Not tracking

Morning

Well I tracked the letter/package and the status updates have stopped.  I see that it made it to the regional facility and today it should be out for delivery but that doesn’t show.  Perhaps the clerk that told me it would be delayed wasn’t kidding around.  I don’t get how the post office charges more for everything now but service isn’t what it used to be.  I am keeping an eye on this and will be until it’s complete, which who knows how long that will be. 

In other news the boss kept trying to schedule a meeting with me as our monthly touch point and I kept declining.  He brought it up in our meeting yesterday and I told me we spoke on Monday, nothing has changed since then.  He said oh I thought you would have something you wanted to talk about.  Nope, not unless you know something I don’t.  That kind of ended it.  I think he is stressed out and has far too much going it’s either that or he’s going senile. 

Speaking of work, one meeting on the books for today.  I don’t see any other meetings on my calendar for the rest of the week and hope that I can keep it that way.  There is plenty of other stuff populated on my calendar and in case your new here, I don’t like meetings.  They happen way too often and aren’t productive and turn into much more of a time suck. 

Insomnia greeted me again last night, watched TV for an hour and then went back to bed.  Rudy jumped on top of me at 5a as if to say wake up sleepy head.  That didn’t get the response he was hoping for.  I just ignored him.  He curled up and waited on me.  Normally he’s stealthy with his moves but not this morning when I could have used the extra sleep. 

The cooler weather has arrived and I can feel the difference inside.  The AC I think will get a break today and it sure needs it.  Poor thing has been running like crazy.  I am sure this is only a lull as were not out of summer yet. 

Well about time to migrate upstairs to be with the cats and relax until something breaks or meeting time rolls around, which ever comes first.  Hope that its a great day for all of us!

 

Unexpected Treat

Hi, hope that your weekend is going well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Big Day

Happy Friday everyone!

Today is the mass exodus at work where our interns are leaving.  The fun (aka work) for me doesn’t begin until later this afternoon.  However, I have poured a lot of prep work into this and made sure that they are divided up among my team.  I can’t believe that if it wasn’t for an email that I sent yesterday the new guy was going to start shutting them down yesterday.  Glad I sent my email to set him straight.  My gut told me to send the email and it paid off.  It will be a relief once this little project is done.  This month along with December/January are the largest months for folks leaving.  Projects are much like problems in that as soon as your done with one another one comes along to take it’s place.  It’s a never ending cycle.  You just hope the next project is easier and moves along quicker. 

My upper shoulders and neck are bothering me.  I decided to comply with prescribing instructions for one of the muscle relaxers I take, normally when I do that I get relief.  However, it appears to me that things are getting worse instead of better.  I am thinking of taking one of my knock out muscle relaxers that will have me sleeping for most of the day tomorrow.  I will make that decision later this evening.  I know that the issue stems from being in front of the computer and my usage has been extra heavy.  Ah more of the joys of getting older. 

Had a nice evening with the cats, they both got brushed.  I watched TV, just random YouTube stuff.  Lots of new car review videos.  Finished off the store bought pasta.  Had the bright idea of going out tonight but then I remembered the project work and decided by the time I would be done every place would be too crowded.  I am having something from the freezer just don’t know what it is just yet. 

As for tomorrow I haven’t made up my mind on where I want to go.  There are a few things I’d like to accomplish.  Not sure how successful I will be. 

Went out this morning to grab the trash barrel and wow it’s nice out.  It was 66 degrees and there was no humidity.  Felt like the best weather I’ve experienced in a long time.  Sadly I had to come back in and start my day.  Temperatures are only going to heat up as the day goes on but I did rather enjoy the few minutes I was out of the house. 

Here’s hoping it’s a great weekend for all of us.  We can all rest and relax while being some what productive.  Take care!

1 Day to go

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. 

Hot Sunday

Hello!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday

Greetings one and all!

We are in the middle of a heat wave, and my poor AC is running like crazy. It’s doing a great job, and my hope is that it continues. Changed the filter a little bit ago because it was time.

I woke up super early and took my shower. Made it for breakfast. A cute young guy that works there walked in. He looked mighty fine! I asked my waitress if he played for my team. She said she wasn’t sure but that he was the owner’s son. I wanted to ask him on a date, but I passed on the opportunity.

Stopped by and grabbed the mail on the way home. Nothing but bills and junk mail. Then I got out of my clothes and relaxed in my room watching TV. Turned my phone off, that felt so good! Eventually I wound up back in bed and the cats joined me. I fell back asleep for about an hour, and it was needed.

I have such great ideas of things that need to be done around here but when it comes time to do them, I lack energy and motivation. Not sure why that is but the work isn’t going anywhere, it will wait for me.

Something that puzzles me is that within the last couple months I cleaned out the gutter over the deck and put the netting back in place. It’s back to overflowing again. I don’t know how there can be anything in there, but obviously there is. It’s too hot for gutter work today. I am not a fan of water or gutters. I think the gutters for this house are undersized and need to be upgraded to accommodate the rain we get. However, every house in the subdivision is cookie cutter aka tract housing, meaning that there are only so many floor plans. No one has special gutters that I am aware of or even new gutters. I’d just love to get something that is 100% maintenance free and it just works, no fuss, no muss.

Had an afternoon snack and passed out lunch for the cats. I wound up back in my room watching TV again. Mostly old cartoons because there doesn’t seem to be anything on YouTube that is piquing my interest.

I came down to take care of laundry, catch up on porn surfing and getting bills paid. Had to entertain Mora giving her attention and rubbing her belly. She leaves and comes back wanting more. She loves attention and soaks it up like a sponge. I love her but she can make it quite difficult for me to get things done. That’s why I don’t allow either of them down here with me when I am working. Although Rudy will just climb up in my lap and fall asleep, he doesn’t really need much attention and will let me type but he likes to lay against one of my arms or curl up in it. Yeah, they are both really something and I love them so much!

Decided on Pizza for supper. I went back to the place where there used to be lots of twinks working. I figured that going on Saturday would change things up and the guys would be back. Turns out I was wrong. Only saw one hot guy. Pizza could have cooked a little bit more it wasn’t quite done enough for me. I had a couple slices and then boxed the rest and came home.

