Afternoon Boredom

I was able to take a nice extended break and ate junk food for lunch.  Specifically a muffin and some cookies.  Got in a nap at the start of the break.  Watched Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.  So happy that he’s back on the air.  I saved the first episode of the new season of The White Lotus for later tonight.  Watched some random YouTube videos before returning. 

For me it’s just not that busy today and that’s not a complaint.  I like the lull’s and savor them while they last because I know all too well that things shift with no warning to super busy. 

I had a random thought over the weekend while driving.  Ever see a shoe, a boot, a glove or some other random thing on the side of the road or freeway and wonder how did that get here?  Unless circumstances are extreme I can’t imagine leaving one of anything that is a pair on the side of any road or freeway.  I’ve had this thought for sometime but have always managed to forget about it when it came time to blogging.  Glad I finally remembered.  Wonder what else I forgot about?

I’ve decided that I am going to eat half of the store burrito for supper tonight and take a break from the pizza.  I also decided that if the roads are in decent enough shape and I feel like it that I am going to head to the buffet on Saturday.  It’s a little over an hours drive each way and that should be a nice little bit of exercise for my vehicle.  If I don’t feel like it then I will try to go to some place not so far away but at least get some time on the freeway.  I like driving but often lack the motivation and with it being cold and sloppy outside those are only further impediments for me. 

It’s close to 3p here and that is a bit early to call it a day but I might just head up and be with the cats while keeping my electronic leash by my side in case anything should come up.  Still waiting with baited breath to find out if were going to close the office tomorrow and/or Wednesday.  If the snow isn’t enough to do it the plummeting temperatures should be.  Weatherman said at noon that he wouldn’t be surprised if there were three days of closures.  That might be but I will be right here WFH and staying warm and out of the elements.  The week is off to a slow start but doesn’t mean it will be that way all week long. 

Happy Munday.

The bitter cold

We sure do have some cold weather.  It’s bring out the layers and good gloves and hat kind of weather.  All eyes are on the weather as we wait in anticipation for snow that will be coming tomorrow and once it starts it won’t stop until Wednesday.  Predictions are from 4 to 10 inches at the moment.  I’m sure that might change.  The real story isn’t the snow but the temperatures they are going to get even colder and were headed for some negative numbers.  The good news if there is any is that the snow will be all snow and nothing else.  It should be easy to clear but I don’t know that I am going to bother with it.  Considering that is how I got my cyst to flare up.  

I turned the furnace down a degree last night before bed but still managed to wake up from being hot under the covers.  I felt the cold this morning and after greeting the cats and climbing out of bed my first stop was the thermostat to turn up the heat by a degree.  It’s nice and toasty in here now and I plan to keep it that way all day. 

Checked on the vehicle last night a few times and the battery is trickle charging now just to maintain it.  I plan on keeping it hooked up until I have to get out next which I believe will be Saturday at the moment.  I am looking for the office to close on Tuesday but they might be gun shy after last weeks non-event.  While the office may close we no longer have “snow days” like we did in years past.  Work still gets done but from home.  Kind of like kids they have “remote learning” days.  That’s one thing that COVID changed forever.  Now if you want a break you have to call in sick or go on vacation.  Still adult or child the work piles up and is waiting to greet you when you return.  I want to run away and never come back, but don’t want my pay to stop. 

Just had a blow up at my fuck up of a co-worker.  He forgot to do something and before we both started getting emails I sent him a reminder to jog his memory.  I just told him in so many words that I am eager for the day that he actually starts to do his job correctly and on time.  I’ve had it with him.  I’ve got a zinger planned for our team meeting later in the week and I plan to call out yet another one of his fuck ups.  I am telling you that if something ever happens to me he will be exposed for the fuck up that he is.

On to something more pleasant last nights supper.  I opted to heat up some left over pizza.  The cats were all over me begging.  It was good and I’ve got a little bit left.  Not sure if I will have it for lunch or eat it for supper tonight.  The Burrito still waits for me along with some Country Fried Steak & Mashed Potatoes.  It might be cold outside but I will be eating hearty and staying warm inside.  Filled up the fridge with the last of the Diet Coke.  It’s stuffed to the gills and that should last me well into next week about the time I make my next Sam’s Club run. 

I’ve managed to continue to resist the temptation of breaking out a syringe and trying to drain my cyst.  It’s still a bit painful but I am biding my time and hoping that the doctor will take care of it next week so that my pain will come to an end and life can get back to more normal. 

