Adventures on Saturday

Hi and welcome in!

I signed up for another dating app for 1 month.  I realized quickly after I subscribed that I wasted my money.  The filters don’t really work on this app and I see guys that are way out of my area.  I’ve gotten a like from 2 guys so far but neither was appealing to me.  1 like from a woman, which is of no interest to me.  Woke up to several notifications from this app that 1 guy sent me a message and that I had likes pending.  I wasn’t too concerned with it as I figured it would be nothing, just as it was. 

I was up early and went back to bed for more sleep, then had a horrible breakfast (it was a frozen sausage, egg & cheese croissant) I bought them in bulk from Sam’s and will never ever do that again.  They taste way different.  Wound up having a Chocolate Muffin and after a while wound up going back for more sleep.  Rudy was all about the sleep and curled up on top of me both times when I went back.  He’s really something else. 

I finally woke up later this morning and passed out lunch for the cats.  I watched a little TV and then decided that I needed to get in gear and start moving.  Got my shower, once dressed I threw my bedding in the laundry and said my goodbye’s to the cats. 

Went over for cat food, which was slim picking.  They also didn’t have any special hairball food or sensitive stomach food.  Yet I managed to spend $50.  I will look for more food at Target & The Grocery Store.  I am thinking of going back to the pet food store where I adopted the cats from to see if they have any better selection. 

Anyway after I got their food I headed off to the buffet.  I had the desire a couple times to turn around.  Shame I didn’t give in to that instinct.  The food looked so good but it tasted horrible.  They changed the breading they use for the fish and chicken.  The chicken tasted more like Frog.  Even the Bread Pudding tasted a little off.  I don’t plan on returning to this place until maybe next year.  I will stick with the other buffet I found.  Travel time to both places is roughly the same.  Just I know my way by heart to this place I went to today because it’s a place we (me and my late spouse) used to visit all the time. 

On the way back I stopped at the post office and am so glad that I saved it for last because I was overloaded with mail.  2 packages and a few letters plus mail order prescriptions.  It was the most mail I have had in a very long time. 

I am finishing up laundry, already done my usual surfing, email catch up and paid bills. 

Turned 75,000 miles on the vehicle during my trip.  On my way home it sounded like a rock or something hit the windshield but I never saw anything.  There aren’t any obvious new cracks or chips.  Guess I will see if anything shows up tomorrow after a car wash.  The windshield is covered in bugs and I even hit a butterfly, which I wasn’t terribly happy about.  The deer are migrating and grazing.  I had a couple in my front yard at 6:30a this morning.  Thankfully the cats and I were asleep or they would have freaked out.  My biggest fear is that a deer will come in contact with my vehicle and smash it all up.

That’s pretty much a wrap on Saturday.  My stomach is telling me it’s time for more food but I have no idea on what to eat, guess I will graze in the kitchen.  I normally don’t get hungry and well if the food would have been better I can assure you that I wouldn’t be hungry now. 

Talk with you all again soon.

Early Riser

Hey there!

Not sure what my brain was doing but I managed to get up super early.  I didn’t think anything of it at first as I thought it was later than it actually was.  It wasn’t until I was passing out the cats breakfast that I realized my mistake.  The living room light on a timer wasn’t on yet.  The clock said it was 6:20a.  No wonder Rudy was all about getting up the sooner the better for him. 

I had breakfast and then had a lot of time on my hands.  Got dressed and sat and watched the news.  Mora joined me because she could soak up some loving.  I played a little bit with Rudy before I headed down to start my day. 

Last night things were okay, a work email came in directed at my boss but I had all the answers and just couldn’t sit still with it.  I chimed in and wound up signing myself up for more work on Monday morning.  It’s not a huge big deal but the person I was responding to in management is a cunt.  She means well but she comes off as some high and might bitch cracking a whip.  I’ve worked with her long enough to know that she would throw her own mother under the bus if it meant advancing her career.  She micro manages and is one of those helicopter types.  So glad that I don’t work for her and I really don’t like working with her but I do because I’ve got no choice. 

Finally made a phone call yesterday afternoon that I have been meaning to make for quite some time.  My trash can needs to be replaced.  Poor thing is all cracked and going through a cold winter will only make things worse.  It will get replaced next week and thankfully there is no charge for it.  I was a little concerned about that which is why I delayed calling.  I’ve tried to patch this thing up but my efforts are in vain and it’s time to just switch cans and call it a day. 

Scrolling social media last night I found a hung porn star is back in the game with amateur content.  His name is Devin Moss.  He doesn’t look bad for his age but he’s no twink.  He started with Corbin Fisher years ago and moved on from there.  I thought he retired but it’s amazing how many guys come out of retirement.  Not sure if it’s the money or the work or both that are motivating factors. 

Speaking of porn stars, I found a new twink that I really like his name is Jay Magnus.  He is vers but I love his bottom scenes.  There is no shortage of hot porn stars and new talent is always trickling in. 

