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Hey there, I hope all is well.  It’s been another day of me chasing my tail.  I keep trying to accomplish a large task at work and interruptions seemed to be never ending today.  I need this report, this doesn’t work, help me with this.  Damn feels like I got nothing done but I in fact got a bunch done, just not what I needed to take care of. 

I didn’t have any success at the task that I needed to go in for.  It was a hardware problem and I need parts to fix it.  Who knows when they will arrive but they have been ordered.  I could have made them deal with a technician and then let the tech order the parts and come back but it’s easier for me to just make the repair on my own.  If the part that I had ordered doesn’t fix it then I will have to call a tech but I am confident I am on the right track. 

I did get to spend time last night with the cats.  We enjoyed each others company.  Morea was extra needy and I knew that meant she didn’t feel good.  Sure enough there was a minor mess this morning and she wasn’t interested in eating breakfast.  I just got home about a 1/2 hour ago and she has gotten sick again.  She has these left over foam balls that Momma’s family used to play with.  They all loved them.  Morea is trying to eat the damn thing and I find bits and pieces, she is just rougher and they are falling apart.  I caught her trying to eat some of the pieces to clean up after herself and I told her no.  Looks like I am taking those balls away from her.  I hate to because I know how much she likes them but I think that is the root of this particular problem.  I’ve got her coat brushing under control and continue to do maintenance brushings, which she loves. 

Last night I said that on my way home I would pick up a cheesesteak because I am craving it badly.  However, I just wanted to come home and thus no cheesesteak.  I am fairly certain I will have one either by or on Saturday, kind of depends on how I feel. 

I wrote the erotic story I was talking about yesterday.  I did it the old fashioned way putting pen to paper.  I have to have the right pen and be in a decent enough mood for my writing to look really good, needless to say I have some scratching to transcribe into typed format.  I had to get the thought out of my head and that was the best way I could think about it.  I remember when I was younger and figuring things out.  I ordered a book full of erotic stories, I thought there would be pictures.  There were a few but it was mostly reading.  That was hot stuff and today I think I am decent at putting out a good story, being graphic enough but it’s all in what you imagine that excites one or so I have found.  I am not trying to tease you, I’d love to publish one here but I know that it would get flagged and there is probably a TOS (Terms Of Service) violation.  I don’t want to loose my blog/platform just because I got excited.  I’ve been down that path before and still regret it to this day but it was over photos, so that’s why I am extra careful about what I post.  I had quite the following and made a few friends but when the rug was pulled out I had no way to reach people and just had to hope that people would find me again.  I think that there might be 1 or 2 people from back in the day that still follow me here.  The whole stats page impresses me with how many people read what I write as well as the countries in which they view it from.

Well Morea is getting restless and wants my lap.  I have a mess to clean up and then need to work on my supper.  Tomorrow will be another day, here’s hoping that I can tackle my large project, I blocked my calendar so hopefully that happens. There won’t be a shortage of things to talk about when the boss gets back but I don’t know if I will remember all of them, but I guess I can try. 

Hope you had a great day and that your evening is even better.  I am going to try to have a better evening and relax.  I didn’t sleep the best last night but I hope that tonight will be better.  Take care. 

Friday Eve

Howdy … here we are at another Friday eve.  One more day and the week is over, I am so thankful for that.  This week has been quick moving.  If the rest of the remaining weeks fly by as fast as this one has this year will be over in the blink of an eye. 

I ordered a percussion massage gun it is a knock off brand and not one of the major players.  It looked like a good buy but instead I am saying good bye to it.  The damn thing doesn’t work.  I charged it and managed to get it working once.  I tried a second time and no matter what I do the damn thing will not work.  I need to print a shipping label and then get over to the UPS store. 

I got an email today that my new pen shipped and I am eager to get it.  That will be a couple days, probably next week considering the slow down at the post office and the fact there is holiday mail.  If it arrives on Saturday, I will consider myself very lucky. 

I plan to go to the farm store on Saturday to see if they have Gator’s favorite flavors of cat food.  This is my last hope.  I am not eager to get there because it’s not in the best part of town and it’s a lot like going to Wal-Mart.  If they have what she likes then it will be worth it because there is no price I can put on her happiness.  I enjoy seeing her happy.  Right now she is turning up her nose at what I put out or eating very little of it.  I want to fix that and see her lick her chops knowing that she enjoyed what I gave her. 

Made it to the dentist and they did some different x-rays to show a bit more detail and couldn’t find anything wrong with my mouth.  I kind of expected that.  We chatted about the mouth guard and I was told if it’s helping continue to use it and they can make one that fits better and is a bit more durable.  Who knows if my insurance will cover it, I suspect they will but that is a road I am not traveling on right now. 

Everyone seems to be sick.  My co-worker has something again and called off one day.  My boss has something.  Is it any wonder why I want to stay home.  Germs they are everywhere.  Needless to say I am going to try to continue to milk my current situation as long as I can, might as well.  I have thought about going in on a weekend just to grab a couple things from my office that I know are waiting on me and make it look like I have been in since the pandemic.  Then I think, I’ll get there eventually and nothing that is waiting for me is going to get up and leave, unless someone steals it.  Unless I give in I don’t see myself in the office until 2022 and that will probably be mid-January at that. 

Yesterday I was super horny and decided to revisit an old past time.  I wrote a couple of erotic stories.  They are hot and I am thinking of more.  Not sure if I will publish them.  I am considering it but not sure if I want to travel that road again.  Last time I did I lost my blog, my followers and that’s why I had to start this blog.  That was a different time but once bitten, twice shy.  If I get any interest and decide to move forward I will let you know.  Not exactly certain that appeals to everyone.  Oddly enough that was my first piece of porn.  I sent away in the mail for a book that I thought would have naked men in it and it was all stories, I was not happy when I figured that out but then I started reading and well let’s just say I got really good at reading a book one handed.  I am kicking around an idea for a couple more stories now and just had to get on the computer.  I am fighting against it but I think I will eventually give in.  It’s like looking at some good food and knowing that it will make you fat – eventually you throw caution to the wind and chow down. 

I am eager for my week of vacation but it is still a few weeks away and I know it will go by super fast.  However, being lazy, watching TV and doing whatever I want is of great appeal to me.  I am still very much in Thanksgiving mode and it’s a struggle to get out of bed and teleport myself to work, despite the fact that I don’t have to leave home.

I am caught up in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime and it’s oddly entertaining.  Like every other series it started with watching one episode and I was hooked.  I take in a couple hours of it each night and then struggle with You Tube videos until I eventually fall asleep. 

