Your Opinion, Please….

So I have been journaling my life and events that occur in it.  I am perfectly fine with covering that subject.  However, I think that maybe you might want to hear about something else, at least every once and a while.  If I am correct, don’t be shy.  Leave a comment and let me know what you’d like to hear more of.  I am open to most anything, but just because you submit a topic doesn’t guarantee that I will write about it. 

I think that it’s good to take a step back and ask for your input so that I don’t ramble on and bore you to death. 

This is my blog but I want it to be a place where everyone can come to and get something from it.  At the risk of being inundated with responses, I am changing the security on the comments, so that anyone can leave a comment but that will only be in place for a few days.  Then were back to business as usual.

I hope to hear from you.  Thanks for your readership, it means more to me than you know.

Lunch costs how much?

Saturday

I was thinking on Friday night about taking my mom to lunch.  I put the idea on the back burner and low and behold she called me and had the same idea.  Then she went on to tell me about her continued problem with trying to refinance her home.  She filed Bankruptcy a few years back.  Something she said created a spark and I went looking. 

I was able to uncover a serious problem.  Turns out that she actually filed twice.  The first time was a Ch 13 which is a repayment plan.  That case got dismissed because her attorney at the time was arrested because he was duping his clients.  So there were meetings scheduled in her case and no one showed up for her, so the case was dismissed.  After that she was able to hire another attorney and file a Ch 7 which is what you file when you have no assets and no money.  Then you wait 6 months, go through some credit counseling and presto your all done, debt forgiven.  The problem is the Ch 13 petition lists 2 MasterCard accounts with the same bank.  The Ch 7 petition only lists 1 of them.  So there was a clerical error. 

It gets more strange.  So we pulled her credit reports from all 3 bureaus and turns out there is nothing listed that is in collections, derogatory and no mention whatsoever of the MasterCard's in any of the reports.  Now the bank she is trying to refinance through is telling her that there is a problem, but her credit report doesn’t say that.  So I am perplexed at where they are getting their information from. 

I wrote a letter to her attorney for her, she just had to sign it and explained the situation, like I was talking to a two year old and drew a picture of what occurred.  I simply asked him for help in fixing the error.  Mom said that he won’t help because it’s been too long.  I said well it’s worth a try in asking for help.  I pointed out the error and initially was quick to blame him for making it, but then I thought that might piss him off.  So I just said there is an error, left out who made it.  Honestly it doesn’t matter who is at fault, it’s better to just get it fixed and move on. 

We had lunch at TGI Friday’s and I got a bill that was the most expensive lunch I have ever had.  2 sodas, 1 salad, 1 burger, 2 pieces of Whiskey Cake and $45.00 for all of that.  Holy shit, I about had a stroke when I saw it.  Never ever going back there when I am paying for more than myself.  I should have taken mom up on her offer to buy lunch but decided against it.  Between lunch, gas and all of the paperwork I had to obtain from the Court I can easily say I dropped a lot more money than that.

I did wake up in time and got my new specs.  The lens look like they are crooked, I had the same problem with the pair I have now.  It’s going to take time to get them broken in and I will probably have to go back for adjustments.  I got them adjusted while I was there  - it was an in and out type thing 10 mins max. 

I also managed to get my hairs cut.  I had an appointment but the lady who was holding the sharp instrument was running late.  I got a complimentary scalp massage for the inconvenience, plus they gave me my neck shave for free.  Not a bad deal.  I saw a hot guy walk in while I was waiting.  He had a nice butt.  He looked at me, I looked at him and then he picked up his phone.  I was trying to glance over his shoulder, it looked like he was on a dating site but I was across the room and even with new glasses I couldn’t solve that mystery.  Then it’s my turn.  So a potential guy might have gotten away.  I figured if it was meant to be he would have said something to me.

My supper was very late and I had ice cream.  Polished off the Banana Rum Jam.  It was awesome!

Sunday

Woke up – fed the children – went to breakfast.  I don’t know how I manage to do it but no matter what I order at Steak N Shake the total always comes out even, with last week being the exception.  I wish I had the knack to be able to do that all the time, it would be even easier to manage my money.  Made the dreaded trek to the grocery store.  I didn’t get a whole lot.  On my way to the car I got an e-mail from work.  Turns out it was from my boss.  The person who was on-call had a relative pass away so she was looking for someone to take the rest of today.  I thought about it for about 1.2 seconds and then moved on.  I waited and waited finally by the time I got home and had everything put away, someone volunteered themselves.  So off the hook for that but I almost did take it.  Didn’t want it but that is another story.

I started on laundry on Saturday so it was a matter of continuing the process until everything is done.  I took a nap and slept for a couple hours, with Gator laying on me.  Woke up moved her off, rolled over and she jumped back on me.  We do this every weekend, I don’t know why she likes sleeping on me.  It’s nice but I think twice before I go to move.

Woke up went to Target to got cat litter, toothbrush refills, floss and cat treats.  Then on to the pet food store where I managed to use a coupon and got $30 worth of food for $15 – NICE.  Then I went on a little trip to a shopping center just to see what was there.  Things have changed a lot, so some new places to eat at.  Then stopped at Sam’s for gasoline and came on home. 

I want to go back out to eat but it’s simply too hot and I have been Amazoning again so better stay home.  I am thinking Lasagna and Garlic Bread.  It will fill me up and then in a few hours I can try some Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream by Ben & Jerry’s.  Hope it all tastes yummy!

On my latest quest with Amazon I have purchased a couple candles.  One is Yankee #5 which is Vanilla & Coconut, it’s amazing.  The other one was something called Volcano by some brand I never heard of.  Connor Franta (YouTuber) turned me on to it.  It’s suppose to be very good, so we shall see.  I ordered my first ever pride shirt.  It’s the American Flag in a Rainbow Design, the shirt is grey.  I was looking at Target but they didn’t have anything.  They are doing pride shirts this year via on-line only and most of the designs are sold out.  I also ordered Furnace Filters (how exciting) and I picked up some Tenga Eggs.  You can look them up online but don’t do it at work – it might cause you to blush.  They aren’t real eggs but I am very much looking forward to their arrival.

I am still waiting for my replacement headset, Amazon dropped the ball.  They created a label for shipment but that’s it.  Never placed the package with FedEx so there wasn’t anything to be delivered on Saturday.  Not happy.  I did get my money back for shipping.  Hopefully the order will be delivered on Tuesday if not then I will cancel it and get all my money back.  Thankfully I was able to glue the broken headset back together and it worked.  So I really don’t need the replacement but for peace of mind it would be nice to know that I had a backup. 

