The Weekend

Morning … Hope that you had a great weekend.  Back to the daily grind. 

Saturday I took time to loaf and be with the cats.  Rudy made some biscuits on my arm with his sharp claws.  It was cute at the time and I forgot all about it, until hours later when I broke out and started itching like crazy.  I got ready and headed out in the afternoon for some Mexican food.  Saw a cute Mexican guy who had a great smile and a good looking face.  His body wasn’t bad either.  He was with a bunch of friends, they all had on Martial Art Studio wear and he had some tats on his hands.  I’m pretty sure he could have beaten me to a pulp.  I just eyed him and enjoyed my meal. 

It was unseasonably warm and the house made it to 81.  I turned the AC on in the car.  Nice to be without a jacket or coat but I think that was the last day that I can get away with that. 

Worked on laundry which I have yet to take back up.  I got in to fighting with my computer and trying to get a program to run.  It was installed but silly computer didn’t see it that way.  Uninstall reboot no luck.  Wound up ripping it off my machine and rebooting again.  It was a utility aimed at performance improvement, I liked it and felt like it made a difference but hey my machine is still running without it. 

Sunday I was poised to grab breakfast and go look at the new car lot.  It was for sure the last semi decent morning temperature wise we will see on a Sunday.  I grabbed my breakfast.  Saw a cute Twink in grey sweats, my oh my it was the best way to start the day.  Passed up looking at automobiles and just went on to grab groceries. 

Once I was home and got everything put away, I realized what I forgot at the store.  However, I never go back unless it’s super important and very rarely does something meet that requirement in my book.  I said I’ll get it next week.  Now I can’t even tell you what it is because I forgot again. 

Opted to grab pizza and traveled about 45 minutes away to get that.  I ordered way too big of pizza but it’s not like it’s going to waste.  Didn’t see the hot guy I have a crush on, but did get to enjoy some good pizza and had a nice ride.  Made it back by dusk.  Kind of nervous about driving at that time around here because the deer jump out of nowhere.  I’ve always had a fear of a deer hitting my vehicle or me hitting them.  I’ve managed to avoid it but had some close calls. 

All in all it was an okay weekend.  My allergic reaction from Rudy has diminished on my arm but damn if it doesn’t still itch like crazy.  I just want it to stop. 

Best news of all I got Thanksgiving Day plans late yesterday.  Were eating in the afternoon, so it will be dark before I make it back home.  I’ll have to put something out for the cats before I leave so they don’t starve.  Looking forward to this meal and hoping for a good time.  Their annoying neighbor will join us, he’s kind of a handful but he doesn’t stay a super long time. 

Well here’s hoping this week is just as enjoyable as the weekend was.  Last full week before Thanksgiving and my last free week from being on-call.  Thank you for stopping by!

Yay–Friday

Morning and welcome in!

Hope your doing well.  Made it to another Friday.  Thursday wasn’t a bad day just a long day.  Saw the Orange Tabby Cat stopped by for a quick daytime visit.  No one saw it but me and that’s thanks to the camera or I would have missed it too.  Chicken Pot Pie for supper, which was good but the crust didn’t crisp up despite adding 30 additional seconds.  Looks like next time I will cook it for the full 10 minutes.  It was red hot when I pulled it out and I can only imagine 30 additional seconds will make it more lava like but if it crisps the crust then it’s worth it. 

Watched a special I found on YouTube from over the pond about Air Fryers and their dangers.  Turns out that if you have an Air Fryer you should treat it like a toaster and unplug it when it’s not in use.  Plus they need plenty of space for air to circulate around them, so don’t back up against a wall.  Use little oil and don’t cram the basket full.  I don’t own an Air Fryer but found the news insightful and helpful as I have been looking at getting one for a couple years just haven’t spent the money.  Cost isn’t the issue it’s where in the world would I put it and would I actually use it or would it be much like my iPad that I just had to have that spends the bulk of it’s time sitting idle on the couch.  That’s why I haven’t made the move but I would love to try some air fried food like French Fries or Onion Rings maybe even a Sandwich.  Wonder what reheated Pizza would taste like? 

I often don’t know what to watch on YT and venture down rabbit holes some are interesting and others not so much.  It’s quite interesting and like social media it learns what you like and puts videos up that you might be interested in along with videos from channels you subscribe to.  Paying for no commercials was a great move for me because they are incredibly frustrating for the amount of YT that I watch. 

