The Concert

It was a very good time – not worth what I shelled out for the ticket, but a good time. 

Good thing that I planned to get there when the doors opened, because the rest of the city had the same idea.  The line was horrific and it was a nice hot sunny day.  I was baking to death.  Then I heard good news, 21 and over you can enter in the front, no line.  I jumped on that and they were doing pat down searches before they allowed you in.  Of course I decided to bring a small flash light.  The lady (shame I couldn’t get a guy) that was patting me down said I’d like to look at this item.  I told her before I pulled it out that it was a flashlight.  She said okay, don’t shine it during the show.  Presto inside like that. 

Seating was NOT assigned and was all General Admission.  That means it’s a free for all and you get what you get.  The place was packed.  I was able to use the restroom and then decided it would be a good idea to get something to drink to cool down a bit, while I waited for the show to start.  I went up to the bar and they had soda small cup $3.  I was desperate so I said sure.  A couple gulps and that baby was gone.  I nursed it as long as I could. 

I forgot that they put in a 3rd artist at the last minute.  Some group I never heard of called Life of Dillon.  Now I couldn’t exactly understand all of the lyrics of their songs.  The acoustics were a bit off for my perfect hearing, despite the fact that Charlie Puth said they were the best that he has heard, the crew did a good job.  Yeah, okay.  Anyway I wasn’t really into Life of Dillon but the more they played the more I was like, yeah this is some good stuff.  They did a few songs, took a selfie or two and they were done.

Charlie was up next.  The crew was on it changing the stage and getting him out there.  It was a short 10 or 15 minute break that went by like nothing.  Then before you knew it, the guy I came to see was on stage.  I was up in nose bleed heaven but I still could see him like he was next to me.  I wanted to scream but felt that people around me might not get it.  Plus I wanted to tell him to pull up his damn pants.  I am all about seeing certain guys naked but he wasn’t there for that.  He played very well.  He amped up the crowd for the main event, which I could care less about.  He did a new song, which sounded great and it’s something that I have to look forward to hearing again, when it’s released.  One lucky girl handed Charlie her phone and he took a selfie with her.  Damn wish I was that girl, but she was front row and it was people on top of people.  Not exactly my idea of a good time.  I had an idea of jumping on the stage but for fear of hurting myself I didn’t.  Not to mention I would have been kicked out.

When they were tearing down the stage to get ready for Megan the piano that Charlie was playing at was a shell.  It was hollowed out and inside was an electronic keyboard.  They removed the keyboard and then packed up the shell.  I thought that was a hell of an idea who ever thought of that is genius.  If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I would have sworn it was a real piano.

Charlie is done and Meghan Trainor came on stage.  I really don’t care much for her.  She did a couple songs that I liked but that was it.  The big finale was All About That Bass and there was a confetti cannon at the end.  I swear that thing just went off like a fountain.  I really wanted to meet Charlie but there was no mention of him meeting fans.  I am sure he probably popped outside and met a couple of lucky people but I didn’t stick around.  I headed back home.  It was around 1:30am when I finally walked in the door.  The children were not happy they had been left alone.  Back to life as normal now – ugh.

I was very thankful that I had yet another day to play and more importantly sleep in.  That was very smart planning on my part.  I asked last night about taking photos, which was fine.  No video but I saw people filming away like crazy.  No one stopped anyone.  People were generally rude -  talking while the performance was going on.  I kept getting bumped into when the drunk lady next to me tried to return to her seat for yet another drink.  People stood up so you couldn’t see the stage.  I could have stood up but then that would have blocked those behind me who were already SRO and I didn’t think that was fair. Plus I got to see most of what I wanted to which was Charlie.  Megan clearly is what drew the crowd.  I saw one girl in front of me a friend kept sending her sexts of her boobs.  This was a teenager and man she could really work the keyboard, I am surprised that her phone didn’t melt in her hands.  Mobile devices were everywhere.  Small cameras but mostly popular was the mobile phone.  I got a couple photos as well, which was nice.  I kept my phone in my pocket for the majority of the show.

Realize it or not this was a very HUGE step for me to take and to do it by myself was quite the accomplishment.  I am very proud. 

Then today I heard Scotty Dynamo’s new song Show Me Yours – damn that’s good too.  Then he confirmed what many people have thought, he’s gay.  That was just awesome.  I like most of his original songs – he knows what he is doing!

Seeing all of these people having fun makes me think about switching jobs.  I am not just saying that to bump my gums.  I’ve thought about it many times, just not sure what I would like to do.  I would like more fun in my life as well as more people.  Positivity is mainly what I am after.  I could use a fat dose of it over a long period of time. 

I took another big step today and joined Twitter.  Yeah it’s kind of new to me.  I had followed some porn stars aka male entertainers and marked my tweets private but then I realized it was like I was hiding, which I was.  So I unfollowed the porn stars and put everything back to being public again.  Scotty Dynamo liked one of my tweets and I heard back from another Male Celeb that I followed.  Kind of nice to get that kind of attention.  Don’t know that I will be tweeting all that much but I figured it was time to get on board, like it or not. 

NORMAL BUSINESS NOW……

Gator got me up bright and early but she did let me sleep in for a little bit.  I went out to IHOP for breakfast, ordered way too much food.  Came home and took care of business.

Called the Mortgage company they told me that the insurance company returned their original check so that is why payment was reissued.  I verified they sent it to the right address.  Nothing is showing as of yet and the policy is still pending cancellation.  I reached out to my insurance agent but there wasn’t much he could do.  I think before it’s said and done I will have to shell out the money myself and then try to get someone to reimburse me, which could take time and that could result in interest charges, which I really don’t want to pay.  I have my fingers crossed that the payment will surface and be credited before the end of the week.

I had to drop my watch off at the jewelers last week, they were out of batteries.  I called today and it’s still not ready.  That was Saturday, were on Wednesday.  They told me to call back Friday.  Yeah well I have to work and I won’t be able to pick it up until next Saturday because of the hours they keep.  So I am just waiting for them to call me to say it’s ready.  There shouldn’t be any charge I have paid for 3 years of batteries – it’s like $12 which is damn cheap.  It’s a watch that I wear once and a while – usually at Thanksgiving and that is it.  I’ve thought about wearing it to work but what’s the point if it’s not running.

Checked emails and had 115 for being gone 2 days.  Thankfully most of it was junk and could be deleted.  I have 3 busy days ahead of me, which should pass very fast.  Not sure if they will.  All I know is I look forward to whenever quitting time is on Saturday.  I am not happy at all about working a Saturday. 

