Shocked

Happy Friday, we made it y’all!  Last night I decided to tune into HBO and watch The Mortician.  It’s a documentary series about some very disturbing things that one family in the mortuary business did, thus far with their son doing most of the disturbing acts.  It starts off bad and it’s one of those landslides where things just keep getting worse and worse and just when you think it can’t possibly be any worse something else bad happens.  There are only 2 episodes out but a new one airs each Sunday.  I’m hooked and will continue to watch. 

One of the things I’ve always wondered about with regards to cremation is how do I know that what I am given as cremains truly belonged to the person or pet that I entrusted to be cremated.  I’ve been reassured many times but hell unless you watch from start to finish you’ll never know and you just have to trust and believe.  I did get an offer to watch a deceased pet go through the process but I declined.  I mean your already upset enough over the loss, there is no way I could watch that process even though it’s just an empty shell of a body.  It’s still my pet and it would seriously adversely affect me to watch something like that.  Talk about having faith.  While I believe that most places are above board you never quite known when your going to deal with someone that is trying to cut corners or turn more of a profit for themselves.  Greed tends to be the motivating factor in every case of deception that I have seen thus far.  The criminal in the series said something to the effect of there is always left over ash and you never truly get back 100% of the cremains.  I don’t know anything about that business but I would think that if you did the job right and cleaned things out properly after each job that there would be no room for error. 

Death is always something I struggled with from childhood onward.  It was really tough to see someone young pass and I had a super hard time with that.  Now old or young it matters not, I still struggle with it.  I know that it’s something were all going to go through eventually. 

I was really taken a back by this show and how thing just kept getting worse and worse.  Seriously illegal and immoral things including murder of a competitor.  I still can’t imagine things getting much worse but I have braced myself because I think there is a lot more to come. 

On a more normal note, things are well here.  Finished off the potato casserole last night, had some more chocolate cake.  Wrote a bit more of my fantasy story which got me quite worked up (horny).  Watched some TV and had an okay nights sleep.  Some bad/odd dreams.  I got the trash out before the rain hit.  I managed to bring the barrel/container back in this morning before we get more rain. 

All in all things are moving along pretty good thus far.  I’m still very excited for tomorrow and am hoping that things go off without a hitch.  I know I haven’t shared details but I will, it’s just checking something off of a bucket list that I have wanted to do for a very long time.  I’ve told no one about it because I don’t want to jinx anything.  In the grand scheme of things, I think you will probably find it underwhelming. 

Claws are sharp on both cats again so I should probably trim nails.  I know that I need to brush them but I hate that task because fur is everywhere and my nose itches like crazy afterwards.  They both enjoy it up to a point and then they are done.  Mora is the super furry girl and I get the bulk off her.  Rudy has a tiny bit but then again he’s a tiny guy. 

Here’s hoping it’s a great weekend for all of us.  Enjoy and be well. 

Thursday

Good morning … Were getting closer to the weekend.  Sadly also the end of the nice sunny weather in my neck of the woods.  Rain should be moving in later this afternoon and then we get to get soaked again.  Days upon days of nothing but rain.  Kind of unusual for this time of year, normally we are dryer if not parched. 

I got a craving last night for the Cheese Bacon Potato casserole with my extra special touch of Doritos Late Night Taco chips crumbled on top with Chula Ranch.  I had some Sour Cream on the side.  I never plowed through eating half of that dish so damn fast.  It was delicious.  Had some chocolate cake for desert. 

Finished up Overcompensating last night, never thought it would end quite like that.  I hope that there is a Season 2. 

I shouldn’t have bragged so much about a good nights sleep because that kind of came to an end last night.  I was up at 5a and just couldn’t get back to sleep.  Rudy joined me and laid on top of me.  He was able to nap a little bit.  Mora was at my feet so I was kind of limited on space.  That knot in my left shoulder is still there and it’s building up again.  I need to have it worked out and it’s gonna hurt like a mother when that happens.  However, I want it gone. 

Given the impending rain and my back pain I kind of wish that I didn’t have plans on Saturday morning so that I could take a muscle relaxer and get some relief, that might tide me until my next massage.  However, my plan for Saturday are pretty important to me so pain or not I am seeing them thru.

Drifted off into fantasy land last night and started writing another story.  I am totally amazed at how quickly that passes time.  It was a nice escape as the cats were napping. 

Rudy woke up just as I was getting up to get ready for this morning.  He was feeling frisky and wanted to play.  However, I needed to get a shower in the worst way and just focused on me.  When I was done he came in and got his drink from the left over water in the bathtub and permitted me to finish my evening wind down routine before he started asking to play.  He really enjoyed playtime but he got tired of it kind of faster than I had wanted him to.  Mora is always up for playtime so over to her and she went crazy for a bit.  Then I went back to Rudy and he wasn’t having it so playtime was done. 