My Brother & The House

Turns out the deal is off for certain now.  Mom didn’t want to move so that caused a riff between My Brothers Girlfriend and Mom.  Doesn’t sound like things have been pleasant.  The girlfriend and the others that were staying there have moved out.  She went back to her place.  Apparently she told my mom that she ruined her life.  Yeah, well there is more than one house for sale.  It’s not the end of the world.  I am kind of relieved that it’s all over with, for now. 

Mom seems to think they are going to get married.  I said I’m not so sure about that.  She told my brother if you do get married, get a prenup.  He of course won’t listen to sage advice from someone who has been through several marriages.  If he would marry this woman and things wouldn’t work out and they faced divorce, she strikes me as the type that would take him for everything she could manage to get. 

Mom doesn’t like her.  I am not fond of her.  Mom asked me what I thought and I told her that I think she has big boobs and that is about the only thing going for her.  This girl has my brother by the short hairs and anything she wants, he gives to her.  If she wanted to fly to Paris, he would try to make it happen.  It is horrible that one person can take advantage of another person in the name of love.  It happens all the time though.  Doesn’t matter if your straight, gay, bi – man or woman.  Ah well, I have my own problems so I tend to focus more on them and less on my brother and mother. 

Other ramblings

It’s very hot here.  The AC is getting a good work out today.  Right now I am freezing in the basement with the AC going full blast and I have to pee.  Momma is nagging me to go but I want to keep on typing. 

I have looked at the forecast and it’s going to be humid all week long.  No rain until of course the weekend.  I have nothing going all week, except the usual Work – Eat – Sleep.  The weekend is another story.  My next therapy appointment will be on Saturday and this will be my first time at my therapists new office.  Rain would only add a layer of complexity in navigation.

So there you have it my weekend.  I wasn’t as bored as I thought I would be and I managed to accomplish everything that needed to be done, plus entertain my mom for a bit.  Naps were taken both days and it was nice to be able to relax and unwind.  Now it’s time to ramp up for another week of who knows what.

I did find a neat calling feature that I have with my home phone.  It’s called Exclusive Call Forwarding.  You put in up to 20 numbers that you want forwarded to a specific destination and then when someone calls their call is automatically routed to that destination.  The phone never rings at home, kind of nice.  I am using it for the attorney that I am hoping calls me back on Monday.  I can see other uses for it if you only want someone to go to voice mail or if you want certain people to be able to get ahold of you on your cell phone.  Technology is fascinating to me but I only like it when it works. 

Now it’s on to feed the children, feed myself and put away laundry.  How exciting will all of that be?  Then I get to come back to the computer and send in a mileage survey for my auto insurance.  Plus who knows where else I might surf to.  Then on to watch Nurse Jackie & John Oliver in This Week Tonight.  Then lights out hopefully I fall asleep, of course drugs (sleeping pills) will assist with that.

I do hope that you all had a productive but relaxing weekend and that your all doing well.  I shall talk with you again soon.  Until then be kind of each other.  Cheers!

Whirlwind Day

Things have been hectic today here at the funny farm (aka work).  I have spent a lot of the afternoon obtaining advice regarding my late partners Bankruptcy case.  I really strongly feel that his attorney isn’t going to move forward with filing the motion.  I want to know what kind of liability that subjects me to.  I have been referred to an outside attorney which I have spoken with.  He is going to review the case on Monday and will get back with me.  I am not sure what kind of bill if any this will subject me to, but spend a little money now in order to protect myself from paying a lot of money or worse later – has to be worth every penny.  The case has perplexed many attorneys and most are astounded that I have continued to pay for a dead mans debts.  That just sounds like money that has been thrown away and can’t be recovered.  Knowing that now makes me less likely to resume payment.  I hope to know more next week and hope that there isn’t any risk of liability on my part.  I can’t afford to be sued but I also can’t afford to be homeless either. 

I would call today not a good day but not a bad day either.  My Bluetooth headset broke, which kind of bummed me out.  I can glue it back together.  To be on the safe side since glue doesn’t always work I ordered another one and it will be delivered tomorrow.  That way come Monday I will be in business either way. 

Last night I got two of my new shirts, which look great and the other set of shampoo/conditioner that I ordered.  Tonight I should get the last shirt and the underwear that I ordered.  Then pick up my headset tomorrow and I am done with Amazon for now.  There will of course be another order.

Looking forward to getting my new specs tomorrow and maybe hitting up Sam’s club and quite possibly the buffet.  I haven’t decided just yet.  Right now I just want to be on my way home, looking forward to being able to relax.  I did get my Monitor project out of the way.  That was a little bit of a Cluster.  I almost returned a monitor that wasn’t on the list to be shipped back.  I am going to pull it before I leave for the day and make sure it’s no longer in the return pile. 

I am little more than frazzled with trying to wrap up this last but seemingly overly complicated piece of my late partners life.  I will certainly be much happier once I know that the Bankruptcy deal is done regardless of the disposition of the case.  I just want to know that I am protected and that no one will try to be able to prove otherwise.  Everything is above board I mean I am not trying to hide and I am not hiding the house.  This is a mixture of Bankruptcy and Estate Law.  For which you really need an attorney that knows both ends of the spectrum.  Thankfully the guy I got referred to does know both ends. 

Yesterday a couple of my co-workers chipped in and got me a wooden cross that was engraved with LB’s name.  It was a very kind gesture and it caught me very much by surprise.  It made me start missing him all over.  I am still very thankful for the gift and thankful that I was blessed with knowing, loving and caring for LB.  He was a very special boy.

Okay gang, that it’s.  I have to prep to wrap things up and take what few calls roll in between now and 5pm.  Have a nice weekend and we will talk again soon.

Gone

I finished off the pie last night, despite being old it was still very much good.  I also got my BBQ on.  I wished that I wouldn’t have bought bargain buns because they were going stale.  Last time I got bread that was made fresh in store from the upscale store and it lasted a whole lot longer.  Not exactly sure why.  In any case great meal.

My new glasses are in.  That was very fast.  I wish that I could pick them up today but they will have to wait until Saturday.  Let’s hope that I make it out of bed at a decent hour before noon or they will be there another whole week. 

Bear made another mess but this time he used the pad.  I was able to clean him up with some paper towels so things weren’t that bad.  However, he could use another bath.  Poor guy I wish he could groom himself in back, that would help me out a lot.  He doesn’t even try, he just takes care of the front.  I’m okay with our arrangement but I would say that I got the bad end. 

