Good Monday

No such thing, right? Not necessarily. The hot young stud that was here doing the column work a couple months ago accepted my follow request on social media. Not sure when he did so but I figured it out this morning. I never in a million years expected that he would do that. I wondered if I should send a message and make a move. I talked myself out of it because I figured he was just being nice by accepting the request. I still think he is straight, but I can’t really tell based on his social media presence. I saw that he follows Trump and that kind of killed it for me. Not that we would have to talk about politics, but it just soured my stomach. I still am very much attracted to him and want to jump his bones as much as I want him to jump mine. I think it’s best to just leave it alone. If he made the first move, I would certainly entertain him and wouldn’t mind going on a date. However, I think contacting him would end in disappointment and disaster.

The other good thing is that my boss threw his back out and decided to take the day off so no BS meeting with him today but that just means that I’ve got 3 meetings with him tomorrow. However, I’m celebrating the win for not having to listen to his voice today. Plus, I am no longer on call.

Next Monday will also be a good Monday because I will be off and totally disconnected from work, that I am so looking forward to.

Got in a quick nap this morning with the cats. Sadly, it was short lived because work came calling and I had to get up. Rudy has been doing some grooming, but he ate a healthy amount for lunch and is keeping with his afternoon routine of napping in the sun with his sister. He got lunch early just because he asked for it and I figured why not.

I picked up Little Debbies Christmas Tree Brownies and Christmas Tree Cakes; damn they are so tasty. I wouldn’t have known they were out if it wasn’t for social media. I didn’t go looking for them when I went to the grocery store, but I took a detour looking for crackers and stumbled across the display. I had to buy them and I’m ready to go back to buy more of them. The brownies are super good.

Found a Mexican restaurant that is in a town that is an hour and a half away. They have an all-you-can-eat buffet on Monday nights. Not sure if I will make it next Monday but I am giving it some consideration. However, I am more apt to hit up a place that I have been to before. Never been to a Mexican buffet it sounds good though.

Weather is still a bit wacky here where it’s cool at night and once the sun goes down. However, when we get into the afternoon, we are back into the 70’s and they say that mid-week we will be in the 80’s. Kind of makes it tempting to turn the AC back on but I will probably suffer through it as I have when we have gotten into the upper 70’s.

This weekend will be time change weekend, and we will gain an extra hour. Plus, it’s also that time of year that I don’t like because Deer are out. I have this phobia of hitting one of them or it hits my vehicle. I’ve avoided this for years and hope that trend continues.

Did my research on Trick or Treating for this year, looks like the kids will be out here on Thursday and Friday night. I plan to turn the lights off starting tomorrow and not turn them back on until we start November. It’s the only time of year that I turn my lights off.

4 more days to get through. I am so looking forward to Friday night at quitting time, just being able to totally disconnect from work. Nothing like a Friday night and knowing that I am off the next week makes it extra special. Only thing that could make it better would be to have a man.

I do hope all is well in your world. Take care and thanks for stopping by!

WEEKEND UPDATE

Friday night ran a bit long for me, we had a small crisis, and I got stuck on a conference call with management. We have had a couple of these for the last few weeks and frankly I am growing tired of it. I was so frazzled and exhausted by the time I was done. I made my chili and knew I was forgetting something, but my brain was so fried it wasn’t until I was almost done that I remembered corn bread. I got one of them (they are small mini loafs, more like a muffin). I ate it as I finished the chili. I cooked. Enjoyed the evening watching TV and just being with the cats.

Saturday … I woke up and wasn’t sure it was Saturday, kind of felt like another workday was around the corner. I fed the cats and came back to bed and watched TV for a bit. I kept thinking about getting off and finally did exactly that. Then it was time for breakfast. Came back to watch more TV and be lazy. Nothing really planned at all for today. Got in 2 naps. Passed out lunch for the cats. I had a snack and watched some TV. Turns out it was a good thing I was up because something came up from work that I had to take care of. It was quick but still I hated it. Mid afternoon I got a shower and headed out for Mexican food. I didn’t really know what I wanted. Got the car washed first and damn if on the way to the Mexican place some bug or bird messed up my windshield. It had only been clean for 10 minutes. Enjoyed my food and came home. Working on laundry, passed out supper & treats for the cats. Flushing the water heater was on my to-do list but I watched a video and it cautioned flushing an older water heater as it might lead to problems. I’m pretty sure I’d be fine but skipping the job sounds like the right thing to do. Got my car maintenance scheduled for Election Day. Oil Change, Tires Rotated & Balanced and having the alignment checked.

While I want to stay down here and play on the computer, I think as soon as the dryer goes off, I am headed up for the night. I’m still cooked from this past week and need all the rest I can muster up. After all I must get up early tomorrow morning for some testing at work. Figured out that I’m skipping my Target run this week. I will just pick up and pay a bit extra for a couple things like soda and cat treats at the grocery store. I will be able to make the Target run next weekend. Just make it through next week and then I will have 9 wonderful days off (that includes weekends). I know I won’t want to go back but I also know that I need the damn break. The stress is building and before I explode it’s better to have some time off and away to decompress.

Sunday … Woke up early, passed out breakfast for the cats. Then took care of my testing at work. Then headed out for breakfast. Hit up the grocery store and managed to forget cat treats, the one thing that I shouldn’t have forgotten but that’s what I get for skipping Target. Stopped for gas and then came home. Nary a cat to greet me, they were all comfy in my room and the heat was running. I don’t blame them for not moving. Got the groceries put away and then I joined the cats. Got in a nap and then Rudy started bugging me for lunch. I passed that out for him and took care of setting my medicine out for the week.

Cleaned the cats water fountain. Then it was time to clean the house since I was moving, no sense in stopping. Finished that up and then brushed Rudy which he really enjoyed. He’s been obsessively grooming all day long. Not exactly sure what is wrong with him. He left a few surprises this morning that I don’t know how I managed to avoid in the dark, guess it was just luck. Once the lights were on, I saw them and got them cleaned up. Poor Rudy I feel bad for him.

We laid around for the afternoon not setting foot in the basement all day long, outside of my quick morning testing that I did. Feels kind of good but also a little strange. I went out for pizza and saw the straight waiter that I have a crush on, he looked pretty good. He didn’t wait on me but he saw me. My pizza took forever but eventually arrived. Got hit up by work to take care of something and told them I would when I got home. That was 45 minutes later. Funny thing is on the way up I thought to myself what would I do if something went wrong and I got a call. I just threw caution to the wind, and it all worked out, what I had to do was a favor to someone, it wasn’t anything urgent. If it had been I would have made some calls.

Mora is sitting waiting to pounce in my lap. I look forward to a relaxing and peaceful evening. Then it’s back to the fun tomorrow. Hope you had a great weekend!

