My Salesman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Done with Tuesday

Hi there!

Last night I took my sleeping meds a bit later than normal. It was a bit cooler overnight. I slept well, not sure if it was one of those things or both. Just wishing that every night’s sleep could be that good. I feel decent this morning. I spent half an hour downstairs this morning before I moved upstairs. That’s got to be a record.

I got a little bit of a break in before things started going crazy and the day got fully started. It’s been a busy one. Plenty of meetings as well, more than I usually have on a Tuesday. The boss called me twice. He shuffled some work my way and that kept me busy for a while, but I plowed right through it. I like to get things done so I can be available. This is especially true when I am on call because you never know what might be coming your way.

Poor Rudy had another hair ball. I brushed him again this afternoon and didn’t get a whole lot of fur off him. For good measure I brushed Mora as well and while I got more fur off her in the grand scheme of things it wasn’t a whole lot. I didn’t break out the Furminator because that brush really gets the fur off both cats. I did that over the weekend. The poor guy (Rudy) bugged me for food early in the afternoon just after making his mess. I knew better than to give in because he would only be asking for food again come supper time. I made him wait and he munched on a little bit of dry food. As soon as it was close enough for supper, I put food out for him and he happily ate.

Supper tonight for me was leftover pizza. I’ve only got one piece left and plan on finishing it for lunch and having it cold. I had a breakfast sandwich for lunch, there really wasn’t a lot of time to eat once we got into the afternoon and the many meetings I needed to attend.

Kind of glad that today is behind me. It’s not Friday yet but were inching our way there.

It was another nice and higher temperature day here. The AC has kicked on a couple of times and I’m sure it will run at least one or two more times before the day is done. My favorite tree in the neighbors yard across from me has started to turn. It goes from green to yellow to red. I try to capture a photo each year when it is all red. Shortly after that all the leaves fall from it. This is a sure sign that not only are we closer to colder weather but the end of the year.

I hope that you had a great day. Take care!

Found the money tree

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I hope you had a great day!

BARE MINIMUM FRIDAY

We made it to Friday, yay!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sad News

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

In Between

Hey, we made it to the in between day of the week. Two more days and the weekend will be here. That’s something that I look forward to. Thus far on my Saturday agenda am getting a haircut, and I’ve already got an appointment for that.

My new neighbors are moving in. They came by last night right at dusk and made a couple quick trips. They were noisy and that got the cats curiosity up. I told them that were getting new neighbors and there is nothing to worry about. They came back this morning and have been making trip after trip. I remember what moving in here was like even though it was many years ago. Moving is never fun. Nothing like moving to help you appreciate how much stuff you have and stuff that you kept that you no longer need. The new neighbors appear to be husband and wife. I figure that eventually we will meet; I’m in no huge hurry.

It’s mid afternoon when I am composing this, watching and listening to an auto auction. They have one auctioneer that I really enjoy listening to. Not exactly sure why I am attracted to this but it’s interesting.

Went browsing for jobs. I found a couple that would be a step backward for me, but I am more than qualified for, they are all in person. Saw a couple jobs that would be a step up and put me in Management but honestly, I really don’t want that. I know that is where the real money is and years ago, I was anxious about management. Now that I am older, I really don’t like managing headaches and dealing with corporate BS. Thus far I’m staying where I am at. I’m positive that if I took a step up and went to a new place and was in management that my stay would be short lived. It’s a classic case of the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.

Speaking of work, I realized this morning when I woke up that I didn’t have a whole lot going on today so I could just work from upstairs. I got logged in and then signed in to a couple systems and headed for my bedroom. I had a nice time relaxing for a couple hours before things heated up. That’s a benefit I don’t think I’d find anywhere else. I was available if there were any issues or work to be done but since there wasn’t I just took a nice long break. After a couple of hours, the day was in full swing, and emails were flying so I had to get up and work. I kind of hope for more days that start like today did. It is refreshing, not as refreshing as time away though.

I have successfully watched all of Roseanne. I looked around on Peacock and didn’t see anything thus far that seemed interesting enough to dive in. I will give it a second look before I cancel my subscription, I have a little bit of time. Speaking of subscriptions, I got a notification today from Pandora that my annual subscription is going up by $12. Unless my memory is off, they haven’t raised rates in a long time. I use Pandora for instrumental music, it’s great for me to concentrate and buckle down and dive into huge piles of work or projects. I can’t listen to music that has words/lyrics while I am working, it gets me hyper and I am unable to concentrate. However, it’s what I prefer to listen to when I am driving and I’m fine then.

Cats are both doing okay. Rudy has his salesman charm turned on extra today. He got lunch a few minutes early and was so happy about that. He is trying to get me to feed him now and it’s far too early for supper. If I gave in, then I’d have to pass out an extra can at supper time and then one or both would wind up getting sick. I’ve calmed him down, not sure how long that will last for, but I am hoping for the best.

Speaking of food, I had Cheesy Bacon Potato side dish for supper last night. It was good and Mora was after me for some of it but I ignored her long enough so that she went away. She waited for me afterwards and got in her cuddle/snuggle time in my lap.

It’s much cooler here today. We were in the 50’s when I woke up and it’s in the upper 60’s now. The AC has been resting for the bulk of the day.  It just kicked on and that surprised me.

As I was preparing for the morning, last night I had to open the dishwasher as I was out of bowls. That’s when I found that the soap pod didn’t fully dissolve so I had to do an emergency load of dishes. That meant no shower for me. I wasn’t pleased but having clean dishes to eat out of is quite important. The shower will happen tonight and am looking forward to it.

Take care.

Doing better

Hope that you had a great Tuesday! Mine has been just okay; it’s an average day. Best thing about today is that the boss is gone. I got some relaxation time in but as per usual it was short before my phone summoned me back to work.