Today started off a little busy but it fizzled out pretty quickly.  I think that things will be calm and quiet for a while and then flair back up.  I am just waiting and watching, which is all I can do. 

Stay warm and be well.  Talk with you all again soon!

Well … confused

For giggles I just retested my battery and it’s back to saying it’s at 70% health again.  It went from 100% charged to 96% charged.  I think it might be because I did the testing just after it had came off the charger and things had not settled yet.  It’s been at least an hour since I charged it. 

I don’t want to waste anyone’s time especially mine.  For now I am just waiting and watching.  I will retest again and charge as necessary.  Think it might just be the cold weather being extra harsh on the battery.  If I keep it off the charger and the test comes back different then I will call the place I got the battery from.  Looks like it will be business as usual tomorrow. 

So long as the vehicle starts when I need it to and I don’t wind up stranded I will be happy.  Car problems are the worst. 

That’s all now on to supper for me. 

The good and bad

Hey there … It’s a cold Sunday and we have our Frosted Mini Wheat look back on the lawns.  More snow and cold are coming.  Wouldn’t you know it but I need a new battery in my vehicle.  Just found that out a bit ago.  More on that in a minute. 

Last night I ventured out and made the trip to the office.  I was right there was a note waiting for me from a co-worker that I frequently play tag with.  I played tag back and left.  I think I was in the building for 5 minutes if that.  It was a rough trip over in the rain and I managed to hit more pot holes, which I wasn’t able to avoid because I couldn’t see them. 

Ventured out this morning for my usual errands.  Found that there was still a 2 egg limit on breakfast.  I got around that by ordering my food and then when it came I asked if I paid my bill and ordered 2 more eggs if that would cause a problem.  The waitress thought it shouldn’t be a problem and we worked around her boss.  I had to scarf them down pretty damn fast but neither of us was in any real danger of getting caught.  I think this egg limit will be around at this place until the bird flu eases up and egg production gets back to normal.  That sucks but it is what it is. 

I was close to my car while I was eating and noticed that the lights kept kicking on like it was welcoming me.  I opted to just remote start it and let it run rather than have the lights flashing off and on.  The lights didn’t flash when I got out to go in to eat breakfast to confirm that the vehicle was locked.  That’s one of those subtle signs that there is a battery issue. 

While I was at the grocery store I bought a store made burrito and thought that I would enjoy that instead of having to get back out in the weather again.  The seriously low temperatures are the worst and while I know I could brave it why if I don’t have to. 

Once I got home and got the groceries put away I gave the car’s networks enough time so they timed out and went to sleep.  Then I came back out a couple hours later and put my battery checker on.  At the time it said that I had 70% life left in the battery and to just recharge it.  I hooked up the charger for hours and came back and retested.  That’s when it told me that I had 1% life left and it was time to replace the battery.  I kind of figured that was the case because I normally don’t have to charge it more than once and I am good for a while. 

Looked up my bill of sale and I got the battery the day after Christmas back in 2022 and it’s got a 60 month warranty.  That’s good news for me because it means that I will only have to pay a pro-rated amount instead of the full cost for a new battery.  I plan to call the place I got it from tomorrow morning and see when they can get me in so we can get this over with.  I will have to take time from work and sit in a waiting room while they work on it, so I don’t look forward to any of this but better to get it out of the way sooner than get stuck some place especially given the impending weather.  Here’s hoping that this is a quick turn around.  It will at least get me out of the house at some point and others will have to cover my on-call duties while I am away, that along with the fact that I won’t be paying full price are the only upsides to this. 

I’m in a very lazy mood and really don’t want to do anything.  Kind of feels like I might be getting ill again but my best guess says it’s more weather driven than anything.  I’ve taken care of the cats litter boxes and got the trash out.  That’s the bare minimum I can do for a weekend.  Working on a small load of laundry.  I know there is something living under my deck because it was all huddle up in the window well and scurried when I flipped the lights on.  I think it’s the skunk(s) but it might be raccoons.  I’m interested to see for sure but if I was a betting man my money would be on a skunk(s). 

I hope that the weather is warmer where your at and if not that your staying warm and doing well.  Each day brings us closer to Spring and warmer weather.  I’m over the cold but don’t want to jump into the skillet.  Let’s hope that it’s a great week ahead and it moves by quickly. 