On to Dating, no matches yet but still many prospects.  Apparently when I like a guy there is a time limit placed on it and if we don’t match then the clock resets and he goes back into the pool.  No wonder it seems like I’ve seen this person or that person before.  There are also a lot of what I’d call fake profiles so you do really have to be careful.  Last thing I want is to end up in the news as battered or killed.  Dating is interesting but there is a danger factor to it.  You almost have to be packing (talking a gun and not dick) to meet up just for your own safety. 

Just got a text message a recruiter from LinkedIn likes my profile and thinks I am a good match for a job.  Only problem is I have no LinkedIn profile and haven’t used that platform for years.  I never ever gave out my cell phone number either.  Big fat red flag that this is a scam.  I get that were all addicted to cash and we need it to survive but earn an honest living and don’t try to scam people. 

Well I’m running out of steam pretty fast.  Summer has made a come back here.  The day starts off as a nice fall day but things heat up pretty fast and the AC is back working again.  I’ve got nothing brewing at work at the moment and plan to enjoy and savor my last day of peace before I am on call next week.  Might as well because I have no idea what next week will bring. 

Thanks for dropping by, talk with you all again soon. 

Steak & Cheese

I’ve long seen a Steak & Cheese sandwich from Stouffers in the freezer case at the grocery store.  It talked about air frying so I always passed it up.  This past weekend I pulled one out to see if it could be microwaved and sure enough it can.  I had it for supper last night and it was so small I wished that I had a second sandwich.  It was delicious and I will be grabbing a few more of these when I go back on Sunday.  Nice to have something new to add to my selection pool. 

The cluster project wrapped up yesterday.  Someone created a problem in the process and with some trial & error I was able to fix it this morning.  That felt really good to get that win under my belt. 

Nothing really spectacular going on at work, just normal day to day stuff.  I’ve been lending my helping hand out more since the workload doesn’t every stop for our help desk folks.  Most of the time things go off with out a hitch but every once and a while I grab something that looks to be simple and it turns into a complete cluster and I wished that I wouldn’t have been helpful in the first place.  Yet I keep going back for more because I like to help people.

In life I go out of the way to be a good human in the hopes that it will come back to me.  Yet it seems that life isn’t exactly kind to me.  The things I want and that would do wonders to help me don’t seem to happen.  For some reason I have this fight response and just keep clawing and chipping away until I finally hit a dead end.  I wasn’t like that until I lost my spouse and had to fight with Unions, Banks and Attorneys.  That whole experience re-shaped me in that I just don’t accept no for an answer when I know that it’s possible.  A lot of people stop at the first no they get and give up – most people and companies expect that but not me.  It doesn’t exactly do wonders for my blood pressure but when I do get a win it feels really good. 

Speaking of chipping away I am still working the dating app.  Thinking about signing up on another app just to give me better odds.  I know it’s more money but better odds is what I am after.  I really want to find a boyfriend and if possible make some new friends as well.

We are so close to the weekend I can almost taste it.  I think back to last week at this time I was so looking forward to Friday.  A lot can change in a week.  I’m still excited for this Friday but only because now it marks the end of the week.  I’m planning on going to visit friends, visiting a buffet that I haven’t been to in a while, grabbing mail and cat food.  Who knows what will actually materialize but it’s nice to have plans. 

Don’t work too hard.  Take care!

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On Terminal Ignore

Morning,

I think I am on terminal ignore.  The Trooper I rode with last week has yet to call me or email me back.  Given the amount of time that lapsed I am not expecting him to suddenly call me out of the blue.  I mean it could happen but I don’t think it will happen.  As for the superior I wrote to asking for a second ride along I think that probably went over poorly and I haven’t heard back, not to say that it won’t happen because it’s still possible but let’s just say I am not holding my breath.  I think I am done and my name is probably mud in their books.  I may reapply for another opportunity next year.  Nothing ventured nothing gained.  I at least had an experience and no one can take that away from me.  I just want more and to see a bit more action rather than sitting around watching someone type on a computer.  Hell I do that for a living and it’s not exactly fun but I know it’s all part of their job.

The dating app hasn’t yielded any further matches at the time of writing.  I am constantly exhausting the guys in the area and it’s wanting me to extend my distance.  I’ve liked some guys that I normally otherwise wouldn’t.  A photo isn’t really a fair way to judge a person.  For me at least I have to talk to them and get to know them a bit.  Nothing is a substitute for the human connection. 

My nap yesterday messed up my sleeping.  Plus it was a little hot in my room.  I turned the fan off because for the past few mornings it’s been super chilly.  Well now temperatures are on the rebound and it’s like Summer is trying to make a come back.  I woke up at 5a and tried to go back to sleep but my bladder said nope.  I saw my late partner in a dream, we were at a large gathering and he was running a contest.  It was called poker but it was more like a combination of Yahtzee and bingo.  To say that he’s been on my mind is kind of an understatement.  I mean my birthday.  Next month his birthday and then the holidays and our anniversary.  It’s kind of a suck-ass time of year.  