On my way home yesterday I got a voice mail.  I was hoping beyond hope that it was the Bankruptcy attorney but nope, it was my unemployed friend.  He was calling to chat.  I called him back but took care of a few home items first.  Then he wasn’t around.  He calls back at 8:45 and yacks until almost 10:30.  I had to tell him I needed to go, my bed was calling and I had to answer it.  Nothing new in his world, other than he changed his resume up and he is starting to get hits again.  Recruiters are submitting his resumes and he is waiting to get the calls for interviews.  Each time he calls I hope that he is going to tell me that he got a job.  That would be music to my ears.  Since he is unemployed he’s bored and I get that – been there.  We have talked more since he has been unemployed than we did when he was working and I was unemployed.  From a financial perspective things are starting to come down to the wire for him.  I think he sees the error of his way.  He said that he can get through part of next month and then he would have to cash in his Wife’s 401k.  Not sure how long that will allow him to last but if nothing comes soon after that then he will be out of luck.  Personally if I were him and made the decision to quit my job, I would go ahead and file Bankruptcy.  That would get rid of all of the credit card debt that he is paying.  He lives on credit and then makes the minimum monthly payment.  That is money that he could be saving and putting towards something like house payments or food.  I really just wished he would have listened to me and NOT quit, then I think things would be different.  I still think he would be unemployed but it would be because he was fired and he could collect unemployment. 

I made lunch plans with a co-worker for tomorrow.  Were going to the Calzone place – it was really good last time.  I am kind of looking forward to it and getting out of the office and walking, well that is just an added perk.  Let’s just hope that it’s not raining or that could be a deal breaker. 

So that is the long and short of things.  Another boring day in my life.  I am getting more stuff from Amazon delivered, so it will be like a little Christmas when I get home.  Hopefully there aren’t bills mixed in with the goodies.  I know they are coming but never ready to receive them.  Not much going on today at work, things are quiet & calm at the moment.  I think they will stay like that for the rest of the week.  I’ve got an inventory task to do but really don’t want to, so I am putting it off until tomorrow.  It sounds like the type of task that is tailor made for a Friday.  At least that is what I am telling myself.  It will suck no matter when I do it but I would rather do it when things are quiet so I can concentrate on getting it done and not have to worry about interruptions. 

Well I am going back to it or to nap time, one of the two.  Talk with you peeps later.  I am so sleepy.

Bath Time Again

Last night when I got home I saw that Mr. Bear was dirty again.  This was again a mess that was beyond simple clean up.  I tried using scissors but he wasn’t too fond of that, so he has a bit of a funny haircut but it will grow back.  So I picked him up and once I put him in the tub he began to panic.  I got him out of the tub and set him on the floor.  I went to clear the kitchen up a bit and then I scooped him up again and I put his back end in the kitchen sink and washed him there.  I was wearing a jacket.  He was hanging on to my left arm for dear life and those claws were out, didn’t matter that I trimmed them a few days ago.  I used my right arm to take care of the washing.  It was simple, to the point and quite effective.  I missed a little bit but the bulk of it was gone.  The funny thing is the wetter he got the more he retreated into the sink, until eventually all of him was in the sink.  Incredible Shrinking Cat.  I got him out, dried him off (which he isn’t a big fan of) and then let him sit for a bit to catch his breath.  I took a break and got things back in place.  Wow!  We both made it and not a single claw mark on me.  So now I know in the future the best approach.  Funny thing is that I thought about this after the last bath, I am so glad it worked.

Supper was Mexican Food and I used some Siracha sauce.  Man that is one serious biting sauce.  I can tolerate it but only in small doses.  The bottle I got will probably take me a year or more to use.  I understand the flavor is enjoyable but wish that it didn’t have such a kick to it.

Finished up the series Don’t Quit Your Gay Job.  Wow there are a total of 6 episodes but HERE only has 4 of them available for viewing.  Thankfully one of them was a Stripper.  There are two hosts but I am most into Rob Easton.  He’s just like the Siracha sauce, HOT!  It was entertaining.  There is a lot more to driving a bus, being a stripper, being a dominatrix and riding a horse than I ever knew.  The two most difficult in my opinion are the bus driving and the horse riding.  Lots of patience is needed for both.

In other news I got my Aveda Travel Kit of Rosemary Mint Shampoo.  Very disappointed that I paid what I did for it.  The bottles are clearly made for a hotel and are all labeled NOT FOR SALE.  Everything was in a hermetically sealed bag, which assured freshness.  However upon opening it, the compression caused the shampoo bottle to leak, so there was shampoo on most everything.  I used the shampoo and conditioner this morning, very nice to the senses but there was no scalp tingle – which is what I was looking for.  The other shampoo that is on the way in a sample size bottle by Aveda is called Shampure it’s supposed to smell amazing, so I had to try it.  I hope that one wows me a little more. 

I got word from UPS that at least one of my new polo shirts are going to be delivered tomorrow.  These are coming from the manufacture directly from what I gather.  In any case I used to work for a clothing manufacturer and the best thing I can tell you is wash everything before you wear it, no matter how nice it looks.  There are all sorts of things that live in a mfg. plant and if you saw what I did, you’d say the same thing.  Lots of the clothing sits in bins for days on end before it’s sent to be packaged for sale. 

Our Home Owners Association sent their so called newsletter.  It just reminded all of us that dues were payable and that all of our homes were 20 to 25 years old and required constant up keep to make sure that we present our best to the public.  Yeah well screw you.  I don’t pay dues as most people and it’s my house so I will chose how it looks and what I can afford to repair and what will have to wait.  We get this one time a year.  They make it sound like were this elite bunch of people and we have a club house and regular events where we get together but that is far from the truth.  No club house no regular scheduled events.  Most of us are average working class people but there are some who are more wealthy than others and it shows in the vehicles they drive.  People just go about there business with no regard for their neighbors.  Living on a corner lot I get all of the trash thrown in my yard plus all of the dog poo that you could possibly ever want, despite there being an ordinance prohibiting it.  Sounds just dandy.  It’s not a bad place to live but I wish that I knew my neighbors a little better, that would provide some peace of mind and who knows if I could actually trust them it would be easier to leave town and not have to impose on my friend to cat sit. 

So here we are at Wednesday.  Only 2 more days to go and then who knows what I will be doing on Saturday.  Well back to the grind.  Hope your having a great day.

Must be

So I guess it must be my Lucky Day.  I just decided to see if I could get Live Writer to update my Blog Theme and it worked.  Now no more cutting and pasting.  That was getting old and the formatting wasn’t sticking.  Awesome, now I feel like I should have gotten a lottery ticket!

Lucky Day?

