Changes

I hope you like what I did with the template. Before anyone asks the photo is NOT me. It’s Brandon Wooten who is better known as Wooty Booty or by his former porn name Ashton Webber. Hence the name Wooty Booty he’s known for his ass and it’s perfect in my opinion. The kid is also mega hung, but he’s a bottom, at least he was in porn! I did subscribe to his Just For Fans channel for a few months but the content didn’t appeal to me. When he was younger, he wasn’t all tatted up. I am not a huge fan of marking up one’s body but if it’s kept to a minimum it’s fine. He does wear all of his tattoos well; they just don’t appeal to me. I chose the photo because he is waving hello and I thought that was a unique way to welcome visitors. The template (which doesn’t include any photos) is a Blogger theme that I changed some of the colors. Back in the day I used to change the title photos and themes on a regular basis but eventually that proved to be too much work and I stopped. Considering that were in a new year and the month is ½ way over with I thought why not. I found the photo when I was doing some research for a potential post. Once I saw the photo, I abandoned my research and shifted into modifying the blog. I’m a little board and this was a nice escape.

Today was a sleep in and relax day. I did nothing but venture out to get the mail and cat food. The weather is just cold here. Roads are clean but I just wasn’t in the mood to travel. I’ve still got 2 days left in this extended weekend, so perhaps I will squeeze it in. I’m thinking about tomorrow.

My Furry Gator has enjoyed having her human around. She has cuddled with me for a good portion of the day. She is still eating food like a vacuum cleaner, so I am all too happy to put it out for her. I just wish the frequency would slow a bit.

I’ve been watching YouTube videos on belly fat and how to get rid of it. I stumbled across a couple of unique videos about taking cold showers, it has nothing to do with weight loss. It’s about getting outside of your comfort zone.

I also took time to look up my tire size and shopped for new tires. It’s kind of depends on what you’re looking for but it can be really cheap or really expensive. I’ve got touring tires which is mean for just riding around and they have low noise and aid in gas mileage. The other type of tire is performance and that is not going to help with gas mileage and won’t provide a quiet ride. I didn’t make any decision or place any orders, just wanted to see what options I had. Oddly enough the same tire that I have was one of the recommended tires that I install. The warranty on the tire is 50,000 miles and I haven’t gotten anywhere close to that. More like 20,000, which is horrible considering they were a little over $300 per tire.

That’s all I know at the moment. Take care and I will talk with you peeps again soon!

Size Matters

Hello again friends, we made it to Friday! Yesterday was semi-productive for me. I made it to the doctor’s office, the nurse drew my blood and I only got stuck once. She had to dig a bit to find the vein and that hurt like hell but this is the first time that I only got stuck once. I had the uncomfortable conversation with the doctor and he actually told me that there are injectables that work much better, have been around longer and probably cost less. I’ve heard porn stars rave about them but the idea of a needle is a turn off for me, but I am curious enough to want to try it just once. I did my research and injectables or pills for ED are not covered by my insurance. They used to be years ago but like everything insurance formularies change. There are plenty of 3^rd party services that offer help for whatever you are seeking but you have to read the fine print. You could be signing up for monthly subscription to speak with a physician at the rate of $30 that doesn’t include the medicine or shipping. It feels a bit odd putting this information out there for the world. I know that lots of guys suffer from ED and it makes me feel super old. We agreed to table this for now as I strongly feel it’s situational. My unit is functional but I just can’t be as active with it as I’d like. I also strongly feel that the added weight gain contributes to the problem. Oddly enough I forgot to ask about low-T but the symptoms that I have kind of fit low testosterone levels. Believe it or not you can get testosterone mail order and it too is an injection but it’s subcutaneous, I could easily do that because it just goes under the skin. However, the idea of needles doesn’t appeal to me. Also, if you’re on testosterone you have to be closely monitored for the first year and if I went around my doctor, I know that he would be quite unhappy. I don’t want to gamble with my health or play doctor because that can lead to serious consequences. Just leaving things alone is probably the best, but it does weigh on me and that causes other issues like sleepless nights.

I did voice concerns that I kind of feel like I am going insane being confined to home and he told me that he's heard more complaints of that recently. You would have thought we would have all complained months ago but since this pandemic continues to linger so does working from home. My weight is really up there and I am not happy about that either. It’s odd how weight can affect so many aspects of your daily life.

We spoke about the COVID vaccine and turns out I did the right thing by registering with my local health department as they are in charge of distribution. You can’t just pop in at your local doctor’s office and get the shot. The health department will probably tell you visit a local pharmacy when it’s your turn, so I will be waiting on that. The BIG thing is no one knows how long the vaccine lasts and just because you get the shots doesn’t mean that your immune it just lessens your chance of contracting it. Time will eventually tell the efficacy. Also, don’t throw away your masks as they will be around for a very long time. Just because you get the shots doesn’t mean you can stop wearing a mask. This is one fine mess were all in. I hope with new leadership that we can get on top of this and get better containment and control so that we don’t have to live our lives wondering if we were exposed or if we might have COVID. I think working from home will be the norm for the bulk of this year as well but I will be along for the ride just like the rest of you, so we shall see what the future holds. Let’s hope that it’s brighter and better!

After the doctor I decided to hit up Best Buy. I have been wanting to get a new mouse for the longest time and have been obsessing over gaming mice because they are supposed to be better. Considering I have a gaming keyboard the RGB lighting would pair well. Sadly, Best Buy’s stock was raided and there were only a few choices. I picked the Viper Elite by Razer which is an ambidextrous mouse. I saw it on line and knew that I wouldn’t like it but what I wanted they didn’t have, so I gambled. Turns out I was right and I returned it today. I now have a Logitech Mx Master 3 ($99) which is a productivity mouse. Logitech has been my brand of choice for keyboards & mice for a while. Having a Razer keyboard ($200 – Huntsman Elite) and a different brand mouse doesn’t sit terribly well with me, I like things to match and be consistent. However, there is no hard & fast rule that it has to be that way. My primary mouse before this change was a Logitech M705, which is still working to this day. It’s been several years and I wanted something larger. I hear the jokes now about me being a size queen. What can I say bigger is better for several things. A computer mouse, a bank account, a vehicle, a sandwich and of course a penis! If your curious about computer mice or keyboards I suggest watching YouTube videos as they can be helpful in making a decision, as that is what helped me.

I also had my first Steak N Shake in almost a year. The drive thru line moved way faster than I ever anticipated because they make everything fresh. As per usual my order was messed up and I didn’t get what I wanted but I also wasn’t charged. All of that grease didn’t set terribly well with my stomach, but damn it tasted so good. Egg, Cheese, Bacon, Burger, Lettuce & Tomato. I wanted a bowl of chili but wound up with a cup instead, which oddly was for the best.

Just as I pulled in the driveway the phone rang and it was work, there was a crisis and someone needed my help. It was only a phone call so I got to eat and talk at the same time. This lingered on for longer than I wanted it to. I also got to deal with more of a mess today, again by phone – I never logged in or was on my computer. I have checked mail periodically on my phone. There is some catchup work to do and I found out that we have to go back to punching a time card, regardless of our exemption status which I think is bullshit. There will be lots of overtime for me but will I get paid for it? Nope because I am salaried so a time card is a moot point and I am going to object but I will still follow the rules, that is if my memory remembers. I think this is just office politics and I despise them like all politics.