Tuesday

Nothing special occurred on Monday so that’s why there was no post. Today has been one thing after another at work. I got the morning break but ever since late morning it’s been a bunch of meetings and requests coming in that I must field. Plus, there are more changes in the organization of the way things are done. I am struggling with some of the changes and that is a source of my discontentment. However, change is a part of life and occurs in our everyday personal life.

The boss was in yammer mode today and he just wouldn’t shut up but eventually he finally realized that he was keeping us all from lunch, so he ended the long-winded meeting we were all stuck on. He loves to talk and hear his own voice. I on the other hand don’t mind talking just not with him or listening to him yammer. The less contact I have with him the better off I am.

Were only on Tuesday and already I am trying to talk myself out of going to the office on Thursday. I know it’s a big risk, but someone told me that I worry too much and that everything is going to be just fine. Right now, the plan is still on, but I will make my final determination tomorrow. I think that it’s likely that I will just have to force myself to go in, stay for a few hours and then come home and finish the day out working on my laptop from the couch. I think that it’s better for me to be there just in case. It’s a one-time thing for now.

Invites for our office holiday party came out today and it’s not until the first week of December but I’m not going in just to talk with a couple people and get some crappy food. I’d just stay home as soon stay home, keep warm and be with my cats.

I had an ice cream bar for supper last night, just wasn’t interested in eating anything but that. Tonight I will pull something out of the freezer and microwave it. Not sure what that will be just yet.

While mornings start off cool by the afternoon my living room is warm, and I wish a bit for AC. However, I just struggle through it and wait for night fall as I know the cool off effect will be quick.

Still counting the days until the end of the month and very much looking forward to time away from work. I’ve got no plans yet.

Hope you had a good day.

Today in Frustration

My sweet Rudy started my day off early. He’s become my new sleeping buddy, and he is next to me the bulk if not all night. I woke up to use the restroom in the middle of the night, and he thought for sure it was feeding time. I told him it was watch some TV and fall back to sleep time. Anyway, this morning he snuggled up against me, and I rolled over he knew I was awake and he started his morning biscuit making and kissing routine. We got in a few minutes of cuddle time before I had to get up. It was half an hour early, but I just gave in.

It was a brisk 45 degrees outside this morning and quite windy. It’s warmed up since then, but the wind hasn’t died down. It very much feels more like fall, but it will be short lived as there is another warmup on the way as the forecast appears now. Time will tell.

Work got quite busy late yesterday afternoon and something dropped early this morning that landed in my lap. I took care of it sucked some energy and time out of me. Not exactly what I wanted to have sucked, but I suppose that is another thing entirely. My boss has started delegating every damn thing and I feel like the bulk of it comes my way. He is constantly hitting me up if not a phone call, it’s an email.

Had my call this morning with the firewall vendor and they needed more information. We must produce live traffic logs but the person that reported the issue was out. Now we’re all meeting on Monday to get this information, that will suck but I will be glad to have this monkey off my back, and it can’t happen fast enough.

Looking forward to Chili and cornbread for supper tonight. There won’t be enough there to satisfy me, but I am still looking forward to the meal. There is a nip in the air inside the house so hopefully it will warm me up a little bit.

Got a haircut planned for tomorrow morning. Might go out for breakfast. Need to hit up the post office, pet food store and of course grab something to eat. Also need to fill the gas tank. My trip to the office consumed some fuel. I always make sure I have enough gas to dash out in an emergency.

Hoping to watch some good porn and have a peaceful evening and weekend. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend as well. Thanks for stopping by. Do something nice for yourself, after all you’re the only you that you have.

One Crisis after another

This morning started off fine until I got informed there was a problem at the office and I had to rush in. It was pouring rain and a little difficult driving, but I made it. Got the problem fixed and wished that I had brought my glasses with me. My eyes were on fire, and I only had to stare at a computer screen for a few minutes. I packed up and came back home.

I had to cancel my meeting with the Firewall vendor; we’re now meeting tomorrow. Not what I had in mind, but it worked out. Made it back home and got logged in. Had plenty of email to clean up. Then it was time for a meeting. Once that was over with, I grabbed a quick lunch. Then the next crisis sprung up and I leaped into action. Got a little bit of rest, took the trash out and came back just in time for another meeting. Then the next crisis broke out. I’m exhausted. It’s just been one of those days where it’s one thing after another. The only good thing about that is it makes the day go by a little faster.

It’s humid here and still in the 80’s but the cool down is coming, so they say. I had Tuna Noodle Casserole for supper last night. Tonight, will likely be Broccoli Cheddar Soup.

My gum around one tooth is sore. I noticed it when I was flossing on Sunday night and it caught me by surprise. It was rather odd to me because I am a serious flosser. I figured something was stuck. It persisted on Monday and that’s when I got more aggressive to try to work whatever was stuck out but all I did was irritate the tissue even more and now it really hurts. Been swishing around salt water and that seemed to help. There is some minor swelling around the gum. I’m toughing it out for now in hopes it will heal on its own. However, if that doesn’t happen, I will call the dentist. Not the call I want to make but if it’s necessary then so be it.

Rudy has been lapping up the attention and trying to work some extra food out of me, but I don’t give in easy and he doesn’t stop easily either. It’s a battle of the wits to see if I will give in or he will give up. Looks like he gave up so I won this one. Good thing, his next meal arrives in about a half hour.

Really looking forward to tomorrow being Friday. There are more meetings to go to but at least when the day is over, so the week will be as well, and I can rest a bit. Hope all is well in your world.

Take care.

MINOR EXPLOSION

Today has been a damn busy day. I double checked and knocked out the work my boss assigned to me yesterday. That was a little bit more involved and caused some minor confusion, but I got it done.

I moved upstairs and have been glued to the couch and my phone ever since. My boss called twice. He apparently tried to reach me yesterday, but the call didn’t ring because I was on the phone. He should have left a voice mail, but he didn’t. I didn’t get any alerts. It’s all sorted out now. He wanted to know if I wanted to be involved in another project and I told him no. The project he wanted me to get involved with is a cluster and I knew that which is why I declined. He was fine with that. Why do I want to sign up for more work, especially a project that is a headache?

I fixed more mistakes this morning, from a project that we have not had clear communication on. The mistake maker didn’t know his part, and I did but didn’t know the affected people. I helped where I could and got everything sorted.

I had a brief break, another person called me and I worked through what they wanted. Then had a very brief break and then went to my meeting. I exploded about this project where other people are pulling strings, and we are having to do work. I said we need more transparency and better communication. That was a direct dig at the boss. I had held all of that in for a while but this morning it was time to let it all go. We were supposed to talk about the project, but the boss went off on another tangent and now said that he will try to put together a call so we can talk about the next steps to this project. The next step to this project will take place next week and since I am on-call it affects me. I’m betting that this gets put off until the last minute.

I was able to glean in our meeting that my boss is feeling some super stress, kind of like the rest of us. But stress is infectious and he tends to project it on us. Like just a moment ago he shot a hole in the work that I did earlier this morning. He didn’t provide me with clear direction, so I did what he told me. Now I must go “fix” things, a job that I am purposefully putting off until tomorrow morning.