Last night the mail brought me my Property Tax bill.  I shuttered as I opened it and in comparing it to last years bill it only went up a few hundred dollars.  I think the BIG boom will be next year.  In looking at my Escrow Account balance there isn’t enough money to cover both the 1st installment of the Property Taxes, which is due next month and to pay for the Property Insurance.  I have a feeling that my house payment will be increasing but I could be wrong and kind of hope that I am.  I forwarded the tax bill on to the mortgage company.  It’s not actually too bad and I could afford to pay cash for the first installment but that is what my house payment is designed to do.  I am sure it will all work out.
I had a medium sized pizza for lunch.  Supper was pie.  I’ve got about 1 slice left and looking forward to polishing that off.  Better for it to be in my belly than for it to be in the trash.  It was by far the quickest supper that I have eaten in a while. 

Bear made his usual Monday mess but this time did it all on a pad.  He is once again in need of a bath.  Considering how adverse he is to water and the bathtub, I did the best I could with very wet paper towels.  Poor guy he just hates clean up when it’s rough.  But if you rub between his legs and up in the shoulder area of his back legs, he just loves that.  I hate cleaning him up as much as he hates having it done, but it’s necessary.  I will be giving him another round tonight and hopefully that will leave him all fresh.  Hours after the cleanup was done, he had to pee so I broke out a special pad for him.  He went on it and then started growling.  I don’t know what that was all about.  It’s only the 3rd time in his lifetime that I have heard him growl.  He’s got a great disposition and the vet can pretty much do anything they want to him w/o any type of fight.  Just couldn’t ask for a better well mannered cat.  His brother is almost the same in that he doesn’t growl or hiss.

I woke up this morning and went to turn over, I heard snap, crackle and pop it felt good but also hurt a little bit.  I wasn’t feeling the best.  It would have been a good day to stay in bed but I started thinking about everything that I had going on today and decided better to come on in.  I have a vendor coming for starters.

I should have an Amazon order delivered today so that will be something good to look forward to.  Funny thing is I think I am ahead and then situations crop up after I have spent the money on other things.  It’s like I am being punished for treating myself.  Just hate when that happens.  If it’s not a bill at home it’s something with the cats.  Just one of the never ending battles of life. 
Found a new very short series called Don’t Quit Your Gay Job.  It’s on HERE and apparently they have a free preview going on now.  It’s about 2 guys who show you what’s involved in various different jobs.  First episode was then driving a city bus, wow that looks way more complicated than one would think.  Second episode is pole dancing.  I saw part of it and then had to go to sleep.  I am looking forward finishing the series over the course of the next few days. 
Monday’s crappy gloomy cold weather day is done.  Now we start to get back to the oven and the sunshine, which will be nice.  Shame that I am trapped inside.  Ah well I guess I will just enjoy it on the ride home.  Speaking of the commute, this mornings drive was a breeze.  I think that a lot of people are on vacation.  I wish that every commute would be that smooth.

So I checked into this Windows 10 Upgrade.  Turns out it’s a free upgrade and the software is yours for free.  From what I read it sounds like there isn’t going to be a time limit, like 1 year and then they start charging you.  It’s just free.  Now that could be a special case for me since I just got both of my machines last year.  I am not sure how it will work for the rest of the world.  I am searching for details.  I registered to reserve my copie(s) but that doesn’t mean that I will upgrade right away.  Despite it’s flaws I am fairly happy with Windows 8.1 and it’s by far the most stable version of Windows that I have ever seen.
Last night I got desperate again and decided to jump back on Tinder.  Despite having removed them from my Facebook security they still remembered who I was and held on to my profile.  So it wasn’t like I had to start over.  Kind of nice but also scary.  I have found a few guys that are of interest, but no matches yet.  Not sure how long I will stick with it. 

Over the last few days I have noticed a lot of hammering and racket here at work.  Sound like they are in the ceiling working on things.  This morning I heard it right above me.  I thought for sure someone was going to fall through the ceiling but thankfully that didn’t happen.  Nor do I want it to happen.
Ah well that is all I know as of now.  With the great commute, I got a nice parking spot and just kind of hoped that it would be my lucky day.  Here’s to it being a lucky day.  On that note, cheers I will talk with you all again soon. 

Monday

Well we are officially in the June Gloom.  Its a crappy Monday here weather wise.  That will only last today and then the rest of the week if of course going to be fine, until the weekend when more rain moves in  Seems like things are sunny during the week and rainy on the weekend.  Who knows if all of this will come to pass, weather changes often. 
I saw an interesting movie about how people tried to ambush the Bill & Hillary Campaign back in the day when Bill was running for President.  It was very interesting.  I don’t often pay much attention to the credits but I saw the producers wish to thank and it listed someone I work with.  Now it’s a common name so might not even be him, but given his stature in the community I’m thinking it probably is.  I don’t plan on asking.  I saw the movie on Here TV which is a Gay Subscription Based network, so that would set off too many alarms.

Afterwards I was eager to hear what John Oliver had to say on Last Week Tonight, it was very entertaining.  All of the mess with FIFA caused me to kind of tune out.  I mean I don’t care one way or the other.  Then it was off to bed.  Well Marvin still has his biting habit.  I am wondering if I need to get him a bone to chew on.  He has bitten me pretty hard but has yet to break the skin.  I am trying to avoid that at all costs.  I think if I soak my hand in lemon juice that would probably cure him.  Evil trick but hey if it works, so be it.  He was chatty and I am guessing by his actions pissed off at me.  We cuddled for a little bit but he wanted out of bed after 5 minutes and then out of the room.  So that left me with Bear.  Who I told if he needed out to let me know.  Yeah he did that at 3am after he shit on the rug and tried to cover it up by using my new shoes.  I wasn’t too happy but the shoes just had a little bit on the bottom.  I cleaned up the mess as he left the room.  Marvin and his mother came in to join me.  I kicked Momma out and me and Marv went back to bed. 
I had problems falling asleep, I figured with no nap and extra sleeping medicine I would be sure to pass out within an hour, but that wasn’t the case.  I couldn’t get my brain to shutoff.  I kept thinking about this or that and the other.  Of course morning came and it was time to start hopping again.  The guy that sits next to me at work is still sick, he did finally go home Friday – still I think he has done his damage here, at least where I am concerned.  Between him and the weather changing I don’t feel the best but I am trying to forge forward and hope that I am able to shake it off. 
Yesterday afternoon I got some retail therapy via Amazon.  I ordered 3 new polo shirts.  They aren’t Polo brand name because they want too much damn money.  I have 1 coming in orange, royal blue and hot pink.  Yeah I should look smashing.  I got travel sizes of some shampoo and conditioner that I want to try and some underwear.  Wow doesn’t take long to spend money.  Tack that on with the groceries pet food, glasses and this has by far been one of the most expensive weekends that I have had in a while.  Not to mention that License Plate renewal will be coming and soon after that Auto Insurance Renewal time.  It’s just a vicious cycle.. I think that I deprive myself way too much and way too often.  So when I finally give in I tend to go gang busters.