Today I made it to Target as well and got everything on my list and a few things that weren’t. I spent way too much money but it was mostly on Cat Litter. My baby should be well supplied in that area. She’s still needy and crabby. She made me come up earlier this afternoon because she wanted to sleep curled up in my lap. She traps me in my chair to the point where I can’t move so I wind up falling asleep as well.

I treated myself for supper and had Cracker Barrel. What a horrible idea that was. I had Haddock for supper because it was the only fish on the menu and it was horrible. Let’s hope that my pancakes taste much better when I have them for breakfast. It was a 2 birds 1 stone kind of thing. We are in the middle of a winter storm with ice and snow. It wasn’t horrible before the sun went down but now is when I anticipate that it will get bad. I still need to grab the mail and cat food tomorrow. I also am thinking of traveling for pizza, but that will all depend upon road conditions, given the state of my tires. Grocery store on Sunday and I have no idea what I will be doing on Monday but I know that I will be wishing for one more day off for sure.

I hope that you have a safe, fun and enjoyable weekend regardless if it’s 2 or 3 days. Talk with you peeps again soon!

Wonky Wednesday

Most people have a day of the week they dislike. Mine has always been Monday but I am starting to give consideration to change that to Wednesday. Strange things happen on this day of the week. We had another abnormal situation occur today at work. Just when you think all is quiet is usually when these types of situation crop up. I got roped into it by accident but it all pays the same. I will be on call next week and hope seriously that nothing bad, strange, dramatic and/or drastic occurs. A nice normal quiet week would be fine with me!

On to my vehicle. I was right the battery in fact was bad. It took 24 hours for the dealer to determine that. They had to run it through some “testing” for warranty purposes. I don’t get it I can pull up to an auto parts store and they can check my battery and within a matter of minutes they can tell me if there is an issue. I get the manufacturer doesn’t want to pay for anything they don’t have to but neither does the customer. As for the rest of the vehicle I should get tires soon, according to the dealer. Funny thing is the measurements they obtained today are the same exact measurements they obtained 7 months ago (May) when the vehicle was in for its last service appointment. It’s not like I am racking up miles but if I were then tires would have come into the picture sooner. Certainly, when life resumes normal and I have to commute I will keep the thought of new tires in the back of my mind. Rubber is expensive. I filed a warranty claim with the manufacturer of the tires and wound up putting the same tire right back on. Funny thing is that I saw in a YouTube video days ago that if you have problems with a tire manufacturer you should move on and not put the same tires back on the vehicle. However, the warranty claim saved me some money. I really love this vehicle like I have no other car. Money is money and when a vehicle starts gobbling up bunches of money regardless of the connection or the love you have for it, it’s time to call it a day and move on. The tires help add fuel to the new car fever I have and that is motivation to get something new. Only time will tell what I will do. For now, I am going to keep driving it and not worry about tires, as they are only in the yellow portion. In case you’re not familiar you have a color code system Green, Yellow and Red. If you’re in the red it requires immediate attention. Provided I do put tires on it I will purchase them from a tire store vs the dealer and I will choose a different manufacturer and probably not mess with another warranty claim, even though I clearly have another one. I watch the tire pressure and make sure it’s exact on a frequent basis, driving to work or not. I really don’t get how this keeps happening.

Tomorrow is the big Doctors visit. I am a bit apprehensive which is abnormal but were going to be talking about sexual function and that is just an odd discussion. I really don’t want to walk out of his office with a script for a blue pill or to see Alice as I think what I am dealing with has more to do with situational awareness and the weight I have gained. Thankfully my organ is still functional it’s just not what it used to be. Sort of like my car when I bought it 4 years ago vs now. Maybe all I need is some rubber. Seriously, I hope that there isn’t a sign that something greater is at play. I had also hoped to have the results from my DNA testing that I did. It was projected for early January a few weeks ago and when I login to the portal it’s still pending. They have my sample it’s just a matter of getting the results. Not only am I eager to know what they can find but I am interested in the health reports to be able to share them with my doctor. I hate hurry up and wait but I really have no other choice.

I am looking forward to the drive over, listening to the sound of the open road and of course my music. Speaking of which I enjoy something from most but not all types of music. Country isn’t something I am into heavily but there are a few catchy tunes. I was saddened to learn that K.T. Oslin (a country singer) passed away a few weeks ago. I enjoy a good portion of her music. I discovered her music when I was much younger because of a co-worker. It’s funny how different people bring different things to the table and introduce them to you, but that is part of the joy of life. Variety is truly the spice of life.

The furry Gator has been needy and a bit crabby, but were getting along because I think we both realize we need the other one. I was super drowsy this afternoon and went to take a nap. She was sleeping in her bed and she woke up and it took a few minutes but she joined me in bed. I was expecting her and we slept together for a half hour. Then I woke up and she was all crabby because she missed lunch. I came upstairs early this morning and never bothered to wake her, normally she hears me regardless of how quiet I try to be. I got bored with watching TV so I came back down since she is currently napping again in her bed. She has a routine just like me and I know it all too well. Food before bed, some water crying and then cuddle time with dad.

I hope that all is well in your world. Politics are starting to scare me a bit and I think I will be a bit more at ease after the inauguration. It’s all gotten way to far out of hand and right now I don’t see a way to put the bulls back in the barn but hopefully with time they will calm down and come home on their own. Hopefully, that makes sense.

Take care and enjoy the remainder of the week. I am going to try to enjoy my time away from the office, even though I have to login and run that silly report. I really wish vacation or time off was exactly that and there was no interaction with work whatsoever but I suppose that would be a perfect world. Talk with you all again soon!

 

Younger Men by K.T. Oslin

Unprecedented week

No doubt that you have seen the events that transpired on Wednesday in Washington DC. It was something that I have never seen before and nothing that I ever thought would occur in my lifetime. At the time of writing this it’s Thursday evening. There are calls for the 25^th Amendment and/or Impeachment. Growing up I heard that you should never talk about 3 things … politics, sex and religion. I never understood about politics that is until President Trump was elected. My opinion is that he has proven to be less than Presidential and that he should be removed and replaced as quickly as possible. Leaving him in power to finish out his term is too great of a risk to take, since he is unstable who knows what else might happen. What I think will happen is that he will be allowed to remain in office and finish out his term. I think after his term is finished or come the time, he is no longer in power that he will flee the country and go into hiding to avoid the massive criminal cases that are no doubt being built against him. While I don’t think he is the antichrist I think that he is close to it and for sure evil.