I got asked about the Firewall ticket and what the vendor said. I explained that there was no issue with the traffic, everything was allowed but I was still pressed to open a support ticket, so I did that, which wasn’t an easy process. I’m not a Firewall expert I have limited knowledge but hopefully when I meet with the vendor tomorrow, they can come to the same conclusion very quickly as I did. The vendor booked an hour-long meeting, I hope that things don’t go quite that long.

Sounds like everyone at work could use a vacation. There is a lot going on and everyone is chasing a deadline and feeling pressure. I hate both pressure and deadlines but if you don’t have deadlines some people wouldn’t ever get anything done. Ah, deep breaths relax and unwind for the rest of the afternoon before I get wound up again tomorrow.

We had storms roll through last night and my insomnia already was acting up and then being woken up by a storm didn’t help things. Oddly I have been mostly full of energy all day. I feel like taking a nap right now but know better than to give into that.

Rudy was super clingy yesterday and he stayed with me all night long. I brushed him and was looking at him, I had a flash back to when some of my other cats got sick. That was an uneasy feeling. I think he is doing okay but I also think he might have lost a little weight. I will try to get him on the scale over the weekend to get an idea. He is playing, eating & drinking. I worry a lot about both of them more than I should but it’s because I love them so much. They are young and tend to bounce back from minor things quickly, age is on their side. I guess I’m a bit shell-shocked or have PTSD from losing all my other cats. I love both of them so much and they bring me so much joy. They also cause some frustration but there is more joy than anything. That is the most awesome feeling, and I love the special bond I have formed with both cats.

Supper tonight will be Tuna Noodle Casserole or Broccoli Cheese Soup – I’ve not finalized that but either way I won’t go hungry. Hope that you had a great day and enjoyed some good food as well as the company of someone or something that brings you joy!

CHAOTIC TUESDAY

Hello,

Today started out normally, just as most days tend to. The morning was quiet and calm, then out of nowhere a flood of email came pouring in. I got busy fast. That’s about the time my boss sent me a request that was stupid. Someone thought they had a web traffic issue and was being blocked. I peeked and all that person’s traffic was permitted so nothing was blocked. I was asked to open a support ticket with the vendor to confirm. That makes about as much sense as calling the police and asking if they are blocking the web traffic. I can physically see that the traffic was permitted. I started opening a case but felt so stupid doing it I stopped. Someone was just looking at pointing fingers at a problem and well sorry to disappoint them but it’s not the firewall.

After that mess we had a meeting and I wound up getting a project dumped on me. I worked with that this afternoon. I will double check my work in the morning before I publish the results to the boss and others.

We have yet another meeting tomorrow that I don’t look forward to. Nothing but silly stuff to talk about. It’s a meeting where we all have to say what we’re working on and how the “week” has been going for us. It gets old fast and is kind of silly. I am just looking at the calendar and counting the weeks before it’s time for me to go on vacation again.

It was another hot and humid day here. The poor AC is still running, which feels rather odd for mid-October. Things should start to cool down, so the weather says. We have some rain moving in. It’s been a very long time since it has rained here but I’m never a fan of the falling water from the sky. I like to watch it snow, something so peaceful about that especially when it really comes down.

Outside of that just a normal day nothing special going on. Had frozen Spaghetti with meat sauce for supper, but it was pretty good. Having a Butterfinger Ice Cream Bar for dessert. Looking forward to powering down for the day. I’m watching Three’s Company now on Peacock. I remember watching it as a kid growing up but I’ve never seen every episode. It makes me appreciate John Ritter a bit more, he was a great actor.

Hope you had a great day!

WEEKEND UPDATE

Saturday … Enjoyed rotting, sleeping and napping. Cuddle time with the cats. Watching some TV. Got out of bed around 1p and passed out lunch for the cats. Watched TV and powered up my phone to see what was going on in the world. Had a soda and eventually wandered into the shower. Got clean and dressed. I left for the office and was depressed on the drive over. Talked myself out of stopping for Italian Food. Almost didn’t make the trip. Got to the office and found that I had new monitors, so I had to log on and configure them. They are borderless 27-inch monitors by Dell. The tech that takes care of our office never told me that he put them in. I was only 3 years overdue as they were promised to me around that time but the tech that made that promise changed offices and never bothered to follow through. I didn’t complain or say anything to anyone figuring that they would catch up with me eventually and wow it finally happened after 3 years. I forgot to do something while I was there, but I can always make another trip.

Each time I travel into the office I think about how much I really don’t miss the daily travel and grind. However, I am starting to think that perhaps even going back one day per week might be beneficial to me from a mental health perspective. I’ve had that thought for a long time. It might also improve my outlook on the overall job but I kind of doubt that. Sitting in a broom closet all day long with no cats, no tv and no bed and mostly nothing to do for the bulk of the day doesn’t exactly sound appealing to me. That’s kind of why I stopped going in plus that broom closet gets cold all year long, so I must turn on my space heater (which is illegal to have).

Anyway, after I left the office, I headed for home and managed to talk myself into BBQ, so I didn’t go straight home. On the commute back I saw and heard a tire explode on a semi. Damn it sounded like a gun went off. He was doing average speed and minding his own business when pop went the tire. Took him a bit to realize what happened before he pulled over. Tire debris went flying all over the place. I was unscathed by it and managed to keep going, I was lagging and two lanes over. Yet another reason to give a semi a wide birth.

Once I was getting close to the BBQ place, I saw a vehicle stopped on the side of the road. There was a lady a little bit way up from it and she was walking on the side of the road. I can only surmise that she ran out of gas. I had the thought to stop but that’s not something that I do terribly often only because many years ago I had a very close call. Her vehicle was still there on the way back, but I didn’t see her. I told myself that if I saw the lady walking, I’d stop. Kind of glad that I didn’t see her. Just because you never exactly know if doing a kind deed is going to backfire on you.

I felt a bit better after getting some food in my belly. Stopped at the post office before coming home and sure enough my refund check was there waiting for me. They took long enough to finally get around to mailing it to me. So much for 7 to 10 days, it’s been a month.

Cats were happy to see me and Mora hasn’t been leaving me alone a whole lot. She craves her attention but part of me thinks that she is just trying to cheer me up.

Sunday … Started off as a typical morning. My body waking me up and me trying to hide the fact that I was awake from Rudy. Once he figured that out, he started his morning biscuit making and kissed me on the nose, which was a nice extra touch. I served breakfast for him and his sister. Then I got ready to dash out the door for my breakfast. A little chilly this morning but as the sun came up it didn’t last. I made it for groceries and then came home.