My stomach was kind of on fire last night so I decided to have ice cream instead.  Broke out the Hagen Daz Artesian Collection – Banana Rum Jam.  It was like I was eating Bananas Foster Ice Cream. I just a had a little and made myself put it away.  My stomach has settled down a bit.  I am thinking I will be taking it easy today.  Supposed to go to an Italian place for lunch, looked at the menu and I hate everything that I saw.  Looks like everything is gourmet food and that is a big turn off.  So hopefully they are able to wow me because the place isn’t cheap.  I am hoping that they have a smaller lunch menu and that the prices are a little bit more reasonable.  I won’t know that for about an hour. 
My friend who has all of the medical problems posted a photo yesterday on FB she has lost so much weight that she almost looks like a man.  Seriously she looks horrible.  Need to work on getting her to put on a little weight.  She is mostly skin and bones from what I see.  Looks like she is wasting away.  Now I need to lose weight as well but don’t want to do it like that. 

The news that is all the rage this morning is that Windows 10 is coming out.  I’ve got a pop up here on my laptop about upgrading.  Yeah, not sure that I want to take that leap just yet.  I am kind of happy with Windows 8.1.  I just clicked it and Microsoft wants me to reserve my copy.  They say the Start Menu is back.  Yeah well I have seen a BETA of 10 and I wasn’t impressed.  Unless MS has made some changes doing simple things like Printer Installs requires you to click a whole bunch of things.  Control Panel is just a nightmare or so it was.  While I’d like to reserve my copy I don’t know that I want to install it just yet.  Plus they are making it free for the 1st year – now perhaps since I just got both of my machines last year they are going to allow me to upgrade for free forever but I wouldn’t bet on it. 

Most software is going to the subscription based model.  So you don’t go to the store to buy it, you get it on the web or through an app store.  Then you sign up to activate your account and give them a credit card.  They charge the card every year so long as you allow.  When you stop allowing them the software expires and is useless.  I see pros and cons to this.  However, you won’t have to buy a new version when it comes out, it will be pushed to your machine and you can use it without any increase in price.  Now each year the subscription price could change.  Just another way that things are changing.

Talk with you all again soon.  Cheers!

Sunday

Not much to write about today.  Just your average Sunday.  Slept in a bit, haven't had a nap at all today.  That was a little rough but I've managed to keep myself occupied, which helps with staying awake.

Got breakfast, which is actually brunch at Steak N Shake.  Bowl of Chili Mac, Burger and Fries. Then ventured off to two grocery stores.  I picked up some Siracha since it seems to be all the rage.  I tried a little bit and wow it's pretty potent stuff.  I have yet to try it on food but will give it a shot.  I don't think I will like it but with a little antacid I might be able to stomach it.  Thankfully it's economically priced, like $3 for a bottle, which I don't think is bad at all.  I don't like super hot and super spicy food.  I am more of a mild to medium type of guy.  A little Spicy to kick it up now and then is okay though.  I didn't get any bakery or anything that was sweet.  There is plenty left over from last week.

The pie is down to like 3 slices left and I will be having some later.  I would actually like to have ice cream instead but the pie will go bad if I don't eat it, so I will be chomping away.

I've spent a fair amount of time with the computer today, just surfing and doing things that I have wanted to do for a while.  Looking up this or that, registering for a new rewards program.  Between that and Uverse I have been well entertained.

After grocery shopping I came home and relaxed a bit.  Then it was claw trimming time.  That didn't go as well as I would have liked.  No one is injured which is a good thing.  Ruth peed on the cat tree. Then she gets embarrassed and that comes out as anger.  Like I've never seen her pee before.  She hates to be watched.  My back was killing me and she kind of took advantage of that by almost escaping.  Catching her once is difficult, doing it a second or third time is next to impossible but it can be done.  Nails trimmed and she got a little bit of brushing in - she was quick to take off.  We will be friends again as soon as I open a can of food, she will be there.  Despite the fact that she is watching me extra close because she seems to think I am going to come back and get her again. Nope, all clear for another 6 weeks.

This afternoon I went out for Mexican food.  I don't know why but every time I got to the restaurant I visited, I managed to run in to a cute guy.  If it's not a staff member it's a patron.  Today it was patrons.  2 guys - I think they were brothers.  With family.  The younger one was who I really wanted.  I heard him talking with his family about spanking - that just turned me on.  He had the most amazing glasses and a nice face to hang them on.  Oh, if people knew what dirty thoughts were in my head I would probably be in jail.  :)

I left stuffed to the gills and moved on to get cat food.  I am still ad odds with how much to get.  It's either just enough or way too much.  There is no absolute balance like before LB departed.  I can't believe he has been gone a month already.  I miss him so much.  The others help comfort me. Momma is starting to lay in spots that he used to frequent and Gator well she has been a little more affectionate, so I think they are trying to comfort me as much as they are trying to find comfort themselves.  

There was actually a period where I was watching a movie like an hour and a half, I managed to exist without my cell phone.  Shocker, I know.  Yeah then when I went to check it, I didn't miss a damn thing.  No e-mails, no texts not a damn thing.  Of course as soon as you put it away it starts going off. Plus I am a FB junkie.  I have to know what others are up to and I am on the hunt for cute guys. There are groups that post guys in jocks and/or swim suits and another group that posts butt shots.  I have to hold back from liking some of them because well wouldn't that just be odd to show in a friends news feed.  Guess what Jeremy likes this hot guy.  Yeah, not the sort of thing that I want to broadcast.  I mean I am not ashamed of my sexuality but at the same time I don't try to flaunt it.  I am who I am.

Now for the remainder of the evening I will take care of putting laundry away, scooping litter boxes, feeding the monsters, preparing for work tomorrow and trying to enjoy my evening.  Nurse Jackie is on tonight and so is Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - so there is entertainment to look forward to.  Asleep by 11p and awake by 6a.  The fun starts all over again tomorrow for 5 bloody days.  I was doing fine today until I realized oh yeah you have to go back tomorrow.  The only thing I have to look forward to about tomorrow is that I have lunch plans with a couple of ladies I work with.  I'd love to share my story with them but I don't trust them enough to be that candid.  Loose lips sink ships.