We had some summer like weather here today, it was in the 70’s and I was starting to roast.  Gator loved it.  I thought about turning on the AC but opted not to.  Once the sun goes down things really cool off.  It won’t be terribly long now and we will get much colder weather and eventually snow.  Right now I am enjoying what is being served even if it is mildly uncomfortable to me.  It’s great watching my gal just lounging in her bed and basking in the sun.  She sleeps for hours on end, usually from about 2 until 5 in the afternoon when the sun beams in the window as it is preparing to set for the day.  She hates to see the sun go away but is happy the next day when it’s back.  I do wonder what she thinks.  I know that she loves to be around me. 

That’s enough babbling for now.  Hope that your well and thanks for stopping by.  Talk with you all again soon. 

Rewind

A bit of good news.  I decided to visit my old blog and turns out the name is available.  So if you go to http://elhomoblogo.blogspot.com you will see a post there that has a link to re-direct people here.  I don’t have high hopes of seeing visitors from way back to come back.  I mean the name was taken from me years ago and to think that anyone is still trying the url day in and day out, is crazy talk.  However, it never hurts to try.

Saturday working was not fun but it was different compared to a regular work day.  The office was very quiet.  I was able to get water and have a left over cup cake!  I had 4 machines to work on and got them all done by 2p.  They let me leave, which I am thankful for.  I still had some what of a weekend left.  I told myself that I would go to Maggiano’s after I was done but I talked myself out of that quickly.  I didn’t feel the best from skipping lunch and wanted to get to the jewelers. 

Got my watch picked up and then had a bite to eat at the place next door.  Bacon Wrapped BBQ Meatloaf.  It was so good and so gone in minutes.  No dessert for me.  I happened to glance at my watch and noticed there was something on the face.  I went back to the jewelers.  There is a spec of something on the inside of the face of the watch.  I was told they only opened the back to replace the batteries and to open the front would require stem removal as well as other things being released.  They did offer to fix it for me, but it would need to go to a watch maker and it would be at my expense.  I could see that I wasn’t getting anywhere with the sales lady, so I just took the watch and left.  The watch was photographed when I dropped it off.  So I wrote a letter to the owner of the store asking him to produce the photograph and compare it to the one I enclosed.  If it was there when I dropped it off, then I am in error but if it is as I suspect they jarred something loose then they should fix it at their expense.  I mean it was in their care & custody and therefore they are responsible for damage, loss or theft.  Last night I noticed the damn thing wasn’t even keeping time on the digital display.  I would set the time and the date would be off, then set the date and the time would be off.  It was maddening.  I finally got everything set.  Now I am waiting to see if it happens again.  If so then I will revise my letter to indicate that there was obvious other damage done.  I mean it needed a battery it was dead when I brought it in.  I wear it once maybe twice a year.  It’s a Pulsar and I paid around $1,200 for it years ago.  It’s got yellow gold in it which is why it was so expensive.   I have looked and while I can’t find a similar band design I can find a comparable watch face without gold so the cost is much less.  I don’t really want to buy a new watch but wanted to see what was out there.  I am NOT happy at all about this.  It’s like one more battle in my life that I really don’t need. 

I got a bill from my doctor yesterday and see they charged for taking my blood.  Problem is they didn’t take my blood, the doctor wrote an order and I went to a local hospital that isn’t affiliated with the doctors office.  So I turned that part of the claim in to my Health Insurance company as fraud because it billing me for a service that was NOT rendered.  It’s only $18 which they discounted down to $10.  Still it’s $10 and the doctors office already gets $161 for an office visit, you think they need the extra $10 – I think not. 

Charlie Puth posted on Twitter to check out his snap chat to watch him doing things without a shirt on.  Well I will admit that when I heard his voice for the first time I was enamored by his voice and that was it.  He was cute but there was no attraction there.  The longer time goes on and the more material he writes, the more I want to fuck him.  Factoid Fuck is one of Charlie’s favorite words.  He’s also very straight, which is bad for me.  So guess what I did?  Yeah I got a Snap Chat account.  I saw the video it wasn’t anything special but it was a nice diversion from daily life.  I haven’t quite figured out how to use Snap Chat but I am working on that.  I have to think about what I want to say and who I want to say it to.  Those things can live forever.

I took sometime to research my mortgage company and find out who the president of the company is.  I wrote him a nice long letter about the escrow and homeowners insurance snafu that they created.  I explained to him in very simple terms that it constitutes a breach of contract and that is actionable.  However, I am not going to make a mountain out of a mole hill today.  Do it again and we will be seeing each other in court.  I mean come on, your entrusted to pay a bill.  You have my money, disburse it on time to the right party and there will be no problem.  That is the way Escrow works.  Given everything that I have been through I have a serious issue with trusting others be it a person or a company because they always seem to fail me.  That said I haven’t revoked any ones trust card from my book, until they prove they are untrustworthy.  So my friend that lied to me about her sons graduation – yeah that trust card is revoked.  The bank that didn’t pay the bill on time – that trust card is revoked as well.  If you fuck me over, I remember it and hold on to it like it was yesterday, so I never forget.  That causes problems in other areas of my life but it’s part of who I am. 

Last night I watched a TED talk by Shane Bitney Crone who is known from the movie Bridegroom.  He talked about losing his partner and moving on with his life.  It was very interesting.  TED has many good talks.  Some bare knowledge and others are just enough to lull you to sleep.  Don’t believe me try watching one late at night and I think you too will drift off to the land of slumber. 

Nothing major going on right now.  The usual.  Waiting for the judgment in Bankruptcy which I am not expecting until the last week of the month, but they may surprise me and release a ruling this week.  All I know is it’s going away one way or another.  That in and of it’s self is good news.  The fact that no one creditor has raised an objection to a discharge I think works in my favor because if it’s dismissed the likelihood that anyone creditor would comeback and try to collect I think is very minimal.  Still it’s a pins and needles situation of waiting.

I made it to the store in the rain this morning.  Now I have to go back out for cat food and gas.  Then I will be home for the rest of the day.  I had my nap already, when I got home from the grocery store.  Gator had me up at 7 – got to stick to that schedule.  If the pussies aren’t happy then no one is happy.  Even Bear is getting in on the act now and crying for attention every time I see him.  I think he is more thankful than anything and wants to show his appreciation for me.  Plus a little stroking does him good as well as it does me. 