I watched more TV and got drowsy in my chair.  Of course as soon as I went to climb in bed I got a burst of energy and was wide awake.  I just hate when that happens.  Rudy kept me company and eventually I was able to wind down and fell asleep. 

Here we are in the morning of yet another work day.  Thing got crazy busy like out of control.  I was second guessing myself and double checking just to make sure I had things in order.  I was finally able to get things back to a calm level and knocked out morning tasks.  There is more to do but I am procrastinating.  The boss wound up taking over on-call this week because the guy that was on-call had time off scheduled.  Well I am not stepping up to the plate like I did last time.  I am just letting things flop and linger.  If you ask me to take care of something that is different but I am not jumping in and going hog wild crazy.  Let someone else do that I am tired of carrying the load. 

Were still waiting to hear about pay raises but that should happen this month or at the very latest early next month.  All of my time off has been approved.  I still have a little over 2 weeks to use by the end of the year to get me down to having 2 weeks to carry over, so the system says.  The last couple years have been unique in that I struggle to use all of my time off.  I try to save for a rainy day because life happens but still I wind up usually towards the end of the year fighting to squeeze in time.  I do like taking time at the end of the year over the holiday.  Any paid time away is good time away.  Although I do have to pay the penalty of playing catchup and fixing things that went wrong while I was away.  Perhaps that is why I struggle so much with using my time.  I know that if I had a companion I probably would be fighting a different battle and would exhaust my time off with no problem.  My problem here isn’t horrible and it’s kind of a good problem to have, beats being out of time and needing to take time. 

Well off to relax I think.  All is calm and I know as soon as I get upstairs things will likely unravel but it’s a risk I am willing to take.  Beats sitting here just staring at two monitors searching for something to do.  Got to get the trash out this afternoon, hopefully I can beat the rain but if not it’s not like I will melt or anything. 

Bye for now. 

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Overcompensating

Morning … I found an interesting series on Amazon last night and it occupied my evening.  I am not done yet with the series but very close.  It’s called Overcompensating.  From Wikipedia they describe the series as …

Overcompensating is an American comedy drama television series created by Benito Skinner for Amazon Prime Video. Skinner stars as Benny, a former high-school jock and closeted college student navigating freshman year. The show is loosely based on Skinner's own college experience. The show premiered on May 15, 2025, on Amazon Prime Video.

It sure beat watching old re-runs of Alice on YouTube.  Which there are more episodes being put up there but it’s getting difficult to find fresh content that I haven’t seen before. 

At the moment all is well at work but we still have one meeting a bit later this afternoon with the boss to tell him what we have been working on.  It will surely turn into a gab fest but I try to keep my remarks concise and usually say the same thing each week, it’s enough to pacify him.  This is yet another worthless meeting that is nothing more than a time waster but every now and then I gain some knowledge so here’s hoping today’s meeting is one of those times. 

Got in some play time with the cats and then it was back to the TV until I was ready to drift off to sleep.  Once again got a decent nights sleep, I hope this continues and perhaps gets even better. 

Not a whole lot going on this morning at the moment, which is not unusual for the middle of the week.  Glad I am not on-call because things have been hot and heavy all week long.  I’ve stepped in to help on a couple issues but for the most part I just keep my head down and do my own thing, which works out very well for me for the most part. 

Time to go pick out some Man Candy and then perhaps head upstairs to chill with the cats until I am needed or the meeting rolls around, which ever comes first. 

I hope it’s a great day for you and that all is well. Take care!

Boss is being a dick

Howdy, I had an okay evening.  Spaghetti & Meatball for supper.  There were two Meatballs but I only ate one, saved half of the dish for tonight’s supper.  Had a half slice of Chocolate Cake and drank a Diet soda.  That was my evening meal.  Got the cats fed as well. 

Managed to see one hot guy for a brief moment when I looked out my front window.  With it being such nice sunny weather I am surprised that I haven’t seen more dudes or people in general out.  Some folks wait until the sun is starting to set to go for their walks but what I mostly see are couples and there are no hot guys.  Earlier in the Spring I had seen several hot guys and figured that as we move into Summer that trend would continue.  It’s not overly humid out just yet but that part is coming as we inch toward Summer (starts on Friday). 

Slept really good again as well, so I think it was the fact I was getting hot at night and my body woke me up as an alert.  There are several things in this world that I can’t ever seem to get enough of and one of them is sleep.  I enjoy it the most because it takes me out of the day to day world and transports me into some alternate reality, sometimes the ride is crazy, scary or fun.  I never know what I am in store for but it’s something I actually enjoy. 