Today I had the strangest incident occur in my career. We had a person report that their computer was hacked and then become verbally belligerent and refuse to cooperate with anyone who reached out to try to help. Taking it a step further the person would just spout off and then hang up. We had no clue as to what truly happened and started digging into it. Long story short turns out there was no hack but rather human error. Rather than admit that a mistake was made the person stuck behind their original story even when we had irrefutable proof of what had occurred to the contrary. The thought that entered my mind is, wow this person must be a Trump supporter. Cry and claim your being attacked but have no proof and whatever is shown to you to refute your claim, you respond by calling it fake news. This person I determined to be bat shit crazy did the stupidest thing ever and got all of upper management involved and said that we were not trying to help. Unless there was some medical condition at play, I think this person will at a maximum be fired and at a minimum be talked to. This was the most screwed up thing I have seen and I have seen a lot. We spent hours on this and if we had cooperation and less drama it would have been a 15-minute phone call and we would have been done.

In other news I bought a battery charger, not that I needed one because I had one already. I bought it because it was more modern and simplistic to use. When you hook it up you get a voltage reading of the battery. Then if you elect to charge you get progress readings as to the percentage of the charging cycle. There isn’t an estimate of completion but for $35 I think it was money well spent. I easily was able to confirm that my battery is toast and needs to be replaced. I scheduled service which was mildly difficult but they will be here next week to pickup the vehicle and take it in. While it’s there I told them to change the oil even though I am at 30% might as well save a step. The best part is that the battery and/or anything else that is wrong will be covered by the factory warranty. I’ve got 5 thousand miles left or until 09-11 before the warranty expires. While my vehicle is in great shape, I am eager to buy a new one. I don’t know why but a couple years after I lost my spouse, I got a mad case of new car fever and it calms down and flares up. No kidding but 6 months after I bought what I own I was ready to trade. I have never been a vehicle guy but things and people change. What I drive now is a luxury vehicle and ever since I got a taste of amenities that I never had before, I don’t want to give them up but instead want more. I do realize that drives the price up and like my late grandmother said the more bells and whistles you have the likelier you are to see those bells and whistles break. I take care of most of the things I own because they are special to me and I want them to last. Although admittedly I am in a bit over my head when it comes to my home, all the more reason why I want to sell and move to something smaller and more my style. Perhaps that will happen but I don’t have high hopes or plans of that right now.

My little furry friend has been extra bossy and crabby this week. I have been watching her face and it looks like one side is slightly inflamed. I took a peek at it last night and she permitted that. Honestly, I was scared of what I was going to find but it appears that she has some swelling and redness around the gum of one of her fangs. It doesn’t seem to bother her but since her sister had oral cancer that is what is foremost in my mind. I know that she is old and dying, but I want to maximize the amount of time that I have with her. Her appetite has also picked up even more than it was already, I hope that it slows down a bit. I don’t want her to stop eating just slow down a little bit. If she should lose her appetite it will be difficult to get her going again, just based on family history. I’ve been successful with her departed family members most but not all of which at some point stopped eating. I worry a lot about her but the fact remains that I can only control so much and that at some point she will die. I know that each day brings us closer to that point in time but at the same time I hope that she is like the Energizer Bunny and she keeps on going for a couple more years. The really difficult part for her will be when life goes back to normal and I have to return to the office. She is so clingy and demanding to be by my side that I fear she will go into depression and that might be the beginning of the end. I would like to quit my job but my creditors wouldn’t be too happy with me and I wouldn’t be able to survive long term so I have to work until that winning lottery ticket comes my way.

Next week will be a short one for me, 3 days to work and then 5 days off. Two of those days are vacation, two are weekend days and One of them is a holiday. Not a bad deal 2 for the price of 5. I for sure won’t want to go back to work after having a long stretch off. My co-worker who is about to be a new father found out that we offer 12 weeks of paid leave. You don’t have to use any vacation days but you do fall under FMLA so that if you exhaust the 12 weeks and still have to take time, you will need to find a new job. With FMLA you can piece meal it, you don’t have to take all 12 weeks in a row. However, as part of the benefit that is offered for parental leave you have to take the last 6 weeks in a row or you forfeit them. It is going to be rough when he is out. We talk every work day for at least an hour if not more. We have what I consider to be a friendship and he is my primary outlet right now during lock down. Not having that interaction on a daily basis will be difficult to adjust to and I know that I will be calling him just to check in, if only for 5 or 10 minutes.

I don’t know about you but thus far what I have seen of 2021 I am ready to ask for my money back and move on to 2022. That is honestly when I think the largest part of the pandemic will be truly behind us and when all 12 months of the year will be back to business as usual or more normal. I think that this year still holds some joy but there will be an awful amount of pain until the pandemic is under better control. I saw a meme on social media that said we should let Amazon deliver the vaccine. If you’re a Prime Member you get 2 days service and if you’re not then you have to wait 2 days longer but in the course of a month, we could have a good percentage of the population immunized. While that is humorous there often is a lot of truth in humor.

We made it to the weekend. Friday night into the early part of Saturday I woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep for a few hours. Then a couple hours after I got back to sleep the cat woke me up because she was hungry. I had little energy on Saturday to get moving as I had wanted to, so I slept a good portion of the day and by the afternoon I was in full gear but I didn’t set out to accomplish what I wanted, just covered the basics of getting the mail and cat food. I had to scrounge for food from the freezer but I didn’t starve. I really wanted to go out and then I found that White Castle has a sloppy joe slider. Wow I have been so hungry for sloppy joe’s it is almost worth going to grab some but as per usual I talked myself out of it. I spent the evening watching YouTube videos. I came across Mark Rober the guy who designed the ultimate glitter bomb to combat package theft. I watched that. Then found a video on his page where he surprised a 12-year-old boy who had a rare form of brain cancer with an epic 13th birthday party after his cancer treatment was done. That’s when I experienced a new emotion where I cried and laughed at the same time. I challenge you to watch the video (which I will post at the end of my ramblings) without expressing some form of emotion. I’m not saying your going to cry but you for sure have to smile or chuckle at the least. It was the best thing I saw in quite some time.

Sunday, I got up had breakfast and started watching TV. That was a huge mistake because the sugar wore off and I went back to bed. The cat and I had an epic cuddle & nap session where she just relaxed and stayed next to me until I actually woke up, which is rare. Normally she gets me to sleep and then abandons me. It was great but the day was getting away from me. I grabbed of all things a candy bar and a Mt. Dew and powered through getting dressed, reviewing what was on my phone and then shoving off to the grocery store. I was able to get some decent food and saw some eye candy to boot. It's still way too cold outside and while I wanted to visit a few other places I opted to go home. Since I know my vehicles battery is on its last legs I don’t want to get stranded somewhere. Plus, I will have ample time later this week to hit up those places as long as I still have the energy. I am working on getting my clothes through the dryer. Then I will wrangle with the trash and hope to cut my hair, shower and shave. Nothing terribly physically exhausting. I still have to do my work report and we have some people changing titles tomorrow so I have to process those changes today. Then it will be back to waiting on the cat and keeping her company until it’s time to finally see some good TV. Nancy Pelosi is doing an interview on 60 minutes. The Circus is back on Showtime, Shameless is on and the next episode of Your Honor is on. All of which will be far too much to consume in one night but it will give me some good entertainment for a couple days.