Rudy was relaxing in bed and didn’t bother to greet me at the door, but Mora was waiting for me. I got the groceries put away and then went back to my room to get undressed and relax. Mora and I sat in my recliner for a while until I got sleepy. Then I had to kick her out so I could get in bed. Of course, she was lying in the middle of the bed, and I had to move her over. I tried to cuddle up with Rudy, but he wanted no part of that, he headed for the recliner, and Mora just made herself comfy by my feet. I watched a little bit more TV before I dosed off for about a half hour. When I woke up, I didn’t want to get out of bed and Rudy came and curled up next to me letting my arm cradle him. That made me feel like the luckiest guy in the world. He isn’t a cuddler that often, but when he is in the mood, he does it well and looks so damn cute. He eventually passed out for a little bit and that’s when I knew he was quite comfortable. It’s tough to be still when you know you must, but I did a great job. Eventually he woke up and decided to switch arms but that was short lived he was ready for lunch.

I was telling Rudy as I got his lunch out that it would be a great day to see a hot guy outside, but I said that probably won’t happen. As I set his lunch down, I peeked out the back door and saw my neighbors’ kid, shirtless. He had finished up, power washing the house. I couldn’t help but let my sexual creative thoughts start to run wild. He has a nice ass and a great body. I don’t think he’s quite legal yet, but I could be wrong about that. I’m a poor judge of age but there is no harm done by letting my imagination run wild for a moment and it was a very much unexpected treat. 

I got my medicine set out for the week and ate some sugar free candy that I picked up. Much to my surprise it was pretty good. Then I sat around watching TV and playing with my laptop. Found out that I had a button that disables the camera on the keyboard, but it never stood out to me. That was some welcome news, and I did some testing with a couple quick logins to work. It works like a charm.

Eventually got up and cleaned the house. Both cats were napping soaking up the sun in the window laying in their cat tree. When I powered up the vacuum they both sprang to life and watched me with great caution, but they never moved, which is highly unusual. I got the vacuuming done and they went back to sleep as if I had never woken them.

I nervously ate and played with my phone a little bit to catch up on social media, since I skipped it last night. Turns out I didn’t miss anything. Saw a couple of hot guy photos but that’s about it. Eventually it got late enough in the afternoon I opted to put my clothes on and head out. Stopped at the car wash. Hot super skinny blond kid was working there; he was nice to look at. I went to Red Lobster for supper. I wasn’t really that hungry and wound up bringing the bulk of my meal home, which will be supper tomorrow night.

Came home and served supper for the cats, they both were waiting for me this time at the door. I took care of them even though my bladder was about to burst. Saw a couple of the younger neighbor kids playing outside. Quite uncommon for the 11^th of October but it’s 84 outside now. We’re not going to have this nice warmer weather forever so might as well enjoy it while it’s around. My AC has already kicked on three times this afternoon.

Waiting on a load of laundry to dry and then I will be headed up for the evening to be with the cats, watch more TV before eventually bedtime rolls around and I get to wake up and get logged in for work. This is my last rest week before I am on call again. I hope for a great week and the possibility that my mood will change towards my job. However, I’m not holding my breath. Also decided to take the entire first week of November off, I had booked 3 days, we are closed on Election Day, and I see no sense in going to work for just that Monday so tomorrow I will be requesting that off. It will be less time that I have left to burn and might as well take it while I can.

Hope all is well in your world and that you had a great weekend. Take care!

FRIDAY

Ah, we made it again to another Friday. I only have 1 meeting on my calendar later this afternoon. I managed to skate through the morning with nothing to do and didn’t feel a bit bad about it. I am truly doing the bare minimum today and can’t wait until the day is over. It’s been quite a week and I’m looking forward to the weekend. Unfortunately we had an issue crop up late in the afternoon and  that brought some work my way plus I wound up sitting on a conference call for an hour and a half that took me past quitting time.

Last night I had Broccoli Cheddar Soup which was delicious and I wanted more. I am looking forward to having Chili with Cornbread tonight. That will be the highlight of my day.

The mowing crew showed up and did their thing. My lawn is cooked and there isn’t much work for them to do but I’m not the only lawn they mow in the neighborhood. This must be their favorite time of the year. Last week they cut but had no trimming to do or should I say they didn’t bother to trim.

I am watching The Ropers on Peacock; it’s a spin-off of Three’s Company but just with Mr. and Mrs. Roper. Speaking of TV last night was the premiere of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. Outside of the fact I have a huge crush on Montana Jordan the show itself is quite enjoyable. I’ve also got the premiere of Chicago PD to watch and plan to take that in later tonight. The only good thing about Fall is that TV comes back to life.  Speaking of TV and stars, Ryan Seacrest had a shirtless photo leak and wow he looks awesome.  I’ve always had a crush on him. 

We had one Stink Bug last night and I caught before the cats knew it was there. The cats’ heads are on a swivel, and they are always looking up and around like they see something, which causes me to look as well. I like finding nothing that is the best result.

Brushed Mora last night and she savored that not wanting me to stop. I was surprised that she got sick after lunch. Rudy bugged me to get lunch a little bit early and he wouldn’t let up. He really got on my last nerve, and I knew the only way he was going to stop was if I passed out food so that is what I did.

Felt nice walking outside this morning early to retrieve the trash barrel and not feeling the heat and humidity. However, it’s building and I can feel it. My AC will be on again today. It’s been nice that I have been able to stay upstairs for two days. I will be downstairs tomorrow working on laundry and finances. I know the cats will follow me and demand attention.

Hope you had a great Friday and have an even better weekend!

Tuesday

Hope all is well for you. Today started off chilly here, feeling that chill in the air is nice but it makes my body want to hibernate. Thanks to the cats I am unable to do that, and they require me to get up and pass out breakfast. If it wasn’t for them, I would be comfortable rotting in bed.

My morning was okay; I got caught up on a couple of quick tasks at work then I was free. I laid down and watched TV. Napped a little bit but as per usual, you know what I’m going to say… yep, the phone woke me up. Not like I had to get up but I realized that I should get out of bed despite not wanting to. To aid in waking me up I had a Diet Coke. The chill was still very much in the living room, and I turned the TV on as I poked around on my laptop for work. A short time later I had a quick burst of work. Then I was back to killing time before I had to login to a meeting.

The boss was extra talkative today after being off yesterday. He droned on and on. I asked a question that made perfect sense to me and what I wanted to do was the right thing, but he started talking in double management talk and dismissed my idea. Then he wonders why more of us don’t speak up. It’s because you never take our ideas, you dismiss them. There is no real motivation to speak up or come to the table with an idea.

Rudy started asking for lunch as my boss continued to drone on. I told him as soon as Foghorn Leghorn was done talking, I’d pass out lunch. He laid down and went back to sleep as if he knew it was going to be a while. Yeah, it was another 30 minutes. The whole meeting went an hour but was supposed to be 30 minutes, so much for “valuing” our time.