Mr. Bear is doing much better, pretty well back to his normal self.  I am still watching him like a hawk, just because I am still concerned.  He is eating like no tomorrow, which works in his favor.  He is using the bathroom but not as much as I would like to see, still there has been plenty of clean up and sponge baths for him.  I make sure that he gets his meds!

Well it’s almost time for Suits and Ice Cream.  Momma is yelling at me for treats and I of course don’t want to give in.  Need to get a few things squared away and then it will be time to prep for Thursday.  It’s a shame I don’t have any more time off planned and something to look forward to.  I mean I need to make that Foot Doctor appointment but I am not looking forward to that.  I want to go on vacation or go to another concert – something entertaining.  Hell who knows I might just venture to the gay bars by myself, dangerous as that sounds. 

How are things in your neck of the woods?  Hope you are all doing well.  I am off to prep for tomorrow and enjoy what little bit of an evening that I have left.  Take care and I will talk with you all again soon. 

Bedlam

My allergies kicked in full swing and that along with life has kept me away from ye old blog.  It all started on Friday when I moved a scanner at work.  I had dust on my hands.  I am highly allergic and kept getting interrupted.  I felt my nose start and from there it was a mess for the next few days.  Things got so bad that I had to start steroids.  I can’t live on Benadryl, it knocks me out and life requires more often than not that your active if you wish to participate.  Right now I am fine, we shall see how things go as the week progresses and I taper down my dose.

Mr. Bear is hanging in there.  I gave him a bath on Saturday.  I didn’t get to get him as clean as I would have liked because of the position he had in the sink.  I think he has developed a slight skin infection.  It’s red and hot to the touch.  He is on medicated spray and antibiotics, which hopefully will clear things up.  He still isn’t back to his normal self in the way of disposition  He has taken up residence in my room and isn’t keen on leaving.  He moves forward for meals and I have left him a water dish.  He is eating.  He went to the bathroom last night (urine) but I haven’t seen anything else since Friday.  Hopefully things will return to normal today.  I hate to take him to the vet but I will certainly have the time on Tuesday or Wednesday.  He is always on my mind.  It’s times like this that I think of him more often and worry.  I know it doesn’t do any good, but it’s just part of the ownership experience for me.  I have a hint that we are edging closer to the end, but I don’t think we are quite there yet.  I told him last night that if he wants to give up, to let me know.  He just looked at me and I wasn’t sure how to read his response. 

Work today is like 100mph.  I have 1 person who’s hard drive failed and I am working on getting him a new machine.  However, I have imaged it once and it failed.  So I have to start over again and that takes another hour.  The sooner I can start configuring the sooner he can have it.  He’s not happy because he lost 4 hours worth of work.  My answer sorry but you should have saved your work to the system.  Now he is trying to cover for lost time.  Monday is always a busy day and today is no exception to that.  I am glad that I will be out for the next 2 days.  Nervous about going to the concert but once I get there and have my seat, it will be all good. 

I got a notice that my homeowners policy is pending cancellation because of non payment.  The mortgage company says they have paid it but the insurance company doesn’t have the money.  I got an e-mail back in June telling me that the policy was paid.  Then I got an e-mail the other day that said the same thing.  I wondered if they paid twice.  Yeah they did but the first payment was re-deposited back in to my account last week and the same day they reissued payment.  It makes me wonder if they know what they are doing and if they also really paid the property tax.  Escrow is a great thing to have but if you can’t rely on the administrator of the account to disperse funds when bills are due then you might as well take care of it on your own.  For now I get to keep an eye on the situation.  If payment isn’t made in time then I will have to cough up my own funds to pay it.  Then if/when the insurance company gets payment from the mortgage company they will refund that payment to me.  I really don’t want to have to go that route but it’s all about survival and NOT getting cancelled.  I know how to pay my bills very well and I wish that the mortgage company did too.

There are issues with the truck, I think it might need some work despite the dealer telling me everything was okay.  It’s not something that I am eager to have looked at.  I am only driving it on the weekends and well if I would crash I have coverage for that and it would be one way of getting rid of it.  Not that I want to crash it, I would rather trade it – I would get a much better deal. 

Life just seems to always have something in store for me.  Well back to the grind.  Talk with you peeps later.

Dry and Quiet

Mr. Bear was dry when I got home.  No messes to clean up and he didn’t leave my room until early this morning.  He is eating and drinking.  I think he knows that this one was close to him getting medical treatment.  I am so very pleased that the medication I gave him worked.  We are back on our normal routine as of today and hopefully that will not cause him any distress.  I left a water bowl out for him just in case he wanted some.  I saw him drinking this morning and he used the litter box.  Shame he wasn’t all the way in but at least he tried.  I am so proud of him for being a brave boy. 

Meanwhile back at work I am busy doing my job and the doctors office calls and leaves a voice mail.  They are mailing me an order to get my blood work done.  I called back and said I don’t need an order the work was done 2 weeks ago.  I wanted to know if you got the results and if not I can make them available.  I logged in and copied and pasted from one health portal to another so that my doc had access to them.  Then I asked about my note for a chair.  Funny how he’s more concerned with blood work.  The results aren’t horrible and they could be better but I think I will live.  As the doc though I do not have gout, my uric acid level is perfectly fine.  So there has to be something else going on with my feet.  This week they are just sore, it’s been a marathon around this place go here and run there.  I have been on my feet more this week than I have in a while.  My pedometers battery couldn’t keep up with me.  Now that I have it charged it is calling me a slacker and telling me what a lousy job I did this week.  How’s that for motivation.  Yeah whatever.  It’s like my doctor put down that he encouraged me to eat a better diet.  Funny thing is we never talked about diet and he is just as overweight as I am. 

Last night I broke down and decided to make the first move with the guy on Tinder.  He hasn’t written back but the ice has been broken, now it’s up to him to make the next move.  I have low hopes of hearing from him anytime soon.  Most people aren’t addicted to it like I am.  For me it’s just the same as checking my e-mail or social media.  Plus it’s the only way you find out who else could be a possible match. 

Plans for the weekend?  Therapy tomorrow.  Then I am seriously thinking of being lazy.  Money is low, I can afford to do what I want to this weekend but sleeping and being lazy really sounds attractive.  I suppose a lot of this depends upon how I feel tomorrow.  I do think I will be in bed early I am already beat.  I’ve been running the stairs today.  Thinking frozen Lasagna for supper.  It sounds wonderful and I can fire up the TV and just relax with the kids.  I think it’s a win for both of us.  Really have the desire to get away from technology for a while.