It is far too quiet here. I like it but I also hate it at the same time.  I keep thinking about how I am free to live my own life and do what I want.  I never realized that I was shackled and my life revolved so much around one person.  We did things together and I had fun – I’d also do it all over again if I had the chance.  However, now for the first time in my life I am truly on my own.  That is fun and also very scary.  My ability to exist depends upon my ability to work and earn a living.  No money means big problems.  I don’t have any fear right now of being jobless, I am too well liked and things are really going good.  I don’t plan to alter that.  It’s nice to be appreciated. 

Okay I’m at the rambling stage.  Better get moving before I type for another hour.  Happy what’s left of the weekend.  Talk with you all again soon.  Be well, Stay cool and have the time of your life. 

Winter – White & Bright

Friday …. even thought it was just yesterday it feels like it was 2 days ago.  I woke up in the middle of the night and watched the first episode of House of Cards, Season 3.  Went back to bed afterwards and slept in a little bit.  When I did climb out of bed, I took care of the children, got dressed and headed out to breakfast.  Then on to the car dealer.  Where I had a coupon for my oil change to be $39.95.  The funny thing is that it never, ever works out to that, because they add in labor it’s usually a $65 job.  However, I had my reward cards so I didn’t care the cost.  I also qualified to get a $10 rebate by mail, it’s like I am collecting rebate cards.  In any case they told me that the other thing that would be recommended is to change the brake fluid.  I didn’t know but learned that brake fluid breaks down and moisture is the enemy.  My fluid was 5 years old.  They told me that they would replace it with a dot 5 formula instead of the dot 4, because it’s got better moisture wicking.  I allowed them to do it.  I am supposed to notice improved response with the pedal, but it all breaks the same to me.  I just looked it up before writing this and dot 5 fluid is not recommended for anti-lock break systems.  I’ve got anti-lock breaks on my car.  This was the dealer I went to  not a shade tree mechanic or a quick lube place.  They said that they had been doing this for a while and it really works.  As long as the breaks work when I want them to and this doesn’t cause any problems I am fine with it.  From the dealer I went to get a hair cut.  I went to a new place ‘just for men’ and I got some super expensive package that gave me a scalp massage, hair cut, shampoo, condoner, neck shave, and neck and shoulder massage.  I never got the neck massage but the shoulder massage was okay, done by a machine not a person. I may switch to this place a regular haircut and shampoo is the same price as the other place, add on a couple dollars more and I can get my neck shaved – that is awesome.  They also do regular shaves as well, which is highly unfound in today’s society because the barber is essentially dead.  However, this place is a barber shopish type place but only women work there.  My late partner always said a women can’t cut a man’s hair, you need a barber.  He went to a barber for many years as did I  but the times changed and I changed with them.  They do an okay job the difference is they charge more now than they did back then.  I remember haircuts for $8 and now they are $21, seriously.  It’s robbery but that is the price I pay because I want my hair to look good, well I mean I need everything even and I know I can do most of it okay but the back , that is next to impossible to do on my own.  Anyway, then it was time to go back home.  I had to start in on more House of Cards.  I managed to squeeze in a nap and then it was time to venture off to therapy.  I took the truck for the 1st time ever to therapy.  It was a nice drive and good to get that bucket of bolts out of the driveway and on the road.  I went to Cracker Barrel after therapy, had a nice meatloaf dinner and peach cobbler for dessert.  Then it was time to get cat food.  I was early and the chances of running into you know who were high.  Sure enough he was in the store and once he saw me he had to go hide.  We didn’t speak to each other.  However, if and when I get the opportunity I plan on letting him know that I understand it’s easier to say I will call you then no, but that he gave me false hope and in the end it would have just been better to tell me the truth.  Even if he did call me now, I have him in a lie and don’t believe that I could trust him.  I made my food purchase and left.  Back home, back to the TV.  Soon it was time to feed the little beggars again.  There faces always light up when I come in with bags, they know when it’s food for them.  They also want it right away and things don’t usually happen that way.  Then I passed the evening with more TV, a little computer time and paying the car insurance.  I checked out about my usual time and retired to my bedroom and started falling asleep during the show.  It’s time to put it on pause and I called it a night.

Saturday… More winter is in the forecast so I got a start on things.  I went to breakfast at Bob Evans and had this Blueberry Brioche French Toast, it was more than delicious.  they only gave me two slices but I could have easily eaten 4 plus the omelet that I ordered.  Then it was on to do more running.  Stopped off at the post office to pick up the junk mail that was waiting for me.  Then it was on to Target to get cat treats and litter.  As well as a couple of items for me, which were mostly dental related.  Then I got gas for the truck.  It was 1/2 full and since there was weather on the way I don’t want to incur a frozen fuel line, if I needed to use the truck I wouldn’t be able to.  Small price to pay for peace of mind.  Then I went on to Sam’s Club.  I was supposed to go to another store to pick up sweat pants and tennis shoes but I gave that up.  It’s just too damn cold.  The two things I went to Sam’s for Chocolate Covered Blueberries and Hand Soap Refill I wasn’t able to find.  I did manage to pick up impulse buys.  The best one of them being Irish Stew.  It was $13 but the best money I spent on food that was simply heat & eat.  You could taste the wine and it was rather a rich gravy.  I started to feel full so I stopped.  There is plenty of meat and potatoes left as well as onions but no so much on carrots.  This was really a great meal for a cold winter day.  Then I came home, switched vehicles and gassed up the car.  Then came home, and put away all of the things I bought.  I’ve been here since around 11am and haven’t left.  It’s been House of Cards for most of the day.  I am ready for the last episode of Season 3 tonight.  Then I will move on to my DVR and catching up on all of the other shows that I recorded from earlier in the week.  I got a nap in today as well.  I am presently washing my bed clothes and will start regular laundry tomorrow.  I plan on taking a nice shower before bed and then watching TV.  It started snowing around 2p just as my iPhone said it would.  It hasn’t let up since and I have a feeling that I might be clearing off the truck to get to the store tomorrow morning.  Time will tell.

Kind of a hum drum weekend thus far.  Things didn’t work out like I wanted them to but I have managed to accomplish a lot and pamper myself with the haircut and food.  So it’s time well spent.  I did manage to check on my work e-mail and I got at least 100 messages of which most was BS.  I did find that there will be local travel in my future, not looking forward to it but it’s far better than being on-call and it will be a day out of the office and away from the phones so what’s not to like, plus a free meal and mileage so it’s like money on top of free money that kind of makes up for the slight inconvenience. 

All of the bills are paid and there is money left over.  I was really stressing about the car insurance but it didn’t break the bank.  My partial tax refund is in so that helped but I haven’t touched it.  The plan is to save it not to spend it.  If all goes well then there will be more on the way soon. 