Very bored and wanting company and entertainment. However, I’m going to have to suck it up and power through it. I’ve done it before, but it has started to be a little more difficult. Being lonely just isn’t any fun. It’s great to live alone and be your own boss so to speak of but outside of that, there are no other perks. I don’t know if I want to live with someone but knowing that I could make a phone call and have company or ask for help would be nice.

Yesterday after work I got so bored I took time to read the owner’s manual for my new alarm. I learned a couple things. One of which is that there is a microphone in the damn thing and when an alarm goes off you can talk to the monitoring station. I’m not hip about that because that can easily be hacked and bypassed so that you can always listen. There is a camera on the panel, but you must be in front of it. However, I’ve got an Alexa and it’s always spying on me too. It’s in my bedroom and I’m sure some Amazon employee has heard all the orgasms I have. Speaking of which earlier this week I had a super good one (not that there is such a thing as a bad orgasm) and I was so loud I scared the cats, they just looked at me as if they wanted to ask if I was okay. I used to scare poor Momma she would come running to check on me if she wasn’t in the room. Yeah, I’m loud in bed. It’s a learned habit from watching porn and honestly it just feels good to scream or moan loudly. I can be quiet if I must but that is not easy at all. I’m still waiting for someone to call the cops to check on me. There is no doubt that if you’re on the street by my house, you can hear me 100%, I’ve got some good lungs. Fortunately, most of the time there is no one out there at night walking when I am busy having fun. That’s probably for the best because it sure would be awkward to explain to the cops that I was beating my meat. Although, I’m sure there are some situations they are involved in that bring laughter to their faces. I mean they are human too, even though some of them would have you think otherwise.

Well, time to get this published and see what else I can accomplish this evening. Tomorrow for supper I am thinking of staying local and going back to a Mexican place I like. It won’t give me the travel that I want but it will get me some good food! Who knows, things might change but pretty much once I make up my mind it’s difficult to change it.

I hope you’re having a great weekend and staying cool.

Exhausting Day

Good evening,

Hope you are staying cool and had a great day.

Things started off early for me.  I had a couple clues that I should have gone in to the office this morning but I ignored them.  One of which was Rudy waking me up at 6a.  As the morning wore on I found myself taking a trip to the office to fix something.  I hung out for a little bit because I had a meeting and then after that I raced home. 

Coming home was a little bit more difficult than going over, because construction is everywhere around here.  It’s like peak season.  It took me 30 minutes to travel in via a straight shot.  Going home took me an hour and it wasn’t a straight shot.  However, I did follow the best route as directed by Waze. 

I was never so happy to be home.  My phone chirped the whole way home and I wondered what was waiting for me but turns out it was honestly just noise.  I got lucky.  That happens to me once and a while, believe it or not. 

Hopefully, I don’t have to go in any more this week. One trip was enough.  Glad that I moved when I did so it’s behind me.  It’s hot outside and getting out in the thick of it didn’t exactly do wonders for me. 

I had to rush to eat lunch when I got home, then jump on another meeting.  Then I had a break and decided to laydown.  I did doze off for a short moment but my phone made sure I wasn’t out for long. 

Bossman is back and said that he found out yesterday that he has high blood pressure and he has some medicine for it.  However, his doctor thinks he has sleep apnea.  He said that he’s had severe headaches for a few days.  That sounds more like a side effect of HBP than sleep apnea but whatever.  I’m just glad his doctor isn’t my doctor.  It takes a week if not two before he can get lab results and he has to call, there is no app to look at.  I remember those days but it was several years ago.  I like looking at an app to see the results something about it makes me feel better. 

Tomorrow looks to be busy but Thursday right now appears to be a cake walk unless something wrecks that for me.  I’m just ready for the weekend and it’s only Tuesday. 

If your running Windows it’s Patch Tuesday.  Time to update your system, there is a record number of fixes so better to do this sooner rather than later.  Speaking of later, I will talk with you soon.  Take care!

An okay day

Howdy, hope all is well.

I woke up early fed the cats.  Hung out for a bit to make sure that Mora would eat and that she didn’t get cheated out of food.  I sat at the kitchen table and waited for hog jaws (aka Rudy) to finish.  Then I called her like I do every morning and she was already on the move toward the kitchen.  After she ate, I went back to my bedroom.  I climbed in bed and watched TV for a little bit.  The cats joined me.  I decided that I should get up and at least eat breakfast.  Had a bowl of cereal to polish off the box and a banana. 

Got my morning meds and then headed back to my room to watch TV.  Eventually wound up at porn and watched a few scenes.  After cleaning up the mess, I went back to watching normal TV.  Got tired about 30 minutes after that and climbed back into bed with the cats.  I had to physically move Rudy and he was pissed about it.  I know he’s like me once he gets comfy leave me alone.  However, he was taking up significant room and without moving him there would have been no room for me.  He laid up against me and tried to push me out of bed.  It was funny but it didn’t work.  Took about an hour nap and then was wide awake. 

Watched more TV when I woke up but kept looking at the clock and realized that it would be to my benefit if I got moving.  Hit up the shower and got dressed.  Headed out to get the mail and then came back home for a short bit.  About the time I was comfy it was time to leave.  I was a little bit earlier than what Waze told me to leave, but ran in to a little bit of traffic as well as some light rain.  Arrived at the doctors office with 10 minutes to spare. 

On the way over I saw a billboard for Arby’s and it was close to an exit where there is an Arby’s.  It transported me back to a memory that I had with my late spouse.  It felt like it was all playing out in real time as I continued to drive.  It’s been 13 years and out of the blue something can trigger me.  It happened a lot more often in the early years.  I kind of figured that it was done but apparently not. 

This visit seemed rushed at least to me.  He was on time, I only had to wait a couple minutes before I was taken to an exam room.  Then after my vitals were taken, it was just a couple minutes and the doc was in.  We chatted and he moved to get his exam done.  I complained about being stuck for blood multiple times.  The doc walked me to the lab and requested the best sticker they had.  The lady who took my blood got it on the first try.  The doc said to come back in 6 months.  I don’t know why we switched this year from every 3 months to every 6 months.  I won’t be back until January.  I know that time will fly by.  I am still waiting on lab results, normally they are in by the time I am home but I got nothing.  I’m guessing they will come in tomorrow, which is fine. 