I hope that you and yours have a wonderful weekend and that it is enjoyable, relaxing and everything that you need and want it to be.  Maybe that is high hopes for 2 days but why not shoot for the stars?  Take care.

Massaged

Turns out I wasn’t going crazy and loosing my mind.  The massage therapist was here today and I got taken care of.  I didn’t get her money because of the bad information that I received.  Tonight I will need to stop by the bank so that I can pay her tomorrow.  My back was really fucked up – muscles are all tense and an hour didn’t get all of the kinks out.  I can only afford so much.  Which brings me to my next topic of my chair.  I need a doctors note and then they will get me a better chair, the one I want is no longer sold by the vendor we deal with, so I will have to take a substitution and lord knows I am not happy about that.  I’ve got an e-mail into the doctor and am waiting to hear back.

On the Bear front he had accidents all day yesterday while I was gone.  He went in my room and I had a small mess to clean up.  Bear spent the night in my room and wouldn’t come out for breakfast.  He went again in my room overnight and not on the pad, so guess what I am doing tonight?  I upped the dose on the diarrhea pill in hopes that it would help him.  Perhaps the water works have shut off for the day, I will know more when I get home.  I kept telling him not to die on me, seems like I say that and then be it person or animal they die anyway.  I asked him if I should take the day off and take him to the vet.  He looked at me like oh you can take the day off and spent it with me, but please don’t take me to the vet.  I tested him this morning and he doesn’t appear to be dehydrated but I know that can sneak up on your quickly.  I left a water dish out for him in the hopes that he would drink.  He was eating and drinking as of this morning, not much but something is better than nothing.  My plan of attack is to see how things went today and if they are the same or worse we will be going to the vet tomorrow and that means I will be taking a day off or at the very least a partial day.  Fridays are always relatively calm so if your going to take a day off, it’s probably the best one of them all.

I am very worried about him.  A week or close to it is a long time to have diarrhea and we are to the point where I can’t touch him without him yelping that it hurts.  I understand his skin is a bit raw but you can’t go around with crap on you – it’s just not healthy.  He does need a bath but I am catering to him right now.  I sprayed his skin with some fancy spray we got from the vet a long time ago, in the hopes that it will aid in healing.  It was back when he was sick and had the same problem but it was from not eating.  Poor guy he’s been to hell and back and seems to like to make repeat trips, which I am NOT a fan of.  I am repeating myself but I know that we are going to part ways, I am not ready now and I don’t think that I will be ready when the time comes.  I would rather that God make the decision but I don’t want it to be like what happened to LB.  I have a semi choice in how and when it happens but I really don’t want to exercise those powers unless it’s absolutely necessary.  I also don’t want to rack up an emergency bill, which is why if we need to go we would go tomorrow versus going tonight.  Plus his doc works days, getting someone your familiar with and trust makes both the patient and the owner feel at ease.

So the sun is out and I hope that means it will be a smooth commute home and that I won’t walk in and find shit all over the place, that would be a great way to end the day.  Everything else is status quo.  I shall talk with you peeps later.  Hope your world is full of rainbows and kittens!

Massage not :(

Turns out with my time off and the holiday I lost track of the Massage Therapists schedule.  She won’t be in this week but will be here next week.  It gets worse in that I will be out on Wednesday when we sign up for Thursday massages.  Thankfully she returns on Friday if there is enough participation.  So I will have to take my chances and hope that I am able to get a spot.

I am also requesting a new chair, I want something fancy and it costs a pretty penny.  Not exactly certain if I will get my way but it’s worth a shot.  My upper back seems to be where the majority of my issues are and I think that if I get a different chair it will help out.  I told my boss about it and she said she would support whatever I need.  She really, really likes me and while I wouldn’t leave over a chair, she wants to make sure that I am well taken care of, so that I am not even tempted to look.  While I appreciate that I still keep my eyes open, you never know what will pop up.  Granted a potential new job would have to be something that was out of this world amazing.  It’s nice knowing that your appreciated. 

Last night I watched a video from Davey Wavey that said a guy loses his sh*t while being autoblown.  The autoblown part is what lured me in.  Turns out it’s a sex toy that gives blow jobs.  Now I doubt that it’s as good as the real thing.  I looked at the price and with the discount code one can be procured just under a hundred dollars.  I am interested, would like to try it and if it’s as good as they say then it would be money well spent.  Otherwise take it back and sell it to some other sucker – no pun intended.  Problem is sex toys aren’t returnable and for good reason.  It just amazed me that someone thought of this idea.  Now kids you no longer have to use the vacuum cleaner we have autoblow or as I think it should be called autosuck. 

It’s been a boring afternoon.  I was told to hold off on the setup of the new person, looks like we are going to be doing some shuffling and then I can set the new person up.  It’s all political but when the big dog says jump, you jump.  So it will be extra work for me but sounds like that is the way it will be.  Oh my back, I feel the burn already. 

Well just a little bit more time before I head out on the Rainforest Expressway and ride it until I get to the Cat House.  Looking forward to seeing my guys and gals.  Here’s hoping that the medicine worked on Bear and that he is clean when I get home.  Talk with you peeps later.

Wacky Wednesday

So if your flying United you probably already know by now that they grounded all of their flights this morning due to a computer problem.  Sounds serious but who knows.  I am sure there will be more in the news about this as the day goes on. 

I am still living in the Rainforest at least that is what it seems like.  Rain yesterday and more rain today.  Driving in the rain, sleeping in the rain (not literally) and living you guessed it in the rain.  Please bring back my sunshine. 

Speaking of which Marvin appears to be feeling better.  Meanwhile Bear has diarrhea.  I came home to it.  He had another attack after I was ready for bed and I found another one this morning.  I gave him a pill to help control it.  I think this is brought on by the fact I had Friday off and his medication schedule suffered.  I try to stay regular but when my routine changes so does everyone else's.  Poor kitty I feel sorry for him.  I think he will have to have a bath tonight, even though he is pretty well clean.  The smell is what is left behind and I don’t like it, I can only imagine that he doesn’t like it either.  It doesn’t exactly attract anything to be around you other than flies and I don’t have any of those. 

Dinner last night was really good.  Stouffers put in sweet potatoes with the turkey and green beans followed by a light gravy.  It was very tasty and was missing some bread.  Otherwise it was like Thanksgiving in a box.  I followed up with a large slice of cake and called it a night.  I was late getting home due to the weather and traffic, plus I also left the office a little late.  Rest assured that no one went hungry!  I had to feed the beggars their evening treat early.  Then when it was time for their treat they expect it again.  Sorry, not the way the game is played.  I passed out again last night watching TV.  I suppose my busy days here at work help out a lot with that. 