I had play time with the cats and Mora loves to play over the top of the stairs to the basement.  She is obsessed with the area by the garage door.  That was another area where Ruthie (one of Momma’s two girls) would sit, because it was easy to escape.  Mora waits for me there every night when I head into the bathroom to start brushing my teeth, she watches and waits.  I got out the cat teaser and played with Rudy first but he tires out so Mora is up.  She wanted me to dangle the teaser in the air hovering it over the stairs.  She grabbed on to it with her teeth and started walking.  I let go and so did she and it fell down the stairs.  She ran downstairs and just looked at it.  I joined her and then Rudy came down too.  We all headed back upstairs and no one wanted to continue to play.  I never exactly know what I am in store for with her.  She is either on mild or wild there doesn’t seem to be an in between and it’s quite easy to get her worked up.  Rudy takes a little bit of extra work to try to excite him but he has to be up for it.  I am so glad that I have them most of the time. 

This morning started a little bit early for me but I was looking forward to breakfast.  We got up 10 minutes early and everyone but my body was pleased about that.  Food was enjoyable.  Mora was obsessed with my Banana.  I let her smell it and she looked at me as I peeled it, like it was a snack for her.  I let her smell it again after I peeled it and I think if I would have held it there any longer she would have taken a bite of it.  It’s quite easy to see how curiosity killed the cat. 

As I was getting dressed I heard the sound of a trimmer and then a mower fired up.  Sure enough the lawn mowing guys were here at 7am.  I guess with all of the rain we have been getting they wanted to get an early start so they could stay on track.  The cats were curious but I told them that it was just the mowers not to worry.  That did about much good as you think it would.  They don’t like noises, especially right outside their house. 

The day was off to a decent start until it was time for one of our weekly meetings.  I joined the call a little bit early.  I injected some humor since he was talking with a teammate of mine and well I guess it didn’t go over well.  After they were done he was a dick to me and gave me a stupid task to do.  He already had the answer but asked me to make sure that he was right, which he was.  It’s like the sky is blue, please confirm for me that the sky is blue.  I know it is but I want you to double check.  I thought he was done but as I was enjoying lunch he sent me another task that I despise but I did it.  It was a task that he was asked to do but sometimes it’s easier to delegate than to do it yourself.  I find just the opposite but that’s only if I want the job done right the first time.  I hope he’s out of his dickish mood and that we don’t continue to clash as the week moves along. 

Nothing much else to write at the moment.  I hope all is well in your world.  Thank you for stopping by.

Sunday & Monday Combo

Sunday was a normal day, getting up early going to breakfast, grocery store, etc.  Came home found that Mora had gotten sick a couple times and worst of all she wasn’t done yet.  Finally that all settled down and I cleaned up after her.  Both cats got a morning cuddle session and we all took a nap together.  I put my medicine out, we had lunch.  I cleaned the house. 

It was my annual license plate washing, each year before I put the new sticker on I remove my rear license plate and get the old sticker off.  Then wash it with soap and water and dry it off.  Then let it sit for a bit to continue air drying.  While it was finishing drying I went and cleaned the inside of the vehicle, which is nothing more than spraying the appropriate protectant on the various surfaces.  Inside of my vehicle smelled great after that and I was sweating a bit.  Returned inside to apply the new sticker.  I use a razor blade to draw an X through the sticker to combat sticker theft, which is a real thing.  Then I put the plate back on and closed up the vehicle, returned inside to cool off and relax. 

Decided that I wanted to go back to the place where I saw the cute guy a few weeks back on my vacation.  I knew he wouldn’t be working but I really wanted some food from there.  I looked over the menu on line and it was a toss up between Nachos or Sunday Fried Chicken.  I asked for the Fried Chicken but since they wouldn’t let me get the specific piece of chicken (I like legs) I wanted I chose the Nachos.  That was a poor choice because they were extra salty and the service wasn’t the greatest.  I saw a cute guy dining with his family and got a look at him when they left. 

Had a brief time in the basement to play with the computer and grab my finished laundry from Friday, I finally took it up and put it away.  Then spent the rest of the time upstairs with the cats, watching TV and entertaining them. 

Oh yeah most important of all I put that comforter away on Saturday and I have slept really good ever since.  Rudy has woken me up a few times early looking for food but outside of that it’s been comfy and nice. 

Monday well it’s that time again back to the job.  I peeked ahead on the calendar and saw that my boss has some time off so I took a couple of the same days he is out off, it will give me an extended Independence Day weekend plus it will get me out of running a meeting that he always wants me to run when he’s out.  Trust me when I say I can use the time away even if it’s only 2 days.  The boss will still be out when I come back, which is nice.  Plus I’ve got something else to look forward to in the future.  Thinking about waiting until September for vacation just seems like a long way off.  Who knows I might take some time in August too. 