Went to the place that sucks at making pizza.  Ordered my favorite pasta dish.  I had a smoking hot young waiter.  I wanted to hit on him so bad.  All I know is that I wanted to say if I looked as good as you do, I wouldn’t be single.  I tell the cats all the time that if I had their good looks I wouldn’t be single.  I ate, paid my bill and left.  It would be nice to go back to work with a boyfriend but I’m not holding my breath.

Got the batteries in the garage camera changed.  Put the trash out and I’m home for the day.  Caught up on my porn surfing.  Yeah I peeked at work email earlier today because I was bored.  I didn’t respond to anything but took time to delete a couple of messages that were nothing but noise.  Then switched work email off.  I really want to login now and play catch up but that’s working and well I am off.  I guess I am too devoted to my job and take it way too seriously.  No wonder I get frustrated so easily and want to throw my hands up and walk out. 

Crunched numbers on a new vehicle just for fun.  It would be a bit costly even with a sizeable down payment and trade in.  However, I could make it work if I had to.  Then I realized that my calculations didn’t include GAP insurance, it can’t be that much more.  I will never ever buy a car without it.  Even though I’ve never had to use it.  It’s one of those things that if you need it, your glad that you have it. 

GAP INSURANCE … “Gap insurance covers the difference between what you owe on your car loan or lease and the car’s depreciated value if it’s totaled or stolen. It helps ensure you are not left paying out of pocket for the remaining balance on your loan after an insurance payout.”

Tomorrow’s agenda includes breakfast out, a haircut, trip to Sam’s club for fuel and more brownies if they still have them.  In the afternoon traveling back to the seafood place to get a strawberry Pina Colada [really hope it’s good and worth my money] and some fish.  Might hit up the pet food store if I don’t then that will be a Saturday task.  Looking forward to the drive and hope that the rain stays away.

That’s all I know at the moment.  Mora is telling me it’s time to head up, as if it’s a work night.  If it was I wouldn’t be down here.

I heard something in watching YouTube videos.  I think George Carlin said it.  You know people have a lot of good things to say about you, problem is you won’t ever hear them until your dead.  There is a lot of truth in that statement.  He was smart and funny. 

Well I guess I should run.  Thanks for stopping by!

Another day

Morning

Yesterday the boredom set in.  I realized how much happier I was when I didn’t have work tying me down.  I could leave and go where ever and do what ever and I felt really good.  Now that I am back in my routine it sucks.  Glad that I will get another round of freedom on Thursday. 

Speaking of Thursday, the mistake maker called off today.  He will be covering my on-call for me starting on Thursday thru Sunday.  I figure he’s resting up, even though there probably won’t be much to it.  Weekends are usually free and were not bothered for the most part. 

Mora took her last pill last night.  She fought with me over it, spitting it out once.  I gave it back to her and she took it.  I am so glad that is behind us.  Speaking of behind, hers looks pretty good from where it was.  I still worry about her and that this will reoccur but I am hopeful that is just nervous owner fear and that it doesn’t actually come to fruition.  She appears normal – eating, drinking, snacking and playing.  I got in some cuddle and brush time with her yesterday.  She really liked that. 

I had something new for lunch yesterday.  It’s Sargento’s take on Lunchables.  I had Pepperoni with Wheat Thins, Mozzarella cheese and very small amount of Gummi Bears for desert.  It was perfect and of course when I was done I wanted a second one.  Today I have Salami with Chocolate Covered Pretzels.  When I bought these the meat is what attracted me, I never even looked at the fact they came with desert.  They were priced 10 cents higher than a Lunchable but I believe they are worth it. 

Supper was store bought Spaghetti & Meatballs.  I ate half and saved the other half for tonight.  I have been busy studying the menu at the seafood place I want to return to.  I think that I will be going there on Friday but really depends on how I feel after seeing the doc on Thursday.  I’m guessing I won’t want to travel far but will want a good meal. 

As per usual my morning tasks at work are done and I am just on standby for whatever comes up.  I had a couple things crop up last night after I closed my laptop and I did that late on purpose so that I could catch any late stragglers.  Mora was after me for treats and I just gave in to her.  No sooner than I passed her treats out my phone was chirping. 

Here’s hoping that it will be a good day for all of us.  Take care!

Early Night

Morning … Were back on the Monday Morning Train and it sucks like normal!

I watched some Firework & Drone shows on YouTube last night.  What they can do with Drone’s is pretty amazing to me.  While it looks complicated to me I’m sure there is some automation behind it that takes all of the complexity out of it. 

Eventually I got tired of sitting on the couch and elected to head to my room.  Watched the latest episode of The First 48.  Sad story about a young kid who lost his life over an alleged drug deal gone wrong.  The pain from his father was palpable and quite raw. 

When that was done it was time to get ready for bed.  The fireworks in the neighborhood started.  I could hear them.  They don’t bother cats unless they are extremely loud.  I’m thankful for that as I know some folks have pets that go absolutely nuts. 

Once I was ready for bed, I had a white firework of my own to blast off.  There wasn’t a big show but it sure felt good.  That lead to me getting in bed early and by 10p I was turning the TV off and the white noise machine on.  Mora was all cuddled up with me and off to dream land I went. 

I’m amazed at the little work I did with fixing the frame on my bed and flipping the mattress has made quite the difference in sleep for me.  It’s a water bed frame so just some wood.  I’ve had one piece configured wrong for 28 years and no issues.  Last month I heard a creek and though the frame was falling apart, that’s was lead me to investigate and fix the frame over the weekend.  I’m quite happy.  Although, I could use a new bed.  Right now I’m am pretty happy. 

Mexican food was good yesterday as well.  Had a little bit of rain to travel through and it poured while I was eating but was dry when I came out.  I enjoy staying dry and if it’s going to rain this is the best way for it to happen when I am out and about. 

Today is no meeting Monday, I think lots of people will be out this week as well.  Mondays usually start off quiet but it doesn’t take terribly long for things to get rolling.  Back on the meeting band wagon Tuesday & Wednesday – ick.  Really looking forward to having Thursday & Friday off.  Right now I’m just going to enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts. 