Here's hoping that this week is better than last and that I can actually accomplish all of the things that I have put off for way too long with my time off. Cheers!

 

I dare you to watch this without expressing any emotion!

364.24 days to go

Happy New Year! I didn’t manage to stay awake to ring in the new year or play America’s favorite past time game. What game? Is it gun shots or fireworks? I turned on my air purifier and fired up the white noise. Then fell into a slumber. Unfortunately, I was up several times during the night. The good news is that I was able to fall back asleep.

When I finally woke up around 9 or 10, I decided to make Cinnamon Rolls. I accidentally managed to keep two of them together so it made one large roll. It was good. I left them in the oven a bit long so the bottoms burnt, but the rest of them were good. I ate 3 (the large 2 in 1 and then 1 regular). I started watching Season 3 of Cobra Kai on Netflix. About an hour later I could feel the sugar wearing off. I grabbed a Diet Mt. Dew and consumed that, which bought me a little bit of time. I kept watching, it was really interesting. I like how they mixed parts of the original Karate Kid movie into the series. That took me back to when I too was a much younger man. Eventually I went back to bed and took a brief nap with my side kick in tow.

Once I woke up, we finished the series which turned out to be pretty good. I’m ready for Season 4 but who knows when that will be out.

I got the trash ready and pushed it out to the curb. Then came in and started my fun process of promoting people and running my silly report for work. That took a little bit of time and my sidekick has been meowing ever since I was down here. I stopped to feed her but that only bought me a few minutes of silence and then she was right back at it again. Eventually I ignored her and she quieted down. I finished up at work and opted to take a break. I went up to figure out what was for supper.

I had a Bacon, Ranch and Chicken bowl from Stouffers. I managed to get a steam burn on my thumb when I pulled it out of the oven. I don’t like burns at all but steam burns can be wicked. It’s calmed down but my thumb is inflamed and red. I took a break and watched some more of The Middle and my side kick managed to fall into a deep sleep. I turned the TV off and told her that I was headed back downstairs and she perked up, followed me downstairs like she was going to miss a train or a bus. Then proceeded to nag me to go back upstairs. I finally had enough and picked her up, which resulted in her scratching my arm as she flailed to get loose. I put her on the steps and then closed the door. Man, she turned on the tears then I finally had to go open the door and she has settled down.

I’ve come to the conclusion, which you probably arrived at long ago. I’m letting her walk all over me and she is taking full advantage of the situation. I don’t mind the endless amount of food but the constant meowing when I have to come downstairs is a bit much. She is the reason why I sit upstairs during the week hunched over a laptop. I’m much more comfortable and can work quicker & more efficiently if I am in front of my desktop, but her royal pain in the ass doesn’t want that. God forbid that I should be comfortable in my own home. I give her some leniency because she is the last one, she could still be grieving the loss of her brother. However, I need time for myself and time away from her in my own element (basement) is enjoyable. I want to ring her neck but she takes me to my boiling point quickly. I know someday I will miss her and long for that meow. Right now, though I long for some peace & quiet. I spend the bulk of the day with her, which probably explains why she so easily gets on my nerves.

My favorite part of the New Year is putting up my new male calendars. Nothing says Happy New Year like a sexy naked man. Now if I could just have one of those in my life that would be nice.

I have yet to pay bills which is my next task once I am done with this post. It’s not like me to delay that task I am on top of it but a couple days won’t hurt anything. Besides that, the money isn’t actually going anywhere until Monday morning.

How’s the weather in your neck of the woods? I’m in the middle of an ice storm today and I think snow will be moving in tomorrow. Crazy thing is I have to get out tomorrow to grab the mail and get cat food. I want to go for pizza again. They have a contest going where they passed out envelopes the month of December. You bring them back anytime in January and you get whatever prize is inside but the catch is the envelope has to be sealed. I’m not a lucky person but I would like the top prize which is $100 store credit. That will buy me a few pizzas. The weather will dictate if I travel for pizza. Otherwise, I will find something local, time for a change of pace.

All things considered the first day of 2021 hasn’t been too bad. Let’s hope that the days ahead bring lots of pleasure, laughter, orgasms, food and weight loss. Hopefully, this time next year my noisy side kick will still be with me and I will have expanded my friend list and maybe found a boyfriend to add to the list. I’m not holding my breath but at the same time I am not ruling anything out.

I hope that all is well for you and that your first day of the year has been enjoyable. Now on to paying bills or as I call it giving my money away. Then maybe surfing for some porn before I call it a night and head back up to be with the furry sidekick. I know that time can’t come fast enough for her. Once again, Happy New Year!

End of year thoughts

2020 was supposed to be the year that my life turned around. I really honestly felt that I would find love and that something really good would happen to me. Little did I, let alone any of us know that a pandemic would hit this year.

The worst thing that happened in my life this year was the loss of 2 of my cats. A friend that I never met in person died in the summer not due to COVID. I found out on Christmas Eve that I also lost a co-worker who passed away suddenly, this was not related to COVID. We weren’t close but we talked and she actually provided me some help. Death happens around us all the time but this year it seems to be one of the many things we hear about sadly all too often.

The best things that happened to me this year was being able to work from home and the rise in popularity of my blog. I know that I don’t often post about the greatest of things and that I am not a super star in the blogosphere, but everyone needs someone and I’m glad that our paths have crossed. This is mostly due to me visiting other blogs and leaving comments, the comments spark curiosity and interest and then people make a determination if they like you and want to link to you or if they would rather just move on. I have been fortunate enough to get a few sites to link to me and I am grateful for that. I return the love and I try to keep an eye out for those sites that continue to link to me so that I can continue the love.

I delayed plans to get a new vehicle in light of the pandemic, considering that I am not commuting like I normally do. This caused me to catch a break in that the vehicle that I wanted was a new model and had a recall due to a safety issue. I have plans to upgrade in 2021 but it will likely be later in the year. I hope that it’s financially feasible for me to do so. I know that vehicles are a horrible investment due to rapid depreciation and with the amount of normal driving I do it doesn’t make sense to lease.

With the restrictions in place and working from home, I am reminded more often than I care that I am all alone. I look forward to hopefully being able to make new friends and date when life returns to normal. Not to mention being able to hopefully drop some of this weight and hopefully fit back into my clothes more comfortably, that is if they still fit. I wear jeans and sweatpants but that’s not normal attire for the office.

While none of the dreams/desires I had for 2020 came true and it truly wasn’t my year, I have hope that 2021 will be better, not only for me but for everyone.

Don’t be afraid to leave a comment, I don’t bite and if you’d rather not have your comment posted say so and I will respect your privacy. While the world at large has made great strides with same sex relationships I realize that not everyone is accepting and that some people just feel uncomfortable or may not be out.

Stay safe and enjoy what is left of 2020. Happy New Year! Thanks again for your readership, it means a lot to me.