I’ve been working away this morning.  Took a break after doing a solid 3 hours worth of work.  Of course I didn’t want to come back and laid down for a bit and as per usual my phone after about 30 minutes brought me back but only for a short time.  Then I broke for lunch and felt guilty for some strange reason so I came back early to knock out one last task. 

My calendar is clear.  I’ve tried to customize Outlook but wound up screwing things up more than I wanted to.  I had to start with a default out of the box view again and then get things back to the way I wanted them.  I don’t like the fact the search bar is at the top of the screen and I want it below like it was in previous versions of Outlook.  I found a solution on-line and followed the directions a couple of times but it didn’t work so I finally just walked away before I did more damage.  This of course is all on my work machine.  Computers are great sometimes and other times not so much. 

It’s a very sunny day outside and tomorrow should be the same before we go back to all rain.  I’ve got plans that I am looking forward to on Saturday.  The rain might actual help but like everyone else on the planet the weather is the one thing we can’t control, so we shall see how things shake out. 

There you have it a combination post of two days.  Not really that exciting.  I am hoping for a peaceful week and am thankful that I am no longer on-call.  I think back to last Monday and the hell I went through playing catchup, so glad that is over.  I hope all is well in your world and that it’s a nice day for you.  Take care and be well. 

So so Saturday

Hi and welcome in.  Rudy woke me at 5a he was hungry but I made him wait, he kept begging but I just wasn’t in the mood to get up especially after the week I have had.  However, I gave in at 6a.  I tried to go back to bed but it was pointless.  I got up and watched some TV and then by 7a I was ready to climb back in bed.  I set an Alexa alarm but it never had a chance to sound because I wound up cancelling it despite dosing off a little bit.  I never really fell fully asleep but my phone started chirping and it was the work tone so I had to get up to investigate since I am on-call. 

As I expected it wasn’t good news an alarm for one of our firewalls.  I tried to login and it looked like my internet was down but it was just a minor hiccup and I got connected.  Not the way I wanted to start off the morning.  I got involved in that and it appeared that everything was up and I peeked at the clock.  I had to get moving.  Since everything seemed fine at work that’s what I did. 

I barely had time to down a breakfast sandwich and a soda at a local fast food place.  Then it was off to get my head shaved.  It’s not shaved as in bald but it’s pretty close.  I went with my ultra summer cut a 1 on the sides and back and a 2 on top.  I see my shiny scalp.  I know it’s gonna itch like mad (which has started already).  I am eager to jump in the shower and scrub away.  That will feel good but the itch will return as the hair continues to grow back.  I did this so that I can continue to just get up and go and not have bed head, plus it’s more comfortable in the hotter weather. 

After my haircut I went to the office.  I had a couple things to take care of and did that and bolted back home.  I was getting sleepy.  I stopped to pick up the mother load of mail.  I say that because I had more mail than I normally have in a while.  It was all for me. 

Once I got home I opened the mail and passed out lunch for the cats.  I got out of my clothes and jumped into bed with the hope that I could nap.  It sounded great.  Once again the phone started chirping and it was work.  More alerts which I just deleted.  Multiple people get them and if there was something seriously wrong I would have gotten a phone call but it’s not like I could do anything about it because our firewalls are in different states that I am not close to, so that means a phone call to a colleague so they could go hands on.  Anyway I tried to sleep but it was pointless once again. 

I got up and had some chips and a soda.  Watched TV in the living room and browsed social media.  After a while of that I wound up jumping back in bed and watching TV.  I tried again to sleep but my body just wasn’t having it.  I wound up going out for cat food and had BBQ for supper.  I really didn’t want BBQ but was in a mood that I couldn’t make up my mind.  Hopefully, tomorrow’s dinner will be something I can really enjoy. 

My massage last night was okay.  She really worked my left shoulder that had a giant knot in it.  My back has been popping and cracking all day long.  It still hurts and I am sore from the massage.  I’ve got 3 weeks to heal before I go back and we do it all over again.  I know the knots will come back because I spend the bulk of my time in front of a computer screen.  Wish I had a man to rub my back.  I can give a pretty good massage myself but I think it’s better to receive than give.  It’s a great way to fall asleep if you can totally relax.  Me and my late spouse used to take turns rubbing each others backs and who ever was getting the massage would eventually fall asleep.  Waking up you feel very refreshed. 

I’ve surfed the net, paid bills and the cats are after me to go upstairs.  I need to make the bed and then I am getting that shower and hopefully I will sleep really well tonight. 