I’ve got a Kenmore ceiling fan in my bedroom.  I picked it out and paid for it many moons ago after we moved in.  Together me and my late partner installed it.  One of the selling points was the remote control that came with it.  Nice to be able to turn on the lights or the fan with just a touch of a button.  Over the years the remote has become worn and the lights now are really difficult to turn on, so much so that I have revered to the manual method.  I looked on-line and Sears no longer makes the fan or parts for it.  I found a discussion group where someone had similar problems and a universal replacement remote was recommended.  There is/was no word on if it worked.  So I thought I would take my chances at a local hardware store first.  Turns out they don’t sell replacement remotes.  They have kits to convert your fan into a remote controlled fan, which I don’t want.  So I looked and sure enough the same remote Sears is selling for $51 I got from Amazon for $37, plus free shipping.  It should be here on Monday, unless the weather screws that up.  I really hope this works and is the answer to my problems.  If not then I will have to go with a plan B and order a remote controlled socket to hook up to the lamp next to my bed.  It was nice to push a button and then walk into my room.  Now I have to walk in not knowing if I am going to step in anything or on a cat.  I make enough noise so they know I am coming and the only one usually in my room is Marv and he is in the chair or on the bed.  He loves my room and spends the bulk of his day there. 

I heard from my cat sitter friend just checking in to see if I am alive.  He did it by text.  I noticed a pattern in that I would always call him and he would never call me.  Since most of my life's problems have been solved I no longer have the need to get him on the phone.  We haven’t spoken since we went to dinner on the 2nd of January.  I HATE communicating by text or in written form with friends, it’s much easier to pick up the damn phone.  However, in this case I am stubborn and don’t plan on giving in. 

I have managed to get my old ‘sex blog’ deleted.  Given the changes in Blogger/Google’s policy that will take effect next month.  From what I have read on-line most people are saying this is a witch hunt and goes against our right to free speech.  They are unfairly targeting the gay community.  Because apparently gay people are the only ones who have the need to post porn to the web.  I know that isn’t true but we do tend to obsess over men just a tad.  Blogger is a free service and there are other platforms that one could use if they wish to engage in posting nude photos to the web.  I’ve been stung once by the Blogger Scorpion and don’t plan on a 2nd.  The 1st was really a huge hit  - I lost my blog and all of my many followers from around the world.  I had no way to get in touch with them, it was as if I just disappeared.  There was no advanced warning or threat, they simply pulled the plug on me and it wasn’t unique to me, it happened to so many other people.  I said all of that to say this.  This is a free service if you don’t agree with the terms and conditions of the service then it’s time to move on.  I like free and the wonderful easy format that they have provided to use.  So for me it’s a no brainer to comply.  I will admit that it was hot and I got off on posting nude photos of other guys/porn stars to the web and talking about them and the few hot comments I got back.  However, in the end it was a fantasy world and that world is gone.  I am thankful to have this format to post my boring daily life, thoughts and feelings to.  It’s therapeutic and I am pretty well certain even though I only have 1 regular commenter that others are reading this, just not leaving comments.  While I wish I had more people leaving comments, I can’t force anyone to do anything – so I accept the situation for what it is.

Speaking of accepting I found an app called CP (compatibility partners) it’s ran by eHarmony and it’s specifically for gay people.  I was excited and downloaded it.  Completed the profile and then hit the pay wall.  Like most other service they want your money before you can do much.  I am able to see matches most of which are more than 200 plus miles away.  I can’t view photos of other guys because I haven’t paid for that privilege.  While I think they have a great matching system I don’t feel the need to pay to find my next partner.  I’ve done that in the past and it’s gotten me no where.  If it’s going to happen then it will and I don’t need to throw money at that problem.  Just invest time and save the money part for when I go on an actual date.  I know this will be a long process.  I told my therapist that I didn’t think that it was in the cards for me to have a partner based upon all of the negative experiences I have had with on-line dating.  She said that usually when clients say that out of the blue someone comes into their life and presto the search is over.  I told her that I hope it happens for me, but that I don’t have that kind of luck. 

Okay, enough yammering  I will stick a fork in this post and call it done.  Hard to believe tomorrow is March 1.  Sounds like it will be coming in like a Lion.  Also next weekend is time change weekend so we will be losing an hour of sleep.  Boo Hiss, but it also means that I will be driving mostly in the day light and no longer have a need to daily use my headlights, which is a good thing. 

Stay warm, be well and I will talk with you all again soon.  God Bless!

Z Weekend

Well we finally made it to another weekend! :)  I came home to find that the cat pissed in my bed, it was soaked.  Time to do laundry.  The one night when all I wanted to do was relax – watch TV and chill.  Nope got to do laundry.  So it was a late night.  Then my partner fell trying to get into bed.  Not exactly sure what happened there.  Anyway, he’s making all of this commotion to get my attention.  I went in and helped him up as best I could.  He finally got in bed.  Suddenly I found myself totally awake.  What to do?  Bring up Netflix and search for Tina Turner.  Yeah, I really like her a lot.  I watched a concert she did overseas in some stadium that was packed beyond full.  Pretty good show.  Then I fell asleep. 

This morning I figured out why I had so much trouble last night.  I forgot to take my sleeping pills.  If I forget them then I am screwed.  I am running low on them and my doctor is dragging his feet in writing me a new prescription.  I just sent in what will be the 4th letter asking for medicine.  I pretty much told him to get his act together because I can’t wait much longer.  All of my long term meds have to be filled through a mail order pharmacy, the rules of the insurance company.  Not my choice.  If I had my way I would be picking them up from a local pharmacy.  Short term stuff can go local.  Otherwise, you get 3 fills at a local pharmacy and if you refuse to mail order, the insurance won’t pay a penny for it and your stuck with the full cost.  I guess they have to give an incentive for people to comply.

Anyway, I woke up this morning as I said and went to ask my partner what time he wanted to do lunch.  He had an accident in the middle of the night and now I am doing his bed clothes.  I haven’t got to start my regular laundry and this has put me way behind.  I am so exhausted and beyond wanting to care but I do.

The partner has been in a crabby mood all day.  We did meet a friend for lunch.  Which was payment for me working on her computer some 3 years ago.  Yeah, I’ve been bugging her ever since to get together and she always has an excuse.  Finally I put my food down and told her we need to do this and today.  That and the fact that her other plans fell through are what made it happen.