There has been no movement on my friend request to the hot college guy. Just taking some time to reflect, I had a genuine attraction to him. We had a nice conversation. Of course I am in love with his body. However, I think that it’s likely I am the only one interested. If he does accept my friend request I will be pleased. I think that will probably be as far as it goes. I’d love a chance to chat him up in person because then I would just outright ask but that’s highly unlikely to happen. I feel better about the whole thing today and I imagine as the days go by that will continue to improve. Though it might be a while before I forget him.

In other news I’ve made it past all the early years of Roseanne. Just started when the show came back to life after years of being done. I think if I am lucky that I might get to cancel my Peacock subscription soon, that is unless I manage to find something else there to watch. I will get nosy and explore but I really don’t need another streaming service, but it is nice to have choices. Provided that I have something to watch.

Had Lasagna Soup last night for supper. Even though it didn’t come out of a can, Rudy still thought I was eating his food. He begged and begged me to give it to him, but I resisted, which isn’t easy when you’re dealing with “The Salesman”. He knows how to turn on the charm.

Much later in the evening yesterday, Mora wore me down and I had to open a second can of food for supper. They both pigged out on that. I knew what she wanted and held off as long as I could. I know that feeding them both too much results in them getting sick. Guess what I woke up to this morning? Yeah, I was unhappy but not surprised.

Weather has cooled off here. AC is still running now and then but for sure not all day long. Our sunshine has been limited, and it’s mostly overcast all day long. I much more enjoy a nice sunny day.

Tomorrow won’t be a whole lot of fun because the boss will be back and late morning a series of meetings starts, hopefully something will demand the boss’s attention, and he will have to cut our meetings short. After lunch we have a meeting with a vendor and by then I will be anxious for that meeting to be done. Hopefully it won’t be nearly as bad as I am anticipating, and the day will be just as easy as today was.

Off I go to enjoy the evening. Thanks for stopping by!

Sober Reality

I am still thinking about the hot college guy that was here on Saturday for the column work. I unfortunately am head over heels for him. I’m glad that I didn’t send a friend request to the social media profile that I thought I found for him. It’s got some nice/sexy photos of a guy but upon second reflection, I am more “sober” today (not that I’ve ever been drunk). What I mean by that is a little less ruled by infatuation and my dick. Anyway, there’s no way that guy is him. It is some other hot guy that shares the same name. I had it all worked out in my mind that I’d send a friend request and then if he accepted I could make a move and see where things went. I am glad that I woke up and realized it wasn’t him before I did something stupid.

I feel something in my heart about this guy. I am awestruck by his beauty and enjoyed the conversation that we had. They call it hindsight because you reflect on something. It’s always 20/20. I’m telling myself that I should have made a move. I know he said something about wanting to be a doctor, then a wife and family. That leads me to believe he is likely straight.

The only social media profile that I know is his, is the one his college mentioned because he is a popular athlete. It’s set to private and there is only one post. Looks like he has plenty of friends based on the counters. I have a public profile on that platform but there is no content. I am thinking of setting my public profile private, adding some content and sending him a friend request to see if he accepts it. Time is on my side here but the longer I go the less likely he will be to remember me. My heart is a mess because I kind of feel like I let something pass by that I shouldn’t have. Yeah, I tend to fall for a guy quickly based on looks. This guy’s exterior looked tough and had I not talked with him I wouldn’t know otherwise.

While I want to get to know more about him and see if there is something there. Having others around could have prevented him from asking me. It for sure prevented me from asking him. He does appear straight to me and that is likely the case. Since I tend to fall for the straight guys. He knows where I live and could easily hop in his car and drive over and knock on the door. While I am old enough to be his father and that might be intimidating to him, he’s got more muscle than I do.

I should probably just let this go, that way there is no risk of real rejection or anything beyond that happening. I’m sure if I press this that I will probably wind up getting hurt emotionally. It is just that my heart is telling me to press, if you don’t try then you will never know. I’m smart enough that if I ask and get a no that I don’t press the issue. I move on, always have and always will. Emotions can be tricky to deal with, especially when it involves the heart. Still letting this go is something that I will likely do. I mean if there was no romantic interest there, we could just be friends, but I don’t think someone as young as him wants some old man for a friend.

On a different note, the mistake maker apparently has some illness making its way around his house, so he is out today. Says that he will be back tomorrow. Of course it happens during the week he is on call. I’ve been pulling the weight thus far. It’s not been horrible, but we did have a busy flurry this morning. The boss sounds like he is going to take tomorrow off, which sounds great to me, wouldn’t upset me if he was out for longer. He told me that he wants to surprise his son and do something with him spontaneously since the kids on fall break. Fall break, school just started. I never had one of those when I was in school. The most I had to look forward to was a holiday for a couple days at Thanksgiving and then again Christmas/New Years. Outside of that and the occasional Federally observed holiday, school was open way more than I think it is today for most kids. Then again, the world is a very different place today than the world I grew up in.

One or both cats apparently got sick overnight. I unknowingly stepped into something when I went to turn the light on in my room after having breakfast. Rudy didn’t like the first can I put out so I had to open a second can before he would eat. I think he’s the one who got sick. He ate lunch no problem. Both are resting now that lunch is done. Mora knows that I’m hurting so she comes over to cuddle with me, she can read me like a book, and I don’t have to say a word. At least I can lean on her a little bit. I am going to try to brush them to see if that doesn’t help quell this getting sick. I hate cleaning up messes but it’s worse when you step in it never knowing it was there in the first place. Do that in the dark in the middle of the night and wow it’s a hell of an instant wake up call.