Take care and I will talk with you all again soon!

Chill Friday

Today has started out pretty chill.  Yesterday afternoon was a little busy.  One of my colleagues tried to rope me into a cluster that he was dealing with.  I provided some advice and tried to head off the chaos that would ensue but I was unsuccessful.  I am just sitting back and letting that situation play out.  If I am needed I know that someone will reach out but I am hopeful that it will get worked out without any further involvement from me. Chaos and Clusters tend to follow this particular co-worker around.  He means well but isn’t the most articulate person in the world and that leads to frustration.  He always seems to lob something my way when I am on-call and I have gotten involved before to where the situation winds up back firing on me when I was just trying to help.  Ah well it all pays the same but I’d just as soon avoid those bumps in the road. 

I was all excited to go upstairs yesterday afternoon but then remembered that I had to get the trash out.  That was such a bummer but I took care of it.  I honestly didn’t have much and could have skipped trash day but since I am paying for it, no sense in letting my money go to waste.  So to speak. 

Rudy got hungry and wanted an early supper which I provided and he enjoyed.  Then quickly forgot about. 

The cute twink we hired a few weeks ago reached out and needed some help.  I did my and helped him.  It was in moving some data around and I didn’t realize that there was so much of it.  It took me an hour and a half.  It was like watching paint dry but I kept an eye on the screen to make sure that everything went smoothly.  Meanwhile it was Rudy’s normal time for supper and he and his sister were both bugging me.  I reminded them both that I passed out supper already but they didn’t want to hear that.  I knew what would satisfy them but I wasn’t about to move until the data transfer was done and I confirmed that it was a success.  Each time the Microsoft Minute counter would get close to being done it would ramp back up and spit out a new estimate that was anywhere from several minutes to hours later.  I’d watch it and it would repeat this over and over, until finally it completed.  I wrote the cute twink back and told him that the job was done. 

I got a thank you response back but by then I had shut down my computer and passed out treats which pacified the cats as I had expected it would.  A rainy and gloomy evening.  I kind of got tired of TV and went back to writing for an hour.  It is really nice to be able to not hear a sound and just escape into a fantasy world if only for an hour.  Something about that is relaxing, refreshing and really gets my hormones moving. 

Once my writing time ended, I got ready for today and had a shower.  Then playtime with the cats and finally time to relax and drift off to sleep. 

I didn’t sleep the best and it’s kind of been that way all week.  I think it’s because of the heavy comforter I have.  I get hot and then I wake up, usually to find that I am sharing my bed with the two cats and I am in some contorted position that is not comfortable.  I am going to put that comforter away this weekend and see if it helps me stay asleep.  It won’t keep the cats out of bed with me.  Rudy honestly is no problem because he’s small, it’s Mora because she is thicker she loves to stretch out and take up as much room as possible.  I mean I call her Mora because she always needs more of this and more of that.  Here is hoping that I am successful and that I can go back to getting a decent nights sleep and who knows maybe some better dreams. 

I am very much looking forward to my massage tonight.  That will be the best way to cap off the day, especially if things stay chill.  I’ve plowed through my morning tasks that were on my calendar.  Now just have to wait for a meeting a bit later on this morning.  Then after lunch my calendar is wide open.  I am hoping there won’t be any surprises today or stress but I see that cluster I was speaking of from yesterday starting to reignite.  I am guessing that I will be roped into that again. 

I hope it’s a great day for you and that you have an awesome weekend.  I will certainly try my best to do the same for the weekend.  Thank you for stopping by.  Take care.

Raw-Dogging It

Morning … Hope that everyone is doing well on this Friday eve.  Yesterday evening I reflected back on what an awesome time I had last Wednesday.  From watching the movie to asking the cute guy out who turned out to be straight.  That was the most thrilled/excited/happy I have been in a while.  Shame I can’t bottle that feeling up so I could have a little bit of it every day.  You’d think that hearing the word no would have gotten me down but nope I was just thrilled that I took a shot and even though I didn’t get the results I was expecting I was quite proud of my accomplishment.  It takes some nerve/guts to ask a complete stranger out.  Normally I’d have butterflies in my stomach but not this time.  I was a tiny bit nervous but more interested in the outcome than anything. 