Last night I completed the paperwork to obtain a Passport.  I have to get my photo taken and cough up a bunch of money and visit the Post Office during the hours they take care of passport applications which is the second Tuesday of every other week, when the wind is blowing in the south and Mercury is in Retrograde.  You know they make it difficult.  They asked for a specific date on when and where I plan to go.  Now I don't have any travel plans made.  However, when I want to go I don't want to have to futz around and think about getting a Passport.  The sole purpose of getting this is to be able to visit Canada hopefully at some point.  Traveling is scary enough but going to another Country well that is something that will be foreign to me.

I have also reached out to an Auction company about trying to get rid of some of the crap that I managed to inherit that I won't ever use.  Like a table saw and a drill press.  The saw would be good for cutting my head off and the drill press would be good for piercing my ears.  Like I said I will never use them.  The saw actually is like a table and the blade is out of the way, it holds trash bags. In a way I hate to give it up but I can go buy a table minus the saw.  I don't know how the whole process works or if it would be cost effective so I just asked for general information.  I don't have a list of items but have been mentally putting one together.  I will probably forget 1/2 of it by the time I get to commit it to paper.  I am also thinking of including his vehicle, I would get more money for it than I would at the dealer and well having the cash is the name of the game.

I hope this week there are little problems, lots of quick wins, plenty of time for relaxation, plenty of good entertainment, that I get an answer from the Bankruptcy Attorney and that life in general treats me well.  I hope the same for you and that we will soon be celebrating yet another Friday.  Nothing planned for this weekend, as of yet.  Maybe I will take Marvin to the vet or I may just plan nothing and see where that takes me.  Yeah I know probably to bed to sleep.

Here's to a great rest of Sunday and an awesome week ahead.  Be well and take care.  Talk with you again soon.

Peepers Checkup

I had a few different ideas on ways to spend today.  Unfortunately, none of them came to pass.  I got woke up early by Gator and despite kicking her out of my room she followed up a couple hours later and was persistent at meowing and scratching at the door, knowing full well that if she made enough racket that Daddy would give in.  So I did.  Breakfast is served to the elite members of the household.  The staff (that would be me) enjoyed breakfast as well but not until the elite were served and satisfied. 

I had some time to kill before my eye exam.  What better to do than look for porn.  Actually I got an e-mail from someone at work and elected to answer it.  I got to bill for 15 minutes and there is plenty of OT on my time card already, so this helped me – despite it being something that I didn’t want to do.  Then after I was done I looked around for porn. 

Then I went upstairs and started watching TV because there was still more time that needed to pass.  Eventually I got dressed and made it to the Eye Doctor. 
So I walk in the door they ask me if I am who I am and I confirmed it.  Then they said sign in.  Why?  What is the point I mean you fucking know I am here.  Then they ask me if I am going to get new glasses.  I said well that is what I am here to find out.  They were a bit taken back by my response.  Yeah well that’s like taking your car to the shop for an oil change and them asking if your going to get new tires.  Well are the old ones bad?  It’s stupidity and I don’t deal with that very well at all.

The eye doctor told me there was a .25 change in my Right eye but that I could easily stay with the glasses that I had.  However my insurance is all too happy to pay for new glasses.  So I started looking.  Turns out insurance will pay most of the cost but they still want me to fork over $250.  Not a bad deal considering I just ordered $750 worth of glasses.  While I really didn’t want to move forward I did.  Now I will have a backup pair just in case.  Plus who knows maybe the new glasses will be easier to clean.
After I was done I went by the post office as it was starting to rain.  No mail but I did have a letter that needed to get in the mail.  Then back home for what I thought would be a little bit and then I’d get moving.  Yeah I was fooling myself.  I’ve been here ever since. 

While I have a desire to get out, it’s far easier to stay home.  I get to be with the children and have been giving some attention to each of them.  I am at the point where I’d love to kill Gator because she won’t turn off.  She has been like that all damn day and it grates on my last nerve. 

I had the only slice of left over pizza from last night and then I moved in on some pie.  Watched some good TV.  Worked in a nap with Gator sitting on top of me so that I wouldn’t easily get away.  It was very relaxing and comfortable.  Slept for about an hour and a half.  I wanted to go for longer but it was a little past lunch and well the elite had to be fed, so I took care of that. 

I’ve been really thinking about this Bankruptcy business.  I can’t get it out of my head and I am filled with so much anger and rage.  I wondered how much more I would have to pay in, if we didn’t seek a hardship discharge.  I got my answer by doing some research.  I hope your sitting down.  It would take another $4,072.89 which would be about another year and a half before it was all paid in.  Are you fucking kidding me?  Nope wish I was.  Big surprise but no response from the attorney.  While he represents my late partner, this matter directly affects me and my future.  The last time we did battle it was because I had questions and he chose to ignore me.  Now it looks like a repeat situation.  I just want an update on where we are and for him to do his job.  I am not asking for the moon and the stars.  Why the fucker hasn’t filed the motion yet is beyond my understanding.  Yeah I do realize he has more people to work with than just me but he was hired to do a job and in my opinion I think he is doing a lousy job.  My hope and desire is that he will finally do his job and file the motion.  Let the court make a ruling and hopefully we can all get on with our lives.

Personally I am of the opinion that I am to the point where I am done with paying – if you really think that as a former creditor you will get anything, you are barking up the wrong tree.  Plus you will have to spend time and money to find me, then to hire an attorney and sue me.  Do I think a company would do that, yes depending upon the amount they were owed.  However, the most that would happen is that the house would be sold.  The mortgage company would get 1st dibs on the money and there should easily be enough there to pay off the mortgage.  The creditors well they would get a bite at what was left and that wouldn’t be much.  Meanwhile it would cause an upheaval of my life and living well it would be difficult.  However, if I managed to get his medical bills waived I am pretty confident that I could work with his former creditors.  While it’s easy to talk BIG it’s another thing to actually take ACTION.  It would be a serious gamble and if things went south I could only blame myself.  I have worked damn hard to get where I am and I think I have made a huge amount of progress since his passing.  I am doing better than I thought I ever would.  I wouldn’t want to lose the only asset that I know he wanted me to have.  So the bigger question will remain if things go south will I continue to pay or will I gamble?  Maybe we should ask the eye doctors staff they probably know.
In the world of on-line dating I had removed all of the apps from my phone and thought that I would experience withdrawals.  Yeah well a little bit of withdrawals but it’s pretty quick to get used to not having to look.  I am curious by nature so I put Grindr back on my phone yesterday but have since removed it.  I didn’t bother to create an account, it was just a quick look to see if any new guys joined.  There were a couple of fresh faces that caught my eye. 