I digress, back to the story… I got up and went to the restroom and tried to fall back asleep.  That didn’t work so I watched a little TV.  Then I heard Mora throwing up, that wasn’t exactly music to my ears.  I tried falling back asleep but was only able to close my eyes.  Mora joined me in bed and she never could get fully comfortable.  Next thing I know Rudy moved in because his internal clock told him it was time.  So he was resting on top of me and he did his morning dance more than one time.  Eventually I just gave up and got up. 

I said to myself that I would have to power through the day, no more naps.  However, there isn’t much going on and honestly I am kind of bored.  Just one meeting today and that is right before I go to lunch.  I’ve poked around on the web a little bit but am probably going to head up and wind up taking a nap.  Between being bored and watching something uninteresting my body will naturally just shutdown.  Of course my trusty phone will be right by my side and I know it will probably wake me up more than once. 

Speaking of phones, I saw part of the Apple Event yesterday.  The new iPhone 17 looks to be neat.  I couldn’t help but thinking that Only Fans content would probably look better once people start grabbing them up.  I’d like a iPhone Pro just because but I am satisfied with my 16.  I wish that I had gotten that in Pro but live and learn.  I’m on the fence about the new IOS but I will upgrade just because it’s the latest.  I’m told that I could postpone it and just manually check for updates to get security patches but I’d rather be on the cutting edge when it comes to my phone.  I know with no doubts that I am not fully using my phone for everything it can do but It does what I need it to and that’s good enough for me for now.  I still learn new tips and tricks all the time.  It’s amazing the knowledge that is floating around on You Tube.  That not only applies to technology but to life hacks in general. 

We made it to the middle of the week, things are moving fast but not quite fast enough just yet.  I am ready for the weekend.  I will be on-call next week and as per usual do not look forward to it.  Right now it’s just savor and enjoy. 

Hope things are moving along in your world and that life is going well.  Talk with you all again soon.  

Making Lemonade

Last night my mind was working and stewing about being denied or told no to my 2nd ride along request.  Thinking about how the military works if you are told no and don’t get satisfaction you just keep climbing the ladder until you reach the top and if the top says no, well then your fucked.  I did some serious internet searching and found someone in local leadership and then composed a written appeal.  Since I know their email scheme it was easy enough to fire off my appeal as an email.  Now I wait.  That’s the hard part and the part that I struggle with more so than being told no.  That famous line of when life gives you lemons make Lemonade applies.  You can also throw the lemons back.

Yesterday I heard that the guy I rode with picked up another person to ride along and damn he got some good calls.  First up was a serious accident.  That’s paperwork but it’s pretty much rapid fire with modern technology.  He did have to go to two different hospitals to get stories of what happened.  Hearing that is kind of what motivated me to write my appeal. 

I may be told no again, might not get any response but better to take  a chance rather than wonder what if.  Also, I put a call into the guy I rode with having thought of some additional questions.  He hasn’t called me and honestly I’m not expecting that to materialize either.  I’m certainly not going to pester him. 

Not exactly sure what changed overnight but today I do feel a bit more normal.  I woke up an hour early.  I had every intention of making it into the office but then I felt the chill in the air and said fuck this.  Look I get the mental health aspect of getting outdoors, traveling in, being around people.  However, I’m still going to spend a large part of my day alone holed in a very small office with very little creature comforts.  My work still gets done and I am much more comfortable at home.  Yeah I know it’s against company policy but hey my work gets done and I actually function at a higher level.  Therefore, I see no harm.  Perhaps I am just bias, making excuses and should just go along to get along but honestly the time and money I save makes it very worthwhile for me.  Hell even my boss has worked from home for long periods and none of us knew about it until he mentioned it a few weeks back.  I think he knows about me but doesn’t ask. 

I had some spiced up Mac & Cheese for supper.  It was from Zatterains.  I saw it in the Frozen Food section when I went to get my Tombstone Pizza’s last week and figured it would make an interesting meal.  It wasn’t terribly spicy but the flavor lingered in my mouth long after I was done.  I’d buy it again.  I wish that there was 1 store that carried everything so I didn’t have to juggle between places.

Played with Mora before bed.  She was all about it.  Rudy curled up on the couch and was sleeping.  He perked up once I put the toy away and I just checked on him.  He had barfed earlier in the day and I suspected he might not have been feeling the best.  We all convened in my room and I was in bed way quicker than I expected.  I slept pretty good until I woke up an hour before I was supposed to get out of bed.  Rudy and I enjoyed some together time and he did his biscuit dance.  I do think that if everyone had a cat that greeted me like he does every morning the world would be a vastly different place. 