I forgot that I had an emergency rebuild yesterday so that took priority over setting up a new person.  I now have both to finish up on, so today will be busy but I prefer that to idle time.  It just seems to make the day go faster and anything to bring me closer to quitting time is fine by me.  I am not sure what is on the menu for tonight but it will be something frozen.  White Castle sounds good so I might go with that.  I’ve got frozen cheeseburgers – not the same as fresh but they are good.

Hard to believe but the concert is next week.  Looking forward to seeing Charlie Puth live and in person.  I could care less about Meghan Trainor.  This will be the last of my days off that are scheduled.  Not that I can’t schedule more but nothing in the works just yet.  The car will eventually need service, I need to make my podiatrist appointment and who knows I could just want a day to be lazy outside of the weekend. 

I am still using Tindr for dating.  It’s kind of fun but today is the first time in months that I got a match.  The guy is younger than me, which is a plus.  I don’t want to seem desperate so I didn’t make a move, I want to see what he will do.  In the past some guys make the move and other guys just ‘unlike’ me.  I have made plenty of first moves and hit off a few conversations but they quickly dead end.  While I am excited that I finally got a match I am no longer giddy like a school girl as I was when I first started this adventure. 

Just got off the phone with one of our screamers.  He is traveling and having all sorts of problems.  Apparently he didn’t like my answer so he has called back and now it’s turned into a cluster fuck.  That’s okay at least I am not talking to him now.  Unless he calls from another office I screen out his calls, which is why I fell for this one.  I wasn’t pleased when he identified himself on the phone.  I was like oh fuck me and not in a good way.  Like all of my problems I will blame it on the rain. 

We have a staff meeting today, which means no lunch time but I get paid for it.  There is apparently lots to talk about.  It’s a mess in that it’s a remote teleconference and most people are late, we never start on time.  It’s like organized chaos.  I guess that is how it goes when you have remote workers and try to bring them all together for a single meeting.  We use Go To Meeting for the visual stuff so that is kind of cool, but we don’t have web cams so you can’t see anyone.  Once and a while we will do a video conference and that usually means free lunch.  Larger offices will get pizza but the places that have a single tech, like myself we get box lunches.  Not too shabby, I mean free is free.  I take most everything that is offered. 

I think this is massage week, I am still waiting to hear but I could seriously use a good massage  My neck and upper back are a mess.  Picking up Bear doesn’t help things.  I think a new office chair would go a long way in helping my back.  Might as well be comfortable or as comfortable as one can be at work.  There is a guy here who has a nice large leather recliner in his office.  It’s one of those chairs that you sit in and sink in.  Then pull the lever on the side for the foot rest to pop out and presto your all set for nap time.  I wish that thing was in my cube, I would use it each and everyday that I was here.  Maybe not for a nap but it would be as comfortable to sit in as it would be to float on a cloud.  As soon as I found it, I said if I am ever trapped here over night I will be sleeping in that chair and sleep I shall. 

Tonight is the big TV night of the week for me.  Suits is on which is one of my favorite shows.  There are some other shows that I like as well set to record but I look forward to Suits.  That’s how I know it’s Wednesday!  Well my morning phone shift is coming to an end and that means that my day will finally have some pep to it.  So in preparation for that I bid you all a good day.  Talk with you peeps later.

Bieber Moons Us

So if you haven’t seen the news Justin Bieber has posted a photo of his ripe ass on Insagram.  I am in love with his body but him as a person, not so much.  It was a nice treat for a otherwise normal Tuesday.

Recapping last night.  There were traffic troubles on the way home, got in to a huge waiting line but eventually made my way through.  I was like 5 minutes late to home but I left the office early so I guess we will call that a good thing.  Made my Fit & Healthy Beef Fajita TV Dinner.  It was good and satisfying, love the black beans.  I was scared of the sauce on top but it was pretty good. I had to have some cake and ice cream to follow.  I mean I ate healthy why not treat myself.  Then processed the mail, saw that Adam Lambert is on the cover of Out.  There is another hottie I like.  I put the magazine on the table and will look at it eventually.  Took care of the trash and made it to the basement for a little bit.  Then I had to pass out treats and food again.  Prepared for today and watched some more of Baby Daddy until I couldn’t hold my eyes open any longer and called it an early night at 9:30p.

I woke up around midnight and Marv wanted out of the room, I accommodated him and used the restroom.  Then back to bed.  I started having dreams of peeing and then having to pee again.  I woke up and realized I had indeed peed a little bit.  Got up and went to the bathroom.  Came back to bed and slept on the other side of the bed.  When I woke up all was dry.  Not sure what caused that, it was strange.  I was a bed wetter for a very long time but thankfully it turned off in my 20’s.  It’s not a good habit to have but right now I am not terribly concerned about it.  I mean stuff happens. 

Marv was in hiding when I went to pass out breakfast.  He came out for a bit, ate with his brother and then went back into hiding.  So not like him.  I guess he doesn’t feel good.  I was thinking the other day I couldn’t live without my Marvin.  I hope I didn’t jinx him.  I really need him, he’s my bed buddy, even if only part time.  He did bite me last night and barley broke the skin and I pulled my hand back his tooth grazed my thumb.  I wasn’t terribly happy about it.  I’ve looked in on the kids once since I have been at work and there wasn’t anything to see, except Gator warming up Bear’s bed for him.  They all love the pet bed and take turns in it.  I purchased it for Bear.  It’s nice that he shares. 

Rain on the way to work, a little bit of a traffic snag but I still made it to work on time.  It’s nice having peace and quiet here but I’d still rather be at home but being paid and employed.  You know normal woes of the working life. 

My laptop prompted me for a reboot, got a new version of Norton.  Shortly afterwards I got a reminder notice from them saying that my subscription will renew in August and then they showed me the price.  I wanted to pass out - $80 it’s not terrible but I think it’s a little on the high side.  I really would like to switch to Sophos but they are primarily a business product so I guess I will stick with what I have.  I could go to a product that my cable company offers for subscribers at no additional charge but what I have works.  I hate the little expenses like this that climb out of the wood work when you least expect it.  I mean you get a pay raise and then someone is there to gobble it all up.  Taint fair!