I have been going back and forth with trying to chat up and meet up with an old friend.  I go back and forth on what to do.  It could all be a waste of time or it could blossom into something more.  I can honestly say that I don’t want to be in an overnight relationship all tied down.  I like being free but am in need of a companion.  I am comfortable with taking care of the sex part by myself.  Right now I just want a companion and well if it leads to something more, I don’t think I would object.  As I see every day pass I know that I am growing older.  If you know nothing about the Gay Community know that age and appearance are two big factors.  Neither of which I think is in my favor but I have had some nice compliments, so maybe I am being a bit hard on myself.  I thought about taking a step forward tonight and visiting a Gay bar but I would much rather go with someone – safety in numbers.  I like 2 6 9, no seriously I would want someone to have my back just in case I managed to find trouble.  So I will just have to wait and wonder.

Boring night home, surfing the net and taking care of the children.  Tomorrow I will be going out to breakfast and then on to the grocery stores.  I don’t know why it has to rain on the weekend, that really plays into a lot of decisions I make.
Well there you go, now you know as much as I do.  On with the night because it will be over with before I know it.  Then I will have to face tomorrow and after that back to 5 days of work.  Wow suddenly staying home doesn’t sound so bad. 

Fantastic Finally Friday

The bills are once again paid.  I was thinking about the whole Bankruptcy thing and decided to e-mail rather than place a 2nd call to the attorney.  Who knows if I will get a response.  I sent the e-mail message encrypted so that I get a receipt back saying that he at least read the message.  Thus far nothing but hopefully a receipt will trickle in soon.  He only has like 5 or 6 days to read it then it self destructs.  I’m notified either way, which is nifty.  If this fails then I will have to resort to either another phone call or a certified mail letter.  Speaking of which postage is increasing here in the US.  It only applies if you use electronic postage and we are going to use tenth’s, which is kind of silly they should just raise the price by a penny instead of part of a penny and be done with it.  Along with that other prices are changing like Certified Mail and there are also a bunch of new forms out.  I hope they don’t raise the price of my PO BOX, I think they get way too much now as it is. 
Speaking of the mail, I got my Homeowner’s Insurance last night wow!  It went up like $200 which is quite a shock to me.  It comes out of Escrow so I am not worried about getting it paid.  I am worried that my house payment may increase.  The other big event will be Property Tax and I am sure that what was estimated and what actually is are two very different numbers.  I suppose time will tell.
Finished off the BBQ last night, it was really good.  Bear is still eating like he is starved and he is back on his normal dose of the steroid.  Finally last night he quietly had a BM, so I am happy that alls well.  He is a source of constant worry for me and even though things seem fine, I still worry about him.  I don’t want him to suffer at all – he’s a brave boy and a fighter at that.  When the time comes I want to be there for him and hopefully the moon & stars align so that happens.
Yesterday afternoon volume picked up a bit so the latter half of my day went by a little quicker, which is always a good thing.  This morning I have had a couple of bursts of activity, then it dies down and start up again.  The guy that sits next to me is very sick – sinus problems.  He is sneezing, coughing and hacking all over the place.  He should be at home but has too much work to be done.  He came in like this yesterday.  I enjoy working with him but wish that he would take his germs and go home.  I don’t want to catch anything from him.  It sounds really bad and you can hear it in his voice that he is sick.  Feel bad for him – that type of illness should be reserved for the Winter and the rest of the year we should all be exempt.  Too bad it doesn’t work that way. 
Tomorrow is peepers check up time.  Not looking forward to having my eyes messed with but it’s necessary.  I have heard so many horror stories about Diabetes and eye problems.  I love my sugar but don’t want it to rob me of my eye sight or anything else for that matter.  I also need to get an order from my doctor to get blood work done.  It’s that time again and I won’t like that either – fasting and needles, two things I dislike.  Upkeep of this old body and life in general is a lot of work, but if you don’t do it then you pay for it in the end.  Better to keep things in check than let them run wild. 
The Massage lady found a ton of knots in my back yesterday.  It was like torture but I made it.  Last night was a difficult sleep night.  I had a nightmare where I had to kick a lady and promptly woke up with a Charlie Horse.  That hurt!  Then we had the changing of the cats.  Out with Insty and in with Marvin.  Then I had to listen to Marvin chatter until he got that out of his system.  We finally got comfy and headed into dreamland, then presto up again and 1 hour left to sleep.  Here I sit – I am amazed with nights like that on how I manage to make it the next day.
Well that’s all I know.  Hope that your weekend goes well and is very enjoyable.  I am looking forward to a nice long nap.  Outside of that no real plans or expectations for the weekend.  Talk with you all again soon!

Rut Ro

I have been looking all over the net for an update on Windows Live Writer and why it won’t work with Blogger all of a sudden.  I found that I am not alone and apparently there were changes made on the Google side that affected Live Writer and it’s something that Microsoft will need to fix.  Microsoft has made it sound like Live Writer is dead, but that is pure speculation at this point, no official word has been released.  Meanwhile I looked for alternatives to Live Writer.  There are many of them but unfortunately I couldn’t get any of them to install on Windows 8.  I like a stand alone product so I avoided browser based programs.  I saw a trick that if you compose your post in Live Writer and then switch to HTML and copy that, then paste into Blogger it should retain formatting, color, etc.  So this post is a test to see if that works.  Granted it’s a cluster of a work around but if it works then I will probably stick with this for the short term. 

I never knew about Live Writer until one day a boss of mine told me about it and then asked me to start posting on the internal company blogs.  I wrote a few articles and liked it.  So I incorporated it for personal use and have been using it for years.  It’s a great free product and I hope that Microsoft doesn’t kill it but it wouldn’t surprise me if they do.  After all all good things must come to an end. 

We had a vendor out today doing some repair work and while he wasn’t my type I kept hearing a voice say ask him out.  We had a business conversation first and then switched to casual chit chat.  I didn’t make any move, because I wasn’t sure and well this is work.  It would be embarrassing if he declined and then told others.  I don’t want to leave myself open like that.  It’s just plain risky.

Last night I had a conversation with a friend about potentially moving to Los Angeles.  That didn’t go over well.  I have been thinking about it for quite sometime.  There are a lot more gay people out there than there is here.  Plus I just think I would be a happier person.  Of course I would have to get used to new surroundings.  I would want to vacation out there to test the waters before I made any type of commitment.  For now I am keeping this on the back burner and it will most likely stay there until after the children are gone.  Right now I am too tied down to them, plus my job is decent and I feel very secure.  I wouldn’t just want to up root and throw caution to the wind.  That doesn’t sound like it would work out well at all. 