Here’s hoping that I decide on the guy and stick with it, regardless if it’s right or wrong. That the week isn’t too bad and meetings are kept to a minimum. Anxious for the weekend as usual. I’m still looking at jobs but there really isn’t anything that appealing that I have found thus far. Tune in again to find out what happens. Thanks for stopping by!

Friday & Saturday

FRIDAY

Well today isn’t off to a good start. I woke up to a notification that the internet is out. First estimated restore time was 10a. Then as the morning went on, I got a second notice that the outage had grown larger, but they kept the same restoration time. Now that we are close to 10a the latest update says 3p for restoration. This afternoon I got an updated restoration time that it’s now going to be 6p before it’s fixed. Another update came in later in the afternoon that says now it’s going to be 7p. I saw on social media that AT&T is also having problems. Lots of people in the area are without service, you’d think that would create a sense of urgency, but I guess were just the paying customers and we should expect it. I am very thankful for my hotspot on my phone, once again it saved the day. I’ve got my Roku and Laptop connected to it. No sense in sitting here with no TV that would be very boring. I called the cable company and asked for a credit since I have had no service for the bulk of the day. They are reviewing my request and will let me know about it once service has been restored. Not exactly what I wanted to hear but I think I will get something.

Next update was from the contractor. The column isn’t in and is scheduled for afternoon delivery. They might come out this afternoon or perhaps tomorrow morning. I asked them to keep me updated. I am not getting a comfort vibe about this. Too many more excuses and I will tell them the deal is off. As the afternoon wore on, I sent a text to get an update. They haven’t picked up the column but say that it is in and they will get it in the morning. I had to press about what time they would be here tomorrow. Finally got an answer that they expect to be here between 8a and 9a. I just hope they don’t send me a message tomorrow morning with another excuse as that won’t bode well with me.

Cats were a little perplexed by me staying upstairs, I think they thought I was taking the day off. I kind of wish that I was. It would be so easy to say sorry no internet can’t work, taking the day off. However, I’m plugging away, already knocked out my morning to-do list. I don’t have much going on today and am thankful for that. It will however make for a long day.

Grass guys just showed up, saw a hot blond guy working for them that did the trimming and blowing work. He had long hair and was very in shape. Tempting to step out and make a move but I stayed put. Just admired from afar.

Work was quiet all day long up until the day came to an end and then I had requests coming at me faster than I could deal with. I’ve caught up. While I am not on-call I am staying available to help one person. They can’t follow instructions and it’s frustrating. Hopefully I will be done with them in an hour.

I’ve been watching Landlord Tennant cases all day long with my favorite judge (Judge Simpson) in Michigan. It’s 6p here and he is still going strong. It’s later than that in Michigan. I’m just fascinated by housing court, it’s interesting. Plus, the judge is quite entertaining. He loves levity and he’s very fair to make sure no one gets screwed over.

The internet came back up around 10:30p but my connection was back and working around 8p. Cable company says they are giving me credit for the outage. I’m sure that will be a very small amount since we’re only talking 1 day of service, still something is better than nothing for the inconvenience. 

SATURDAY

The contractor showed up around 9:30a. A crew of 3 people father, son and a worker. The worker looks to be in his mid-20’s to early 30’s. I’m a poor judge of age but damn he’s got a hot smoking body! The crew got the column swapped out. Father and son left, the hot worker is still here, and he is painting the column. Giving it two coats. Mora growled at him and she has only growled at one other worker that showed up, oddly I was sexually attracted to that other worker. That tells me something is off about him. It’s a hot day outside and the first coat of paint should dry in no time. The work looks good from where I am sitting in my living room. I know I am getting raped on the price, but I agreed to it. As time went on the lone worker got bored waiting for the paint to dry. He eventually laid down on my front porch and was coughing. I thought a good excuse to go outside was to offer him an ice-cold bottle of water. He thanked me for it and gladly accepted it. We chatted for a while, and I listened closely as he spoke. He’s straight and wants a wife & family. He’s in school to become a doctor. As he painted, I had his ass right in line with my face. It was so difficult to keep my hands to myself, but I managed. When the other two got back from tending to their other jobs, they were just in time to wrap things up.

The owner made a smart-ass comment in regard to a request I made and we quickly had words. I reminded him that I’m the customer and he’s going to do things my way because I’m the asshole that is paying the bill. That settled that quickly. I will never call him again for anything! The guy hit me up shortly after they arrived in the morning with a slightly lower price for cleaning my gutters but I’m not biting. It was tempting to take advantage of his offer because it’s low, but I’d just as soon hire someone else for that task. If his price for this column wasn’t so high, I probably would have bitten. The column work is done, and it looks fantastic. The job that was supposed to take 2 hours wound up not wrapping up until 1:30p. Glad I didn’t have anywhere I needed to be. I’m also thankful that this took place on a Saturday when I could devote my full attention to it.

Once they were gone, I grabbed a soda. Passed out attention to the cats and then got busy on the computer. I found the smoking hot college guy. He’s got quite the profile with lots of shirtless and sexy photos. None of which are terribly recent. He’s smooth and his chest and arms look as good as the rest of his body. He’s a runner so no wonder he’s in such fine shape. His social media profile doesn’t list anything about him. He’s got some photos of girls on his page. I wondered if I shouldn’t have made a move just because but I’m kind of glad that I didn’t especially since Mora growled at him. He seems nice enough, but something tells me there is a darker side and I’m missing something. I’ve got enough problems and don’t need to add any more to the list.

I didn’t sleep well and tried to work on a morning nap but just like on a working day taking a nap, my phone kept waking me up. Eventually there was no going back to sleep because I was jolted awake and stayed that way.