I went looking for a Herman Miller chair.  Certain people have them here in the office and I envy each and every one of them.  We all do a fair amount of sitting on our asses here – I mean most of what is accomplished here is done by people sitting at computers, it’s the same thing in many offices across the world.  Why not be comfortable.  Well Herman Miller can make you comfortable but they want to get paid for doing it.  $500 to $900 for a simple office chair.  Want a headrest with that, no problem tack on $100.  I thought about buying my own since there is no way I can get one through work but at those prices I guess I will keep what I have.  Maybe if I didn’t already buy tires I would use my bonus for the chair.  It would be a nice reward but it would also be a pain to take home if I ever separated from this place. 

I took some time to read over the Mobile Device policy.  Your not supposed to store nude photos on your phone or anything illegal, illicit or offensive.  Well it’s not offensive to me and the few photos that I have on my phone aren’t of me, so I am not worried.  They think because they give you a stipend they own your phone and can tell you how and where it can be used.  At the end of the day they are out of the business of owning phones and it’s still my personal device, which I elect to use for work in addition to personal use.  I will install what I want, take photos of anything and use my phone as I deem fit.  If they don’t like it then stop paying me to use the phone,it’s pretty simple.  This is the whole reason why I would rather carry 2 devices.  1 for personal and I can keep my expectation of privacy.  1 for work that I know has no expectation of privacy.  I have the option of getting a 2nd device and paying for it but carrying two devices is a pain in the ass, not to mention the cost.  Sure 1 of the phone bills would be paid for.  I would still have to fork out the money for a new device and I just don’t think that is fair or practical.  For all I know they are spying on me now and keep track of my every movement, they already know the contents of my phone.  It’s all pretty much a given when you turn it on for work.  You have to agree to terms and conditions that pop up – but no one ever reads that stuff, you just tap agree and with that there goes your right to privacy.  BYOD is a big win for business but I think a big loss for the individual.  If they would create a wall that would separate business from personal, that would be awesome.  I of course can’t complain or I risk putting my job in jeopardy and why in the world would I want to do that?  So I just go on with my life and use my phone as I see fit, until work says there is a problem and then I will deal with it from there.  I don’t really think anyone is spying on me or is tracking my movements, but if they are they will soon find out how boring my life truly is.  Not to mention the fact that I am gay, which isn’t a huge secret it’s just part of my life that I chose to not share at work. 

Tonight’s dinner will be Rotisserie Turkey from Stouffer’s Fit & Healthy, I hope it’s just as good as last night.  I will be having cake as well.  The children will get their fair share of food and treats.  I just hope Marv is feeling better by the time I get home.  I worry about him and well all of them when they aren’t feeling well.  Bear is just a constant worry given his health.  They are part of what makes coming home enjoyable, even if they are work and cost me money.  I still very much enjoy their company and companionship. 

Have you reserved your copy of Windows 10?  Are you going to upgrade?  I have my copies reserved and in talking with a friend he seems to think Microsoft is making the product free if you upgrade within the first year but after that you will have to pay for it if you want to upgrade.  My take is that they are giving us the product free for the 1st year, then subsequent years will charge us for it.  I think eventually the OS model will follow cloud computing and cloud based subscription services, if you want to use it and have the latest then you will have to pay the subscription fee.  Now that is my take and I have no advanced knowledge but it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if something like this unfolds.  It’s like leading the sheep to the slaughter, we all buy into it and presto – changeo they flip a switch and were all screwed.  This most likely won’t happen with Windows 10 but eventually down the line I predict that it will.  I am kind of on the fence about the upgrade, I’d like to see it and feel it but not sure that I want to own it just yet.  What I have works quite well for me and I don’t want to mess it up or have other software that ceases to work because of the upgrade, but that is always a risk you take for upgrading.  

Well I guess I should get some real work done.  I’ve got to finish up a configuration and then work on installing the equipment.  The person doesn’t start until next week but it’s always nice to be ahead of the game.  You never know when they will sneak another new person in.  Lately they have been coming in quickly with no advance knowledge.  I think were at the end but you just never know.  I know we will have 1 person leaving next month because they are just here for the summer.  Outside of that I think that it will be stable from a manpower perspective.  Y’all take care, I hope all is well in your world and that your doing awesome.  Talk with you all again soon!

Bieber Moons Us

So if you haven’t seen the news Justin Bieber has posted a photo of his ripe ass on Insagram.  I am in love with his body but him as a person, not so much.  It was a nice treat for a otherwise normal Tuesday.

Recapping last night.  There were traffic troubles on the way home, got in to a huge waiting line but eventually made my way through.  I was like 5 minutes late to home but I left the office early so I guess we will call that a good thing.  Made my Fit & Healthy Beef Fajita TV Dinner.  It was good and satisfying, love the black beans.  I was scared of the sauce on top but it was pretty good. I had to have some cake and ice cream to follow.  I mean I ate healthy why not treat myself.  Then processed the mail, saw that Adam Lambert is on the cover of Out.  There is another hottie I like.  I put the magazine on the table and will look at it eventually.  Took care of the trash and made it to the basement for a little bit.  Then I had to pass out treats and food again.  Prepared for today and watched some more of Baby Daddy until I couldn’t hold my eyes open any longer and called it an early night at 9:30p.

I woke up around midnight and Marv wanted out of the room, I accommodated him and used the restroom.  Then back to bed.  I started having dreams of peeing and then having to pee again.  I woke up and realized I had indeed peed a little bit.  Got up and went to the bathroom.  Came back to bed and slept on the other side of the bed.  When I woke up all was dry.  Not sure what caused that, it was strange.  I was a bed wetter for a very long time but thankfully it turned off in my 20’s.  It’s not a good habit to have but right now I am not terribly concerned about it.  I mean stuff happens. 

Marv was in hiding when I went to pass out breakfast.  He came out for a bit, ate with his brother and then went back into hiding.  So not like him.  I guess he doesn’t feel good.  I was thinking the other day I couldn’t live without my Marvin.  I hope I didn’t jinx him.  I really need him, he’s my bed buddy, even if only part time.  He did bite me last night and barley broke the skin and I pulled my hand back his tooth grazed my thumb.  I wasn’t terribly happy about it.  I’ve looked in on the kids once since I have been at work and there wasn’t anything to see, except Gator warming up Bear’s bed for him.  They all love the pet bed and take turns in it.  I purchased it for Bear.  It’s nice that he shares. 

Rain on the way to work, a little bit of a traffic snag but I still made it to work on time.  It’s nice having peace and quiet here but I’d still rather be at home but being paid and employed.  You know normal woes of the working life. 

