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Happy Thursday (aka Friday Eve).

I hope that your day is off to a great start!  Mine is going okay thus far despite an early morning start at 1a when my insomnia kicked in again.  I sat with Rudy and we watched TV.  Mora came in to join us for a while.  Around 3am I went back to bed and Mora cuddled with me and left, Rudy jumped in her place.  After that he never left my room.  He started with an early morning wake up call at 5a but I told him a couple more hours, he let me go one hour and tried at 6a.  I staved him off for 35 minutes and then wound up getting up. 

Mora looked like she was on bug patrol this morning.  She was on the couch arm looking up at the ceiling.  She cried out to me and I looked but no bug that I could see.  She came to eat breakfast and then went right back to bug duty.  I looked and looked but there is no bug, not sure what she saw or if it perhaps migrated and was hiding in another part of the house. 

I moved right along with my morning routine and Mora was waiting for me in my bed.  She has to have her morning attention, just can’t start the day with out it.  Kind of sets the tone for the day or something like that.  Rudy was busy bathing but managed to give me a couple dirty looks while he was cleaning.  He wanted some attention too and I didn’t let him wait for long.  I got dressed and peeked at my phone.  I expected there to be a bunch of junk from work.  There was email but nothing to get up in arms about. 

There was a situation last night later in the evening.  Despite not being on-call I inserted myself because it pissed me off and raised my blood pressure.  The long and short of it was someone accused us of not doing our job and that will get me fired up every time.  I fired off a professional but diplomatic retort and proved that we did our job.  I made sure to copy in every possible person that I could to show off and that seems to have calmed things down.  At least I hope so since there hasn’t been any further email about it, at least to me.  I probably should have let the mistake maker who was on-call take care of it but I just couldn’t resist jumping in.  I’ve got a pretty good barometer and know when to speak and when not to but sometimes I get into some sticky situations trying to be helpful.  I am scaling that back. 

Speaking of work I’ve been delegating a lot lately and damn that is fun and can be addicting.  I see something come in that I don’t want to deal with so I push it off on someone else and they take care of it.  Man if that’s what it’s like to be a boss that for sure has to be one of the perks.  I’m sure there are downsides and they probably far outweigh the upsides. 

Got some bad news yesterday.  A journalist and podcaster passed away.  I found out in the middle of watching another podcast it was an abrupt thing and there was an odd pause.  I’m speaking of John C. Dvorak.  He was known for being cranky but I found him quite entertaining.  He lived to be 80 years old.  That’s a long time but I’m sure it passed in the blink of an eye.  He was an entertainer to me.  RIP

While it was cooler here the AC still seemed to run about the same amount of time.  We have one more cool day before things heat back up and storms move in.  Not looking forward to rain or more brutal heat but come December I will be wishing for it.  That’s the thing about the weather were never 100% happy with it all of the time.  It’s either too cold or too hot.  Such is life!

I’ve prepared for the mass exodus tomorrow when our interns leave.  I’ve done as much pre-work as I can to get ahead.  I never look forward to their arrival or leaving as it causes more work for me.  I’m sure everything will go fine but tomorrow afternoon will for sure be a very busy time, perhaps that will make time fly so we can start the weekend.  I am not looking forward to next week since I will be on-call but I am certainly enjoying resting up this week.

Take care and thanks for stopping by. 

Chill Thursday

Howdy … Just as the title implies it’s a nice relaxing day, thus far.  It’s only 10a here so there is plenty of time for that to change but I am hopeful that it won’t. 

I had a lousy nights sleep and woke up multiple times.  Rudy wanted food each time but I didn’t give in until I was ready to get up closer to normal time.  Each time this happens I think I will be sluggish and have a lousy day but my body manages to pull me through.  Although just as I was typing that a nap sounds rather appealing right about now. 

Rudy is still jumping up on the counter, he loves looking out the window from a higher view point that going to the back window that him and his sister constantly stare out of.  I think it’s the height thing and cats love to jump.  I moved my aluminum foil and hopefully that will help to cure him.  Silly boy I just don’t want him next to the paper towels or on the counter in general.  His habits could be worse so while this is frustrating to me I am thankful that I am not dealing with a larger issue. 

Thinking of purchasing a cat wheel.  I’ve wanted one for a long time but the big question is will they use it.  It’s a few hundred dollars and it would be a waste if it just sat.  I think that at least one of them would use it but there are no guarantees.  My other dilemma is where to put it.  Haven’t pulled the trigger on the purchase yet but it’s on my mind of something to get for them. 