Enjoyed my Mexican meal last night and tonight I am polishing off the BBQ Pork.  Kind of funny because today is National Burger Day.  Who knew we had such a day?  I heard about it on the news this morning.  Just one of many things I managed to catch amongst all of the bad news – murder, rape, robbery.  It’s like the same old song and dance just the locations change.  Kind of a shame that we can’t have more good and less bad news.

Yesterday afternoon I got to cross off something on my bucket list.  I have never ever been to the new Federal Courthouse that is located in the same state where I work.  The building isn’t old but is far from being new.  In any case I had to run down a cable yesterday and was very impressed with what I saw.  The Feds do everything first class and security is tight, as in restrictive not as in wonderful.  I was under a time limit so had to move very fast and getting dressed again kind of slowed me down.  Just like at the airport, I had to remove my belt and putting it back on isn’t smooth when I am under pressure – that’s what I meant by getting dressed. 

Bear is as picky as ever.  He conned me out of extra food last night.  I still haven’t seen any further BM from him, I am starting to get a little concerned.  A couple days is the most I can let him go.  Then we will go back to the medicine.  I just hope he goes, he has put enough food in to get something out of the back end.  I really don’t want to have to take him to the vet only to find out that I have to give him yet another medication or worse yet make a decision that I am not prepared to make.  He worries me a lot but perhaps I am a bit too dramatical.

Yesterday afternoon I noticed a bump on my neck, I thought it was a pimple but after taking a photo of it with my phone (neat trick when you don’t have 2 mirrors or don’t want to ask anyone) I saw that it was just a bump.  It was pretty large.  By the time I got home my neck was bothering me.  I went to bed in the hopes that it would go away but it was difficult to get out of bed this morning.  Since then the bump has decreased significantly so I don’t know what it was – my guess is something bit me.  There is no more pain.  I am about to go into my massage session and am looking forward to it. 

Happy that tomorrow is Friday and the weekend will be upon us once again.  Hope that your doing well and that life is going smoothly.  Talk with you all again soon.

Another Day Another Dollar

For some strange reason I can’t get Windows Live Writer to communicate with Blogger.  It thinks my password is wrong.  At first I thought it was a work network thing, but I have tried from home as well and encounter the same results.  I like Live Writer because of its functionality.  I have done some searching and can’t find any reason as to why it’s blocked and/or not working.  For all I know there is a feud between Microsoft and Google, it’s just strange that it’s worked for years and as of yesterday it just ceased to work. 

So now I either have to post live through Bloggers interface or type out in a blank word document and do a cut and paste.  I don’t have time for fancy formatting or to make font/color changes – all of that is done ahead of time on the fly in Live Writer.  All I can hope is that it’s fixed sometime soon and then life in the blogisphere can go back to normal.

The mailbox was full last night.  Bills, new debit card and notices about the work 401k.  I couldn’t get through all of it fast enough and get away from the computer at home for Momma.  She was anxious to get me upstairs.  She wanted more food like everyone else.  I took my sweet time.  They got their treat and I got mine (slice of pie).  Then it was time to pack my lunch and head to bed.  I had to carry Bear to the bedroom again.  He wanted to sleep with me but didn’t want to exert himself.  I have a feeling since I’ve done this twice that it will start to become an every night thing.  I really don’t want to lift and carry him, he’s not exactly portable.

I ate one of those Cinnamon/Carmel Rolls with my Oatmeal this morning.  It was good but I am paying for it now.  I am slow and sluggish – just want to go back to bed.  Ah sugar just like with everything there is a price to pay.  Sluggishness is only one of them. 

It was a nice treat when I got home last night to see that Lawn Boy was a day early. With the little rain we had yesterday, the lawn looks nice.  I set out the trash last night and that was it.  I’ve got him marked down so that come Friday I can send him money.  I could do it now but why rush.  Speaking of nice treats, I saw a nice shirtless guy last night running.  Man alive he looked awesome!

I am building a laptop at work for a guy that I have a crush on.  A while back I read that passwords typically contain something personal.  Like the name of your wife, daughter, favorite movie, something that is totally guessable.  This guy used his initials but mixed them up and then tacked on some other characters that don’t mean anything to me.  It was kind of awkward to ask him for his password, I just feel like a school girl when I have to talk with him.  He’s married and a co-worker so there are two strikes against him.  I think it would be neat to get to know him more on a personal level but since there is no chance of a future, that won’t happen.  He’s all business and seems focused on his job.  He is buried in work most of the time so there is little time for him to do anything else.  The laptop will allow him to work from home, plus he travels a fair amount. 

Today is a busy day for meetings but the phones are really slow, kind of expected since we had the holiday in there.  Some people take vacation and plus there haven’t been any changes in our environment.  Now this weekend there will be changes and who know’s what that will break.  Next week should be a little more normal.  I have a staff meeting to attend while I eat my lunch.  I hate those things because we never start on time, there is always someone late.  We easily get off topic and people go on and on about things that could be summed up in a few words.  Why our boss allows this is beyond me, but I get paid to attend in that I don’t have to take my time for lunch – so it’s a working lunch.  I hope there are no big changes in store for today’s meeting, really don’t want any stress right now.  Plus the signup sheet for the massage lady should be coming out today.  If I can get there in time I will sign up for an hour, love that length of time.

Thinking about eye glasses I checked out Warby Parker, they have a couple frames I like.  I was thinking if you mail order from them and need an adjustment, who’s going to do that?  Outside of that I think it’s a great idea and they provide a cost effective way of getting eyewear.  I am going to stick with my eye doctor because my insurance affords me discounts that is presuming he says time to change.  Hopefully, I can limp along with what I have.  I mean I am happy but I don’t enjoy wearing glasses despite the fact that I wanted them.  I thought they would make me look cool or sophisticated, I really don’t enjoy wearing them.  There is no substitute for 20/20 the real thing like nature intended.  It’s typical that once you turn 40 your eyes go downhill.  I enjoyed 39 years w/o glasses but that time is up now. 

Oh I had my BBQ last night and it was every bit as good as I remembered.  The big decision tonight is continue and have the left overs or switch for Mexican Food.  Friday unless something changes should be Lasagna & Cheese Garlic Bread.  I will be stuffed from that meal for sure.  I might not have a man but I think I am doing a decent job of taking care of myself and the children.  It’s not fun but I try to at least make some of it enjoyable.