Heat wave is pretty well done but it’s still warm outside.  It’s not like Summer up and left us but the oppressive heat & humidity have at least for a little while.  Hope it’s cooler in your neck of the woods. 

Take care!

Holiday Lupper

Happy Sunday!

I really didn’t do a whole lot yesterday.  I did get up early and had breakfast out.  It was so good!  I also filled up the gas tank. 

Got in a nap and relaxation time until it was time to leave for Lupper (that’s lunch & supper combined, in case your new here).  I was the first one at Olive Garden.  Got us a table and a short time later everyone arrived. 

We had the cutest waiter, he had red hair and was covered in freckles.  I wanted to hit on him but didn’t.  I told everyone at the table that I thought he was hot.  Anyway, looks aren’t everything.  You need some brains to go with them.  He was nervous and likely just took the job while college was out.  There were a couple issues with placing orders and then when the food arrived, one person got something they didn’t want.  Soup was lightly warm but more on the cold side.  Food overall was just average.  I’ve had better Olive Garden at the one by me.  At least everyone else shared my opinion that this OG has gone down in quality.  We started a little after 2 and it was 4p when we all left.  A nice time to catch up.  Next time we will be together is likely for my birthday / Labor Day. 

I got home and got supper passed out for the cats.  Then headed downstairs to work on more laundry and surf on the computer.  Not much in the way of good porn, but I looked.  Eventually I wasted a couple hours down here and decided that I would be more comfortable upstairs so I called it and headed up. 

Mora was on the couch in her favorite spot.  I told her I was headed up but that didn’t phase her, which is totally normal. 

I went through a couple YouTube videos.  Scroll around on social media on my phone.  Mora eventually came up.  I closed up the basement and then got naked.  Shaved & Showered.  Then got comfy in my room.  Really wanted to get off.  My intention was there but there was little motivation.  I was quite tired and after 15 minutes I knew there would be no white fireworks shooting out of me, so I threw in the towel.  Started back watching Hot In Cleveland.  Mora was in my lap, sleeping.  The fireworks started.  The police scanner was busy.  Eventually it was all too much for me.  I was tired and knew if I stayed in the chair I would fall asleep. Mora’s birthday present was that I skipped her evening pill.  She didn’t complain at all about that.  

I evicted Mora from my lap.  Then went to bed.  Watched a little more TV and it wasn’t long I was out a little after 10p.  Slept amazingly good.  Had a sexy but bad dream.  Woke up a couple times, once was to use the restroom.  Eventually my body woke me up for good.  Rudy gave me my morning greeting and wanted to snuggle for a moment.  I can’t pick him up and snuggle, he hates that.  It has to be on his terms.  While his sister will gobble up forced snuggles. 

Anyway, passed out breakfast for the cats.  Then got dressed and headed out for my breakfast.  Damn it was good.  There is this old lady that comes in to meet a friend of hers and they have breakfast.  Neither one eats much and I’ve bought their breakfast a couple times.  It’s an easy $5 to $7 not including tip.  She’s been absent for a while but came back last weekend.  Today she showed up and I watched her pull in.  She waited a minute, backed up and pulled back into her parking spot.  That happened a few times.  By the time I paid my bill and was in my vehicle ready to leave I watched her do it again.  She parked like she was drunk.  She’s not drunk just old and dementia is setting in.  She is 90 and still has a drivers license, that’s scary to me.  I went back in and told my waitress, she said she would check on her.  I figured that if I didn’t say anything she would have kept up the same routine until her friend showed up. 

I hate seeing people grow old and dementia creep in.  It’s not fun at all.  I hope that she is okay.  She needs some help but I don’t know that she has any family that can intervene.  She lives alone, which is also amazing but scary at the same time. 

Made it to the grocery store and was happy that I just had to pick up a few things, which was $50 later.  I had two bags of grocery's, one jug of milk and one jug of water (for the cats).  Gas prices are falling a little bit but grocery prices are still horrible. 

Came home, put the groceries away, got naked and then realized that it was time to pill Mora.  Took care of that, she wasn’t happy.  We have one more pill tonight and two more tomorrow then she will be done.  I am pleased with her progress but it looks to me like there is an abscess trying to form.  I tried to do some expression yesterday but she wasn’t having it.  Rudy tried to clean her and made the mistake of licking her butt, he didn’t like what he tasted and stopped quickly.  Mora wasn’t upset about it.  Perhaps things are back to normal – I suppose only time will tell.  Give it a few days for the antibiotic levels to fall in her system and that will be the true test.  I hope we are in the clear.  I do not relish another vet visit anytime soon whatsoever. 

Finishing up laundry and I will be heading out for some Mexican food.  Looking forward to that.  Then it’s back home for the next 3 days and back to work, I am also on call for 3 days. Thursday is doctor day and I will get a little prick, not the good kind either, the kind with a needle.  I plan to hit up the great seafood place I found either on Thursday or Friday.  I’ve got Friday off too, which means I can hit up Sam’s Club for more brownies if I want.  There is the weekend.  Then it will be back to normal for the rest of the month, until the end of next month when my next round of vacation is planned. 

Hope you had a great holiday and weekend!  Thanks for stopping by, talk with you again soon!

 

Pre-Holiday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Take care!                       

Changes & Technology

Morning and happy July. 

We are still in the middle of a heat wave here in my neck of the woods.  It feels really nice when the AC kicks on and I feel it blowing on me.  That only happens if I am in my bedroom or here in the basement but it’s so enjoyable. 

Mora’s rear end is looking more normal.  She still hates taking her medicine.  When she sees me coming with the pill gun loaded with her medicine she tries to hide from me.  She is 19 pounds and sticks out like a sore thumb, there is no out running me.  I will do most anything to capture her just to get the pill down her.  She is really easy to medicate but capturing her is the challenge.  Here’s hoping that when this round of medicine is done in a few days that I don’t have to give her any medicine for a very long time!  Cats aren’t fun to medicate. 