Woke up to find that my vehicle has a recall on it.  Parts or a fix isn’t yet available but that will be forthcoming.  The backup camera displays distorted images or is blank.  Yeah, I’ve experienced both but I know how to use mirrors and judgement so it’s been inconvenient the few times it’s happened but it’s not a huge big deal for me.  Once a fix becomes available I will schedule time to get it fixed.  However, I still have that new car fever and the longer I wait the more the fever grows.  I’ve got one particular vehicle in mind, that has caught my eye.  Might be switching sooner rather than later.  Right now I am telling myself no. 

Surprise I am caught up at work, knocked out a couple of last minute things that I saved for this morning.  Now it’s just waiting for my 2 meetings for Tuesday.  Sucks to be back but again I am thankful to have a job.  I think the routine and occupying my day is healthy vs having time on my hands and nothing do to or not wanting to do anything. 

Off to relax a bit until I get interrupted or have to come back due to it being meeting time.  Take care.

Ah Monday

Hello,

I slept pretty well.  As I suspected work was a nightmare.  However, my inbox wasn’t terribly flooded only 258 emails since Tuesday.  That said, there was plenty for me to do that kept me quite busy playing catchup. 

I broke on time for lunch but that was an hour and half behind the cats normal schedule.  They were both waiting for me when I opened the basement door, eager for lunch. 

I honestly didn’t want to eat and just grabbed a snack.  Apparently cheese and ham smelled appealing to Rudy and he bugged me while I was eating it.  He had already gobbled a little bit of what I set down for him. 

After lunch things went better and I was able to finish getting caught up with work.  There is still stuff for me to do but I figure why try to get it all done in a day.  I broke for the day but am watching for anything urgent that comes in.  Otherwise I am done for the day and will be headed upstairs soon. 

My depression or loneliness feeling is still there and I can’t seem to quite shake it.  However, it was nice to get a break from it while I was busy with work.  I heard back about my second request to ride along and it was denied.  Apparently they are too busy right now to accommodate me.  I was told to check back in a few months and perhaps there will be availability.  That didn’t exactly cheer me up.  I’m listening to the scanner now and found out that the same guy I rode with has another person riding with him today.  He’s busy with what I’d call good calls and I am for sure jealous. 

I put a call in for the Trooper and asked him to call me back.  I know that his inbox is a total wreck and want to verbally extend my offer to grab a meal with him.  Plus I thought of some follow-up questions to ask.  I’d like to become friends with him but I honestly am not expecting that to flourish.  Doesn’t mean I won’t try for it.  I mean you do miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. 

I really expected that going back to work would change things for me.  Perhaps it will take a few days.  All I can say with any certainty I am ready to go back to a normal state. 

As for dating, well I got a couple matches.  One I didn’t get back to fast enough and he vanished.  The other turned out to be a woman.  I have found that when I see a guy that is appealing to me I read his profile only to learn that he’s straight.  That really sucks, you’d think modern technology would be smart enough to only show me gay guys or at least no straight guys.  I’ve actually run out of guys and the app wants me to extend the distance.  I’d like a boyfriend but not someone who is a million miles away. 

I hope things are brighter in your world. 

Before I run I wanted to pass on a Tech Tip.  My Windows 10 machine wasn’t being advertised the Extended Updates and I know that Microsoft was pushing that out.  I did some checking and found an article that I was able to follow and got the advertisement and opted in to the updates.  Microsoft is giving them to me for free which is fine, I was all set to pay for them.  Just in case you find yourself in a similar spot, check out the article at https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/how_to_force_windows_10_esu/ as it is how I fixed my issue.

Take care.

More Action

I listened to the police scanner yesterday and the guy I rode with saw much more action on Saturday. It would have been the better day for me to ride along but kind of the story of my life. I honestly felt like I was a bad luck charm for this guy. Perhaps if I get a second chance to ride with him again, I will see more action. I’d really like to change careers and pivot into Law Enforcement but I know the limits of my body and I’m not up to the physical challenge of it, plus going through a boot camp or police academy and being yelled at and treated poorly to be broken down and rebuilt just isn’t my idea of a good time. I am positive that I’d fail at some point and where would I go from there? It’s good that I don’t have a college degree because that is what is keeping me from meeting the requirements. I will look at civilian positions to see if maybe I could do something similar to what I do now but for Law Enforcement, that would be cool. Honestly though I am probably better off staying put unless I get handed walking papers. Getting employed when your over 50 is really tough, your looked at as more of a liability. The good news is that I would not need health insurance but I for sure would be looking for some retirement savings or in the rare case that one is offered a pension. Pensions are very rare and if you can find a job that has one you are pretty lucky. 