My laptop prompted me for a reboot, got a new version of Norton.  Shortly afterwards I got a reminder notice from them saying that my subscription will renew in August and then they showed me the price.  I wanted to pass out - $80 it’s not terrible but I think it’s a little on the high side.  I really would like to switch to Sophos but they are primarily a business product so I guess I will stick with what I have.  I could go to a product that my cable company offers for subscribers at no additional charge but what I have works.  I hate the little expenses like this that climb out of the wood work when you least expect it.  I mean you get a pay raise and then someone is there to gobble it all up.  Taint fair!

I went looking for a Herman Miller chair.  Certain people have them here in the office and I envy each and every one of them.  We all do a fair amount of sitting on our asses here – I mean most of what is accomplished here is done by people sitting at computers, it’s the same thing in many offices across the world.  Why not be comfortable.  Well Herman Miller can make you comfortable but they want to get paid for doing it.  $500 to $900 for a simple office chair.  Want a headrest with that, no problem tack on $100.  I thought about buying my own since there is no way I can get one through work but at those prices I guess I will keep what I have.  Maybe if I didn’t already buy tires I would use my bonus for the chair.  It would be a nice reward but it would also be a pain to take home if I ever separated from this place. 

I took some time to read over the Mobile Device policy.  Your not supposed to store nude photos on your phone or anything illegal, illicit or offensive.  Well it’s not offensive to me and the few photos that I have on my phone aren’t of me, so I am not worried.  They think because they give you a stipend they own your phone and can tell you how and where it can be used.  At the end of the day they are out of the business of owning phones and it’s still my personal device, which I elect to use for work in addition to personal use.  I will install what I want, take photos of anything and use my phone as I deem fit.  If they don’t like it then stop paying me to use the phone,it’s pretty simple.  This is the whole reason why I would rather carry 2 devices.  1 for personal and I can keep my expectation of privacy.  1 for work that I know has no expectation of privacy.  I have the option of getting a 2nd device and paying for it but carrying two devices is a pain in the ass, not to mention the cost.  Sure 1 of the phone bills would be paid for.  I would still have to fork out the money for a new device and I just don’t think that is fair or practical.  For all I know they are spying on me now and keep track of my every movement, they already know the contents of my phone.  It’s all pretty much a given when you turn it on for work.  You have to agree to terms and conditions that pop up – but no one ever reads that stuff, you just tap agree and with that there goes your right to privacy.  BYOD is a big win for business but I think a big loss for the individual.  If they would create a wall that would separate business from personal, that would be awesome.  I of course can’t complain or I risk putting my job in jeopardy and why in the world would I want to do that?  So I just go on with my life and use my phone as I see fit, until work says there is a problem and then I will deal with it from there.  I don’t really think anyone is spying on me or is tracking my movements, but if they are they will soon find out how boring my life truly is.  Not to mention the fact that I am gay, which isn’t a huge secret it’s just part of my life that I chose to not share at work. 

Tonight’s dinner will be Rotisserie Turkey from Stouffer’s Fit & Healthy, I hope it’s just as good as last night.  I will be having cake as well.  The children will get their fair share of food and treats.  I just hope Marv is feeling better by the time I get home.  I worry about him and well all of them when they aren’t feeling well.  Bear is just a constant worry given his health.  They are part of what makes coming home enjoyable, even if they are work and cost me money.  I still very much enjoy their company and companionship. 

Have you reserved your copy of Windows 10?  Are you going to upgrade?  I have my copies reserved and in talking with a friend he seems to think Microsoft is making the product free if you upgrade within the first year but after that you will have to pay for it if you want to upgrade.  My take is that they are giving us the product free for the 1st year, then subsequent years will charge us for it.  I think eventually the OS model will follow cloud computing and cloud based subscription services, if you want to use it and have the latest then you will have to pay the subscription fee.  Now that is my take and I have no advanced knowledge but it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if something like this unfolds.  It’s like leading the sheep to the slaughter, we all buy into it and presto – changeo they flip a switch and were all screwed.  This most likely won’t happen with Windows 10 but eventually down the line I predict that it will.  I am kind of on the fence about the upgrade, I’d like to see it and feel it but not sure that I want to own it just yet.  What I have works quite well for me and I don’t want to mess it up or have other software that ceases to work because of the upgrade, but that is always a risk you take for upgrading.  

Well I guess I should get some real work done.  I’ve got to finish up a configuration and then work on installing the equipment.  The person doesn’t start until next week but it’s always nice to be ahead of the game.  You never know when they will sneak another new person in.  Lately they have been coming in quickly with no advance knowledge.  I think were at the end but you just never know.  I know we will have 1 person leaving next month because they are just here for the summer.  Outside of that I think that it will be stable from a manpower perspective.  Y’all take care, I hope all is well in your world and that your doing awesome.  Talk with you all again soon!

Calm Monday

What’s up party people?  Today is a rather calm Monday, I think lots of people are trying to get their feet working again as we embark on a full week.  It seems foreign after having the extra day off and while it went by slow it seems like a blur to me now.  It was a fun and productive weekend.  Laundry and most of the Trash stuff was done on Friday.  My car got looked at.  Did grocery and pet food shopping on Sunday as well as Vacuuming the house.  Cleaned out both vehicles.  Spent time with friends and chatted, had some good food for a change.  Shame every weekend can’t be 3 days and as nice as this one. 

Last night I ripped some CD’s into iTunes so that I could carry them with me.  I had a bright idea to do every CD in my collection but that would literally take me months, so I don’t think that will happen anytime soon.  It’s a nice idea but just seems impractical.  I worked out a network issue with my phone at home.  I love to watch YouTube and reality type videos.  My problem was when I played them at home, I had to switch to LTE because my wifi sucked.  It would start out playing and then pause and sit there while it tried to catch up.  It was super annoying.  So I configured my router to give my iPhone priority and I also changed the channels that I broadcast on.  It was set to Auto but I picked a channel.  Generally higher is better, but you have to play around with it to figure out where you get the best bang in your home.  Now I can start a video and it’s just like I am on LTE but I am using WIFI.  I have checked my other devices and performance isn’t a problem.  I can still watch stuff from my Roku’s w/o any problem. 

In cleaning out what used to be my late partners vehicle I found a cassette tape.  Rather odd because there is no tape deck in the car.  I wondered what is on here.  I fired up what used to be his stereo in the house and it’s a conversation with an Oncologist of when he had his Rectal Cancer.  I guess my head was in the clouds.  I listened to the tape and learned a lot.  First originally he had Stage 1 but with Radiation it grew and he quickly was in Stage 3.  The highest stage you can get is 4.  They gave him really good odds.  It was nice to hear his voice.  The doctor made a tape like that for each new patient.  That way if you couldn’t remember what he said or if a loved one had questions, you could refer to the tape.  It was a nice and thoughtful thing to do.  I remembered back to when he was dealing with that and how I thought it was going to be the end of the world.  It wasn’t, but it did change our relationship forever.  We became stronger and also seemed to fight a little more because well it affected our sex life negatively.  Still we both made it and there was hope that they could prolong his life but that in the end Cancer would rob him eventually of his life.  Turns out they were dead wrong.  No pun intended. 