Rudy wasn’t happy with breakfast and was quick to hit me up for lunch when I came back in.

I had chips for supper last night. Breakfast was a refrigerated breakfast sandwich and a Belvita Banana Bread bar. I am looking forward to my next meal which will be had in a restaurant.

I took a shower and then headed out. Hit up Cracker Barrel and had a nice meal. A lady and a guy sat next to me. He looked like he was her son. Her phone kept ringing and each time she would talk a little bit then ask the person, “Did you call me”? I thought she was out of her mind. The phone rang so of course someone called you, it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out. I was happy to get away from her. Headed to grab the mail and pick up cat food. Then back home.

Working on laundry and making up for yesterday and today in my surfing adventures. I’m sure there is a trove of things waiting for me. I’d call it a productive and quite expensive day.

I hope that all is well in your world. Thanks for stopping by, take care!

Thursday

Welcome in. My internet connection has been solid and hopefully it stays that way. I am thinking about trying out 5G home internet. Since it operates from a cell tower there shouldn’t be any outages and while the speed isn’t quite comparable to cable the price is way better. I suppose it’s a come on when they start prices out low and once the service gains in popularity, they lower the boom and raise the price. Kind of how cable did with TV and Internet.

On the work front things were not so bad today. The project work meeting went way long and my boss was yammering. It was chaos just like the last one was. Maybe after we keep doing this, he will get better, but I am not holding out any hope because I know him all too well. The firewall meeting also went long. He let me add in a few things but thankfully he talked and I just gave him remote control of my computer, it was easier than listening to him click here, go there. That got old after a while. We got a hot new guy in our office. I saw a photo of him and wow makes me want to go in the office. However, as far as I know he’s straight. I am told who is out as gay, we have employee resource groups that people get put in. There is one for almost everything, veterans, gay, of color, women, etc. I am not a fan of them, I think they label people, but people volunteer to be placed in them. Our Diversity Team sends out messages to them, and I think some of them have meetings. Totally not my thing. I don’t think my employer needs to know my sexuality. Besides that, even if the new hot guy was gay, I wouldn’t make a move because business and personal are two separate worlds for me and that’s the way I prefer to keep it. Life is simpler that way, at least in my eyes.

Got the trash out late but it’s waiting for it’s early morning pickup. I am sure I will hear the banging of the cans when the truck shows up at 6a. They don’t mess around; they get the job done quickly and keep on moving.

I had a muffin bar and a cookie for lunch because the project meeting went long. It was another hot one today and the AC is humming away. In my photo memories last year at this time, I got my windshield replaced and it was hot and humid out then. I remember it all too well. The big cool down is coming so the weatherman says. Time will tell.

Well tomorrow is the big day I have been waiting for. I hope the column replacement goes off without a hitch, and I can check that task off my list. I plan on working upstairs all day long since I have no idea when the guys are going to show up. I anticipate that it will be early morning because it’s cooler then but not for long. It gets hot out fast. The cats won’t know what to do with themselves with me upstairs all day long, that’s not our normal routine. However, we will make it work. I am anticipating an easy day of work, hopefully I am correct.

Looking forward to the weekend. Need to plan for some more time off. A colleague today suggested the week of Thanksgiving, that isn’t a bad idea. Use 3 days of time and get 5 days off. Wish I could do the same thing around Christmas but that’s my holiday this year and I will be on call that week. For the most part nothing happens on Holidays when were on call but there have been occurrences in years past.

On to surf the web and see what debauchery I can find. Hope that all is well.

Choking

Greetings!

I hope that you’re doing well on this hump day! I got a couple of unpleasant wake up calls. The first one was a few hours after I fell asleep, I woke up choking and coughing. It was horrible. I of course shot out of bed and that helped a little bit. I got a drink of water. It was what I call sinus soup, more commonly known as postnasal drip. I’ve been fine during the day but in the afternoon for the last couple of days it has increased. In hopes to avoid this experience tonight, I’ve taken some extra medicine to help thin and dry things out, hopefully it works. My second wake up call was from a nightmare. When I woke up, I had all sorts of paranoid thoughts going through my mind and it honestly felt more like a panic attack. I’ve never had one of those but only imagine what it’s like. Hoping for better dreams tonight.

I was into my morning a little bit and got an update from the contractor. They went to pick up the new column, and it shipped cracked. They were told they could put some silicone on it but thankfully they pushed back and said ship a replacement that is brand new in perfect condition. We’re looking at getting the job done on Friday now. That day works much better for me as Friday’s are calmer and there is typically less going on. Crossing my fingers and hoping that Friday the job gets done and I can move on.

Dealing with my job today, I came super close to leaving. My boss was being an ass. We had a problem and turned out not to be a problem at all the users were idiots. He wanted me to tell them that and normally I wouldn’t balk but these were HR folks, so I pushed back. I already have a problem dealing with stupid and that didn’t help this situation. That intolerance to dealing with stupid comes with age plus the repetitiveness’ of seeing and having to deal with stupidity day in and day out. We went round, my blood boiled and we got some additional information that helped support the idiot conclusion and my boss asked me to communicate with them. Thankfully he provided the wording, I added a few things to church up the email, and it landed well. A person from another team helped us. HR responded to the email with questions. I went to gather additional proof and scope out what was what for the last month. Meanwhile the person who helped from another team put in his two cents and instantly got a thank you from my boss. By the time I sent my email with the details it was late and I figured he would thank me for going the extra mile but nope, nothing but crickets here. He passes out compliments like they were tissues. I’m irked that he didn’t thank me but I’m moving on.