Speaking of my scanner I forgot that Rudy likes to chew on the end of the antenna for the portable that I listen to in the living room and when I am upstairs. Last night he chomped away at it and broke the plastic housing exposing part of the antenna. I wasn’t thrilled at all when I discovered that and expressed my displeasure with him verbally. He still thinks it’s a toy. I went on Amazon and found a replacement that should arrive tomorrow. Everything still works but I’d like an intact antenna. I’m particular about the cosmetic appearance of certain things. 

In my funk of depression last night, I jumped back on a dating app just to see if I could conger up any potential friends or guys that I could date. 1 month was $40. Setup went quickly and I honestly don’t have much of a profile. As I started swiping, I thought to myself I’m judging people based on their face value and occasionally some written words. This seems kind of self-absorbed and a horrible way to make a connection. Yet it’s worked for so many people. Honestly it would be nice if my ship came in and I met Mr. Right or a friend but my hopes are not up by any means. Now let me match with someone and start a conversation then I will get giddy like a school girl and my emotions will probably run wild and I will sing a way different tune.

I passed out a little after midnight last night and curled up with one of the cats. I was really gone quickly and it was quite a change of pace. I rarely run out of energy but it’s good to deplete the old battery and get a fresh charge. I woke up way too early this morning and Rudy was on top of me just waiting patiently. It was also cold out this morning, there was a nip in the air and it was 50 degrees. I was able to get back to sleep for a little bit and then opened my eyes.

I am so lucky to get such a warm morning reception from Rudy. He was dancing making his biscuits and then he curled up in my arm and gave me a kiss on the face after taking forever to sniff me. His motor was on low. Eventually Mora came in and once she jumped up on the bed Rudy got up. I followed suit but took time to give her some attention. 

Then it was on to pass out breakfast and I got dressed and headed to breakfast. The chill in the air caused a lot of people to sleep in or at least stay in, I say that because the restaurant was quite empty. 

On the way out of the house my loneliness flared back up and I was not thrilled about that. I saw something on line that said when you feel this way tough it out and don’t look for help, it will make you stronger knowing that you resolved the issue on your own. Yeah, that’s crap advice. If I had a friend that I could be with I would have done it. I actually thought about going to church but talked myself out of that.

I got groceries, washed my car, filled up on fuel. Came home dried the car off, carried in the groceries. Let Mora watch me lower the tailgate and she was a good girl and stayed in the house. Then I got the groceries put away and went to watch TV and relax. I wound up napping curled up with Rudy. That sure felt good.

Knowing that I wanted to accomplish a couple things today I got up and got moving. Got my medicine set out for the week ahead. Cleaned the bathtub/shower. The shower curtain has been through the laundry twice and I’ve got the bathmat in now. Took care of the litter boxes and trash. 

Updated expenses and paid a bill, checked on my backup and it should be done by 6p tonight. Then I can put that drive away and reboot the computer, so I can get it ready for the upcoming week. It’s nice to start off fresh. I did surf for porn but didn’t find anything of interest. 

Had a muffin for lunch and wow it’s past the time I wanted to leave for supper. I want a nice burger and a bowl of chili. The only place to get that is Wendy’s that I can think of off the top of my head. However, I want to be around people so that’s not really something I am leaning towards. Thinking of some BBQ unless something hits me on the way there and side tracks me. Mexican does sound good so I may go for that instead. 

Actually, thought about going into the office tomorrow but I really wouldn’t be around that many people I’d spend most of my time alone in my office pounding away at the keyboard and honestly, I think that there is probably more than enough work that it will occupy my mind so unless I change my mind, I plan on just working from home as per usual. I think getting back into a routine will be good for me, plus work will help occupy my mind and keep me busy. I am not looking forward to playing catchup and wading through a bunch of junk but that’s the price I pay for taking time off. 

Here’s hoping that my mood changes and the rest of the evening is enjoyable. I hope that I can sleep tonight and jump back to my old routine easily. Here’s hoping it’s a great week a head for all of us and that there is some good news that will be forthcoming also for all of us. Take care and thank you so much for stopping by.

About Last Night

Hi and welcome in. 

I really enjoyed my ride along.  I lucked out and got paired up with a new and very young guy.  He was super cute and I caught feelings for him early on.  I was going to ask him out but something told me to wait.  We got a call and it was long and a lot of standing around.  Not to mention a ton of paperwork that took a few hours.  As the evening went on he disclosed that he was married and a Christian.  I also heard him mention later on to a colleague that his wife was after him to have a baby.  Hey he could breed me any day of the week.  So glad that I didn’t out myself and ask him out, I think that would have made things super awkward.  We were sitting around waiting for something to go down and just before it did, we got called away to a crash.  That was the end of my experience.  It was over way too fast and I’m like a junkie looking for his next fix. 

I went back today and asked about riding with the same guy tonight but was told that I would have go back through the process of submitting a request all over again.  Hey I figured the worst they could tell me was no.  I wasn’t pleased about it but understood.