While I was waiting for Mr. Fancy Pants to get dressed, I popped over to Walgreens to get some more Sudafed.  Turns out I was refused because I was already at my monthly allotment.  Huh – there is a monthly allotment?  Yup.  So I called my allergist straight away (do I sound British now?) and was very surprised he called in a script for me.  I’ve got a 30 day supply with 3 refills.  Insurance won’t cover it, which is no surprise.  It’s not that expensive anyway.  I asked for a 90 day supply so I wouldn’t have to make a monthly trip but I guess the government would spaz out or something.  I’m thankful to have what I do.

This evening after a short nap, I went to Office Max.  Picked up Turbo Tax, yes it’s that time of year again.  Jude – do you have to file Income Tax in Canada?  Just curious.  I got some copy paper and checked out a hot young sales guy.  He was doing some inventory and I was staring at his ass.  It was rather obvious and he didn’t seem to mind.  My main purpose of the trip was to get things for the office.  Then it was back home.

Time to work on my partners computer.  I got everything but his e-mail back to working order.  Silly me I didn’t export everything to a PST before we whacked his mail.  I thought my on line backup service would come to my aid but nope.  Outlook is picky – otherwise I would probably be able to salvage his mail.  We were arguing so that didn’t help.  He told me that he would fix it, so I’m happy with that.  Finally off the hook, phew what a project!

Work well it’s work.  Friday I got thrown my ultimate challenge that I knew would eventually come.  They wanted me to design a web site.  Yeah, I’m not a web programmer and I straight up told them that.  I said I can get quotes or we can use the people you used last time but this is not something I can do.  I figured that would get me fired but thus far nope.  Then I was talking with a co worker about the implementation of the new system and the training needs.  Since I have NEVER done this before, he gave me an idea of what we would need.  I feel like I was setup and here’s why.  I sent out an e-mail (forgot to copy in the boss man) and asked if I should order equipment and asked where the training was.  Holy crap, one person forwarded that e-mail on to my boss and then he pounced all over me telling me that I have to copy him in on every e-mail with this project.  I refuse to do that, if you want to micro-manage then you need a different employee.  You give me a job to do, let me do it  So the fine details of what we need, where this is happening and who is coming will all be ironed out on Monday.  Yeah, I’ve got a stack of e-mails that say we will talk Monday or we will talk tomorrow and that day never comes.  The person who I was talking to that has all the answers is going to work things out with the boss man.  I don’t think I will be involved but then again I could be wrong. 

The longer I stay the more I see people get shit on and get raw deals.  The more I want to leave.  I figure it is only a matter of time before it happens to me.  I’ve always looked since I was there.  Thus far I don’t see anything that appealing.  Plus I honestly don’t want to change jobs but the man I work for is a loose cannon and you just never know when he is going to blow up at you.  I hate those kind of working conditions.  Maybe I am in a foul mood or just have a sour taste in my mouth.  I don’t want to do anything rash just yet.  However, I am keeping my eyes open and if I spot a good opportunity I’m going for it.  I mean what do I have to loose?  They reject me or tell me no – that’s not a huge problem right now.  So long as I have a job I’m okay.  I guess I feel under appreciated, there is no positive feedback but when you make a mistake you never hear the end of it.  C’mon we all make mistakes, that’s just our nature as humans.  Get over it already.

Plans for Sunday.  Cleaning the house, laundry (big surprise) and goofing off on the computer.  As well as the dreaded grocery store.  I am looking forward to watching Shameless.  A new episode is on Sunday night.  I wish that show was on more often and I didn’t have to wait an entire week to find out what is going to happen next.  It’s been a long time since I have obsessed over a show as much as this.  Pretty interesting.  If you have Showtime, check it out me thinks you will like it.

I finally got around to publishing all of the comments.  Sorry Jude that it’s taken me so long.  Nice to see my blogger buddy RAD stop by.  I miss all of the connections I used to have.  Thanks Google!  Yes that was sarcasm. 

Well the buzzer hopefully will be sounding soon so I can wind down for the night.  I feel like today was a waste of a day but at least I had time off and for that I am truly thankful.  So glad that next week will be a 3 day weekend.  Yup, were closed for Presidents Day.  That will be extra sweet!  I think we should be closed for a week – let everyone do what they want and not bother them, but that clearly is a hallucination on my part. 

I hope that your having a great weekend and that your comfortable.  I see the folks on the East coast got quite the snow storm, talk about a holiday.  Wish we would have something like that here, then I would have the perfect excuse to work from home as would everyone else.  I don’t know that it would last for a week but I wouldn’t mind trying.  It’s been a very long time since we have seen snow like that.  The weather is very strange.

Ok so one more thing before I go.  Friday I was sitting in my office.  Working in a major city I hear sirens all day long.  You get used to it after a while.  It was close to quitting time.  I heard this array of sirens and looked out my window.  It was a police officer and he was clearly after a car in front of him.  They were at a red light.  As soon as the light changed the fool went as fast as he could  - the wrong way down a one way street.  Then zipped through traffic and the cop was hot on his tail.  It was like COPS right before my very eyes.  I was in such shock and awe from what I saw.  It took me a minute to realize what happened.  I can understand the desire to flee from the law but if your dumb enough to try it then your dumb enough to go to jail.  If they want you, pull over chances are things won’t be nearly as bad as you think plus you will avoid a felony charge of fleeing and eluding.  That’s is an automatic go to jail charge in every state in the US.

So now I’m done yacking.  Talk with you peeps later. 

Thursday TV Station Interview

The phone interview was scheduled to last for 15 minutes, but took a whopping 9.  It was very quick and basic.  I was told that they are doing phone interviews for the remainder of the week.  They will have a 2nd round and if I am chosen for that I should hear from them in the next two weeks.  Kay I won’t hold my breath!

I do have an interview set up for Monday afternoon, it’s in the same building where I used to work 2 jobs ago.  I am sure to bump into someone that I know.  At least I know the commute would be easy.  I could also call up a couple of friends and do lunch, but that wouldn’t be for a while.

Last night I discovered to my horror that our mail order pharmacy kept my debit card on file and charged me for medicine that was recently sent to my partner.  They also included a bill with the medication so my partner paid them as well.  I know we will have a credit on our account, but I really need every penny that I have right now.  I called them last night and got them to delete the card so that won’t happen again.  Back to writing them a check and sending it by snail mail.  Jeez, I never gave them permission to keep my number on file and keep charging.  Glad I caught this before it caused me a serious problem!  My partner takes a jillion different medicines and they vary widely in cost.  It’s nothing to drop $300 for 90 days worth of medicine for just him.

I discovered tonight that my bank statement said that I have $20 too much from what I said that was in my account on the day I filed Bankruptcy.  That could cause a problem.  I went by the on-line figure the bank displayed on the morning I filed.  While I am not happy about it, there isn’t much I can do about it.  It just makes me look like I am dishonest and trying to hide something, which I am not.  I am sure that my attorney will say something if there is a problem.