More tips from social media say don’t go the extra mile, when it’s time to quit walk out the door or in my case disconnect. That means when you’re done everything else that comes in has to wait until the next day. I’m known for always being available and often going the extra mile. All that shit stopped today. I’ve had a flurry of emails come in since my day was finished, I just filed them away and plan to deal with them in the morning. Part of my problem is that I’ve hung out a sign that says I’ll do it, give it to me through my actions of always responding or taking care of things regardless of the day of the week or the time of the day. It’s become a habit and I have turned myself into a workaholic. Sure, I am up for a promotion but the more I think about it the more I really don’t want it. I’m still waiting to see what that promotion entails. I think it’s going to be more work, more meetings and overall, more headaches for a little bit more money that won’t be worth the stress the job brings. The idea of someone who’s on my team with less seniority getting it doesn’t set well with me; it’s like this is tailor made for me. I want the money but not the bullshit and strings that are attached. This like everything else in life will pass and play out. I kind of wish I knew the future but just like you I must wait and see, that part is the hardest for me. Because it requires patients and there are situations where I have patience, but when it comes to my life, I really don’t want to wait, I’d rather hurry up and see what happens next.

I had Chili and Cornbread for supper; it was good. Then a couple stale cookies from Sam’s for dessert.

The cats are sleeping and I am just getting in some computer time. While it’s fun to play on this, nothing is better than powering the machine off and watching TV. I’m in front of a computer way more than I should be, but there is no avoiding them. If it’s not a laptop or desktop then I’ve got my phone which is a pocket pc when you think about it.

Wanted to publish this 2 hours ago but my home internet went out, and I just got it back. There is construction in the area, and they keep hitting the cable lines, which is why we have had issues. Social media told me that.

It was another hot and humid day. The AC is really working and doing a fabulous job. I hope it keeps on. The word from the weatherman is that Sunday is when this heatwave will end and some rain should move in and we will get relief. It’s been sunny all day long but over the last hour the sky is overcast and looks like rain.

Here’s hoping that my sleep experience is better tonight and that tomorrow will be a better day. Although I kind of have my doubts because there is a project work meeting with my boss and then there is the training session for the new guy in the afternoon. Sounds like he (my boss) might hijack that and do the training for me, which I’d be okay with.

This morning I heard about the news chopper that went down in LA last night. I was horrified. I wondered if the reporter (Stu Mundel) that I listen to (on YouTube there is a morning show called Leveling Out) from time to time was on board, but it was not his news station. Glad to hear that but still sad that 3 people lost their lives. The chopper was up and covering a bus accident, a woman was going interstate speed when she t boned a city bus and there were additional people lost in that incident. Today’s speculation is that the chopper had a mechanical problem or possibly engine failure. It will be a bit before the official findings of the crash are released. Just another reminder of how fragile life is. Here today, gone tomorrow.

At any rate I hope it’s all sunshine and rainbows in your world. Take care!

Sounds like a gun

Last night I was working away sitting in the living room. It was dusk and getting dark rapidly. My neighbor showed up to mow his lawn on the house that is for sale. I heard the mower and saw it was him and then went back to work. Out of the blue there was a random bang and the mower stopped. It sounded like a gun went off. I heard the mower start back up; he engaged the blade and went back to mowing. The mower died and then he started it again. I figured maybe he ran over the for-sale sign. He finished up and left. This morning my curiosity got the best of me, and I went out to take a look. I have no idea what he hit. It is a mystery. Just glad that there was no damage to my house/property.

Shortly after my nosy trip outside, he came back and picked up some stuff and hauled it away. He’s still got at least one more trip to make. I’m guessing that they are close to closing. I just hope I get some decent neighbors.

My insomnia flared up last night or should I say early this morning. I stayed up for an hour, then was able to go back to bed for 3 more hours before it was time to get up.

No word from the contractor I hired to replace the column on my porch. I expected them to show up today but nope. Not sure if they are going to make it tomorrow. Part of me wants to reach out and ask for an update and the other part of me wants to just let it play out and see what happens. I’ve got the money ready for them and would really like to get this chore off my to-do list. God help me if this doesn’t work out and I must go back to the drawing board because I have run out of people and patience. I just want it done and over with. You wouldn’t think that something so simple would be so complicated.

I’ve made it all day with no nap and am honestly tired. My hope is that I sleep well tonight and all night long at that with no interruptions. My body needs it and so does my sanity.

I saw something last night on social media that helped put my job issues in perspective. Just get through the moment and move to the next. Don’t think beyond that. Still, I felt stressed this morning with some project work. We were micromanaged a bit and it was in front of people via video conferencing. I am not a fan of the project but it’s not like I have been asked for my input. It’s just one of those things I don’t have control over.

Were back in a heat wave which is kind of crazy for this time in September. Normally it’s warm and not hot like summer. I know that a change is coming and things will cool off. I just long for the time where it’s comfortable everywhere and no AC or Heat is required to regulate the climate.

I had a Chicken Bacon Ranch pasta dish for supper last night; it was okay, nothing that good. I have really been wanting a Chicken Pot Pie and picked one up but that feels like something that would hit better on a cooler day. The other thing that sounds good to me is Chili with Cornbread. I have that as well and might eat that tonight. Chili for sure is better on a cooler day to keep warm and eat comfort food.

Just hoping for an enjoyable evening and that it cools off once the sun sets for the day. I’m not a fan of it getting dark so early. It would be nice if we could get a resolution if Day Light Savings time is going away or sticking around. I know that a lot of people want it to go away and I’m with them. It seems crazy to have to adjust the clock twice per year. Although I always like getting that so called extra hour of sleep.

Hope all is well in your world.

Monday … Monday

Happy Monday Afternoon,

How’s that for a greeting? I woke up this morning feeling better than I have had in a while. I was up a couple of times last night, but it didn’t seem to affect me. Rudy came to wake me, and I just played like I was asleep because I wanted to stay in bed a bit longer. He went along with it.