I got to work with AT&T yesterday and got some credit for my efforts/frustrations/inconveniences/stress.  However, it’s not nearly as much as I was hoping for.  My issues aren’t fully resolved but I think we are on track to getting them figured out.  I don’t think they are going to budge on getting my name to display on caller id but I am pressing for it.  I don’t get why it’s such a big deal.  I am a paying customer.  I get that people ditch pre-paid numbers but I’ve had this cell phone number forever and plan to retain it.  I’ve looked at both Verizon & T-Mobile for pre-paid accounts both charge way more than AT&T but I think they also provide better coverage, I know Verizon does.  While I’d love to jump ship I realize that I have the best deal and it was a huge pain in the ass (not in a good way) to get it, so I am staying put for now.

Not sure if your familiar with Cooper Kelly but he’s a porn star.  He’s got a podcast with Art Bezrukavenko.  Art is friends with Stan Chris (Chris Stanley).  Anyway, I’ve been watching the Cooper & Art podcast on YouTube since they started.  It’s interesting and their latest episode was out last night.  If your looking for a podcast or a gay podcast check them out.  I’ve also sought out Cooper’s porn work and I like it!  He got the chance to work with Quin Quire who is also one of my favorites who started on Corbin Fisher.  What a lucky guy or so it seems to me!

I’ve been putting off doing the laundry and this morning I said out loud, no one is coming to save you.  You have to save yourself.  With that I gathered the laundry, my phone and water bottle and headed down stairs.  Now I need to transfer it to the dryer and I will do that before I head up for lunch. 

It was a hot day here yesterday but the weather people say that today will be hotter.  We also will have some pop up storms and more severe weather is on tap for tomorrow.  Thankfully the weekend will be nice. 

I need to make a trip to the UPS store again.  I ordered a Mophie Desktop charger and it arrived this morning.  I didn’t research my Mophie case enough just made assumptions based on past purchases.  Turns out that the battery case for the iPhone 16 doesn’t do chi charging or charging via magnet.  So I am returning the charger because it was $50 and that to me is serious money.  Yeah I could survive if I didn’t get it back but no sense in that. 

Counting down the days to vacation.  Finish this week, work 3 days next week and then I am done for the month.  That will be nice.  I look forward to scheduling at least one more full week if not two before the year is done.  I have never had a problem with using my time but in the last couple years it seems to be a real problem for me.  I like working but I really love time off, just don’t like digging out and seeing what went wrong while I was away. 

Last nights supper was a Holiday Ham Meal from the grocery store.  It was pretty good.  They put in a container of Broccoli Salad that they make.  I took the lid off of that and it smelled rancid.  I covered it back up and threw it away.  I enjoyed the rest of the meal as the cats tried to get some ham out of me.  I am sure they would love it but that is human food.  Tonight I will have to dip in to the freezer for supper who knows what I will wind up with. 

Hope your having a chill day as well.  Take care and thanks for stopping by. 

The last laugh

Friday afternoon was not a whole lot of fun.  Things were calm and boring at work.  I decided that I would have some fun on Only Fans and check out a former porn star.  I subscribed to his OF and then my internet went down.  This was 3p and it didn’t come back up until 7a on Saturday. 

I had to get connected for work never mind porn.  Thankfully I turned on the hotspot on my phone and was able to login with my laptop to work.  I also connected my Roku player and was able to stream content so I wasn’t stuck bored with absolutely nothing to do. 

That pretty much took care of Friday night.  I couldn’t sleep very well because I was concerned about the internet but I had no control over that.  I woke up a couple times during the night and it was still down. 

Woke up at my normal time and decided to just get up and get ready.  I showered and just waited for my haircut time and left.  As I looked out my front yard I saw something sticking out of the snow but couldn’t identify what it was.  When I left for my haircut I got a closer look.  Those kids that cleared my driveway left one of their shovels.  They actually buried it with the snow they were clearing.  Looks like I got the last laugh there because it’s a nice shovel, not that I will ever use it.  I kind of felt like calling the guy up and holding the shovel for ransom but I know that wouldn’t go anywhere so I am just telling you about it and keeping the shovel.  I thought it was quite funny. 

After my haircut I went for Blueberry Pancakes that I had been craving.  It was damn cold outside but wasn’t a whole lot warmer inside of the restaurant I went to.  A hot young blonde stud came in with a small family.  Of course he sat facing me so I never got to look at his rear end but damn I just imagined that he was probably hung because he was super skinny and had the deepest voice.  He probably was somewhere between 18 and 20 if I had to guess.  I enjoyed breakfast and behaved myself. 

Next stop was the post office and wow there was a lot of mail.  Of course I get home and got an email that a package of medicine was just delivered.  I debated if I should go back.  However, I was in my nice warm home and there was no way I was going right back out. 

I loafed with the cats as we waited for the Amazon person to arrive.  I got immersed in a new series on Amazon called Cross.  It’s a mini series based about homicides that play out in the cast of characters.  It does get pretty sick and twisted but I was roped in and just finished it this morning.  Lots of plot twists and turns that kept me wanting more.  I hope they make a second season of this show. 