My mother wanted to go out for lunch on Saturday or Sunday but that didn’t happen.  I had my plans with friends on Saturday and Sunday was my recovery day.  I did call her and was going to ask her about supper but she told me that my brother was home, so I didn’t bother mentioning anything.  We had a very short lived conversation, which was fine by me. 

No more Nurse Jackie, that is done.  Last Week Tonight took a break.  So I was left with finding something to watch.  I started watching from the start the series Baby Daddy.  It’s very interesting how things all came together.  I watch it now because of the hunky guys but there is a good story there.  Melissa Peterman is kind of funny as well.  I am no where caught up and will watch more episodes tonight and throughout the week.  There is plenty there to keep me busy for a while. 

Found out this morning on the news that they are going to be doing construction on the Freeway I take to and from work.  They are taking it from 3 lanes in each direction down to 2 lanes.  Plus we will have some re-routes which will make for a much longer commute.  They say to plan an extra 30 minutes but I think it’s more like an hour.  I guess that depends upon how things go.  Traffic is hella light this week because I think lots of folks took this week off in combination with the holiday last week, makes for a great time to get away.  Next week it will be hella slow and messy.  Not looking forward to that. 

I am on my own here with 2 of my fellow IT coworkers out, but that isn’t a problem.  I’ve managed without them before and I am sure I will be just fine.  It is actually nice having peace and quiet.  I put both of their phones in DO NOT DISTURB mode this morning so I wouldn’t hear them ringing off the hook.  Despite telling people your out, they forget and still call in hopes that you will answer the phone.  Then they hear the out of office message and give up.

Looking forward to supper because Stouffers came out with this Fit N Healthy Meal.  I got a couple of them, one of them is Mexican and I think that is what I will call dinner tonight.  Last night I had California Pizza Kitchen (frozen) White Pizza.  It was pretty good, but not enough Spinach for me. 

That’s all I know.  I’ve got an emergency infected computer coming in so I need to get ready to deal with that.  Fun stuff for a Monday.  Car is still riding somewhat similar to last week but only in certain places, so maybe it’s the road or maybe it’s the tires.  Either way I will give it sometime and we shall see what happens.  Thus far no additional news in the Bankruptcy, which is good.  I will keep you all posted.  Now off to save the world or something like that.  Have fun!

Magical Day

I was a little late leaving the office yesterday, but still managed to leave early as we were told we could.  I made my way to the tire shop and I was furious when I left.  I was turned away because they were ‘too busy’ and I was invited to come back today and ‘camp out’ they would get to me as soon as possible and it sounded like a break problem to them not a tire problem.  I called some other shops and every one was full up because of the holiday.  What to do? 

I did what I do best, I put it in a letter and faxed it to the president of the tire shop (they are a chain store) and then hand delivered a copy to the store manager this morning.  I went to Steak N Shake to grab a bite to eat for breakfast and while I was eating my food, the phone rang.  I just knew it would.  The manager was pretty upset that I was treated as shitty as I was.  He took my car out for a road test and then came back.  He told me that he had his guys looking at it.  Turns out one tire was slightly out of balance.  They also adjusted the air pressure.  The alignment was dead on center.  Turns out that when they align the tires they force your car to go to the right so that if you loose consciousness it goes in the ditch and doesn’t collide into another vehicle.  Unless you so happen to be in the fast lane on the interstate/freeway then your going into who ever is next to you. 

After the guys were done making the adjustments, the manager and I went out for a test drive.  I still felt the vibration and told him about it.  He told me that the tires need time to break in and that I should drive it more.  That is more typical with performance tires' and not typical at all with touring tires, which is what I have.  He was pleased with the ride but did tell me he didn’t drive the car every day.  Once we were done I headed out on the highway and drove normal speed which is 70mph for me.  The car preformed exactly the same as it did earlier in the week.  At this point I can only attribute this to the tires needing to be broken in.  I got a free oil change coupon out of the deal for the inconvenience.  I would rather have had the job done right the first time.  After all we are all time poor!

This afternoon I went to see Magic Mike XXL.  Only $9.05 which I didn’t think was bad at all.  There was at least one other gay guy in the theater with me.  He was two rows down for me.  While he wasn’t my time, I did think about making a move just to see how it would turn out.  However, I resisted because he wasn’t my type.  I was surrounded by women.  When we got close to the end of the movie, one lady started screaming.  I think she might have had an orgasm.  It was loud and I thought to myself Gay Porn is way hotter than this.  The only guy that I really liked was Channing Tatum and he was the reason why I went to see the movie in the first place.  It took me back to when the 1st Magic Mike came out and me and my late partner went.  It was more entertaining and much more of a good time for me.  Mostly because he was there.  This afternoon as we made our way back to our cars the screamer was identified, not that it was any big deal to me.  She was just happy to see a nearly naked man.  As for me no screaming, I was hot and sleepy – it took every ounce to stay awake.  The movie plot was boring to me.  Not a waste of time or money because I did see some good looking guys but that was it. 

To top off my afternoon I decided to get a bite to eat.  My problem was deciding on where to go.  I went where I was last Friday.  Cracker Barrel.  The new guy that I have a crush on was my cashier.  He asked me if I needing anything to go.  I was going to make a comment but there were people around and I just responded with a no.  He is fuckin’ cute and I just can’t help myself.  Perhaps next time I will be able to ask. 

Then it was time for some gas for the car and a car wash.  We have had so much rain but my car was dirty.  I went to a cheap wash so they didn’t do a superb job, but there is more rain on the way so I figured why invest big bucks in a wash when the work will fade away.  Now my car gets to rest for 2 whole days.  Then it’s back to the vibrating bumpy grind for 5 long days. 

I fed the children and watched some TV.  I got sleepy and my neck was bothering me.  Eventually I passed out.  Then my mother called up and tried to guilt me into taking her out to lunch this weekend.  That didn’t work to well for her.  She asked me if I called any of the numbers she gave me.  I told her that she was delusional and that she only gave me a website.  Oh yeah that’s what I meant.  I looked it up and said that it was a cult, they practice abstinence.  It’s okay to be gay and have sexual attraction to other guys but just don’t act on it.  I didn’t want to be apart of something like that.  It was a very short lived conversation, not much for either of us to talk about.  If I would have told her that I had the day off she would have jumped me for not coming over.  Yeah, well I have shit to do as well.  I mean we all have our lives to live.  That sounds very close to something my brother has said, but it’s true. 