It seemed to be one thing after another this morning, and I was late logging on to work but I made it eventually. Things were calm and I was caught up rather quickly on my to-do list. I stuck around for a bit longer as I goofed off on the web, outside of work. Something came in and I was able to jump on it and then after a bit I was able to shift to working upstairs and be with the cats.

I got the vibe last night that Rudy wasn’t feeling well. Perhaps he was just being himself, but it was concerning to me. He appears all normal today, which is a good thing. Cats are the masters of disguise, and you think they are all fine, but they can be hurting or suffering, and we just never know. I think I know my two feline friends rather well, that mixed with my experience of living with 7 cats I think gives me a good edge. I never want to visit the vet but there are times when you simply must.

Today has been dull but there were a couple things that managed to upset me. My boss being in micro manager mode didn’t help but I think I sent a strong back the fuck off vibe. He has left me alone ever since.

Yesterday, shortly after my first post went up my internet came back early. My provider said that the outage was still going on but that my connection was restored. It had the possibility of going down but thankfully, it did not.

I hit up the new Mexican place, and it was a mistake. I was craving that new special sauce they have. It just hits so good, but I forget that there is a spice or fire that is delayed. I kind of over did it a bit. My food was just okay, nothing special. I got charged for another table and had to get that fixed. It’s going to be a while before I go back there. Kind of wish I would have gone with my usual Mexican place the food there is superb.

Had a nice ride and enjoyed getting back out, despite it being hot out. When I got home, I needed to update finances and that caused me to make an eye candy post. I realized it had been a very long time, and I know that more of you like pictures rather than reading my blathering. I like photos too but something about writing is more therapeutic to me.

I did some more job searching today and found a couple of jobs that were semi appealing, but I didn’t have qualifications for the jobs and realized that I would be in over my head. There were some lower paying jobs that I thought about. One of which is working for a new grocery store that is opening in a management position. The more I looked the more I decided that while I am not happy with my present job, it’s better to keep what I have. Kind of a situation the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t. I will keep an eye out, but I don’t have high hopes of finding anything. Of course, if I went up and quit that would give me more motivation to look and I am sure that I would regret quitting. That doesn’t stop me from fantasizing about telling them I am done and leaving. I know initially it would hurt them (the company) more than it would hurt me. However, in the end the job search would drag out, and I would wind up settling for less money and possibly less of a position than I have now. I am well thought of in my present environment and am the go-to person for many things that make me feel good, but it also gets tiresome at times. I just wish that I felt better about my present job. I am surprised that I have made it to the 12-year mark, that’s the longest that I have worked at one place. There are monetary incentives for staying and loyalty is rewarded financially at each 10-year mark. Vacation increases as well with time, but I’ve got around 2 more years before I max out on vacation. I think maybe if my team wasn’t so spread out across the US and we all worked in the same office that might make me feel better. However, there are many times that I am thankful that I am not near any of them as all but 1 guy would have been kicked in the nuts by now.

Well, time to go figure out what is for supper and enjoy the time away from work before morning comes around again and I must do it all over. Tomorrow will be a busier day with plenty of meetings. Thankfully there are rarely meetings on Monday’s. I’ve got at least 1 meeting every day this week until Friday. Right now, Friday looks pretty good to me, but then again, all Friday’s look good to me!

Hope you had an amazing day, feel free to tell me all about it if you wish.

SOME KIND OF LUCK

I wound up going back to work on Thursday. I was up at 4am and couldn’t go back to sleep despite trying. By 6am I gave up and said I’m feeding the cats and going back to bed. I got connected to work and saw my inbox continuing to overflow it was close to 800 emails just in my inbox alone, that’s not counting what was filtered to folders. Then my gut kicked in and said you need to go back today; something is going to happen. It was one of those eerie kinds of feelings. I knew that if I went against it I’d probably be sorry. So, I wolfed down breakfast, threw on some clothes, grabbed my water bottle and headed downstairs.

The cats missed me and made some noise; I came up for bathroom breaks and to pass out lunch. I took an abbreviated lunch and returned to the basement in the afternoon. I was down there all day long. I don’t exactly know where or how I was able to motivate myself because I was exhausted from not sleeping much. I got caught up and managed to accomplish way more than I thought I would. It felt good to have an empty inbox. Talked with the mistake maker and we caught up a little bit.

I thought exhaustion would help fuel a great night’s sleep but sadly I was wrong. I woke up at 2a this morning and managed to get back to sleep by 4a. I woke up again exhausted and really wanted to take the day off but pressed on.

While the day is almost done, I am not quite off the hook just yet. My boss dogged me a little bit yesterday because I chimed in to help on something and that just resulted in him dumping more work on me. I should just keep quiet instead of being helpful. He’s been after me to train the new guy on our Firewalls and I have just put it off. Today I got a written request, and he asked me to invite him to the meeting. He wanted it to be set early next week, so I purposely made it towards the end of the week. I really don’t want to do it but suppose that I can’t put it off forever. It’s pointless to teach him because he won’t even have an account to login to them and my boss takes his sweet time before he gives access to the Firewalls you can wait as long as 2 years. I got my access after 6 months, but I had to go through a formal training course. He wanted to send the mistake maker to the same training but never did and finally after 2 years he just gave him access.

In other news last night, I saw that there was a firmware update for my home router, so I applied it. I had no idea that it would take away remote access to the router. That’s better from a security standpoint because you must physically be here and/or connected to one of the machines in the house and have the credentials to log in. It’s kind of a pain because I had an app on my phone that ceased to function after the update. I could monitor signal strength of WIFI devices, see what/who was connected and reboot the router without being logged on to a computer. Plus, the app would send me alerts if there was a problem or loss of connectivity and it didn’t matter if I was home or not. I did some research and found that my model of router wasn’t on the list to have this service deprecated but again from a security perspective it is much more secure and better.