I got lunch passed out and started to nibble on something when my phone went off. I finished eating and decided that I wasn’t going to peek. Good thing I am a fast eater because there was a small crisis that needed my attention. I got it taken care of quickly and no one ever knew I was away from my keyboard.

After lunch it was time once again to pass time until the next meeting, which also went long because someone needed to talk with our team after the meeting because they had questions which could have easily been an email. Just hung up with that and now my afternoon is free until something comes along to clog it up.

Two more meetings are in the books for the rest of the week, one tomorrow and one on Friday. Then were done. I hope that no more is added since I am not a fan of meetings. They just suck up time and nothing productive ever comes of them. I’d sooner do almost anything else than have a meeting.

On a different note, since the year is slowly winding down, I peeked today on Amazon for naked men calendars for 2027. I wasn’t surprised by what I saw. Now just need to decide on what I want to buy and when to place that order. It’s not like they will sell out. Today is prime day and I know it’s temptation to buy and I have looked but there isn’t anything that I really need.

Listening to Mora snore as I type this out. The sun is shining through the living room window, and both cats are basking in it and are fast asleep. They both love their sunshine! Haven’t met a cat yet that hates sunlight.

Still watching Too Close For Comfort on Peacock, I think I am on the tail end, but I don’t think that I will finish before my subscription renews for another month.

Had White Cheddar Mac & Cheese with Bacon last night for supper. It was good. Dessert was a Snickers Ice Cream Bar, and I still wanted to continue to eat after that but managed to resist going to dig for something else. Got my shave and shower, felt pretty good. Then it was time for bed.

Mora, with her lightning senses, pointed out another Stink Bug that had gotten in. Well in killing it I managed to set off the burglar alarm. There was a glass break sensor that not only listens for the sound of glass breaking but detects vibration. I hit the bug with a fly swatter, and this glass break is super sensitive, which is a good thing. There was a high pitch beep that scared Mora and she went and hid as I went to disarm the alarm. Glad I got there before the siren went off because I heard that back when the system was installed and it’s super loud. I got it disarmed in time and no one called me and the police were not sent. At least now I kind of know what to expect. I cleaned up the dead bug and Mora came out of hiding but she was looking all over like there was another bug lurking, they normally arrive in pairs but thankfully we just had the one last night which was one too many for me. Didn’t think killing a bug would ever cause an adrenaline spike.

Even though the weather is in the process of warming up for the day once the sun sets things cool off quickly around here. I am planning on having Italian Wedding Soup for supper. I saw a display with some new soups from Campbell’s at the grocery store and picked up a couple cans. I really have high hopes that this tastes good. Italian Wedding Soup is one of my all-time favorites, and the can is large like Chunky Soup. Fingers crossed and hope is set too high!

Hoping for a pleasant evening with something decent that I can manage to stumble on for entertainment to view and pass time. My neck is killing me I think it’s too much computer time. I really miss my massages, I can feel the knots building in my back and it would be nice to get rid of them. Sometimes the cure (the massage) is worse than just suffering through the inconvenience. I have a foam roller, which sounds pleasurable, but I assure you it’s not, it’s quite rigid. Rolling on that can help me. I remember during the pandemic I pulled it out and rolled on it as my back just popped like it was a bowl of Rice Krispies. It felt wonderful afterwards. I hope for the same experience each time I use it but have yet to replicate that experience.

Thanks for stopping by. Wishing you a pleasant evening!

Weekend Update

Saturday …. My insomnia did kick in for some reason. Not sure why but weekends seem to be the absolute worst. Rudy was all worked up before bed, he wanted catnip. I passed some out the other night when he told me he wanted to play but just groomed himself the whole time I tried to play with him. Put some cat nip out and his attention shifts to that and nothing else can bother him. Same for his sister.

Anyway, Rudy let me sleep until 7a and then he started his biscuit making. I got up and fed him. There was a chill in the air, and it was kind of refreshing, just a slight nip not freezing cold. I came back to bed and watched TV. After a while I got up and had breakfast, which was cereal & a banana. Then back to my room to peek at my phone. There was a work email but nothing serious. I watched TV and eventually returned to bed. Both cats had taken over the bed by then. I woke Mora up and she moved. Rudy did not, he was in Mora’s go to spot which is upper left portion of the bed. She didn’t mind that he was there, she came up and sat on him. She groomed him a bit and then we all just snuggled as I watched TV and looked at them, feeling the drowsiness set in. I needed sleep. I turned the TV off and white noise machine on. Then I heard this noise that sounded like a cat scratching. However, they were both next to me and no one moved a muscle. I closed my eyes and then heard it again; turns out it was my phone vibrating I didn’t hear the tone because of the white noise machine. The phone was going nuts and it was work. I had to get up.

Turns out a spammer sent in a bunch of emails and I was getting the alerts that the messages hit quarantine. I got up and logged in only to reject the messages and block the sender. Nothing major but I hated to do anything work related since it is the weekend but if I wasn’t on-call it wouldn’t have been required. In fact, this wasn’t urgent, I was just being proactive.

By now it was lunch time (11a) and Rudy came out asking for his lunch. I fed him. I had a quick lunch myself, a soda and some cornbread. I forgot the cornbread when I was eating chili, damn I knew I was missing something, but my brain was fried.

I put on some clothes and headed outside to patch my front porch. There were a couple of divots that the contractor caused but calling him back and making him fix them would be pointless because he would get all defensive and argumentative and I wasn’t going down that road. I got some concrete patch in a tube off Amazon and put on some rubber gloves and got to work. It turned out okay for me. I might go back for a second touch up but right now just let it be. I came in and relaxed for a while watching TV and the cats sunning themselves in the window.

Saw that my new neighbors did some brush trimming and hauled the brush away (unlike the old neighbor who would just pile it up and I’d have to look at it all year long) but they left a bunch of leaves in my front yard so it looks like I did the work. I thought about getting my blower out and pushing the crap over in their yard but I’m going to let the wind take care of it. Thus far I am NOT a fan of the new neighbors. The motorcycle is one thing. They have 5 vehicles plus 1 motorcycle. I think it’s two families that live there. Anyway, they park on the street in front of my house then use my driveway to turn around. I kind of wish I had remote control stop sticks so I could flatten their tires. I don’t mind the occasional car that turns around but they use my driveway practically every damn day. We have yet to meet and they might be the sweetest people, but they are grating on my last nerve. They make all kinds of noise during the day or at night like they are doing demo work or some type of construction. Hopefully it settles down.

Eventually I could see the day was going to get away from me, so I got a shower around 2p. I was really fatigued and could have used a nap. I didn’t want to go out but forced myself to. Once I was behind the wheel I woke up. I headed out for a bite to eat first figuring that food equaled fuel and would power me up. I went to get Mexican Food, and, on the way, there was 1 car that almost side swiped me because they didn’t know how to switch lanes, they flipped me off as if it was my fault, but I was totally in the right. Then a few minutes later some Mercedes came flying down the freeway like were on an F1 racetrack, he had to be doing 80mph and he too almost crashed into the side of me. He came out of nowhere and scared the crap out of me. The way people drive around here I’m surprised there aren’t more handicapped parking spots. Not surprisingly, on the way back there was a 3-vehicle crash what a mess that was.