Accomplished

I feel quite accomplished in that I checked everything that I wanted to do today off of my list. I didn’t get much sleep and not sure why. Rudy was on top of me making biscuits and then laying down. Mora and I were cuddling. At some point I fell back asleep but it wasn’t long. I did get to bed late and really feel the after effects of my massage. I played with both of the cats they were really hyper and we had a good time. Had to hook up the vehicle to the battery charger last night. The battery was low but is back to a full charge as of this morning. There are subtle signs my vehicle gives off that I have come to recognize. I talked that over with my friend today and he told me that since I don’t do much driving it would be best to hook the battery up to a charger when it’s not in use. There is a constant draw and overtime if not driven that will deplete the battery. I notice this more in the colder weather than the warmer but it does happen in both.

Had a horrible breakfast because I didn’t listen to my gut and do a fast-food breakfast. I went and got a burger with an egg on it that wasn’t worth what I paid. At least it wasn’t full price I had some reward points that I cashed in.

Got my haircut but the barber was late to work. I had to wait 15 minutes. Thing is that if the shoe was on the other foot they wouldn’t have waited 15 minutes for me. I also got no discount for the inconvenience. I was just about ready to start to complain when I was called.

Made it out this evening for pizza. I went to the place where there are known to be cute guys (waiters). Saw a couple and had a decent pizza. I was told by a friend earlier in the day that it would be horrible dining out today because it’s valentine’s weekend. I walked right in and sat right down with no problem. There was no huge uptick where I went. I have never had an issue on v-day weekend. V day it’s self yeah everyone wants to go out to eat.

My conscience is bothering me about not making it into the office for such a long period of time.  I kind of feel like there is something waiting for me. I hate to make a trip in for nothing but am thinking of heading in tomorrow morning. It’s raining right now and kind of miserable driving because it’s more of a mist than it is steady rain fall. Were supposed to have snow tomorrow and I am not a huge fan of driving in that but we shall see how things are and if I feel safe, I will venture in, if not then for sure I will make it in next weekend. I’m on-call next week and I never ever go in on weeks that I am on-call because once you make it in your chained to the office, try to leave early and work just builds up and waits for you to get home and then you spend hours digging out. It’s just more efficient to WFH that week.

Kind of bored at the moment laundry is drying and there really isn’t anything on TV, so I may just talk myself into making the trip over just to get it out of the way despite really not wanting to travel in the wet weather and at night. Really feeling a bit lonely today and wanting to engage with people. I got my taste of it earlier in the day and just longing for more.

My cyst is flaring again and I am toying with the idea of trying to drain it on my own. Yeah, I know it’s not a good idea but I’d like some relief and am tired of the damn thing. It’s been around for about a month and I am ready for it to leave. I am convinced that had I not made the effort to clear my own driveway when we had the massive snow in January that I’d be fine today. This thing hasn’t flared up since I was a teenager and was living at my childhood home. I learned the hard way that there is no popping this which is why I’d love to stick a needle in and see if I could drain it. I am trying to be patient and wait to let my doc take a look at it but I am a couple weeks out from seeing him.

I hope that you’re having a good weekend thus far. Thanks for stopping by!

Quick Cobra

Happy Friday & Happy Valentine’s Day!

I started watching Cobra Kai around 3:30p yesterday afternoon and by 7p I was done.  I was surprised that it was over that quick.  I had hoped they would make it linger a bit more and that I could savor this a bit longer.  Not the case.  I am pleased with the way it ended.  It’s been a long time coming.  I was in High School when the original Karate Kid came out and we watched it I believe in English class.  I’m glad that the series came about.  There are a lot of life lessons packed in both the movies and series. 

I listened to my heart and had White Castle for supper.  My stomach cried out later why?  I had some Pineapple Coconut ice cream for desert a while after the burgers and that calmed things down.  Rudy bugged me both times when I was eating.  I really wish I could translate cat better, I really feel like he’s trying to tell me something besides please share your food with me.  He’s turning into my second shadow and becoming extra clingy, at least it appears that way to me. 

I got a shower last night and this is the second night in a row when neither cat chased after me to play.  They amused themselves last night and took their sweet time in coming to bed. 

I waited a good portion of the evening for an email from work.  I volunteered to help someone and as per usual no good deed goes unpunished.  I figured things would unfold quickly but sadly it took several hours before I got the email I was waiting for.  At least it came before I was ready to hop in the shower.  I should have shuffled it over to my mistake making co-worker but I wanted it done right so that’s why I took care of it myself. 