Today was the day to set the trash out. With the Labor Day holiday trash pickup is pushed back one day. At least it was supposed to be. I waited until the afternoon and got it ready and got it set out. It wasn’t but 15 minutes later and a trash truck showed up, emptied the container and kept on moving. I’ve never had that kind of luck. Perhaps it was just good timing on my part or perhaps it is a sign that something good is going to happen. Hey I can hold out hope, there is no charge for that.

Still watching Roseanne on Peacock and peppering in some YouTube Videos to spice things up a little bit. Food wise I finished the pizza last night and am glad that it’s gone. I’ve got Spaghetti to heat up for supper and kind of looking forward to it. Then there is the left-over Chocolate Cake. Part of me wants it tonight for desert and the other part of me wants to have it for breakfast.

My calendar is clear and outside of feeding the cats I can sleep in and be lazy tomorrow if I want. I like having flexibility and not having looming tasks or deadlines. I’ve got laundry to do, some porn surfing to catch up on, need to grab the mail and get a bite to eat in the afternoon. Not sure where I am going to go. I had it all worked out on Monday, but I’ve slept since then and my taste changes. Thinking of Mexican food but not exactly sure where I am going to go for it. That pretty much takes care of Saturday. Sunday is the usual breakfast out, grocery shopping, cleaning the house and grabbing a bite to eat in the afternoon. Cracker Barrel sounds pretty good but I will have to travel a little bit since I won’t visit the one that is closest to me. That’s due to the gay waiter there that was interested in me. He led me on for the longest time. Seeing him would just bring back memories and stir up hope again. I know he’s a lost cause and for that reason I avoid seeing him at all costs. However, I am always on the look out for a hot guy to hit on, my only problem is they all seem to be straight just like Spaghetti before it gets all hot and wet.

Hope that all is well in your world. Thanks for stopping by!

Better, I think

Good afternoon,

I’m feeling pretty good today.  Stomach appears to have settled down and I hope that it stays that way. 

Apparently there is going to be a huge power surge this afternoon, I got an alert on my phone asking me to conserve my energy consumption between 3p and 7p.  Not sure why today of all days we got this.  I’m not doing anything out of the ordinary to use energy today.  Just hope that the power doesn’t go out because it’s quite toasty outside. 

Weatherman said that the AC’s are going to get quite a workout next week.  I think the dumpster task is still stuck on my I’ll get to it someday list. 

Tomorrow morning I will be busy setting up new people at work.  I expect that will occupy a good portion of my morning and I kind of look forward to it.  I could get started today but I am putting it off until tomorrow just because I can. 

Just an average Wednesday here, nothing special going on.  I am just trying to make it through the day.  We are inching closer to the end of the week and that’s good news for me.  I am anxious to get out of the house and roam, even if it’s just local.  As long as my stomach holds up and I feel okay, I am thinking about making a buffet run on Saturday.  Of course if I go it will depend how good the buffet looks if I dive into it or order off of a menu.  I’d rather go for the buffet but it’s got to have some good food there and I hate driving so far to order off a menu.  I can do that around here. 

Rudy seems pretty normal thus far today.  He ate a little breakfast and then walked away.  Mora moved in and had her share.  Then Rudy came back and dug in.  Normally he loads up first and then she moves in and were done.  As long as they are both eating and healthy (happy too) that is all that I am concerned with. 

Hope it’s a good day for you.  Thanks for stopping by!

My poor stomach

Good evening,

I heard the weather forecast this morning for next week it’s going to super hot again.  Not exactly good news but nothing much I can do about it either. 

I woke up around 1a used the bathroom and of course couldn’t get back to sleep so I sat up and watched TV.  No cats were in my room and neither of them came in, which was fine.  My stomach hurt and I was tired. 

I was up again around 5a but was able to roll over and go back to sleep.  Rudy had joined me and was laying up against me radiating heat.  That’s nice in the Winter but not the summer.

The little devil woke me up at 6a and I got out of bed around 6:30a.  I was exhausted despite having just woken up.  Today would have been a good day to call in sick, because I was.  My stomach started bothering me.  I fed the cats and ate breakfast. 

I got dressed and then started feeling some body aches but figured that once I got busy with work that would subside.  I was right.  However, my stomach has bothered me all day long.  Plenty of grumbling and gas.  I had a couple of what I’d call close calls that turned out to be nothing. 

I opted to let my boss know that I was limping along but that I was working.  Now I am starting to think this isn’t from a Jelly Donut.  I probably caught something and it’s going to stick with me.

This is a minor inconvenience thus far.  I had supper and had to force myself to keep eating, finally I just gave up.  Food didn’t taste good and stopping seemed like a smart option.  I feel okay but don’t know if there will be more pain and grumbling or if it’s all over. 

I am not a fan of this and hope that it goes away quickly.  I don’t want it to mess up my weekend or my week of vacation. 

I was able to sneak in a light nap this morning but it only lasted 30 minutes.  My phone started lighting up like a Christmas tree which is normal when I am away from my computer.  Sit in front of the computer and nothing happens.  I think there must be a proximity sensor on it.  I got all of the email that was dumped in my inbox taken care of.  No sooner than that happened the boss called about a case that I took.  I found someone trying to install software from a threat actor and it was caught and stopped by our internal defenses.  For some reason attacks and threats are way up this month, like I’ve not seen before.  I think that it’s only going to get worse. 