My phone had a couple of work emails on it by the time I arrived at the restaurant, and I needed to respond but put it off until I got home. I took my sweet time eating and running the errands that I needed to get done. When I finally got back home, I logged on and responded. I had to log off and back on a couple times but got everything taken care of.

Working on laundry. Got my finances updated, caught up on email. Surfed for porn. Saw last night on social media that one of my all-time favorite porn stars, who is Sam Bridle got the side of his head tattooed. That had to hurt and honestly, I am not a huge fan of tattoos in general. I hear that once you get one you constantly want another, like it’s a drug. Hey if he’s happy with it that is all that matters. I also hear that tattoos are not cheap. I’m not a fan of any kind of needle so no wonder that I am averse to tattoos.

The mail brought me my ballot to vote in the election. I’ve filled it out and got it ready to mail back. No standing in line for me. I switched to a mail in ballot just before COVID hit and I’m on a list so every time there is an election a ballot is automatically mailed to me. It makes it easy and convenient. There is plenty of time for me to stop think and make my decision. I always mail it back the day after I get it just to get it in the mail. There is an online service that tracks it and I double check that it’s been received.

What the mail hasn’t brought to me yet is my refund for my auto insurance. It should be here now, looks like next week I will have to make yet another call. I am ready to switch insurance companies given all the time and effort they are costing me. Back in the day when I had a local agent stuff like this never happened. I get that they want to hold my money if they can squeeze out every drop of interest but come on were talking a hundred dollars it’s not going to break a company. Oddly enough they pay insurance claims (when I have had one) much, much faster.

I promised myself that I would go out for ice cream but it’s much easier to head upstairs and hit the freezer up. Plus, it’s not like I need it. Back when my spouse was alive, we used to go for ice cream all the time. I remember one October I snuck out of the house and got both of us something. I came back home and we watched the baseball game as we ate our ice cream; it was world series time, and I remember how surprised he was when he saw the ice cream. I was so quiet he never knew that I had left the house. Neither one of us was much into sports but hell it was a good time. Now I rarely if ever go out for ice cream, just because it brings back memories of him. I simply can’t go for ice cream without thinking of him. There were many other things that we used to do together like going out to eat and shopping for groceries and cat food. It was hard at first to do those things but since I do them all the time they don’t bring back memories. Guess if I went for ice cream more often it would be a more common activity and wouldn’t bring up memories.

Sunday…. Woke up at 7am and Rudy was thrilled as usual to see me. He didn’t like what I put out for breakfast, so I opened a second can. He ate and that made me happy. I got dressed and found out that it was in the 50’s outside. I grabbed a leather jacket before I headed out. Having my vehicle parked in a well-insulated garage made it all nice and warm. It didn’t cool down until it sat outside while I ate breakfast.

On my way to Target after having breakfast. My lazy voice whispered to me; you could go another week the cats have enough treats at home. I wanted to give in and pass Target up, but I stopped. I felt better getting the task out of the way and knowing that I have treats on hand for the little furry monsters.

I made it to the grocery store, remembered everything I forgot last week. The one thing that I really wanted was Blueberry Syrup, but they didn’t have that. Hopefully, I will remember to look for it next week and if I find it, I will buy two bottles. It’s good stuff but then again, I love Blueberry.

Last stop before heading home was the gas pump and it wasn’t terribly painful, but I hated seeing the price per gallon so high. I can’t wait until it falls again, if that ever does happen.

When I arrived back home and walked in, I saw that Rudy got sick. I wasn’t happy about that but kept bringing things in from the vehicle and unloading. When I was done putting everything away, I cleaned up Rudy’s mess and threw the food away. That always makes him beg for more. It’s like there is no food, I’m hungry, please feed me. But I operate on a schedule here and not at the whim of a cat who can get hungry with the blink of an eye. There is always dry food out so if he was hungry enough, he would have nibbled on that.

I had a couple of emails that trickled in from work that needed attention, but they weren’t super urgent. Glad that I didn’t jump on them because as I was trying to nap more came in. Damn phone always wakes me up. Thankfully my on-call duty ends tomorrow morning and then when the workday is done, I am free to power my phone off. I will for sure take advantage of that come next weekend.

I passed out lunch for the cats and set my medicine out for the week ahead. Another weekly task that I am not a fan of. However, there will be no chance that task will end until I cease to exist. That is unless there is some magical cure for all that ails me.

I decided to just be lazy for a few more hours. Sat with the heating pad for my aching back and watched SNL (Saturday Night Live), I only watch it for the opening skit and weekend update. Occasionally they will have a musical guest on that I want to see. I don’t remember who was last night, but their drummer played shirtless and wow he was nice to look at for a few minutes.

Then I moved on to Frontline that is on PBS. The latest show was called Scammed. It was all about the various scams that target everyone. They started with a sextortion case and a 17-year-old boy who committed suicide after he sent a nude photo to a threat actor that he thought was a young girl. He gave the threat actor $25 but they wanted more. He told the threat actor that he didn’t have any more money. Unphased by that the threat actor demanded more money. The kid told the threat actor how scared he was and that he had a gun. Moments later he went to the bathroom and blew his brains out. His father tried to rescue him and felt his son’s pulse and life just leave his body. That’s something that no parent should have to experience. It was worse because after the actor knew the kid was dead, he started to reach out to his relatives including his brother and father. The show covered romance scams, crypto scams and everyone from young to old seems to have fallen for something. This includes Attorneys, Doctors, People who work in IT and Finance. With the advances in AI, it’s even tougher now to detect if you’re talking with a bot or a real person. Kind of made me think about the dating world and who exactly might be on an app. I had a guy years ago start a romance scam with me and I smelled it a mile away. I’d ask a simple question, and he would spout off paragraphs. Each morning I’d wake up to another message that took me at least 15 to 30 minutes to read. It was obvious that he was using a script and cutting and pasting. Plus, his distance from me would change and be radically different. He tried to tell me he was in the military and “deployed”. I could see that it wouldn’t be long before he would be asking for money. Money was the last thing I had, and I just blocked him and moved on. The hurt to me was minor but compared to what could have developed I am glad that I was smart enough to see it and stop.

While I think I would be smart enough today to not fall for something, I second guess myself just because technology has gotten so damn good. I am smart enough not to send money or nudes. Even if a guy wants to send nudes to me and I’ve gotten them, you don’t know if what you’re looking at belongs to the sender or to another human or if it’s just an AI rendering. There are humans behind the attacks that watch this play out in real time. I get that people need to earn a living but there are more honest ways of doing that. Good and Evil have always existed in the world, and both will never cease. A big tip off at least in the dating world is when someone wants you to move from the app and to texting – that’s a tell-tale sign. Although some people don’t want to be tracked by the apps, I get it. Still until we meet in person, I don’t want to hand over my phone number, no matter how good looking a guy is or how much he sweeps me off my feet. I still have my doubts if I will find Mr. Right but hopefully, he is out there and our paths cross sooner rather than later.