Went out for BBQ in the afternoon.  The meal it’s self was horrible but I didn’t leave hungry but didn’t exactly enjoy my meal.  An older guy walked in and my little voice spoke to me to buy his meal.  I haven’t done that kind deed in several months.  I got his waitresses attention about the time I was wrapping up with my meal and paid his bill.  She asked me why I was paying and I told her it was a random act of kindness.  I told her my line about the magic trick and about all of the crazy ass responses I’ve gotten.  Nothing could prepare me for the response I was going to get from this guy.  Once I paid my bill I got up and walked over and threw my line on him.  He told me that he doesn’t like magic.  I told him that I made his bill disappear and he just looked at me and said okay.  He acted like he didn’t believe me.  I said I really paid your bill. He just said yeah, okay whatever.  I told his waitress that she would have to explain it to him.  That is the first time I didn’t get a thank you.  That bothered me but I know I did the right thing.  My little voice doesn’t typically lead me in the wrong direction.  His bill was peanuts so it’s not like it’s going to break me. 

After doing that kind deed you’d think the universe would be kind to me.  Nope I went back to grab my medicine from the post office and damn if I didn’t step in chewing gum.  I didn’t figure that out until I got inside of the house and my shoes were sticking to the carpet.  Why do people not use trash cans. 

I worked on laundry and got on Only Fans.  Damn it was late when I was done like 10p and I came down around 5p. I did break to pass out cat treats and throw the laundry into the dryer.  I was just determined to make my way to the end of the page.  There was lots of good content but most of it was solo.  I was all horned up but damn tired.  I gathered the laundry headed up and the cats followed me.  It was time for bed.  I had zero energy left.  Just watched a little TV and I was out. 

Rudy woke me this morning and I hit snooze on him. He gave me 15 additional minutes before he began his biscuit making routine.  I got up and passed out breakfast for them.  I got dressed, took my pills and headed out for breakfast.  The car said the outside temp was 11.  I was damn cold and after I ate and was on my way to the grocery store the outside temp was 10.  It’s supposed to just get colder all day long.  Although right now it’s 13 and windy.  The high for today is 22 but I don’t think we are going to see it and the low is 5. 

Silly me decided that I would go to a favorite chain Mexican place.  The problem is that this place is not terribly far from work so it’s about 40 miles from home.  The food is good but I don’t know that it’s worth the trip but my taste buds are telling me to go, but my body says stay home.  I am going to venture out for a bite to eat just not sure that today is the day I am going to that Mexican place.  Might just go to a place that is closer to home. 

I’ve had my nap after the grocery store and gotten my medicine out as well as cleaned the house.  Came down to do more laundry and play on the computer.  I found a podcast called Out ‘N Proud on YouTube.  The hosts are two hot blond kids and of course they have Only Fans accounts.  One of them said that he was really super hung and well I got curious.  I signed up for his OF and turns out he’s a total tease.  He never shows the goods just photos of him hard in underwear.  I didn’t pay that much for joining but damn I did feel like a sucker.  I was afraid he would have all PPV content but he doesn’t.  Everything he has is just a tease to get you worked up and of course take your money.  That and apparently PPV content is the new thing that younger generation is using to make their wealth.  I felt like a sucker for giving into my hormones and joining but you do get what you pay for. 

Oh yeah, the Amazon person did come yesterday.  I got a new heater for my office in the basement.  It’s Chinese made and while it works it’s nothing like the USA brands that I have seen before nor does it work exactly the same, close but not the same.  It was also a disaster to get the base on the thing but after much trial and error I succeeded.  The one thing that I do like about it is there is what I call a dead man switch.  As long as the switch is in contact with the floor the until will operate but the second it loose contact with the ground the unit grounds to a halt.  This thing seems to think that it’s 68 degrees in the basement and I’ve got a thermometer here that says different.  Not sure if this thing is in Fahrenheit or Celsius and there doesn’t seem to be a way to tell or change that.  Nevertheless it does put out some decent heat.  Once again it goes back to you get what you pay for. 

I want to make it to Sam’s Club tomorrow that’s my only goal for the day.  Thought about trying to grab lunch with a friend but talked myself out of that.  I may dine out tomorrow as well just because I can and it’s more enjoyable than eating at home.  Although it’s not going to be any warmer tomorrow than it is today.  Were not going to break out of the serious cold until Wednesday and even then the high is only 30.  Not sure about you but I am over winter already. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope that you are warm and well.  Take care!

The Podcast

So after seeing that my Podcast needs to build an audience, I am going to list it here.  There are only 2 episodes up, but I plan on making more.  Go give it a listen, post a comment and subscribe.  Just click on the image below and you will be redirected.  Enjoy!