later in the afternoon.  I am planning on going to eat lupper early.  So that I am available when I need to login.  I am not a fan of working weekends but I’m on call.  Thinking of pizza and trying to see the straight hot waiter that I have a mad crush on.  Not sure why I am so attracted to straight guys, wish that my Gaydar worked better. 

Not a horrible Saturday just not the most productive.  However it was good for relaxation.  Shame that the time goes by so quickly.  It was a nice day until I got out for supper then it became overcast and has started to rain a little bit here and there.  Hope it was a good day for you!