Doesn’t look like I am going to make it outside to spray the perimeter for bugs this weekend just because I am being lazy. The weather forecast has nothing but sunshine and warm weather moving our way. We will be back in the upper 80’s by mid-to-late week. I’m planning to get the spraying done next weekend.

As for the rest of today, I’ll be relaxing with the cats for a bit, then headed out for some pasta before returning home. Might get out during the week to grab a bite to eat but I have plenty here. I got more Chili and soup. Grabbed some more cornbread too. The only thing I don’t have is crackers, but I can put that on next week’s shopping list.

My boss is off tomorrow, and I am hopeful for a peaceful Monday. The week ahead doesn’t look too bad right now but things can always change.

As usual I hope that all is well in your world and that we all have a great week ahead! Thank you for stopping by.

My Salesman

Hope you are all doing well. Happy Friday eve or better known as Thursday. One more day to go!

Yesterday I was in a meeting and my boss said that his boss was calling so he paused for a moment, by the time he went to answer the phone he had hung up. A few minutes later his boss was calling me. I dropped off the meeting and helped his boss out with what he wanted. He reached back out later in the evening reporting a problem and I worked through that with him via email. I figured all was well because I heard nothing further. We are well into the afternoon. My boss just called and said that his boss was reporting problems and asking for his help. We reviewed what I did, and everything looked good. My boss is going to handle it and get it worked out. I just hate dealing with his boss. That man apparently loves me because he hits me up all the time. It makes my skin crawl to see his name on caller id or in an email. I’m sure if I get a promotion I will be working more with the dummy and that is unsettling to me. I don’t show any fear or hesitation externally but internally I am nervous as hell working with him because he will pick things apart and if there is one thing out of line, you will hear about it. He also loves to set you up; he will ask questions that he already knows the answer to. It’s not like he is a homicide detective trying to solve a murder and hell were all supposed to be on the same team working for the same organization! I don’t know why he does that it’s counterproductive. I’ve always disliked the man and even my late former boss disliked him.

In one of our meetings yesterday I learned that the mistake maker will be taking the last of his time in November through mid-January. That’s going to make it difficult for those of us that are left working but I’ve gotten through him being gone before and since this is the last kid he will ever make, I think I can muster up enough gumption to get through another period without him. The crazy thing he told me was that HR doesn’t ask for any proof that you had a child, other than if they need benefits you have to provide them with an SSN (Social Security Number), otherwise you could say you had a kid and take the time off and no one would be the wiser. Kind of makes me want to tell them that I am adopting a child just to get 12 weeks paid leave. I’m not going to do that but wow it’s so tempting. I could certainly benefit from paid time away.

It’s been a busy Thursday. I had my normal 1^st of the month junk to deal with but normal work came in as well and one person that loves to cry wolf sent an email to a bunch of people reporting a problem. I was able to call them out and tell them they were lying because there are no logs to support what they were reporting. It was fun to reply to everyone and send that email, it made them look stupid. I don’t know why people think they need to send an email including multiple managers just to get action. If you reach out to one person, they will take it and run with it. Ah corporate culture is toxic for sure.

Got the trash set out before the rain moves in. Today it’s extremely hot here in the 90’s, which is highly unusual for this time of year, but it’s happened before. There is a cool down coming with rain today and tomorrow. The weekend is supposed to be in the 70’s and sunny – hopefully that is the case, and I can get motivated to get my outside work done.

This morning woke up to an alert from one of my banks that they thought a fraudulent check was presented for payment. Turns out it was the check for the guy that did the column work. It wasn’t fraud at all. I don’t normally write checks that large, so I am very pleased they reached out. Also, glad that he finally cashed the check. I don’t like the fact that he did a mobile deposit, I can only hope that he shreds the original, but he doesn’t impress me as that type of a guy.

I watched a Kevin Williams scene last night; jeez he was so cute and in great shape as a younger man. He was for sure most gay men’s dream. He had such a great smile to add to his appearance.

Had Tuna Noodle Casserole for supper last night, it was pretty good for being a frozen dish. Stouffers makes some great things and that just happens to be one of them, in my opinion. Tonight I think it’s Baked Potato Soup. I’ve got Chili as well but saving that for Friday!

Rudy appears to be back to normal. He drank a lot of water yesterday and was a little clingy. By bedtime I could tell he was his normal self or so it appeared. He is acting normal today. I never got to brush him yesterday, but I am certainly going to make that happen today. He’s been grooming all day long and that’s how he gets his hairballs. I’ve always been concerned about the amount of time he spends grooming himself, but I guess he wants to look his best! Some cats are particular and he is for sure one of those. Mora does a decent amount of grooming but nothing close to what her brother does. Plus, they work on each other at different times. That’s just a cat thing that they all do. Who wouldn’t want affection? No one that I know of. Plus, they both try to groom me by licking my arm or when Rudy gets in salesman mode, he will wash my forehead and scalp. That’s how I know when he really wants something!

Found the money tree

Here we go again another week ahead of us. I scheduled some vacation this morning, I took 2 intervals of 3 days. The first is after election day and the second is the 3 days before Thanksgiving. So, I have some time off to look forward to. I still have roughly a week to use before the end of the year. Right now, I am saving it as a cushion in case I get sick, but I might just schedule it. I’d like to take a week this month but thus far have talked myself out of it.

I had a great pizza yesterday afternoon. As per usual no hot guy candy to look at. Some kids came in with their parents after a soccer game. The parents announced to the entire restaurant that the kids lost their soccer game by a lot. The kids didn’t seem bothered by it at all. Unfortunately, there were flies in the restaurant and I kept having to shew them away and almost wound up spilling my soda. I was happier when I put the leftovers in a box and headed home. I am not a fan of insects.

Had a relaxing evening with the cats. Found out why Rudy was so clingy. He wasn’t feeling well and produced a hell of a fur ball. I kind of thought that was the case. Both cats got brushed and their nails trimmed earlier in the afternoon, this was pre-fur ball. Mora put up one hell of a fight with her nail trim, but it hasn’t harmed our relationship, which I am thankful for. I love her and her brother so much the last thing I ever want to do is hurt either one of them. I think she knows that. I’m not a fan of having my nails trimmed either and I do that job myself. I don’t know how anyone sits still for a nail trim by a stranger.

I popped an extra sleeping pill last night and had a good night’s sleep, despite a couple of wake-up calls to use the restroom. Once I got back in bed it was lights out and I was in dream land all over again. Really wish that I could sleep like that every night it would make me a much happier person, not to mention that I would feel so much better. Sleeping is a huge requirement for me, and I love it very much. I fell in love with it as a kid and it’s a love that has lasted well into adulthood. The same is true for food and men!