As per usual I’ve taken care of all of my tasks for the day.  Only thing left on my calendar to do is lunch.  I am on standby for the rest of the day.  I do see things that I could help on but I’m purposely letting the fuck up kid take them because he’s on-call this week.  I will have my fill next week.  There is a bit more to my reasoning but I’ll spare you the drama and details. 

I am really looking forward to this weekend and hope that I can complete everything that I have on my to do list and that the weather doesn’t get in the way.  More snow in the forecast for next week but I haven’t heard any thing about expected totals, I just saw it show up on my phone.  Who knows if it will even come to pass, after all it’s the weather were talking about and that changes frequently. 

I hope that you have a great Valentine’s Day and a super weekend.  Stay well and warm.  Talk with you all again soon!

Weather or not

Welcome … We had lots of snow falling at different times yesterday.  It looked pretty but was melting on most surfaces but the grass.  This morning kind of looks like Frosted Shredded Wheat outside.  Driveways and sidewalks are clear and most but not all appear to be dry.  The news says that streets are in great shape.  Rudy woke me super early so that I could make it to the office if I wanted to but I didn’t want to.  I just passed out food and had breakfast.  Killed the extra time watching TV and holding Mora. 

We have more weather on the way Friday night late into Saturday.  Sounds like lots of cold rain which originally was predicted to be snow.  I am not a fan of the rain but hopefully it won’t be horrible or last as long as is predicted. 

I put on the last nag a cat show last night and finished off the Fried Chicken.  Afterwards I did the math and I got 4 meals out of that bucket which cost $8.50 each.  Not too shabby and it was really good.  Safe to say that I am tired of Fried Chicken.  I could eat more coleslaw though, that stuff is delicious. 

Last night was kind of boring but I managed to find some TV to keep me entertained.  My sleeping pills took a little longer to kick in last night and I managed to fit in a couple extra episodes of Night Court. 

The front door camera kept going off with motion alerts.  Wouldn’t you know it was a Skunk of all things.  I think it has a home nearby.  On camera it looks to have a lot of white but does have that distinct black stripe down it’s back.  I just hope nothing angers it so it doesn’t spray.  They hang around my house this time each year and by late Spring they are usually gone.  I don’t know what the attraction is and I’ve not researched it but I will be doing some searching today.  Something always manages to get them to spray and that is a smell that you just can’t not smell.  I hope I don’t get to smell that this year but only time will tell.  At least I’ve never been sprayed and neither have any of my cats. 

I don’t really have anything on the books at work today so I am hopeful for a calm and relaxing day.  Things were so quiet yesterday until I got upstairs and comfy in my chair.  Then I was pestered silly.  Perhaps I will get different results today at least that is what I am aiming for.  Tomorrow looks to be much of the same as today but I do have a couple things to take care of.  I savor the down time because I know next week will be way different. 

Happy Friday eve!  Stay warm and take care.

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The right call

Morning … Much to my surprise late yesterday afternoon I got word that our office would be closed today due to the impending weather.  I can’t recall that I ever saw anyone give forethought to the weather and announce a closing ahead of weather arriving.  It’s usually during the weather event or long after.  Now if I only was hourly I’d have the day off.  From what the forecasters are saying the morning commute is fine.  It’s around 9 or 10a that the weather will start and that’s when things will change.  I can think of a lot of places that I’d like to be stuck but in the office isn’t one of them.  Based on what I am hearing now sounds like 1 to 3 inches of general ick which is made up of snow, sleet and freezing rain.  It’s gonna be super sloppy and slick.  Then were headed back to the deep freeze for a bit.

Things are off to a slow start at work, there are a few things going on but for the most part it’s all quiet at the moment.  There was a huge rush yesterday while I was at lunch and I came back early to catch up.  It was a very busy afternoon that went by in the blink of an eye.  I had a few moments where I thought I was going to loose my mind because I kept jumping between tasks to keep my stellar reputation.  It was madness and looking back on it now a little bit of fun.  Got one meeting today and as per usual I don’t look forward to it, just general yapping most of it by the boss.  Hopefully, it will be quick. 

Had another plate of fried chicken and tonight I will run out of mashed potatoes.  The coleslaw is running light and as per usual I can never get enough of it.  There will be a couple pieces of chicken left and I might just eat them cold rather than have the fight with Rudy.  This is some good eating but I am slowly starting to grow tired of it but I sure am getting my monies worth. 