Anyway here we are a week and a day later and I am back to the old grind.  I got a new Windows 11 machine at work.  I finally had time to configure it and get it the way I wanted it yesterday.  I started using it this morning.  I still miss my Windows 10 machine but this is the way things are going so it’s just a matter of getting used to something different, despite not liking it.  I don’t know why but my machine came to me without any protection.  So I was raw-dogging it until this morning when I gave in and put on Anti-Virus protection.  I thought about just keeping it raw but with the amount of crap that I see everyday it would only be a matter of time before something malicious occurred and then I’d have to get another new machine and go through the configuration steps all over again.  I’m not the normal user as we don’t let just anyone configure their machine.  It’s one of the minor perks and professional courtesy's that I get.  Now I the only thing I have left to worry about it getting my laptop swapped out in the office.  Yes, I have two machines 1 virtual so that I can work from home and 1 laptop.  I should carry the laptop home and make it my primary machine as that is what the rest of my team does but I hate lugging a piece of equipment back and forth, plus the laptop is a small form factor and it’s nice if your moving around the office but to sit at a desk or anywhere and plug away for hours on end from a tiny screen, no thanks.  I’ve got a docking station in my office so that the experience is more like a desktop than a laptop with 2 monitors, it’s kind of nice.  I was supposed to get new monitors over a year ago but that never happened and I could honestly care less.  Especially considering that I spend the bulk of my time at home. 

The rain moved in last night and it poured all night long.  I watched as my neighbors gutter overflowed as I looked at mine, all clean and wide open flowing normally.  I know mine won’t stay that way forever but it’s nice to see while it lasts.  I got the chicken wire guards on but stuff manages to sneak past them.  No matter what kind of gutter guards you have there is some maintenance required, at least that is my understanding.  Guess that is why my mind is always in the gutter.  Yeah I know poor attempt at humor but I liked it!

Finished off the pizza from Sunday yesterday for supper.  Tonight I will be forced to open the freezer and fetch something frozen.  I’ve been eating pretty good for a while but just like going back to work, all good things must come to an end.  At least the weekend is in sight so I can dine out and get some better food (not necessarily healthier or better for me) than frozen.

I wracked my brain yesterday looking over my Google Chrome settings as to why it doesn’t permit me to login to the Adult Content Blogs and if it will permit me to login it won’t permit me to comment.  I really wanted to hit the reset to default button but I’ve got so many adjustments in Chrome that it would take longer to reconfigure.  My work around appears to be to use Duck Duck Go’s Browser, so far nothing but good luck with that.  I hate the Google makes you push so many buttons now to get into an Adult content blog, I understand the need for safety but it’s way more complicated than it needs to be.  However, that old saying you get what you pay for applies – it’s free so I suppose I shouldn’t complain.  But I just did :). 

Thursday’s are usually calmer days so I am hoping that is true today.  Thus far it is but it’s still very early in the day.  I hope that all is well in your world and that life is treating you well.  Not sure about you but I am very much looking forward to the weekend.  Take care!

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Caught up

After two days of working steady like my life depended on it, I am finally caught up or so I think.  I am relaxing and trying to take it easy at the moment. 

My massage therapist reached out yesterday afternoon and offered me a 90 minute opening yesterday but I was just too busy to break away.  I’ve got a knot in my left shoulder blade that is really bothering me.  I really wanted to go see her but alas I have an appointment on Friday.  Last night was calm but being on-call you never know exactly when or if something will get kicked up.  I just stay available as much as I can especially during the week.  The weekends are different I throw caution to the wind probably a little more than I should but rarely does something come up on a weekend.  That said I had the opportunity to do something I’ve wanted to do for a while this weekend and while I wanted to give in I thought of Murphy’s Law and opted to decline and push it to another weekend. 

I worked out my most of my PC issues.  Although I still have some issues with visiting blogs that have the adult flag on.  Google Chrome tells me that I have a cookie issue.  I just wind up trying a couple different browsers until I am eventually successful.  I will tackle that problem when I have a bit more time on my hands.

I was able to have a decent evening.  I watched a little TV, had supper and lounged on the couch with the cats until they opted to take their evening naps.  Mora really lets loose when she knows I am close by and she starts snoring.  I think they both feel like I am on guard so they can get some sound sleep for a bit, since they will be guarding me all night long.  Although I am not fully convinced they don’t seriously drift off once I am sound asleep. 

At any rate it gave me the ability to really pour some time into continuing on with a fantasy story I am writing.  I was enjoying myself and before I knew it an hour had passed by.  It’s nice to be able to take an escape from reality even if it’s only for an hour. 

Had a nice hot shower, took some extra sleeping medicine, brushed & flossed then had some play time with the cats.  Once they were no longer interested in playing I went to play with myself.  By then the sleeping medicine was kicking in and I was seriously drowsy.  I felt my self drifting off and wanted to get up to get in bed but didn’t make it in time.  I woke up a short time later and then took the opportunity to climb in bed and turned the TV off.  It was lights out and I was in dreamland.  Slept pretty good. 