Yesterday my last meeting of the day was about changes to our environment at work and the way I do certain things at work is changing.  This comes as we migrate to Exchange Online into the Azure and Microsoft Cloud environment.  It seems that we are going from simple to complicated and I am going to have to jump through some hoops.  Part of it is a learning curve on my part.  I’ve got another meeting today to further explain what exactly as we are setup today so that can be translated on what I do once the big switch is flipped next month.  It’s something I DO NOT look forward to but it’s something I have to do.  I’d really love to quit and just leave them to figure things out but realistically that wouldn’t work out well for me.  I hate change partially because I am human and partially because I like my set routine and way of doing things.  Don’t mess with the routine.

With cloud platforms just as soon as you get comfy in their admin portal and think everything is going well and you’ve adjusted.  The provider decides to make changes to the portal and you have to learn where things are at and if you can still have the same functionality or if there is a new way to do what you used to do.  This is what makes cloud administration a nightmare but it’s all the rage and everything is going to the cloud.  Which there is no cloud, it’s just someone else’s computer. 

I’ve got 3 more meetings on tap for today.  Then 1 meeting tomorrow and that should wrap things up for this week.  I think my boss is out next week which will kind of be nice but I am only working 3 days next week so it’s a short break.  However, I will take as much time away from him as I can get.  I hate the sound of his voice and dread his emails and text messages. 

Speaking of which still no word on pay raises.  Whatever were getting should be effective today but none of us know anything about what we are getting.  I plan to bring that up in one of my meetings today.  It would be nice to know so it doesn’t come as a total surprise.  Normally we know way before now. 

I think I will be in a much better frame of mind tomorrow since we will have a long weekend ahead.  No word from my Thanksgiving friends on where they want to go to eat at.  I wouldn’t be surprised if they totally back out but I’m not hounding them.  They know how to reach me and I’m sure it will be a last minute thing, which I am not fond of.  I like to have things planned out in advance. 

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.  I’m off to surf a little bit and then headed upstairs to be with the cats before meeting time rolls around. Take care and I will talk with you all again soon. 

Back 2 It

Morning … I was supposed to go back yesterday but woke up with an upper back ache.  The longer I sat at the table eating breakfast the worse it felt.  I just took the day.  Actually more like a 1/2 day. 

In the morning I laid around, napped and watched TV.  Rudy reminded me when it got to be his lunch time and that’s when I got up.  I fed him, had some lunch as well.  Then threw on some clothes and headed down to try to get ahead at work.  I was making great progress for a few hours.  Then late in the afternoon I got an email that something was wrong with a door at the office so I said I would come check it out.  I never said when that would be.  However, I headed up changed clothes.  Stopped at the post office to get my Amazon package that should have been here on Saturday.  Then headed over. 

Timing couldn’t have been worse.  It was the start of rush hour, but I knew what I was getting into.  Going over was simple.  I saw a few people and said hi and chatted for a moment.  Then got to work.  By the time I got the fix in place (it was a small computer board, like a motherboard but on a way smaller scale) it was 15 minutes after 5p.  Traffic on the way home was horrible and it took every bit of an hour to get home.  Yet another reminder of why I don’t miss the office.  However, a very small part of me wants to go back. 

I was all set to reward myself with eating Mexican out but the closer I got to home, I talked myself out of it and just wanted to get home.  It’s super hot out.  The Midwest is having a heat wave and you only want to be outside for a second or two then back to the AC. 

I had left over cold pizza and fed the cats.  I gave them something new and Rudy was a hog.  He left a little bit for Mora and it was enough to conjure up a fur ball.  Glad she did that right in front of me.  I held off giving her medicine for a while.  I passed out treats and she had a few of those, then I got her pill in her.  She knows what’s coming and tries to run from me but I always manage to catch her.  I don’t like giving any cat medicine but I know it’s helping her. 

Happy to report that her rear end looks almost normal, so the antibiotic is doing it’s job.  We just have to get through this week and then we will be done.  Hopefully, this is a one off situation and she doesn’t have any further issues.

I wound up doing some more work when I got settled after having supper.  Before I knew it I only had an hour left to my evening and that’s when I focused on TV and put the computer away. 

Took an extra sleeping pill so I’d hopefully stay asleep all night long but that didn’t work.  I was up at 2a and after an hour I went back to sleep.  Woke up this morning on Rudy’s schedule feeling okay from an energy standpoint.  My upper back is still bothering me a little bit. 

That scene on Guys In Sweatpants is out and I have it.  I watched part of it last night despite not being in the mood.  It was hot but I hit pause so I could save the rest of it and get maximum benefit from watching it when I was in the mood.  I plan to give it another whirl tonight unless I am exhausted. 

All of the work I did yesterday really put me in a great position this morning and I am all caught up.  Just sitting around waiting for some time to pass before I have to join some dumb meetings.  There are 3 of them on the books for today.  Jeez I didn’t miss them at all while I was out. 

The more I take time off, the more I fantasize about quitting and just walking away, it sounds so nice.  Until I realize that my income would stop and that’s the part that keeps me coming back.  Speaking of income I still don’t know my pay raise and it’s supposed to go in effect tomorrow.  Maybe someone will tell me or maybe I will just find out when I get my first paycheck next month.  It would be nice to know in advance. 

Hope all is well in your world.  2 more days to go before this week is over.  That’s something to look forward to!

Adventures of Friday

Hey,

Ah the last week day of vacation.  Thankfully I still have 2 more days before I have to go back.  I really don’t want to go back but need to be able to keep paying bills and putting food on the floor (for the cats) & table (for me). 

I got up early and got a shower.  Passed out breakfast for the cats.  Made sure Mora had her pill before I left.  Then headed out for breakfast at a local fast food place.  Sat inside eating.  A bunch of old guys talking.  Another old guy comes in about the time they started talking about the Obama Presidential Library.  The guy that walked in heard their comments in interjected himself to their conversation.  It went from calm to a shouting match in about 15 seconds.  Jeez that was uncomfortable.  Thankfully the old guy just walked away and had his breakfast with his wife.  The crowd of old guys kept talking about him for a few minutes and quite loudly like they wanted to egg him on but they switched subjects.  Everything was peaceful when I left.  Not the entertainment that I was looking for while I ate breakfast. 

Got the mail because I saw I had a check from Facebook.  Ooh a whole $7.  Nice to get but wished it was more.  Came back home and relaxed with the cats and watched TV.  Eventually it was time to leave for my Facial.  I looked forward to this and it was my reward to myself. 