Woke up to a nice cool morning start but it’s going to heat up as the day wears on, and it will feel more like summer today and the next couple of days, which I am okay with. It will be in the 80’s, which isn’t horrible. Might as well enjoy what warmth we have left while it lasts because soon colder will be normal. The best thing about that is that all the bugs will be dead, that is the only good thing about colder weather.

I forgot to mention this in my update yesterday. Often when I get to the checkout at various stores I am asked did you find everything okay or a similar question. I always answer yes, I found everything but the money tree. I’ve been saying that for years upon years. My late spouse said it as well. Yesterday when I was at the grocery store, I passed the floral section and saw they had 8-inch money trees for sale. I paused and just took that in. I never actually knew there was something called a money tree. I told the cashier about it. He didn’t know it as well and once he handed me my receipt, he headed back to see them. The cashier told me that I should run back and get one, it might grow. I told him I was born at night but not last night. It was a nice smile moment.

On the work front it’s not been a horrible Monday but I have had busy spikes here and there. My schedule has a bit more tomorrow and there is no shortage of meetings to attend. I’m hoping that this is a quiet and fast-moving week, I hate being on call. Speaking of which, it’s almost time to put together next year’s on-call schedule. The only thing I need is a list of our company observed holidays which won’t be released until a bit later in the year.

I hope you had a great day!

Weekend Update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BARE MINIMUM FRIDAY

We made it to Friday, yay!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sad News

 

I found out that Kevin Williams [real name Ted Currall] a gay porn star (pictured above) from the 80’s and 90’s passed away on Tuesday.  He was a hot blond in his day; he was a bottom. He is one of the first porn stars that I recall getting off to.  He worked with several big (and hung) stars in porn like Tom Chase, Chad Douglas, and Jeff Palmer.  He had several scenes with Falcon Studios which was the first gay studio porn that I quickly became a fan of.  Kevin also did work for other studios. There has not been a cause of death released but from what I have read one of his friends didn’t call 9-1-1 in time.  Some people just freeze up and are unable to think/act when an emergency like this occurs.  I get that it’s overwhelming but getting help quickly and doing CPR (provided they aren’t breathing and there is no pulse) is their only chance.  He was 60 years old, which is still very young!  I know it’s common to speculate that it was drugs since this was a former porn star, but it might be something that we never know.  He left behind an amazing body of work, no pun intended and I really hated hearing this.   

In other news, I had to go downstairs to start my day.  There was some catchup work that I needed to do and that required 2 screens.  Once I was done that is when I went to doing my personal browsing and found out about Kevin Williams.  Once I came up stairs I was permitted to rest and Mora snuggled up with me.  It was a good time that I really didn’t want to end.  However, work eventually called and I had to get back to it. 

Today is wide open other than a meeting with my boss that I had this afternoon.  It was our usual touch point that we have every month.  I hate these because I think they are a waste of time.  No way I am telling him my true feelings because it would radically change things for me and not for the better.  He asked me if there was anything going on at the office.  I told him not that I am aware of.  He told me that they are still working on my so-called promotion, which is what he has been saying for the longest time.  If that position opens it will be closer to the end of the year and won’t be effective until January 1^st at least that is my anticipation because I know how they do business.  He wanted me to have another training session with the team on the firewalls, I tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted, so I scheduled it.  We established an agenda and it’s short and well within my ability to complete. 

When I watched the morning news, I was so happy that I was working from home because traffic was shutdown on the normal route I would take to get to the office.  There was a fatal accident.  There have been several fatal accidents on this route within the past few months.  People speed like they are driving in a Formula 1 race.  You’d think with the rising cost of gas people would slow down to conserve fuel but that’s not the case.  Hopefully, this doesn’t become a continuing growing trend.  The police presence used to be heavy to deter speeders, but they have eased up way too much and given folks a comfort feeling.  No matter where you’re driving at you must be hyper aware of your surroundings that includes what is around you.  Crashes happen in a split second, and they are all over way too quickly. 

My new neighbors are continuing to move in.  I think they have a small child because there was one that tripped my back door camera, he was taking pictures of my deck.  Not sure why he needed to take photos.  That was disturbing to me because apparently there was an adult watching or perhaps coaching him in the background.  Hopefully, this doesn’t become a regular thing.  I’m not big on folks trespassing but I have tolerated a lot.  These folks are new so giving them the benefit of the doubt.  The old neighbor came back to pick up one last item he had in the back yard.  I saw him and the new neighbor talking and he (the former neighbor) was pointing towards my house.  I think they were talking about the tree that is on the shared property line, but I have no idea.  It wouldn’t hurt my feelings if they chopped down the tree because eventually it will come to that.  The tree is dying a very slow death.  As long as it doesn’t fall on my property, I’m good.  I have been the primary person who has taken care of trimming it, but nothing has been done with it in a couple years.  I took the trash out this afternoon and saw that the For Sale sign was still in the front yard.  That’s kind of odd since the house was sold but there never was a sold sign that went up. 

I plan to finish off the Lasagna Soup tonight; there isn’t a whole lot left but I’ve survived on less.  I’m sure one of the cats will be on my heels thinking that I am eating their food again.  It’s kind of funny but more so aggravating.  I don’t want to have any accidents, which is why it upsets me. 

I’ve scoured Peacock.  They really don’t have anything that I am interested in.  I plan to cancel the subscription over the weekend.  I did see that they had a reboot of Queer As Folk but I watched the trailer and it wasn’t appealing to me.  I saw a couple hot guys, but I doubt that they went to the extent the US version did to show simulated realistic sex scenes.  That along with the overall cast and content is why I believe the US version was so popular.  I remember we (me and my late spouse) waited all week long to see what happened.  It was the one show/series that we both enjoyed.  It was such a good time, and I am thankful that I have that memory. 

Thankful that tomorrow is Friday.  The only thing on my calendar is a meeting in the afternoon with a vendor.  I am planning on working upstairs all day, unless the demand is different and I need 2 screens.  I have high hopes that I will be able to pull this off.  It’s my turn to be on-call next week and as per usual I am not looking forward to it.  Might as well bask in the relaxation while it lasts.   

Not sure what is up with Blogger, but I noticed a couple days ago that my other great blogs section is not updating to reflect current posts on other sites.  I looked at other blogs, and the experience seems to be the same for others.  Hopefully, that will be fixed soon. 

Finally, I’m sure you’re probably wondering about the hot college guy.  He’s not accepted my friend request.  I wish that I would have asked him out when I had the chance, but I still strongly feel that he would have declined because he’s straight.  I’d like to skip past all the dating, games and disappointment and just find my guy.  It is a shame that there really isn’t a way to do that.  It is just something that I must go through. 

Hope that all is well in your world.  Talk with you all again soon.