So next Wednesday I get my last unemployment payment and that is for this week.  I finally was able to talk with my partner, and we worked out the details on the application for Welfare and Food Stamps.  I’ve got it all filled out and I am going to fax it to them.  There will be an in person interview, which should take place in the next 15 days.  I have no idea how things go from there.  This is unfamiliar territory.

My luck is crazy at times.  I swear as soon as I file this application, the phone will ring tomorrow with a job offer.  Hey, if that is what it takes I am all for it.  I can always withdraw my application and/or explain to them I received an offer of employment.  Then again, nothing could happen so I have to be prepared either way.  The bills won’t stop just because I am not getting any income!

We went to the local hospital today so my partner could get a repeat urine culture ran.  His doctor wants to know if his infection is gone.  So those results should be in tomorrow, who knows when the doc will call.   Now if your Italian, I apologize but that hospital is a Dago hospital.  You go in, sit and wait and when you come out you swear that a day went by.  The waiting area smelled like somebody just dropped off a used baby diaper.  A cute straight couple walked in and by cute I mean the guy.  I kept looking at him and he back at me.  His wife got impatient and drug him out, she didn’t want to wait anymore.  Ah, well it was nice eye candy for me.

Afterwards, we went to my favorite place on earth.  That’s right the Super Market.  Ugh!  We did get in and out for $39, which is unheard of.  There was something in the basket for everyone including the cats.  As we were leaving a cart boy was fetching carts.  He was a little young, but damn I wouldn’t kick him out of bed.  He took my cart from me.  I was telling my partner about him and he liked him too.  Ah, the little things!

That’s it for today.  I’m worried about the future but right now there isn’t a whole lot I can do about it.  Just keep on applying, interviewing and taking phone calls.  Hopefully, something will break soon.

I was remarking to my partner the past two years have not been kind to me.

• Lost a cat
• Had a very sick cat and spent a large amount of money to make him well.  Long and painful road to recovery!  Yup – this is Big Boy
• Cat sickness in the house with a couple of them stopping to eat.
• Lost my job
• Found out I had a rat for a friend giving me references, so I lost out on several good opportunities
• My mom going nuts and having to comfort my brother and visit her in the hospital
• My partner breaking his back in two places and having to visit him in the hospital
• Found out that people you think are your friends and will be there for you in your time of need, were just providing lip service.  People will promise you the world but not deliver.
• Had to file Bankruptcy
• Exhausting my unemployment
• Exhausting my retirement and having to pay a large tax liability, when I can least afford it.
• Having to apply for Welfare & Food Stamps
• Loosing my blogs.

Those events are not in any particular order but DAMN that is more than one person should have to endure.  I have learned a lot but I have also suffered a lot.  I know things can always be worse so I am thankful for everything and everyone I have now.  I just hope there is some roses sprouting in my world soon. 

Again, sorry to be so down but looking at my world and my reality, it t-totally sucks and is very scary!  No wonder I don’t laugh much anymore.  Well before I depress myself and/or you any further, I am going to go.  Talk with you peeps later!

Late to bed…woke up early to rise

I mentioned in my post yesterday that Lawn Boy was coming over to take care of the grass.  Yeah he did that bright and early at 8:30 AM.  Woke me up.  For a change I was sleeping by myself but I still got up and fed the children.  I also grabbed breakfast for myself.  I took a peek outside and he still looks the same and was moving at a mile a minute.  I need energy like that!

So last night I went to turn in and noticed the boys pacing by the back door.  That means we had a visitor and sure enough an Orange Tabby.  It was beautiful.  I have never seen such a fluffy tail.  It seemed harmless until one of the cats tried to swipe at it through the glass door.  It wanted to come inside.  I just couldn’t get over how beautiful it was.  So everyone was glued to the back door, which explains why I slept by myself.  As I turned out the lights even with my door closed, I could hear the fighting in the kitchen.  I was waiting for the house alarm to go off but thankfully that didn’t happen.  When I woke this morning it was gone.  Hopefully, it found it’s way home.  Looked like it was well cared for.

I was up for a while but after an hour of Will & Grace I went back to bed for a while.  I left my door open and the cats just piled in bed with me.  No room to turn but I sure was extra warm.  My partner woke me up as soon as I was sleeping comfortably.  Damn no rest for me at all.  He was going to eat lunch it was 11, I told him I was going to sleep.

I finally got up around 1.  Lunch, which was left over chili was on the stove.  Oddly enough still slightly warm.  So I had two bowls full with cheese of course.  Then I cooled my mouth off with a Brown Cow.  I noticed that someone had gotten sick so I got out the Spot Bot and cleaned up.  That took about an hour.  I also lit a Peach Candle.  Wow that was amazing!

After all that work I just didn’t feel so good.  I had things to do but I just needed to rest.  I felt like I couldn’t get enough to drink and my sugar was off.  So I had some water and ate a cup of Chocolate Pudding.  That didn’t exactly make me feel a whole lot better but at least good enough to venture out.

I picked up the mail, nothing special there.  A reminder letter for me that I need to report in at the Unemployment office.  Magazines and junk for my partner.  Then it was off to the bank to put in my partners refund check.  Then to the pet store for fat food as I call it. 

Holy crap I walked in and noticed there was a new guy working the register.  He looked awesome.  I couldn’t wait to hurry up and get all of my items so he could “check me out”.  I intern was checking him out.  His name is Austin but he wasn’t exactly bright.  He put way too much food in bags and had a hard time getting it there, he kept dropping cans.  He also ran up each can of food separately instead of scanning the first one and then telling the register there was a multiple of cans.  So consequently I got a receipt that looked like a kids Christmas list.  One of the bosses came up front, I remember him from when he first started.  Damn he’s gay I know that for a fact and he’s got a good looking body.  Love to see him in his khakis they show off his assets really well.  Ah well time to leave the boy factory and head home.

I walked in the door there was my partner naked as a jay bird, saying he was just going to call me he was about to jump in the shower.  He was worried about me because he thought I just went to his bank.  Nope I had stuff to do!  He got his shower and I put away the cat food, fed the kids and relaxed on the couch.

As soon as I got comfortable the phone rang. I tensed up and of course it stopped on ring two.  That means it was a bill collector call.  Damn!

After about an hour my partner comes out all dressed up and says okay where are we going for supper.  I said where ever your money can afford to take us.  I know right now he doesn’t have any and that was sarcasm.  He said I thought you wanted to go out to supper.  I said yeah maybe tomorrow when you can afford to pay.  We always have the debate about where to go.  Each one of us tries to get the other one to name a place and that usually starts an argument. 