Merry Christmas

I hope that you have a very Merry Christmas. This is a holiday made to be with family but also for little kids. I remember how anxious I was as a child for Christmas and wondering what Santa would bring me. Once I found out who Santa really was that took all of the fun out of the holiday. Then as I grew older the gifts would eventually dwindle. My family would just exchange money. I called it the universal gift, everyone liked it. Eventually the gift giving would grind to a halt. Then it was fun to exchange gifts with my late spouse. We really enjoyed this time of year and being with each other. We missed our departed family members and would reflect on fond memories that we had. Now holidays are a surefire day that I am pretty much guaranteed to be depressed, simply because I am alone. Adding to the already long list two additional furry friends that passed this year. I miss the hustle and bustle of a busy house and seeing several small faces staring up at me. Now I am down to one and boy she has become quite the handful. She wants me by her side 24/7, I am barely allowed to take a bathroom break and when I disappear to the basement that really upsets her. I can only imagine that when I leave, she is equally as upset.

My friends invited me to dinner tomorrow but the invitation didn’t come until this afternoon. I hate the delay like they just expect because I am single that they can throw the invite out last minute because I won’t have plans. That never happened when there were two of us, we had an invite at least a week if not two ahead of time. I have no idea what is on the menu but I am hoping for a Honey Baked Ham. My guess is it will be the usual shitty standing rib roast or prime rib – both of which I hate. I understand that it’s expensive and that as a guest I can’t be picky but I am. They always set out appetizers which consist of pickles, olives, some type of dip, raw vegetables [carrots & celery] and triscuits. You don’t get offered anything to drink until you sit at the table for the main course. I am one of those people that can’t eat without having some type of liquid on standby. No drink, no eat for me. They have seen this enough times that you’d think they would get the hint but alas they don’t. I hope I don’t have to hear about their dead dogs, their neighbor’s dead dogs and his military service. Each time we get together I hear the same stories over and over again, its mind numbing. However, despite all of the things I don’t like it does beat being totally alone. I had originally planned to stay home and shut them out but they would think something is wrong and the next thing you know the police would be breaking down my back door because they would think I had finally taken my own life. Rather than risk that I opted to be available and respond to the text message I got. I hate communicating by text I would much rather have a phone call.

They are in for some treats from me. White Chocolate Snickers, Pecan Clusters [chocolate & caramel], Krispy Kreme Cinnamon Buns and some Muffins. I got all of these things with them in mind that I would be able to share during the holidays. The Krispy Kreme Cinnamon Buns taste just like the original glazed donut until you get to the center and then you get the cinnamon plus the glaze. Warm that up in the microwave and it’s like eating a sweet cloud. Wait about an hour and the sugar high wears off and it’s time for a nap.

I’ve spent Christmas Eve watching Glee and The Middle. Hanging out with Insty who has been fine until I decided to come to the basement and now, she is throwing a fit wanting me to come back upstairs. Speaking of which she does enjoy and use the stairs I got her. I might get another one for the bed room so she doesn’t have to jump in the chair and can climb her way in. Last night I got more video of her sleeping & snoring, as well as some photos of her sleeping. I can’t help but appreciate her resting and also thinking of the day that we part ways. She gave me quite a scare earlier in the week when she would hide from me and sleep. I worry about her constantly because she’s the last part of the family that I have left. I want to make her happy and comfortable. I’d say I do a really great job at that.

I can’t help but post a photo of Tommy Anders (former Helix & Spank This) porn star getting spanked by Santa Claus. I don’t know what ever happened to him, he had a great career and fans galore but one day poof just dropped out of the porn game. He was well endowed and that along with his boyish good looks are what all of the guys were attracted to. The problem is that porn stars are here today and gone tomorrow. Some of that life looks appealing but there’s no way I would ever make it but one can dream. I know life is not all glitz and glamor regardless of what you do.

Time to wrap this up and get back to the lady upstairs who is impatiently waiting on me. I had to come down to run a report for work. It’s a daily task and it’s frankly a pain in the ass. We got a nice surprise speaking of work. Looks like were on track to close out the year with a bang and as a result were all getting a small bonus of which they will take out taxes. The extra money is something that isn’t normally given this time of year but let’s face it this year has been anything but normal.

Once again Merry Christmas, I hope that you have a great day. Thanks for your visit and do come back again soon.

What A Week

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you no doubt heard of the SolarWinds security breach that affects the US Government as well as Private Sector businesses. This event in and of its self has made for a busy week for me. Lots of meetings, phone calls, reading & research as well as a couple webinars. The organization I work for runs the affected product but there is no evidence that we were affected by this. Still, we elected to destroy the SolarWinds servers that we were running and rebuild from scratch. As well there are internet traffic rules and much, much more protection in place to monitor those servers. It will be quite some time before we know the full effects of this event. While the focus is largely on SolarWinds, don’t be fooled by this and be sure to analyze your entire network infrastructure and be on high alert until this is all sorted out. The discovery timing of this event as well as the announcement are ill timed since it’s right before a holiday. However, I’ve long noticed a trend that hackers, malicious actors, etc. all like to have events like this one crop up just before a holiday. Lots of people are off and some businesses might be extra vulnerable. Timing is everything for a successful security incident, sort of like location is everything when you’re in real estate.

Outside of that were gearing up for people retiring at year end and the promotions that follow at the start of the new year. The last week of the year is always a super busy time for me. Right now I still have somewhat of a cushion but I am taking full advantage of that and doing as much prep work as I can ahead of time. Smart planning means that I won’t wind up tied to my computer on the last day of this year and the first day of next year.

This coming week is short for us, 3 days and were going to try to cram in 5 days into those 3. Lots of people are out on vacation. One of my colleagues and I were talking and he suddenly realized he hadn’t taken enough time off so he has some impromptu vacation scheduled for the last week of the year. There are going to be bumps and hiccups, let’s just hope that I don’t lose my sanity. I am very much looking forward to a 4-day weekend.

My usual plans are to go to my friends’ home and celebrate the holiday with a meal. They are always last minute to invite me, which always makes me question if they really want me to come. I have yet to get an invite but sure hope that one comes through because I have a lot of sweets here that I ordered with the intention of being able to give them away. If my invite doesn’t come then I’m going to be packing on more weight because I won’t let it go to waste.

I did get to enjoy my frozen pizza last week from the pizza stone. It was a little over done but not burnt. Taste was great and it was crispier than any other pizza I have eaten that came out of my oven. I see that I made a worth while investment. It’s a bit tricky to get the pizza in and out of the oven but thankfully I didn’t get burned.

Ms. Gator has really enjoyed the week with her steps and being able to sun her self as well as the freedom to come and go without having to beg me to pick her up. She does still jump but were keeping it to a minimum. She somehow has this sense of when I don’t have to work because she has had me up in the middle of the night both the night before and last night. I had to kick her out this morning in order to get a few hours to myself so that I was in decent enough shape to hit up the grocery store.

I went for a drive yesterday to help charge up the battery in the vehicle. My first stop was the post office where I got all bills and what looked like a holiday card from my vet. Turns out it was a sympathy card from my vet and she enclosed a letter entitled A Letter from the Rainbow Bridge. I found it on-line and have pasted a copy below. I knew that when I read it, I would fall to pieces and that is exactly what happened. It’s not bad enough the 15^th of every month I remember that is the day I lost my Marvin and I feel guilt about permitting him to go on that last week when I knew that his body was shutting down. The only comfort that I have is that he ate really well for 2 whole days before things fell apart.