The facial was similar to facials I have had before but the esthetician that I got had her face covered in acne.  Seriously, your going to take care of my skin but you can’t take care of your own?  It was an okay experience but I had a bright light in my face for the whole time and had to keep my eyes closed, that was the most uncomfortable part.  I do feel like she did a better job but wish we had a rapport like I do with the lady at the place I normally go once a year.  One of the things that turned me on about this place was that it was $125 total and that included the tip.  Damn if the fuckers didn’t charge a $3.25 administrative fee for taking a credit card, that jacked up the price a bit.  However, I got a receipt and plan to dispute that $3.25 fee, not sure if that will work in my favor.  My skin is glowing and feels super clean.

Came home and had a brownie & a soda.  Chatted with the cats.  Then decided about supper.  Before I left I called a guy that I found on Facebook to see about having him replace the column.  He said he would be right over.  He was pretty quick.  We met and damn it was love at first sight.  I was all tongue tied and had problems talking.  Eventually I got my words out and we had a nice conversation.  My heart was beating so fast I thought it was going to jump out of my chest.  My little voice said go on tell him he’s hot as fuck.  I used different words but told him and he said thanks, my good looks come from my mom.  He asked if there was anything else he could help me with.  I think he was being professional, but I wanted to fuck so bad.  That’s not my make up but I wanted him that bad.  I just said no.  We shook hands and he drove away.  He assured me that I would hear from him within a week.  He doesn’t need any money up front and I wouldn’t pay until the job was done.  When I came back inside I washed my hands just because we shook hands.  My hand was covered in white dust.  I wished that was his load instead. 

Needless to say he’s been on my mind ever since we met.  I think he’s probably straight.  I did some searching found that he is 23 and lives not far from me.  23 no wonder he’s so appealing.  If he comes back here I’m going to ask him on a date but that’s only after business is done.  Worst he can say is no or so I figure. 

After I was done washing my hands I said bye to the cats and left for supper.  I drove to a seafood place that is an hour and 15 minutes away.  Oddly it wasn’t terribly far from the BBQ place that I wanted to go to.  I kept getting lost trying to find the place.  I was clearly in a bad neighborhood.  Two state troopers had two different traffic stops, one happened right in front of me as I was waiting for a light to change.  That said, the food was prenominal.  I had Broiled Orange Roughy.  It came with a salad, green beans and potato.  I had rice by accident instead.  Still it was a nice and quick meal.  They put a small loaf of bread on the table as well but I only ate one slice, didn’t want to fill up on bread.  There were a few alcoholic drinks that I’d like to have tried as well as a couple deserts that looked good.  I think I might have been there 20 to 30 minutes tops.  The place was packed and more people were piling in as I was leaving.  My friend I had lunch with yesterday told me about this place months ago and I decided to give it a try.  I will be back for sure!

Got back on the road home, ran into lots and lots of rain.  From a quick sprinkle to a heavy downpour.  By the time I got home there was no rain here.  It’s been raining off and on all day long.  More is on the way tonight.  Hopefully, I won’t need an arc in the morning to get out. 

I have yet to check work email today, planning on saving that either for later or possibly tomorrow.  Not eager about it at all.  My plan for tomorrow is to visit the office just to see if there is anything waiting for me.  Not sure if I will stop by the Mexican restaurant or just come home and have my Chinese food.  Also not sure if I want to get it done early in the morning or wait until the afternoon.  Kind of depends on how I feel. 

Wishing I wouldn’t have cancelled Rudy’s vet appointment.  I think Mora needs to go back.  Her rear end smells bad again and I think that she is in the process of forming another abscess.  I skipped her dose of antibiotics last night, kind of feel bad about it but she didn’t have any food on her stomach and I was told not to give it to her unless she has eaten otherwise it can cause GI Upset.  Didn’t want her to barf or to take the risk of it.  Right now I am keeping an eye on her.  I plan to soak a couple of paper towels in some warm water and see if she will permit me to wipe her butt gently.  If I have any concerns at all I will get her back to the vet, despite the fact that I really don’t want to go back there anytime soon.  However, my cats health and well being is my #1 concern.  While I shouldn’t put them above myself I do because they mean that much to me.  I know the pain all too well of losing them and while that day will eventually come I don’t want it to be because I failed or hesitated to seek care.  Besides that they both honestly love me and they show that to me constantly.  They know that I love & care for them.  There’s no doubt about it. 

Now I am home for the evening in front of the computer and porn surfing.  Eventually I will head up and call it a night but I am in no hurry to do that.  The cats might make me go to bed.  Last night Mora came down after me and she got me to go upstairs but she wanted to stay down here.  Not sure why she loves the basement.  It’s cooler down here year round.  Cats however like heat and to be warm. 

Here’s hoping that it’s an enjoyable and productive weekend.  The only good thing about going back to work is that I will be back in a routine.  Being free from that short term is nice and I could stand to be away from it a little longer, however I know that eventually no matter what you have to go back.  I didn’t miss a single person.  Glad next week is only a 4 day week. 

Take care and hope you had a great day.  Thanks for reading my adventures/rambling. 

 

 

Nice Lunch

Hey,

My body woke me up at 5a and there was no going back to sleep right away.  I waited until closer to 6a before I got up and fed the cats.  I didn’t want to start something where Rudy things he can wake me up at 5a, bad enough that he wakes me at 6a.  I watched some TV and eventually had breakfast.  Then headed back to bed for a while.  Both cats slept with me and Mora snuggled up to me to help me get to sleep.  She is doing tons better, I think were out of the woods so long as I keep up her antibiotics.  She hates pill time and so do I because it means I have to fight with her. 

Came downstairs when I woke up and watched some porn for a bit.  Then headed up and got dressed and headed out for lunch with my friend.  It was nice.  Had a foot long Chili Cheese Hot Dog with Tatter Tots.  Damn it was so good!

On the way back from lunch it started to rain so I opted to just come home.  I wasn’t in the mood to get wet.  That gave me time to rest and watch a little TV before I fell asleep with Mora in my lap.  Rudy woke me up because he wanted lunch, I was way past his lunch time.  I got up and took care of him.  Then decided since it wasn’t raining I would go fetch the mail and stop by the police department to give them the new alarm code.  I wanted to go to Target but opted to put that on the I will get to that tomorrow list.  Regardless if I get there tomorrow or Sunday I will get there eventually. 