It’s a humid rainy day here and that’s the story for the weather for the next few days.  I went up to use the bathroom and both cats were relaxing.  It’s a perfect day for a nap or to call in sick, which I gave serious thought to.  I really want more time away it like everything else in life I get a good taste and I can’t seem to get enough. 

Thankfully the weekend is closer than it was on Monday.  I’ve got my massage Friday night and then on Saturday I am getting my hair cut again.  I wear it short in the summer and I just had it cut in the last two weeks and I am going to go even shorter to buy some additional time between cuts.  The only problem with that is that it itches when it grows back. 

Hoping that the rest of the day is relaxing.  Got my usual Wednesday meeting with my team which is nothing but babble, it’s a way to let the boss know what your working on but truth be told we could easily skip these nonsense meetings.  He (the boss) likes to hear his own voice and tends to talk most of the meeting and then hurry everyone else along.  Once that is done I will be happier. 

Man candy will post in a couple hours so check back if that is of interest.  Back to the daily grind isn’t so much fun but it does pay the bills.  I hope all is well in your world and that life is smiling on you.  Take care. 

Real Quick

Morning … Monday was a very high stress day.  Between my home pc wigging out on me several times, playing catchup and trying to respond to other email that was coming in and my boss calling and wanting to chat I was ready to go back on vacation.  Thankfully the break I needed came at lunch time when I went to the dentist.  I got a good report, as per usual.  I don’t go back until mid January.  Wow it will probably snow that day. 

I was left with an absolute mess to clean up and I am still digging my way out plus trying to deal with being on-call.  My mistake making co-worker is back as of today.  I am very hesitant to throw him back in the rotation of the couple of tasks that we share because of his ability to make mistakes and just not care. 

Got a lousy nights sleep, which I kind of expected.  Work on the brain and all of the crap that I have to do, it gets to me more than I should let it.  However, I am very passionate about my job.  That’s pretty much any job I have ever had, it’s the way I was raised.  However, the worry part is just me being me.

The cats have been neglected a bit but we are all still getting along and they got their playtime last night. 

Best news of all I believe that all of my issues are worked out with AT&T and I got a nice bill credit for the continued inconvenience.  One minor issue is still being monitored but the resolution is in place, just need to wait a couple more weeks to make sure that it took properly.  I am so glad that I am done with all of the calls, time spent on hold and being passed around like a hot potato. 

I’ve made some progress this morning and plan to keep chipping away at things, hopefully things will come together and I will be caught up today or at the worst case tomorrow. 

Back to it.  Hope all is well in your world.  Take care and thanks for stopping by!

Last Leisure Day

Hi and welcome in.  I hope that all is well in your world.  This is my last day off before it's time to head back to work and resume a hectic and chaotic life.  If you sense some apprehension your spot on.  I do not look forward to it at all.  However, as the saying goes you have to go back sometime.  Another one comes to mind, all good things must come to an end.  

I woke up early and tried to sleep in but I thought of Rudy and how hungry he probably was.  I rolled over and he wanted to snuggle with me for a minute.  Then he climbed on my chest and started making biscuits and stared at me with the smile on his face.  It never gets old waking up and seeing him in such a good mood.  It's the happiest I am pretty much all day every day. 

I made the trip to the bathroom and then to the kitchen to get food for the cats.  I grabbed a glass and headed to the bathroom to take my morning pills and try to do something with my hair.  Threw on a shirt, pants, socks and an old pair of slip on shoes.  I wasn't in the mood to tie shoes this morning and wearing the old shoes I knew my feet would hurt but I was lazy.  

Off to breakfast.  My usual waitress wasn't working.  She is always bright and cheery plus she is loud it kind of helps jump start me a little bit.  I got the scowling waitress, ordered the usual Strawberry French Toast, Sausage Links, 3 eggs scrambled and I added cheese to them.  Washed it all down with a diet cola.  It was pretty good.  

After I paid my bill I headed off to the post office to pick up mail, just one letter and then to the grocery store.  I purchased something new Churro Chips.  They are tortilla chips seasons with Cinnamon and Sugar.  I've always wanted to try them and today was the day.  $5 for a bag which I didn't know but I also didn't care.  Pair those with some ice cream and you got a nice treat that is hard to beat.  Anyway, finished up grocery shopping and then hit up the gas station.  I was $2 off from my prediction that I would spend somewhere between $35 and $45 in filling up.  The estimate in the car for number of miles I could drive hit 400.  That's when I know the vehicle is quite happy and in peak performance.  It loves to be driven but I don't always want to go for a ride.  Sadly with me working from home the car doesn't get driven enough but having time to burn and the trips I took this week helped to get things back on track.  