On a different note, I opted to try body wash instead of a bar of soap and used a loofah for the first time. What a unique and invigorating experience. I tried lip gloss for the first time, just clear to make my lips a bit shiny. I like the look but you have to reapply after a few hours and that’s not something I enjoy. That was a nice experiment but once the tube runs dry its game over. I also cut my hair and the back doesn’t look half bad. I could use the pro touch there but it’s just impossible for me to cut on my own, if only my head was on a swivel.

HBO Max has an app for the Roku, that was a game changer for me. I am re-watching the tv show The Middle. It’s a great way to pass time. I didn’t see anything else that was of interest at the moment. I know that Wonder Woman will be released there and I’m not a big WW fan but I’ll probably watch it.

We had our first snowfall of the year but it was only a dusting. Gator tried to take out the ceramic Christmas Tree but I stopped her and moved the tree from her reach. You think she’s an old lady and wouldn’t do anything “bad” but she isn’t fooling me, she is still very much a cat and hasn’t slowed down that much in her old age.

 

Here we are days before Christmas. I’m starting to get horny again and feel a bit like my old self which is kind of a Christmas miracle. I love the thought of Santa spanking all of the bad boys and I kind of wish I was Santa as that task sounds like fun, plus I’d get a good workout.

I know that I am days away from some depression creeping in because it’s another holiday without my late spouse and this year I’ve lost two cats but I’m still here to talk about it. I hope nothing else major that is bad or negative happens before we can close out 2020 which has been a large Dumpster Fire burning out of control. I hope that by Summer of 2021 we are back to a more normalized state and that it will be safe to dine out as well as be around other people, so that I can jump back into dating and also find some social groups to join and maybe, just maybe turn my life upside down in a positive way. I don’t anticipate that I will get any presents for Christmas, other than what I have ordered myself on Amazon, however only time will tell.

If our paths don’t cross before Christmas, I wanted to take a moment to wish you and those that are dear to you a Merry Christmas! I know that might not be politically correct because your supposed to say Happy Holiday but it is what it is and I celebrate Christmas. Thank you for your readership and comments. Come back again soon and we can do it all over again. Take care & have a great holiday week ahead!

 

 

 

A Letter from the Rainbow Bridge

To My family,

Now that I’ve been across The Rainbow Bridge for a while, they said I should write a letter home. Sorry it took so long, but I’m so busy ‘across the bridge’ that I haven’t thought of home much. They said it’s okay and that you would understand. I hope you do. (I think you will.)  Remember that night when I wasn’t feeling very well and we were all crying? I don’t remember much, but I do remember seeing and hearing all of you and feeling your touches and hugs…I remember hearing “we love you” and that one last command of “Go through”. I didn’t know what you meant, so I turned around and walked through the fog that was in front of me. I saw the biggest bridge I’ve ever seen! And so many friends on the other side of it! They were all playing with toys and balls! You were right to tell me to go there!

My feet kept moving forward, but my heart kept pulling me back. Your touches became lighter and lighter and I wanted to come back and nudge your hands for more love, but I was overcome by this feeling of curiosity for the happy place over the bridge! My feet started moving on their own, like a gentle breeze was moving them forward for me! I can’t explain it, but I had no doubt that it was the right thing to do!

So, I walked across that big, huge bridge by myself! I looked for you, because you’re always by my side, walking with me, but this was different. I didn’t have a collar around my neck or a leash connecting me to you ~ I was ‘free’! Even though you weren’t there with me, I never felt alone! I actually felt like I had a huge cape of love wrapped around my body and the more I walked, the easier it was to breathe! So, I kept walking! And I would feel more warmth in the big hug, so I kept on walking! I eventually made it over the big bridge – I did it by myself.
When I got here, all of my new friends greeted me and helped me walk off the bridge ~ it was so cool! They gave me a pair of wings and said that I was now a Guardian Angel!

What I’ve learned has been amazing and nothing like I’ve seen before! We’re all the same up here ~ we all have wings and we all have Forever People to watch over ~ that’s YOU! You’re my Forever Person! We had such a great life together and I do miss you a LOT, but please know that I am so happy in my new home across The Bridge!

I’ll send you another Earth Angel so you won’t be alone. Give them your whole heart, like you gave it to me. I’ll check in every so often to make sure they treasure your love ~ I always did! When you miss me, think of a rainbow and know I’m on the other side of it, waiting to walk with you again. I’ll always be in your heart. I love you! Time for me to go play!!

Closer to Christmas

I hope that you’re having a great weekend. Nothing much going on here, just the usual Corona Shuffle. I ventured out yesterday and took my vehicle for a spin going to some areas where I haven’t been in a while to help charge the battery up. I had a decent time and saw my eye doctor’s new office. Grabbed the mail and picked up some food for the hungry girl. Then back home to unload and warm up.

Gator got sick over night and made a mess in my room. I was up at 6a with her trying to get her to calm down. She had drunk a good amount of water and was just upset. I fed her some food, which she ate a little bit. Then she came back to my room with me. She huddled up to the water bowl to drink even more water. Then came over to me, I picked her up and we sat in my recliner until I was ready to go back to bed. No phone, no tv just the two of us. I was petting her and she had her motor running. In case your new here, Gator refers to Instigator who is my cat. When I got up from the chair, she started her chattering again meowing. I had to get some sleep. She wouldn’t permit that so I had to evict her from the room. Then I got some sleep.

Wow strange dreams. I was with my late spouse and we were leaving a restaurant when this guy called us fags and started to attack us. We managed to get away from him but he followed us and it was just one fight after another. Then suddenly I was shopping with my grandmother (who has been dead for years) I was the only one who could see her, we were at Target of all places. I could follow her by watching a red dot on the floor. She would disappear on me to go her own way and I would go my own way. Then we would meet back up, I got tired of following the dot and she beamed her self into real life. One of the times I went my own way, I came across these two guys who were shopping together. One was heavier than the other. They got separated, the thinner and younger guy somehow lost his shoe and I found it. I gave it to him and asked if he was gay and if they were a couple, he said yes then I said okay I won’t hit on you. We both felt awkward. It was like an episode of Bewitched & The Twilight Zone mixed together. Then just like that snap back to real life and I woke up.

I had some Blueberry Waffles and Milk for breakfast. I got my medicine and sat with Gator on the couch, she had eaten her breakfast and finished way before me. She didn’t want me to leave which is why I sat with her for a bit. Finally, I had to get up and get moving or I was headed back to bed for sure. I made it to the grocery store. I didn’t have much in my cart when I went to check out but damn some how I managed to get close to $100. I discovered that I was over charged for an item in that it was rung up twice but that wasn’t until after I was home. Damn grocery store clerks are shifty. I saw people using their phones and scanning items before they put them in their cart and wondered if it was like a Sam’s thing but didn’t bother to ask anyone. I would feel more comfortable to scan my own items but I like someone else’s help in bagging them. In case your wondering, no cute bagger boy today. I did get a bunch of junk that I know I shouldn’t have but hey life right now is boring as hell and I might as well eat something I enjoy. There’s always next year to lose the weight, like that’s really going to happen, maybe some of it when life returns to normal but that won’t be until the summer probably at the earliest.