I got him to say Red Lobster or Outback Steakhouse.  I would have loved Outback but it’s more expensive than Red Lobster.  So we opted for Red Lobster.  I really wasn’t in the mood for food, much less Red Lobster.  I paid for the meal and it was okay for me.  He really enjoyed his, which is really all that matters to me.  Strange thing happened.  He got up to go to the bathroom, they sat a party of 7 behind us and before he could get back they got up and left.  No one had a clue as to why.  I know we had to wait for a bit to get someone to take our order, but a waitress was right on top of them telling them she would be with them in a moment.  Ah, well.

So here we are at home.  I have completed my job search and found and applied for two more positions.  I am up to 11 for the week thus far.  Kind of low but I will take what I can get.  We both talked on the way to Red Lobster about the Charity and the hopes that they would call.  The way I have it figured in my brain is that I’m a shoe in for the job.  However, they could find someone who is more experienced than I  and perhaps someone who is currently employed.  However, I figure either of those qualifications would probably cause that candidate to want more money and since they are a Charity I pretty much already know they aren’t going to pay a whole heck of a lot.  Two weeks will be up next Tuesday but I will probably give them until Friday before I touch base.  My partner was wanting me to reach out to them now.  I said since they gave me a time frame of 2 weeks I have to honor that.  If I call now it will be like I am nagging them.  He said yeah you are and you are also desperate and available today.  That will show them that you really, really want the job.  Maybe that might work, but everything I have read both in the past and recently has said if your given a period of time honor that and if you still hear nothing then reach out for an update.  If any of you have a different opinion, I’d love to hear it. 

That sums up my day.  I know BORING.  I’ve got no reason to wake up early tomorrow morning so I am hoping that I can sleep in a bit.  Nothing on the schedule other than hitting the post office for mail.  Hard to believe it is going to be the Weekend already.  Easter next Sunday.  Geez where is this year going. 

I believe on my last blog I set a goal to have a job by Easter, not sure if I will make that or not.  Hopefully though it would be nice.  I don’t look forward to setting a new date.

Hope you had a great day.  Let me know the best or worst part of your day.  Really, I’d love to hear from you especially if you’re a new reader.  I don’t bite, honest.  Talk with you peeps later.

They are after me

This morning my phone rang with a call from Kansas City.  I don’t know anyone there, so I didn’t answer.  No message.  About an hour later, another call no message. Around 2pm another call and this time they finally left a message.  It was as I suspected my first collection call.  I deleted the message and then decided to have some fun.  I have an old caller ID box from Radio Shack.  It gives an option for a Reject Index.  Once you add a number that has called you to the Reject Index, when they call back they get a voice telling them that you are not accepting calls from their number.  Wow, that was like swatting at a bees nest.  They started calling like crazy.  We stepped out for a bite and when we came back I see they called again but blocked caller id, all they got was voice mail.

Just because the phone rings doesn’t mean I have to answer it.  I mean its there for my convenience not for theirs.  The calls started picking up during the evening hours I forwarded my phone to my partners old phone number that was disconnected.  Of course they didn’t call back.  All is back to normal now and I’m sure they will be calling back many more times.

The funny thing is the guy said it was not a sales call and was instead a very important business matter.  Yeah, important to them because they want money.  Not important to me at all.  I am sure the letters will follow next along with those new statements that say your past due.  Like I didn’t know that in the first place.

Speaking of creditors I got the Cable bill in and paid it.  Then I decided to go hog wild and paid my cell bill (even though I don’t have a paper bill yet), Paid for the Alarm (again no paper bill yet) and then ordered my medicine from Canada.  Now I’ve got a little bit of money left over but I blew a decent amount of money.  I really hate to reconcile my bank account because it seems I use my debit card almost every day.

We have been saying we are going to have Hamburger Helper since Monday but every day we put it off and say where do you want to go to eat.  So today we went to the local bar.  Grabbed a couple salads and got the mail.  Then back home.  It was a rainy day and that cooled things off a bit.  Pollen around here is horrible.

I noticed last night we have what I refer to as the spawn of Satan.  They are like gnats that show up out of no where and now they are biting.  They only show up in the basement for now.  With a little time I am sure they will migrate upstairs.  I broke out the bug spray and gave the basement a good coating.  It smells odd down here but if it helps kill these bastards I am totally okay with it.

Once the weather clears up and we have a nice sunny day again, I will be outside with the bug spray doing the perimeter of the house.  We usually see Ants and every year we try to get a jump on them but don’t seem to quite make it.

I am all for the warmer weather with Spring and Summer but you can keep the pollen, bugs and snakes.  Ick!

So I have made my rounds to all of my regular reads letting everyone know that I’ve moved and what happened.  I have also been to a couple of gay blog search engines and listed both of my blogs.  One place wouldn’t take my adult blog because it said the site was responding that it had been temporarily moved.  That’s what Google/Blogger does.  They move blogs they are shutting down to a sandbox location where only they can get to them.  Everyone on the outside gets the sorry but we can’t find that blog message.  Tonight I went to one of my regulars and was prompted to login to Blogger.  I suppose they shut that one down or are in the process of doing so.

In the job hunt, all is quiet at the moment.  I answered a couple more ads tonight but things have really slowed down.  I have made my quota for unemployment, which is good but I really want to maximize the contact I have so I can increase my chances of getting a job.  Me and My guy talked today about the interview I went on earlier this week.  He really has his heart set on this one and thinks that I am going to get it.  I told him not to be too dead set on it.  Typically once I get that way I only have to face rejection.  I think they were really impressed by me and they are seriously considering making me an offer, but that is all speculation on my part.  I won’t know until I hear back from them.  Waiting is the hardest part of the job search.  I’m getting a little more used to it but I still don’t like it.  Being all keyed up on pins and needles just isn’t a way to live.  I also learned not to spend money counting on an offer, because if that offer doesn’t come you won’t have the money to pay the bills.  Now more than ever that is so important since I am on a cash only basis.  Not having credit does bother me but it also prevents me from falling into a trap of another mountain of debt.

Time to wrap it up here and start my night time chores.  I made it to bed last night before my partner and that is a very rare thing.  I also slept way longer than he did. Who knows what will happen tonight.  I am looking forward to watching some TV and not thinking about anything, just enjoying the company of the kids.

Have a good night.  Talk with you peeps later.

Tuesday–interview & 2nd blog

With all of the designing of blog(s) I finally now have time to talk about the interview I had today.