I came home and put the groceries away and then stripped down to my underwear and socks.  Time to relax.  I sat in my recliner and watched TV, it didn't take long before I got sleepy.  Mora was in my lap and I had to wake her up.  She didn't want to get up but I did.  Once up I went to bed and curled up next to Rudy.  It wasn't long before Mora joined us and she tried to gently talk her brother into moving but since he wouldn't she just plopped down.  We all snuggled up and off to dream land for about an hour.  

Woke up and grabbed lunch for the cats.  That's when I tried the new chips and found out how good they actually are.  Then put out my medicine for the week ahead.  It was off to the basement to try to tidy up a little bit.  I didn't get my paperwork filed away but I got my desk cleared and ready to go back to work mode.  The computer was humming right along and all was well.  

I surfed around a bit looking for porn as well as checking on a couple of other items and looking at email.  I went through a bunch of photos that I had and found a few that I wanted to print out and hang up.  I unpacked the photo paper I got last week.  It didn't feel anything like I expected it would.  However, it preformed wonderfully and I am glad that I spent the money.  Next time I will get glossy paper.  That paper soaks up the ink unlike traditional copy/printer paper and really makes photos pop.  Now I've got some nice naked men to look at when I am in front of the computer.  

Finally was able to push myself away from the computer and head back upstairs.  The cats were all comfy in the basement.  Rudy was on the couch on a pillow.  Mora was resting on an old office chair of mine that has a cat pad on it.  Something about the pad attracts cats, they are drawn to it.  This was where Ruth (one of Momma's girls) would sit and keep watch.  Then hiss at me when I would pass by.  She wasn't a people person unless it was on her terms.  Anyway, I told them I was heading up and they could join me, which in short order they did.  

I sat on the couch and started resuming writing my fictional story.  The Amazon delivery driver came and I had to get up to get my package.  I don't like to let anything sit outside longer than it needs to, it's just temptation although we haven't had any porch pirates in our area that I know of.  This was the cell phone case that I ordered.  It wasn't a two piece snap on case but rather a one piece case that you pop your phone into.  I couldn't get a mag safe accessory to charge the phone so I figured the case was defective and arranged to return it.  

I got dressed and headed out for pizza.  I went to the place that is known to have cute guys.  I saw one for a split second but it was all females working today and well that didn't do a thing for me sexually speaking.  I was all excited to get to see some eye candy.  I did get a decent pizza.  However, I was surprised at the charge, I think prices went up because I don't remember spending $32 for a large pizza and a soda, that was before the tip.  I got a box for what I didn't eat which was a decent amount.  I've managed to shrink my stomach by only eating 2 meals per day.  I'm sure I probably dropped a pound or two along the way but it will catch back up to me eventually.  

Headed home and had an idea about the new cell phone case so I gave it another try and wow I got the mag safe accessory to work and my phone started taking a charge.  I cancelled the return.  Played just a brief moment on the computer to update finances, balance a bank account and quickly look for porn.  I found one scene that I have been waiting for as part 2 of a series.  Downloaded that and then headed back upstairs.  I didn't want to spend too much time down there because I will be trapped there tomorrow and for the rest of the week as work resumes.  I'll be on-call as well.  That on top of playing catchup will make for a difficult few days but I've done it before and I know that I can do it again.  I just don't want to.  

Looking forward to getting my teeth cleaned at lunch time tomorrow.  I plan to get a shower and shave tonight so that it's one less thing I have to worry about tomorrow.  

A few days ago I followed ThioJoe's video about settings for the Chrome Browser.  I'm running into all kinds of issues.  I am having problems remoting in to my computer from upstairs, just discovered that when I went to make this post.  I also have problems commenting on a couple blogs.  My work around is that I have a few browsers on my machine and eventually I find one that works.  I am giving serious consideration to undoing some of those changes so I can get my machine back to working like I want it to.  

I've got about an hour before I have to start preparing for tomorrow and getting that shower & shave.  Hoping that I am able to get a decent nights sleep.  Right now I am going back to continuing to write since both cats are passed out.  When Rudy wakes up he will try to play with my pen.  He doesn't like me writing for some reason it bothers him but I can watch TV for hours and he's fine with that.  

All in all not a bad day.  I don't expect to have time to be able to blog tomorrow or for that matter a couple days, so if I am absent just know that I am playing catchup at work.  I'm already counting the days 3 more months until I go back on vacation, unless I decide otherwise.  I like to take time off around the holidays, things are much slower and there is a lot less stress when I come back, unlike Summer time when things are all hustle and bustle.  

Wishing you all a great week ahead and hoping that I too will have a good week.  It's June so Happy Pride!  Take care and I will talk with you all again soon.