I have been watching some YouTube videos reviewing the next vehicle I want. It’s the same thing I have now just smaller, more features and of course a higher price tag since it’s brand new. I like what I see on TV but until I actually get behind the wheel and go for a test drive, I am not 100% sold. The test drive is where they always get you and I learned at a young age never, ever under any circumstances purchase a vehicle without going for a test drive first. I always have and that helps me to arrive at a decision. Price matters as well. I watched a video about the new 21 Cadillac Escalade that damn thing is a battleship on wheels. Tons of screen in the vehicle and lots of amenities plus it’s huge. That’s not for me at all. I also don’t want a vehicle that runs on premium gasoline.

Going to use my Pizza Stone for the first time with frozen pizza. I did some web searching so I don’t make a mistake. Learned that you need to thaw the frozen pizza ahead of time so I’ll be pulling it out of the freezer in a bit. I hope this goes well and doesn’t result in a disaster – only time will tell.

On call hasn’t been terrible but it’s busy from time to time. Tomorrow is the only time I will be thankful for a Monday. Jeez I looked at the calendar and it’s the last full week before Christmas. I normally have our on-call calendar for the next year done by now, but because we don’t know our official holiday observances, I can’t pull the trigger. Hopefully, that will happen next week.

In case you’re wondering about the handsome fellow at the top of the page, he’s a gay porn star known as Blake Mitchell but in real life his name is Lane Rogers. He is very well endowed and that is what sold me on liking him. He had a successful career with Helix Studios but has left them. He does work on his own via Only Fans and has also filmed with Cocky Boys and Himeros. He even got his boyfriend into porn. If he crawled into my bed, I wouldn’t kick him out for anything, not even eating crackers in bed. My favorite scene he did was one of his last when he was with Helix and his scene partner was Cole Clair.  Holy cow that is one scene I watch on repeat, it’s just that good!  Hope that this extra touch made your visit here more enjoyable. Come back again and we will do it all over again soon. Be well and take care of yourselves! Best wishes for a great week ahead!

Da Bump & Grind

Happy Hump Day!

I am back to the old bump and grind. Things are moving right along, but slowly. It seems like last week was the busy time for us. Right now, things are just trickling and that’s okay by me. I like the lull’s and I enjoy them to the fullest while they are around. I know that a rush will be coming and I will be wishing for a lull. The next big thing that I am aware of is people leaving at the end of the year, that is a busy time for me. The first of the year brings promotions and title changes, that too is a busy season.

On a more personal note, I am hooked on a new Showtime series called Your Honor. It’s going to be a wild ride and I can’t wait to see how this all unfolds. If you are unfamiliar with the show, give it a Google and that will catch you up. I am also beyond thrilled that Shameless is back on for its final season. I only watch it because of the character Ian who is played by Cameron Monaghan. Ian is gay and a red head, like all of the Gallagher’s he’s had a rough life but he has over come a lot. I’ve been hooked on this show for all 11 seasons and while I am sad to see it end, I understand that nothing but a diamond is forever.

Gator has a new routine for us, where I sit on the couch with my laptop and work, while she sleeps and basks in the sun. She will wake up and ask for food & a small amount of attention, use the litter box and then it’s back to the couch for more nap time. It’s adorable and I am thrilled that she is having a good time. I don’t do so much work as I do monitor and wait for something to pop. In between those times I am watching TV as well as playing with my phone seeing what is on social media. As well as attending boring Zoom calls.

I had ordered some steps to make it easier for Gator to climb on the couch or into bed. They were supposed to be here yesterday. I woke up to find an email from Amazon that they cancelled the order. I had to scour for a replacement and ordered it. Thankfully it has shipped and should be here tomorrow. I hope that she likes them and will use them, perhaps that will give me some rest from having to pick her up so much, or so I hope.

I am continuing to watch Glee and am just starting on Season 5 Episode 1. This is such a great show and it brings music front & center for me. I like some of the dancing and a good portion of the guys on the show were hot at the time it was filmed. The show addresses some key issues of being gay, trans, eating disorders, dropping out, and affairs. Those are just a few things that I remember off the top of my head. However, one issue that was addresses late in Season 4 was a School Shooting. Turns out it wasn’t an actual school shooting but an accident where a mentally challenged student brought a gun to school and a teacher was working to get control of the gun. The student fired the gun on accident once and then dropped it and it went off a second time. No one was hurt. However, before all of this comes to light in the moment the show does a good job of making you think this is the real thing. You see true fear on the faces of the kids. They make videos like passengers did on 9/11 where they say goodbye to their family and/or disclose some inter-personal feelings or secrets. It drew me in and truly captured the epidemic trend that sadly had occurred too frequently in real life. That is the one positive thing about COVID there haven’t been any school shootings.

Even when your in High School you are still very much a kid and should have some innocence left, sure you are wising up to how the world works, you hit puberty and discover a sexual awakening but you should still not have anything tragic or majorly negative that drastically affects your life. Sadly, just because these are my thoughts doesn’t make it reality. Bad things happen at all ages of a person’s life and most of the time we are powerless to prevent any of it. My point here is kids need time to be kids and enjoy life before they grow up and have to face the cold-hearted world of reality.

Okay enough soap boxing. I am going back to my Glee watching and trying to enjoy the couple hours I have left before it’s time to call it a night. I’ll get up tomorrow and repeat most of what I did today, plus I have to remember to take out the trash before the sun goes down. I am ready for vacation as in taking a trip but that’s not happening right now. Glad I have my furry friend to boss me around and keep me company.

I hope that your staying warm, doing your holiday shopping on-line, eating some good food and keeping as much of your sanity as possible. I will talk with you peeps again soon. Be well.

Fun is almost over

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I hope that you’re doing well. Winter & Christmas are both weeks away, kind of hard to fathom this year since being confined to home for work. However, this also means that we are closer to 2021 and hopefully the start of a much better year for everyone.

I was just prompted to look at my latest cable bill for Internet and learned that the price is going up $5 next month. That’s $75 a month for just internet, kind of crazy. I mean the speed hasn’t increased but I know the cost to maintain the infrastructure has probably gone up and with the advent of everyone working at home and streaming, as well as people cutting the cord bandwidth usage has probably increased far and above what anyone could have predicted. Thankfully we don’t have any data caps but I sense that eventually will be coming and that will turn into a nightmare. We have two options here you can get your internet from the Cable Company and a decent speed or you can go with AT&T and get less speed and be under a data cap plus have to pay $10 to rent the modem each month. I mean it probably evens out and considering the cable company is faster and has no data caps at the moment it’s the logical choice. I don’t plan on leaving them but I’m not telling that to them. Thankfully I am still under a promotional special rate which will expire early next year and then I will have to sing for a new rate or just pay the current rate. I see no harm in trying to negotiate a new rate as the worst thing they can say is no and there is no cost other than time for trying. I’m not terribly pleased but there isn’t much I can do about it.