Just a few minutes ago there was a loud thump on the roof.  I went outside to investigate and didn’t see anything.  I figured a tree branch fell but nothing.  This place makes noises all the time and you think it’s something major but there is nothing to worry about.  One day something is going to happen, I am going to dismiss it and that will be the one noise I should have paid attention to.  That’s the kind of luck I have. 

I didn’t shave or shower last night and I look like a hobo.  Kind of matches how I feel.  I plan on cleaning up tonight provided that my stomach behaves it’s self. 

Not a whole lot on streaming that I am interested in, I do a lot of searching and scrolling but eventually land on something, even if it’s an hour of cartoons.  Sometimes I just want the background noise. 

Rudy has been more like his normal self today but he did ask for food around 3p and I made him wait until 4p.  He is quite persistent and turns on the charm with his biscuits, licking my forehead thinking that he’s making progress and that I will give in.  That doesn’t always work but I do always enjoy it.  Right now he’s curled up on my arm sleeping.  He’s knows that I’m not happy about that but he likes being close to me.  Kind of nice to be wanted even if it’s only by a little kitty cat. 

Just have to make it 3 more days and right now the week is moving pretty slow.  Hopefully, we will gain some traction because I am ready to be done with work.  I need to get away and just not think about the place.  That’s easier said than done but if I have something I am doing I can easily get lost and will forget about work.  I know that I will wonder the whole time I am out what fresh hell is waiting for me when I return but I will find that out when I return.  It’s the fear of the unknown mixed in with a little guilt since I have a secret that I’d like to stay hidden. 

Well on with the evening and back to looking for something to watch.  Hope you had a great day!

Last week before vacation time

Good evening,

I hope that you had an enjoyable and relaxing weekend.  Mine was okay but like all weekends it went by too quickly. 

Sunday I had to wake up early to get some testing done at work.  I found that my company laptop which is sitting in my office wasn’t responding.  It was working on Friday because I used it.  I dismissed it and said well I will go reboot it when I’m back from vacation.  That kept eating at me all day, so my plans for Sunday changed up a bit. 

I decided to head out to the office to take care of rebooting the computer.  On the way there I saw the largest police presence I had ever seen on the opposite side of the freeway.  A semi was blocking all lanes and on it’s side.  That side of the freeway was closed.  I found out later the driver died.  No one else was involved.  From the looks of things, he had to have had a medical emergency or something like that.  I’m interested but not sure if that will be made public. 

I arrived at the office to find a package on my desk.  It was spare parts to keep on hand for our doors.  Not an inexpensive box.  I got that stuff put away and rebooted my computer. 

Then headed to grab a bite to eat and stop for cat food.  I normally stop on Saturdays but my stomach was doing summer saults so I didn’t leave anything to chance and came home.  Things sorted themselves out by Sunday. 

This morning I woke up and felt sick.  It got super cool here over night and I left my fan on.  That is a sure fire way to get me sick.  I didn’t think I would make it but I pressed on and as I did I felt better.  That is until lunch time.  I decided that I would have a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup.  Well if it comes out of a can here Rudy thinks it’s for him.  I put food out for him but he still begged me for soup. 

In fact Rudy has been bothering me all day long asking for food.  I gave in and gave him an extra can 2 hours after he had lunch.  I passed out supper and by the time I went to eat he was asking me for more food.  I passed out treats early.  I strongly think he is a Thyroid cat.  Gator used to bother me for extra food.  If it’s not that then he has just discovered how much of a push over I can be and he’s milking it.  This just started in the last couple days so I am waiting to see what happens. 

He got his flea medicine on Saturday.  His scratching has decreased a little bit but ever since then that is when his hunger started. 

My stomach is back to doing summer saults and I think it’s the result of mini Jelly Donuts that I got last weekend.  Normally they are all gone in a matter of days but I made them stick around.  They are in the fridge.  I had one last night as a test to see if it’s what caused my stomach issues and well I think I’ve got my answer.  I’m not eating any more of them.  They will go out with the trash come Thursday. 

Work, today has been a busy day.  We were invited to a meeting that is lasting all week long and has nothing to do with our team.  It was nice to be included but I stuck around for as long as I could stomach it and then finally dropped off because regular work was picking up.  Busy time with a bunch of new people starting in a few weeks and there is mounting pressure that comes with that as well.  Not a fun time but being busy makes the time pass faster! 

Found out that the new guy asked if he could take next Wednesday, Thursday & Friday off.  I’m out, the mistake maker is out so that would leave the boss by himself.  Not sure if this guys time off will get approved but it’s also not my worry. 

Speaking of time off I was thinking about what exactly I had planned for next week.  Nothing more than a dental appointment and a facial.  I am kicking around the idea of getting a roll away dumpster delivered for a couple days and doing some serious house cleaning.  It’s something that I’ve said I would do for years but it always gets put off.  Not exactly something exciting to do.  Dumpster rental isn’t cheap but I could at least make a dent in things.  I’ve not committed to the idea yet.  I’m sure if I do the neighbors will think that I am the next one that will be moving out and nothing could be further from the truth. 

I saw a job that sounded interesting but it pays 1/2 of what I am making now and from that 1/2 there would be union dues to pay.  It’s kind of a dream job for me and I would be out of the house 5 days a week.  The thought of starting over and the pay cut are what kept me from jumping at applying.  I want out of my present job so bad though and yeah I am willing to take a pay cut to make it happen but 1/2 pay is a little too steep, dream job or average job. 

Well nightfall is here.  Time to prep for tomorrow.  Shave and shower.  Then off to bed and up to do it all over again tomorrow.  I just tell myself this time next week who knows what I will be doing.  Work won’t be one of those things. 

Take care!