I sent a thank you email to the guy that I rode with and offered to buy him a meal.  Just to perhaps strike up a friendship it can’t hurt anything.  I also have serious doubts that he will take me up on my offer but it’s out there.

Feeling a bit depressed I called my thanksgiving friends to see if perhaps we could get together.  I just wanted to be around people but that didn’t come together.  I had a short call and then I was back to being alone with the cats. 

Thinking about going back to work on Monday isn’t exactly something I look forward to but it’s something that I knew going on vacation would come around sooner than I wanted.  I haven’t looked at email or logged in since Tuesday night.  I’m sure I will be going back to all kinds of interesting things.  I am kind of burnt out and bored at work, ready for a change but the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.  I’m super lucky to have a job and I really realize that. 

I guess I should go find something to eat.  I didn’t get supper last night and honestly it’s okay. The guy felt bad about that but it didn’t bother me.  I was all consumed with the experience.  It was difficult to fall asleep but once my meds kicked in I was out.  Trash truck woke me up this morning without fail. 

Hope all is well in your world. 

Catching up

Howdy!

Thanks for stopping by. I took Wednesday as a veg day. I was able to finally get the backup process started on my porn collection. It's running now. I've got way too many external hard drives and the next logical move is to upgrade my storage to a NAS (Network Area Storage). Thinking about that more towards Christmas since I might be able to get a bargain. If I didn't go the NAS route then it would be looking a cloud provider for storage. Long term the cloud would be a better solution because it would be up to that provider to maintain their network, whereas with a NAS if a drive fails that's on me to replace. Ah technology it is great but it can also be expensive. I could store other things on a NAS as well but it would mainly be to archive and preserve my porn collection. That's what takes up most of the disk space I have, even when compressed and archived.

The cats enjoyed me taking a break. I was feeling a bit down/depressed and lonely. Towards the late afternoon I got a phone call that I have been waiting for. Something that I had dismissed and figured wouldn't happen but it is happening and it's only because of me and my persistence. I'm glad that things came together. This is the big event that I have been talking about. It's another ride along with a police officer but this time it's at the State level. It sounds like it might be hours long and who knows what I will see. It takes place tomorrow afternoon. Sadly, I had to cancel my massage because I figured that this event would wind up cutting into that time and I wouldn't want to rush or short change myself of this experience. It's pretty important to me. I'm super pumped for this and eager. I hope that the Trooper I am with is personable and has a sense of humor. Guess I will find out soon enough.

I went for my facial this morning. First time that I had extractions that had to be done. They were painful but glad they are behind me. I knew that I had a pimple setting up to form on my nose. I tried my best to stop it but that didn't work. I didn't see anything when I looked in the mirror hours before I showered. Apparently, most folks have facials done every month, unlike me who only has them done annually. This year I did an anti-aging facial to help plump my skin and work away a bit of the dark circles that were starting to form under my eyes. The whole process was like an hour and a half. It was just chemical after chemical. I got the areas where the rash I have had zapped with a tool that kills bacteria down to the root. I figured it couldn't hurt. Guess we will see if that helps any. I left with samples of cleansers, a mask and several different moisturizers. It's all a ploy to get you to come back to buy product from them. I'll use the samples. I'm thinking of investing in a Clarasonic. I jumped on the band wagon when they first came out and my skin was glowing. Sadly, the battery in the unit died and won't take a charge. I got one for my late spouse and even his is so old that battery is zapped. No easy way to take them apart. Everything now a days is made to toss and replace. I'm not a fan of that model. Anyway, I am sure that a Clarasonic would help my skin, not that it's in bad shape but hey it could use any help I can give it to help maintain my so-called good looks.

The table that I was on for my facial always makes my neck ache afterwards. I got a pillow this year but that didn't help out a whole bunch. The table is in an odd position where the head is lowered and the feet are elevated. I had the table adjusted but even that didn't help a whole lot. I wound up coming home afterwards and taking a nap. Rudy curled up with me. Then he had lunch.

I went back out grabbed the mail and that bill finally showed up. My payment even though I scheduled it today won't get there in time so I will be late. I hate that but at the same time I won't lose any sleep over it. Made a run to Sam's club. Saw a couple frat bros that looked super-hot. Blond hair and blue eyes. One was tall and the other was short. They seemed pretty close. Sadly, I wasn't able to get a rear view because there was foot traffic and I had to keep moving. As per usual I went in and spent more money than I had planned on. Printer ink went up by $10, it was already expensive as it was. The only thing that I didn't get was Water Softener Salt and that's because the display was a mess with a broken bag and what looked to be slim pickings. I've got two bags here that I will be loading up and that should tide me for a few more months. Still, I like to have it on hand much like printer ink, you always run out at the most inconvenient time.