Confirmed my facial for tomorrow.  Got the trash rounded up and taken out.  Then grabbed my water bottle and headed down to the basement.  Both cats joined me.  Mora was sleeping for a while until she heard the Racoons chirping outside.  They sound like baby birds.  She woke up and took off like she was going hunting.  Meanwhile, Rudy was sleeping in my lap and he looked at her and then promptly went back to sleep. 

Called the last person on my list for the column replacement and damn if he doesn’t do that type of work.  I’m going to call a guy back that was here months ago that never got back to me, just to see if he will give me a price.  Otherwise, I will probably wait and see who I can find that I feel comfortable with. 

I’ve peeked once this morning at work email and things weren’t too bad but it’s been several hours so who knows what I will find when I login next. 

I plan to watch porn and chill out with the computer until I just can’t take it anymore, then I will head up and watch TV.  I’m going up in a few minutes to pass out treats and get my evening medicine. 

Can’t believe that tomorrow is Friday but like I said when I started this little adventure time goes by so fast.  I will be back to work in no time but that will hopefully only bring me closer to planning more time off. 

Hope you had a great day!

Buffet Trip

Hello,

Today I was able to be lazy in the morning and get some extra sleep in.  Got a shower and headed out to Sam’s Club.  I was surprised at the total.  The only thing I got that wasn’t on my list was some Cookie Dough Brownies.  I am not a fan of Cookie Dough but these aren’t bad at all.  I like going there during the week because the weekends are total madness and it’s more wall to wall people.  I hate crowds. 

Came home, unloaded and had a brownie & a soda.  Relaxed and watched TV.  Decided to text the dummy that was supposed to come tonight.  He said he would get back to me with a time but he never did.  He asked me what time I’d be home I told him 6p.  Then he sent another text several minutes later when I was in the car asking me if it was correct that I’d be home at 6p.  Jesus Christ, if your that stupid then I don’t want you anywhere near me.  I didn’t bother to answer him because I had already answered his question. 

I made my buffet trip when he was texting.  I got to the buffet and I was the only one there.  First time that has ever happened.  It was around 3p.  I got the lunch price.  Walked it before I ordered and saw they had fried chicken and figured that I could clean up pretty good.  Turns out they didn’t have but a few drumsticks.  I asked if they could put out more and they did but told me that it was a one time thing.  Next time if I want something specific I’d have to order off the menu.  I am not the only person in the world that likes drumsticks.  They had lots of breasts and wings.  I’m not interested in those I’m a drumstick kind of guy.  Had some mashed potatoes, some funky pasta dish, some shredded roast beef and finished up with Peach Cobbler.  Not a bad lupper (lunch & supper combined). 

On the way home I got another text from the dummy he asked me to confirm that I’d be home at 6p.  Again I was driving and didn’t bother to answer him.  I didn’t hear from him again until I pulled in to the driveway, he texted let me know asap.  At that point I blocked him.  If he’s that stupid I don’t care if he did the job for free, he sounds like the type of person who could fuck up a one car funeral.  I don’t do well with stupidity, especially now that I am older.  He asked me what time I’d be home, I told him 6p and then he kept asking me over and over again if 6p was the correct time.  I’m moving on to the last person on my list.  I plan to call them tomorrow. 

This morning I had to get on my knees and trap Mora to get her to take her pill.  It’s getting progressively more difficult to pill her but I’m determined and she knows that I am trying to help her.  I think if this was anyone else she would have probably bitten them by now.  I had to trap her on the bedroom to get her evening pill in her.  She’s got one more pill before I go to bed, which is the anti-inflammatory.  This is the last doses of that.  I stopped the narcotic for pain, she doesn’t appear to be in pain any longer.  The abscess has dried up.  There is some black marks on her bottom, that I plan to try to clean up tomorrow with some baby wipes (have to buy them).  I know that won’t go over well.  As long as she stays on the antibiotic I think she is going to be fine.  If it looks like this is flaring up or going to reoccur I will take her back, otherwise I think were done with the vet. 

Decided to jump on Amazon to see if there was anything I wanted since it’s PRIME DAY/week.  Managed to spend $160 – got a water bottle, some sheets, a blanket, some water sensors and a new cell phone case that I have wanted. Told them that I would wait a day to get things so instead of getting 5% back on my Prime card I will get 7%.  Not bad but I’m not sure that I really got a deal.  I think the whole PRIME thing is largely a scam to get people to buy things.  I have seen some good deal videos on You Tube. 

Got an email asking me to confirm Rudy’s vet appointment.  I plan to call and cancel that tomorrow.  He’s doing fine and since they didn’t vaccinate his sister there is no point in taking him over, until I am ready to get him his shots or he is in need of medical attention.  I think it would just be a waste of time and money – two things I can’t afford to waste. 

I will say that the duffel bag carrier I bought is a true hit.  They both take turns laying in it and hiding from me.  The video I saw about it said to leave it out so the cats get used to it so when it’s time to go to the vet they aren’t traumatized by being stuffed into a bag.  At this point I think they might just jump in the bag and we could go.  However, since it would be what I wanted and needed to happen they would probably turn the tables on me and make it difficult. 

As for tomorrow – plans are to hit up Target.  Have lunch with a friend.  Might hit up the home improvement store got to remember exactly what I need.  Got to get the mail and get with the police to update my records so they have the new code for the alarm.  Right now I’m the only one who can turn the thing off and on.  If something happens to me the poor cats would have to listen to the damn thing for 4 minutes each time it was set off.  I am planning on finishing up the left overs from my Chinese food. 

Friday is facial day and then perhaps I will travel to a new place for a bite to eat.  I will try to make the most of the day since it’s the last week day I will have off.  Then get through the weekend and presto it’s back to the bullshit.  At least it will only be a 4 day work week but it’s going to be 4 long days.  I’m keeping up with work email pretty well.  Just filing what needs to be filed and deleting the junk as well as marking what I need to follow up on.  Thus far nothing horrible. 