It was with a non profit group.  They have several offices throughout the state but are looking for someone in my region.  There are about 5 offices that I would be responsible for.  The job was advertised as Desktop Support but turns out it’s a Desktop & Network job.  They believe that everyone should have equal skills so I would get to learn about some new technology and add skills to my already vast knowledge.  Way cool!  The interview was very informal, I think they asked like 2 or 3 typical interview questions.  I went with the flow and kept it loose.  We did a lot of laughing and I think that helped the mood of the interview.  I know they like me, just by the way I was treated.

When I showed up they were in the middle of an interview already.  That guy walked out and he was dressed in a suit with no tie.  Strange but okay.  They were quick to usher him out but with me they took their sweet time.  When we parted I got the usual handshake and also a pat on the back.  Felt really good!

I came home, had supper and sent out my thank you e-mail.  I just got a response a few minutes ago (it’s after midnight) and they said they would be touching base in the next couple weeks.  At the time the interview was over with the time frame was the end of the week. 

While I don’t think there is much money there and I would have to use my car to travel from office to office, I am so ready to go back to work.  I hope they don’t find anyone they liked as much as me.  I hope if/when they call to make me an offer it’s something that is worth my wile.  I mean I know they are non profit but hey I need to pay my bills too and since I will be traveling I will need lots of money for gasoline which is going for $4.05 a gallon here. 

No other calls or interviews as of today.  However, I keep an open mind and hope that tomorrow will bring another job call and interview.  Things sure have slowed down.  Not a lot of ads thus far this week. 

For all of you adults, I have put up another blog that has adult content on it.  Yeah, naked guys and guys having sex with other guys.  There is a link in my sidebar to it.  Hopefully, both of my sites remain up and I don’t encounter any further problems.  The hardest part is spreading the word, which is why I hope at a minimum they at least give me my old main site back.

Well I need to tend to my night chores and wind things down.  Looking forward to relaxing in front of the TV with the kids (cats).  Have a good night if your still up.  If not then have a good day!   

Talk with you peeps later.  Thanks for stopping by!

Google & Gay Blogs

While I am in the “appeal” process with Google, my hopes are not high that I will get access to my old account.  In doing some research I found that Google is picking on Gay Bloggers.  The issue appears to be nudity.  When I opened my 2nd blog that did have nudity and men in sexual acts I kind of suspected that I would risk being shutdown.  I thought about opening it as a separate blog and now wish that I would have.  Then I think I would have a better idea as to what happened.

Google disables access but you will NEVER know why it happened.  Much of this activity I am to understand is done by Robots and not humans.  In fact I found a phone number for Google and called it.  I tried to talk with a human but was told that they do not offer live customer support at this time.  Instead I was redirected to a web page.  You can easily wind up chasing your tail going through web pages, forms and forums. 

My understanding is that you complete the form that Google provides when your disabled and want to appeal.  You then should post in the Google Help Forum telling people you got shutdown and ask for help.  A middle man will then relay your request to a Google Employee.  Then the middle man gets back to you after they hear back from the Google Employee and you either get or do not get your access back.  They don’t elaborate as to why things happened it is just that way.  There isn’t such a thing as a 2nd or 3rd appeal but people have tried. 

In short there is a ton of road blocks in place and no one is in any hurry to get you a response.  So to guard against this make sure that you have your Blogger theme & content backed up on a regular basis.  Better yet if your really paranoid don’t post nude photos at all.

While I understand Google is a free service and that said service is “at will” meaning they can terminate your account with or without notice, they are also trying to take over the world, much like a Microsoft.  They give you free e-mail, free cloud storage, programs like Google Docs, They branched into social networking with Google +.  They want you to use their service BUT if you offend them or do something they don’t like they just pull the plug.  Now how in the world do they expect people to trust them?  To my knowledge this hasn’t made it to main stream media and I honestly doubt it will.  I mean it is just something that affects the gays and it’s porn so why put it in the lime light.

I understand some of Google’s point but at the same time, under the Constitution I am entitled to Free Speech.  I should be able to say what I want and post photos of what I want.  I agree with warning people ahead of time that they are about to enter an Adult site.  However, if you click past the warning then you shouldn’t be offended at what you see.  I mean especially when the words homo and sex are in the title and URL of the blog. 

Since I had a gut feeling things would go south I checked on what Google’s policy is regarding Nudity.  Here’s what I found. 

Adult Content: We do allow adult content on Blogger, including images or videos that contain nudity or sexual activity. But, please mark your blog as 'adult' in your Blogger settings. Otherwise, we may put it behind a 'mature content' interstitial.

There are some exceptions to our adult content policy:

• Do not use Blogger as a way to make money on adult content. For example, don't create blogs where a significant percentage of the content is ads or links to commercial porn sites.
• No incest or bestiality content: We do not allow image, video or text content that depicts or encourages incest or bestiality.

Child safety: We have a zero tolerance policy towards content that exploits children. Some examples of this include:

• Child pornography: We will terminate the accounts of any user we find publishing or distributing child pornography. We will also report that user to law enforcement.
• Pedophilia: We do not allow content that encourages or promotes sexual attraction towards children. For example, do not create blogs with galleries of images of children where the collection of images or text accompanying the images is sexually suggestive.

Hate Speech: We want you to use Blogger to express your opinions, even very controversial ones. But, don't cross the line by publishing hate speech. By this, we mean content that promotes hate or violence towards groups based on race, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation/gender identity. For example, don't write a blog saying that members of Race X are criminals or advocating violence against followers of Religion Y.

Crude Content: Don't post content just to be shocking or graphic. For example, collections of close-up images of gunshot wounds or accident scenes without additional context or commentary would violate this policy.

Violence: Don't threaten other people on your blog. For example, don't post death threats against another person or group of people and don't post content encouraging your readers to take violent action against another person or group of people.

Now on my 2nd blog, I did have a content warning up.  I figured that since they permit nudity it wouldn’t be a problem.  I’m no pedophile and totally support protecting children.  I mean your only a kid once.  You will be an adult for a very long time.

Realize that all of this is supposition on my part.  It would be great if Google or their robots would communicate as to why they are disabling or taking away access from people.

I found the Counter of Shame and a list of Gay Blogs that have been closed.  A link to the page and the counter appear below.

http://googlebloggerclosesgayblogs.blogspot.com/ 

As well the Counter of Shame appears in my sidebar.  If I do regain access to my old sites, I am tempted to just put in an entry directing folks here.  Let me know what you would like to see happen if I get my access back.

Thanks for stopping by.  Talk with you peeps later.