Came back home and unloaded my purchases and then dashed off to the car wash. No eye candy there and even though kids are back in school that place is jumping. Seems that everyone wants to get their car washed. It was busy the last time I was there a few days ago.

I grabbed some lunch and headed down to pay my bill, get email and surf the internet. Shocker I found more porn to download. Seems there is always a hot scene waiting and I'm not upset about that at all. Rudy came and got me when it was time for supper. I took a break and got the cats food. Then grabbed myself something and watched TV taking a break from the computer.

Now I am back in front of it. I had some photos to organize and a letter to write. Got all of that out of the way. Caught up on my blog visits and I am slowly working my way to being done. I might type up a story that I had written. I did manage to do that yesterday and left the computer all hot and horny. Not a bad thing at all.

Tomorrow, I plan to get up early. Grab breakfast out, hit up the grocery store that I rarely visit. Grab some Tombstone Pizza, they are the only place in town where I can get it. Plus a few other things that I honestly don't need but want. Then come home and do some cleaning. I am forgoing a trip to the home improvement store but I can only put that off for so long. Do a bit of resting and relaxing then getting ready for my afternoon adventure and heading out. I actually have to dress up for this and while I won't be wearing a tie I will be in dress pants.

My vacation will be over with once we get through the weekend and then it will be back to the old bump and grind. I've got at least another full week to take and I am sure that I will manage to work that in.

Finally, I haven't heard back from the doctor but he for sure forgot to order an A1C. I made my next appointment which should have been in December but he only had Christmas Eve open and it was a 7:30a appointment. It takes about an hour to get there normally and then factor in rush hour (even though it's a holiday) plus the fact it will be cold and there will hopefully be snow on the ground, nah it's not worth it to me. I didn't take it and pushed my appointment into early January. Next up for me is my eye doctor appointment which occurs later on this month and it's on a week where I am on-call. The eye doc is also an hour away so won't that be a fun time.

Talk with you all again soon. Take care!

Happy Birthday

Good evening!

I ate the whole slice of Rainbow Cake last night, 800 calories.  It was good though and I am glad I bought it.  Slept pretty good until Rudy decided that 6a was time for breakfast.  I went back to bed.

Woke up with just enough time to have breakfast, shave, shower and make it out the door dressed to see the doctor. 

Got a birthday present from the doctor, it’s a small plastic duck.  Guess it’s not everyday that you go to the doctor and get ducked!  That’s the most action I’ve seen in years.  I digress.  Everything went fine, got stabbed for my blood work.  I’m probably going to have to have some diagnostic testing done but waiting to hear more on that.  Honestly I’d just as soon skip it.  Thus far the blood results that I have gotten all look pretty good.  However, I don’t see an A1C and think that he might have forgot to order that. 

That bill that I mentioned a couple days ago showed up again today in my daily digest of mail that I should be getting today, but it didn’t arrive.  I honestly am starting to wonder if it’s going to surface or not.  The week isn’t over just yet. 

I am still working on getting my porn collection ready for backup, normally I am more on top of this task but work kind of got in the way.  I’m thinking that I will be able to start the process tomorrow if all goes well. 

Made it to dinner with my friends.  It was a great meal.  I had fried cod, mashed potatoes and a salad.  We enjoyed some onion rings and I was able to bring most of them home along with some of my meal.  I got a slice of cheesecake for my birthday, the waiter brought it automatically without anyone asking.  He was super cute and I really wanted to ask for his number.  This place was filled with Twinks and my eyes were quite busy looking at all of them.  It was a nice time that ended way too quickly. 

Washed the car when I came home from the doctor.  Now the windshield is covered in bugs from the trip to dinner and I need to go back through the car wash.  This membership is worth it. 

I plan to stay up late tonight.  I’ve got nothing going tomorrow.  I know that Rudy will wake me early and I’ll get him breakfast.  I should make my Sam’s Club run tomorrow but I will probably put it off just because I can.  Need to visit the home improvement store too and not anxious for that trip either. 

Saved the best part for last.  On the way to the doctors office I saw a vehicle that had my late spouses initials on the license plate.  I took that as a sign he’s watching me.  It was probably just a coincidence.  It’s days like today that I really miss him.  I know that he would have loved the food we had tonight as well as the eye candy. 

This wasn’t the best birthday but it wasn’t the worst either.  I’m glad that my friends make it a point every year to celebrate with me. 

I’m still holding out hope that the other really big thing that I want to do this week happens but at this point since I don’t have confirmation I think that it’s not going to materialize.  There is still a possibility that things will work out.  If that happens this would certainly make my week.

Hope you had a great day and that your evening is equally as enjoyable.  Thanks for stopping by. 

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Labor Day

Hi there. 