I am way behind on my porn surfing but there will be time to catch up.  I want another brownie and some milk.  Then I plan on staying up for a bit to watch TV before I hit the sack.  Rudy will have me up at 6a regardless if I want him to or not.  That seems to be every days wake up time.  I think he must have been a Rooster in his past life. 

Hope you had a great day. 

Woken by Rudy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Friday

Hi

It was so nice to be able to sleep in this morning.  Sadly I woke up at 6a and passed out breakfast for the cats.  My body has an auto alarm clock.  I sat around watched TV and tried to fall back to sleep.  Eventually I wound up getting up and eating some breakfast.  Then watching TV and I finally was able to fall back to sleep.

We had a medical call and a fire call several houses down the street, they were back to back calls.  The medical call was a person having a seizure and their neighbor smelled natural gas.  What are the odds of two back to back calls like that?  Fire Department was down that way earlier this week because of a Carbon Monoxide Detector going off.

Being on call I got a couple emails that had me reaching for my phone, nothing for me to be concerned with.  Just file them away and call it a day.  I like the fact that it’s a longer weekend but being on-call kind of sucks!  Perhaps I will remember that later this year when I make out the schedule. 

The cats are having a ball hanging around me.  I get followed around the house.  Someone always wants to snuggle or curl up next to me.  It’s kind of nice.  Not the same as a person but still nice to know that something loves me. 

Feeling a bit blue I decided to phone a friend to see if we could get together for supper but I got voice mail.  Didn’t bother to leave a message.  Just took it as a sign it wasn’t meant to be. 

Went outside this afternoon to fetch the trash bin.  I got the weed whacker out and took care of some crab grass growing by the garage.  Then headed to the deck where I had several things growing.  I whacked them all.  Noticed that the tree that I share on the property line with my neighbor (who has moved out) had a large section fall on the neighbors side.  I never heard a thing.  That tree has Gall and while there are still leaves on it, you can clearly see it’s dying.  It’s going to either fall or be taken down.  That just reminded me while I am a little overwhelmed about my current problems, it can always be much worse.  It kind of did get a little worse for me.  More on that in a moment. 

I had the great idea of going out for supper.  However after using the weed whacker even though it was just for a few brief moments it was enough to stress my back muscles and I had the shakes.  It took two hands to get a drink.  That’s when I knew there was no way I was going out to eat.  I got a shower and felt better but still had slight shakes.  I certainly could have gone out but I think that I would have had people staring at me and would have been a spectacle and don’t like being the center of attention like that.  Stayed home and had frozen lasagna.  It was just okay, not as good as it usually is.  I also wanted some cheese garlic bread to go with it and didn’t have that.      

Speaking of worse.  Last night I got out a screw driver and took the keypad for the alarm apart, I broke two plastic teeth that anchored it in place at the bottom.  Now it won’t go flush.  However, I saw a yellow blinking light and a switch that apparently resets the keypad.  I pressed it and sadly it does nothing.  However, based on the testing I did every component of the alarm system has power so I don’t believe the system it’s self is bad, I think the keypad went out.  Now hopefully the tech that comes tomorrow can replace the keypad perhaps not tomorrow but next week presuming they can still get the parts.  The system is quite old.  I just want my alarm back.  It’s my security blanket.  It also helps when I am away to know that if something went wrong that police or fire would come.  Right now I hate to leave for any reason, I just worry that something will go wrong.  It’s been a few days with no alarm and nothing bad has happened and probably won’t but it would be better to have the peace of mind.

My plan now is to wake up early tomorrow and grab breakfast, get the mail and if it’s early enough stop by the bank to get some cash.  I’ve got a couple places that I’d like to eat at this week and it helps to take cash when you don’t know for sure if they accept plastic aka credit/debit cards. 

Then I will sit here and wait for the technician. Hope and pray that they can fix this alarm system in one visit and within an hour and then I am back in business.  Regardless, when they are done (system fixed or not) I plan on leaving to grab some supper.  Then just have to make it thru Sunday before my next big hold my breath moment of seeing how the vehicle is doing.  I have been looking and it’s kind of tempting to ditch service and just go for something new.  However, I know that I am doing better service to myself and my bank account by waiting.  I don’t expect a bad report but it’s the not knowing that causes the anxiety. 

Once I get past Monday, Tuesday thru Thursday are totally wide open and free.  I’d like to get the deck cleaned off and take a couple of local trips to eat.  I need to make a Sam’s Club run as well as a trip to the Home Improvement Store.  That’s it.  Friday I’ve got my facial at a new place that I am looking forward to.  Here’s hoping that this time off isn’t terribly expensive and that I can actually enjoy myself and have some fun before I have to go back to work.

Hope you had a great day and have a nice weekend.  If it’s applicable to you, Happy early Father’s Day!  Take care. 

Survived the night

Made the night with out the alarm system, everything is in tact this morning.  It’s just odd not to have to turn the system off or hearing the chime when I open a door.  I do not have high hopes that the replacement backup battery will remedy the situation but when it arrives I will install it and power the system backup.  If it works great I can cancel the service call.  If it doesn’t work then I will leave it hooked up and see if it magically comes to life.  I’ve pretty well decided that I am willing to throw some money at it to bring it back to life but I don’t want to spend a small fortune. 

The alarm industry preys on your fear and insecurity.  Having the alarm won’t stop a burglary or determined thief, you’ll just get notified that it’s happening and help will be on the way.  Knowing all this I still like the comfort feeling it gives me.  Might be a false sense of security but it’s something I’ve grown used to. 

Slept actually pretty good.  I don’t feel super refreshed but it was nice to not have an insomnia attack.  Just need to make it through today and then work is pretty much done.  I’m still on-call but the likely hood that something will come up will be slim.  I will have some testing to do come Sunday morning.  Vacation officially starts for me on Monday. 

Then when I come back I will only have to work 4 days because we will be celebrating Independence Day so that will be a short week.  Then the following week I only have to work 3 days because I scheduled time off to see the doctor.  It will be nice break but sadly it will all play out way too fast.  Here’s hoping that I am happier as this time goes by. 

It’s kind of like I told a colleague if my personal life was more like my professional life I would have way less stress and troubles.  Once again I hope for a great day for all of us.  Take care!