Watched St. Denis Medical last night along with a couple episodes of the original Night Court and some You Tube videos.  Had some Oreo’s and milk as a snack or desert.  Rudy was by myside on the couch long after his sister left.  She was only buttering me up for treats, she gets in some good cuddle time and then starts begging in her way for treats.  I was a little past 6p last night and she stood up and looked at me and then the clock.  Rudy just snuggled in for a nap and I was enjoying TV.  I realized that I was late and passed out her treats.  Rudy is no dummy he got up and had some as well then came back to snuggle and nap.

The last of the series Cobra Kai will be out on Netflix tomorrow and it supposed to be really good.  I plan on watching.  Hopefully I won’t burn through it too fast.  Got a massage on Friday it’s later than normal.  Haircut on Saturday.  Looking forward to my last quiet weekend since I will be back on call next week.  Ho hum. 

Hope that your well, warm and safe.  Thanks for dropping by.  Take care of yourself and I’ll talk with you all again soon!

Crazy for Fried Chicken

Morning … Here we are again on another Take it Tuesday as we inch ever so slowly towards the weekend.  The weather we were supposed to get turned out to be a non-event and it’s all dry outside.  Now we are being told to brace for Wednesday because that is when the real stuff will arrive.  From what I hear I could probably brave it and be fine but I’m too old to just take chances.  You know eventually your luck runs out and wham bam your in an accident.  I’d rather do the safe thing and just stay put besides that it’s easier and the cats like it more. 

I ate a cold piece of Fried Chicken for lunch yesterday and no one bothered me.  Last night I heated up a plate with a couple pieces and some mashed potatoes and Rudy came alive.  He pestered and pestered begging for food.  He even covered up his own food as if to say see it’s horrible I want some of yours it’s smells much better.  That was a cute trick but it didn’t work.  I thought he might climb on the table while I had my back turned to get a biscuit from the microwave but he was a good boy.  There is no way I’d leave the room with a plate of food on the table because I know he for sure would get into it and probably summon his sister to join him. 

Despite the begging and nagging at meal time they are both pretty good cats.  I had some Oreo’s last night and he tried to get in on that as well.  If nothing else he is persistent.  It works for attention and when he’s hungry and I feel lazy but I just don’t give in when it comes to him or even her eating my food.  I’m sure they hate that. 

There wasn’t anything on TV last night.  I wound up watching more of Season 6 of The Connors on Netflix.  I already know how that series plays out because I saw it when it aired on TV but it’s better than channel surfing or trying to find a video on YouTube.  I did take a break from TV and finished up a story that I was writing, that passed the time quickly. 

The work day ended super early for me yesterday.  I went up at 3p and stayed on standby but no one bothered me.  For some reason when the clock strikes 4p that seems to be when the next wave rolls in and it was busy but not for me, I just kept hitting delete on emails and watching TV. 

Shaved and got a shower last night.  The cats were calm which was surprising.  Once I settled into my room Rudy was worked up and playing alone but Mora was keeping me company.  Eventually he came in and curled up in bed, she was in my lap.  After about an hour I felt my sleeping medicine kick in as I fell asleep briefly and woke up.  I wanted to stay put because I was comfy but knew that I should get up and I did.  Mora wasn’t too happy about that.  Watched a little bit more TV from bed and then it was lights out. 

I was up around 5a and managed to fall back to sleep.  Rudy came in to join me and was trying to curl up next to me and climb on top of me at the same time.  I didn’t know what to do.  Eventually he climbed on top and fell asleep.  Some guard he is, sleeping on the job.  He will sense when I wake up and that is when he springs to life.  Smiling and making biscuits.  He didn’t want to stop this morning but I needed to get out of bed if he wanted food.  It felt much better getting up this morning compared to yesterday when I just wanted to roll over and go back to sleep. 

As it stands now looks to be a light day with 2 meetings.  One mid-morning and that other after lunch.  Unless something comes rolling in I will be on standby again and I am okay with that.  It does make for a long day but if I am left alone and the phone stays quiet I might be able to sneak in a nap or just enjoy some TV time. 

I’ve got plenty of Fried Chicken left to the point where when I am done I won’t be wanting it again for a while.  I will say nothing compares to when it’s first brought home all crispy and hot.  There is no getting back to that point and heating up mashed potatoes takes forever.  I think if I had an air fryer I’d try to reheat the whole thing in there bet that would be nice.  Perhaps someday I will get one of those along with a Blu-ray player and a 4K TV but for now I just pop it in the microwave that is good enough for me. 

Stay warm and be well.  Hope it’s a great day for all!