Last night was fun, I stayed up late to get everything I wanted to do done.  Made it to the pet store.  I had a little parking issue.  I pulled into a spot but some lady wanted it more than me so I just let her have it.  It was legally mine because I was parked before I ever saw her trying to pull in.  We didn’t have any words I just parked some place else it wasn’t that important to me. Found some cat teaser attachments they screw on to a pole, didn’t know until I got home that the pole I had would have worked.  So I spent $1.99 too much.  The attachment I hooked up had bells on it and Mora was chewing on them and I just knew that she would be costing me a fortune so I chopped the bells off and threw them in the trash.  Better safe than sorry. 

The pizza was really good but the hot waiter wasn’t there.  I saw some other eye candy for customers.  Held the door for a hot young man and he called me sir.  I wanted to say get on your knees and say that boy.  But I just thought it and kept walking. 

Once I got back to Elhomo I put the pizza away, brought home lots of it.  As per usual it’s better the second day.  Spent time in front of the computer.  Got the litter boxes emptied but never really made it to house cleaning.  It’s on my to-do list and I will get to it but just not in a super hurry because it’s a task that I hate. 

I was super eager to take a shower and give myself a head job (shampoo) that I would enjoy.  My head was itching something fierce.  No wonder when I got it wet soap came out of it, that lady that cut my hair didn’t properly rinse it out.  Anyway I got 2 shampoos, conditioner and then applied a moisture mask.  I wasn’t itching when I was done and my hair (what little there is of it now that it’s been shaved/cut) was clean. 

Played with the cats, kind of covered that.  A few months back I bought this ball that you charge, turn it on and it vibrates and rolls around on it’s own.  Both cats were scared to death of it.  Now that I have reintroduced it spontaneously it’s one of Mora’s favorite things.  She bats it around, chases after it, bites it and even carries it in her mouth but not for long because it starts vibrating.  Last night she ran that thing out of juice so I had to charge it up.  We got in some play time this morning and I got some videos of her for my collection.  Rudy wants to be interested in it but he just doesn’t get why she loves it. 

Finished writing a story that I had been working on.  I’ve got 20 plus of them to type up.  I am most likely going to publish them but getting them typed up takes time and it’s faster and more fun to write than it is to type them up.  It’s a task that lingers around and I plan on taking a stab at it while I am off. 

Watched some TV before I called it a night and then crawled in my freshly made bed and slept rather well.  Woke up this morning fed the cats and came back to bed.  Rudy ate in a hurry and joined me.  Dancing on my stomach as I was trying to watch TV.  He collapsed on me and fell asleep.  Now I was trapped in my own bed.  Eventually I had to roll over and that woke him up.  He just curled up next to me and fell right back asleep.  Wish I could fall asleep as fast as these cats do. 

Got up at 10A and had breakfast.  I had lunch around 11:30a just because why not.  Cats had their lunch.  We watched a movie from YouTube as I let more porn compress and just needed to kill time. 

When the movie was done, I threw on some clothes and went over to the office.  I wanted to check on something and needed to flip the calendar in my office since the month changed.  I fully expected to find a thank you note from a colleague I gave a card to that was retiring but she didn’t leave me a thank you note or even send an email acknowledging the card.  People are fickle.  I also needed some USB extension cables and picked those up.  Then came back home.

Passed out supper for the cats.  Rudy just looked at me and wouldn’t touch it.  I reheated some pizza and when I sat down to eat Mora came over and joined me.  We always seem to eat together.  She’s been my shadow and can’t get enough loving from me.  I cleaned some jewelry that I plan on wearing tomorrow night. 

Watched an episode of Franklin & Bash, it’s on Netflix.  I watched it back in the day when it was on the USA Network.  Mark Paul Gosselaar is in it.  First episode you get to see his hot naked ass.  I’ve had a mad crush on him ever since he was in Saved By The Bell.  I know he’s straight but I have this knack for falling for straight guys.  Now if I could just turn one of them over to my team.  Ha Ha, dream on. 

Came back downstairs threw in some laundry.  Working on getting more porn compressed.  I had planned on starting the copy/back up job tonight but from the looks of things it will probably be tomorrow.  However, I have my fingers crossed.  The sooner I start it the sooner it will get done. 

Thinking of working on some cleaning.  Mora just came in wanting more attention and I think she is ready for treat time.  I just gave her more loving and a belly rub.  I’m going up to fetch the vacuum.  Might as well be productive while I wait on the washer and the computer.  I fully plan to have some of that slice of Rainbow cake tonight to find out how it tastes. 

Need to shave tonight and get another shower so I am ready to go in the morning.  I know I will want to be lazy and sleep in a little bit.  I will also want to stay up late tonight.  I’ve already turned off work email on my phone and am fully ready to enjoy this week and what ever plans materialize from it.  It’s going to be an expensive week but it’s all about me and taking time for myself.  A facial and massage.  Looking forward to dinner tomorrow night as tomorrow is my birthday. 

Hope you enjoyed Monday/Labor Day and that the week ahead is a good one for all of us.  Take care!