Once I was done with that wonderful experience, I headed off to the kitchen to visit my two best friends … Ben & Jerry.  I ate Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream.  It was so damn good that I ate the whole quart, which was not my intention.  However, can’t undo that.  Momma (the cat) helped me polish it off.  Her daughters wanted some but she gave them hell and they quickly went away.  No justice – No peace for Momma.  Someone is always stealing her thunder.  She lets her children eat before she will and if she digs in it’s just for a couple bites.  Then when they are done, she will move in.  It’s been that way since day 1, she is just the best momma anyone could ever ask for. 

My friend called and BBQ is on for tomorrow at 3p, which means we won’t eat until 4p if were lucky.  I am going to be wearing my rainbow flag shirt just to see if I get any reaction.  I am proud of the shirt and enjoy wearing it.

I am going to enjoy myself and relax before life goes back to normal all too quickly.  The final bit of good news is that my check came in from the Warranty company today.  Very happy to have that in the bank!  Bring on the rest of my money!

You all take care and have a safe weekend.  If your in the US Happy 4th, make sure to get your firecracker off.  :-)

Early departure

Well the cat’s out of the bag.  Were closing 2 hours early as I had thought.  This is perfect because it will give me the time to go by the tire place and see if its all in my head or if there is in fact something wrong. 

It’s been a semi crazy day.  Started out with rain on the way to work, slow commute but still arrived early.  Got a normal parking place.  The phones are dead because everyone is out partying so not many calls.  Were all in holiday mode around here.  I didn’t get lunch because I was helping someone and got sucked into a huge problem.  Then the user got snippy with me.  I was just trying to fix the problem, not my fault they didn’t like the solution.

One more hour and 30 minutes then I will be on my way to get my rubbers checked.  Then in holiday mode.  Going to try to get a jump on laundry and cleaning since I think I might be out with friends on Saturday afternoon.  If it doesn’t come together, well then at least it will be one less thing on my plate.  Monday is going to suck – back to 5 days again.  Good news is the concert will be coming up the following week so I will get 2 days off in the middle of the week.  Then I have to work Saturday.  Ugh. 

Be safe and I will talk with you all again soon.

Moore Good News

My friend responded and is receptive to getting together.  Unfortunately he said later this summer.  To which I responded and said that I would contact him about a Saturday in August.  It will be interesting seeing him.  I didn’t say anything about this being a date.  I will bring up sexuality and it will depend upon his reaction as to how I proceed.  By that I mean I will tell him that I am gay – as if he hasn’t already figured that out.  Still it will be good to make it clear.  Then I hope that I have a clear idea of how to proceed. 

I don’t think of it as a date but it could easily turn into that, depending upon what he says.  So perhaps things will look up for me.  I am still looking – sort of like with a job.  Until you found what you want and know it’s a sure thing there is no reason to stop.

All I can say is keep the good news flowing I love it and not to sound snobbish but I think it’s about fucking time!  Back to the salt mine. 

Good News

I got a call from my boss a short time ago, right before lunch.  She was calling to talk to me about my performance review and communicated my pay raise.  I got what I consider to be a very healthy raise and in addition to that she put me in for a bonus award, which was approved.  So I will be getting a nice extra check.  My raise is effective today so my next check will look pretty sweet.  I am working my way back up to where my pay was with the job before I worked for the miser.  While I am not 100% happy I would say that overall I am 90 to 95 % happy and see no reason to leave.  Apparently I am highly appreciated and lots of folks like me.  It’s not just fluff, they meant it and my paycheck proves it.  I could use more good news like this on a much more frequent basis. 

I sent the message I talked about yesterday to my friend.  Thus far no response.  It doesn’t appear that he has read it.  I am guessing he doesn’t get on Facebook that much.  This is a situation where I need to be patient and I like more instant answers.  I shall wait as I tap my fingers.

I caught up with a couple friends on the phone last night.  Looks like there might be a weekend get together at the ‘chef’s’ house.  I hope he cooks my burger well enough that it’s not still mooing at me.  I am waiting to hear back on details which probably won’t come together until tomorrow or worse case Friday.

Right now I am still on cloud 9 from my bosses phone call.  It’s like my mind is blank.  Today has been a hectic day lots to do.  We have hired even more people.  I am running out of equipment so I will get to send up the smoke signal and fight to get more.  I think that after my efforts of yesterday the equipment person will be much more willing to help me, since I helped him out. 

Traffic today was a breeze and I suspect that tomorrow the commute will be even lighter.  I really hope that they let us go early I am kind of anxious to get my tires looked at.  I still feel the vibration on occasion.  Maybe it has something to do with the new design of the tire, but once it’s checked out and I have some answers I will be able to rest easy.  I depend a lot of my car and if it can’t take me where I need to be, that is a huge problem.  I also don’t want to do anything to damage it.  I will say traveling the highway / freeway as much as I do lots of things come flying at the windshield.  Something hit the windshield on my way home yesterday.  I don’t see any obvious crack but it sounded horrible.  I think I will be replacing the windshield again soon.  Right now all is okay.  Funny how your paycheck increases and then something comes along to take your pay raise away from you. 

I had some issues sleeping last night.  I had a horrible dream that we had a Ransomware attack spread through the network and it would be days before we would be back up and running.  However, all of my coworkers were from previous jobs in the dream.  It looked like we were going to be closed for a few days.  Not that I would mind that, but anything technology related that would close us would be something that eventually caused heartburn for me.  Not looking to add to my problems. 

Marv slept with me last night and Gator cried outside the door in the middle of the night so I had to let her in.  She doesn’t like to let daddy sleep.  When it starts to get close but not quite the time to get up she senses it and starts crying.  Good luck sleeping through that.  I got out of bed and just rolled along with the morning routine.  Fudge!  I wasn’t happy about it but it wasn’t worth trying to get back to sleep.  I woke up around 3 am and had problems getting back to sleep.  I guess eventually I must have dosed off but man it took forever.  I am kind of wiped out and my neck hurts.  I think it might just be time for new pillows.  Usually that is one of the signs I get.  Neck ache is no fun. 

Wow just about time to head back to the old salt mine.  I need to check and see if my lab work results are available, before I get side tracked.  Talk with you all again soon.  I hope your having a good day.