My boss called me on Friday to tell me that he got some extra money allocated to him and he was giving me a bonus for my next check. I got the max that he could give or so he said. It’s a nice gesture. I also found out that it will be just him and I tomorrow when I go back. The other two members of our team have the day off. I’m also on-call and with trying to get caught up plus the work of the day, it should make for a jammed packed totally immersive day. Ms. Gator is going to hate it because we won’t have our time together (unless she comes to the basement). Hopefully, she will just sun her self on the couch as she usually does and pass out. That will make my life a little bit easier.

Outside of grocery shopping today’s other dreaded task was putting out my medicine for the next 3 weeks. I found out that the main drug I take for my Diabetes I have 3 days supply left. Turns out my doc gave me that sample for a new drug, he also told the pharmacy about it and they stopped the drug I normally take, which explains why I am out of medicine. That is one drug that I have never, ever run out of. I tried to refill it and had to speak with a human. Here’s the crazy ass part. They have a valid prescription with 2 refills on it but since the doctor stopped it they need a new prescription from him before they will fill it. That’s some bullshit if I ever heard it but it’s not a total surprise to me. They sent a request to the doctor and I did the same thing so hopefully tomorrow someone is on the stick and will get this fixed. If that occurs, I should hopefully have my medicine by the end of the week. I can always tell them I am out and get a temporary supply from my local pharmacy but I don’t think I will drop dead if I miss a few days. My sugar maybe a little bit out of control, for now I am risking it. If I see that I can’t make it I will certainly speak up.

Believe it or not, I managed to get to the store and picked up the missing items from last week. I wanted but forgot to get Egg Nog and I managed to somehow skip lunch meat and bread. It’s going to be an interesting week but I assure you that I will not go hungry. I even managed to get the same cute bagger boy that I like. Perhaps next week I won’t forget anything!

This past week was the closest thing I have had to a full week of vacation in many years. I still had to run my report but it took me about ½ hour each day whereas if I am on the phone with my co-worker we joke and chew the fat so it turns into a much longer task. Not how I wanted to spend my vacation. Turns out I am going to lose 3.5 hours of time but it’s not the end of the world. I am carrying over 2 weeks of vacation and I will be getting 3 more on Jan 1 so it’s all good.

I found out yesterday that my dryer hasn’t been properly vented to the outside for most of the summer, probably since I replaced the exterior cover of the vent in the Spring. Well, I fixed that last night and had to get up on a ladder to do it. I wasn’t crazy about the idea but at least this time I didn’t fall off.

I’ve done most all of the weekly cleaning during the week. I wanted to dig out this fiber optic Christmas light display that we have but I am not fully sure where it is. I had an idea and went looking but no luck. Thankfully we never put away the small ceramic Christmas Tree I bought when I managed to break the original one my late spouse had. It sits on top of a bookcase year-round and I plug it in during the holidays. Having had multiple cats a Christmas tree isn’t something we typically put up. We had tried it years ago but there were all sorts of calamity and one of our cats wound up climbing the tree and would sleep in it. It was too much of a hassle. Besides that, I don’t have that gay gene for decorating. My late spouse on the other hand had the gene and could work wonders.

I do think of him and all of our departed cats, especially at the holidays. As you might imagine it does get lonely here. I miss all of them but it really hits home during a holiday. I think that will always be the case regardless of how many years they have been gone. I don’t know if I will focus on it as much once I get a boyfriend and I kind of look forward to that. It would also be nice to just get away from everything for a little while.

My vacation is winding down and I will certainly enjoy it to the last second ticks by. It will be rough getting used to getting up early for a couple days but I suspect I will spring back and it will be old hat quickly. Speaking of which I need to run that stupid report and then get back to my girl who is waiting for me. While I didn’t accomplish all that I wanted I did get a fair amount done and for that and the time away I am grateful. I just wish I could have more.

Stay warm, be well and safe. I will talk with you peeps again soon. Thanks for stopping by!

My Christmas Wish

Day 2–progress

I managed to shave my face, cut my hair, eat breakfast, watch more TV and made it to the grocery store.  I forgot a couple things but it’s nothing that is urgent.  I wrote them down so I don’t forget them, let’s just hope I remember when I go back on Sunday.

I had the cutest bag boy.  He looked to be somewhere between 17 and 20, average height, curly hair and very much a skinny twink.  I hate the whole mask thing because you can’t see anyone’s faces.  I like to look at a guys ass, that’s how I make my judgement calls but I also like to see their faces.  This guy I think either has a twin that works at Target or he has two jobs.  I would be down to have some serious fun with him, provided he is of legal age. 

Amazon brought me my pizza kit.  I did some quick research on Pizza Stones and found out that you don’t want to use soap and water to clean them.  Baking soda and water as a paste is best.  It’s not terribly hard to ruin them from what I read.  I also got my DustBuster which they refer to as a FurBuster since it’s the pet version.  I’ve got it charging.  I also purchased some blue fountain pen cartridges for my Waterman fountain pen.  I have a box of 24 white chocolate Snicker’s bars.  There is no way I will eat 24 candy bars.  I’ll be giving some of them away at Christmas time. 

I managed to complete a task that I had been putting off for a while.  Transferring the hard drive from my old PC to my new PC.  It was simple as pie but I needed to make sure I had all of the data I needed.  I wiped the drive once it was installed and have 1.81 TB of free space.  I can’t ever have enough space, but that is a personal thing.  Video files (aka porn) takes up room, especially when you collect it and archive it.  I do compress the files when I am done with viewing to help save on space. 

Here’s a strange thing.  I ordered paper towels on Amazon because they are out of stock at my local Sam’s club.  I had to pay a shipping charge and got a promise date that was close to Christmas.  I get an email this morning from FEDEX that I have a package arriving tomorrow and when I looked it’s coming from Sam’s Club and it’s my paper towels, oddly enough they are still out of stock at Sam’s.  Very strange but hey tomorrow I will have paper towels, which is good for me and Gator because we both make messes. 

I chatted with my co-worker this afternoon and found that he is swamped but that’s nothing new since he is on-call this week and I of course am out.  I just wanted to make sure that he was doing okay and kind of missed hearing his voice.  After all we chat each morning for this stupid report we both have to do.  Speaking of which I need to login and get the data for him, he actually puts the final compilation together and gets it published.  This keeps me from having to wake up early but Gator woke me up early this morning and then at our normal time to get up.  Never mind that I was up late because I could be.  I told her not to wake me early but I get the normal time wake up, I don’t understand the middle of the night wake up calls.  She was hungry though and I have no problem with feeding her & she is well aware of that. 

I snuck downstairs to work on the computer after supper when she was passed out and she came to and started crying.  I had to go up and show her that food was out, she ate and I have been able to come back down but I feel guilty leaving her all alone upstairs.  I’m running this report and headed up to be with her and try to wind down. 

Hope you had a great Tuesday.  Stay safe and be well.  I’ll talk with you peeps again soon.