Spent plenty of time with both cats.  Played with Rudy last night, it was short lived  Mora wasn’t in the mood.  Once I settle in my room for the night is when they play alone and make noise.  Like they are wearing themselves out from the nap they just took so they can sleep through the night.  They are awake more at night than one would think but they do spend a good portion of their lives sleeping.  Still got my eye on Rudy but I think he might have just been having a couple off days.  Cats are the masters at disguise and while that can be good it’s not when it comes to their health.  Really wish they could talk English, we would have so many conversations but I would mostly enjoy hearing how they feel.  We still have conversations but do either of us really know what the other is trying to say?  Sometimes yes and other times no. 

My morning started off a little busy but I have managed to catch up and hopefully the rest of the day is smooth sailing.  At least I can hope.  No meetings just waiting around to see what rolls in. 

Worked on my back last night with my massage gun and my Back Knobber.  It’s a large purple S shaped tool that has round points on the ends so you can dig into muscle knots.  I got it many years ago off Amazon at the recommendation of my original massage therapist.  I’m a little sore today.  Rudy looked at me like I was waving a toy in front of his face but I assured him it was no toy.  This tool hardly replaces hands on work from a massage therapist but if you have a knot that is bugging you this will help work it out.  I’ve got an eStim machine and planning on using it today to help further give my back some work.  It’s much more beneficial to schedule a massage, if you can get the right person to do the job.  I’d love a nice relaxing massage but that would do nothing for muscle knots, so I have to go for torture therapy aka Deep Tissue.  Shame I can’t teach the moves to Mora and Rudy, then I could hire them out and they could earn their keep.  Hey I can dream. 

No real plans for the weekend other than the usual grabbing a bite to eat and hitting up the grocery store.  Thinking of visiting friends but I will probably be too lazy come morning so I will just loaf.  Next week is my last week of not being on-call and I have a haircut booked for early on Saturday morning so that would be a better time to make the trip to see friends plus I will already be out of the house.  We shall see. 

Hope that your weekend is great and enjoyable.  Can’t believe how close we are to Thanksgiving.  Saw an ad for Ruth Chris Steakhouse they serve a 3 course meal that looks delicious, but then again don’t all food ads look that way?  I’m planning on joining my friends as I usually do despite nothing being formalized yet I know that it was in the works from the way they talked last month. 

Talk with you again soon.  Be well. 

Cookie Monster

Morning …

I bought some Chocolate Chip Banana Bread cookies.  Two things fused together in one.  I thought it would be interesting.  It’s a wild ride that my taste buds absolutely love and can’t get enough of.  This was a store made item and I will for sure be looking for them again.  I hope that this isn’t one of those things that they make it once and you can never find it again.  I also like Chocolate Chip with Peanut Butter.  They make those regularly and they are also good but the CC BB cookies are my new favorite!

Last night I got some disturbing information.  A YouTuber that I watched for years who’s channel has long been dark was involved in a hit and run accident.  He was the one that was hit, actually T-Boned.  He suffered a stroke as a result of the accident and he’s way younger than me.  He posted the information yesterday to his social media and I saw it last night.  There is footage of him learning to walk again.  The sad part is that if you have a stroke your odds of having another one go up drastically.  I was bothered by the information and feel bad for the guy.  I know he’s got a long road ahead of him and somethings you get back and others well you don’t.  He’s got age on his side so hopefully he can make a full recovery with no deficits. 

This all took me back to when my late spouse suffered his first stroke, hours after having foot surgery.  It was due to medical negligence and he almost had a case if it wasn’t for his primary doctor being unwilling to cooperate.  If that would have happened then he would have walked away with some settlement money.  In any event I watched the whole even unfold in front of my eyes and it was highly unpleasant.  I also watched the recovery process.  He was told he would never walk again and he proved them wrong by walking out of the hospital after a month or two of therapy.  I was able to help him once he came home.  However, if this was to happen to me today I’d be fucked and not in a good way.  There is no one to lean on for daily care.  It ties into my comments from yesterday about being lonely.  It’s worse when your seriously ill and alone, that is just down right scary.  I’ve had a couple close calls with illness but managed to bounce back. 

It’s like I said yesterday, tomorrow is not promised to any of us, regardless of our health.  You never know when something will cause an upset to your health or wellbeing.  Just a reminder to not take life for granted. 

In other news, I did cancel my massage.  My back is not happy about it but I will make it.  My social media is filled with massage offers now that I’ve posted the subject here.  I haven’t really searched much for a replacement but it’s on my to do list.  If I forget I’m sure my back will remind me. 

Had some horrible Fettuccini last night.  Started off tasting okay but eventually it started tasting like I was eating Elmer’s glue.  I threw it out and just waited patiently for desert time to roll around.  Had a slice of German Chocolate Cake.  I normally eat 1/2 and save the other 1/2 for another night but last night I devoured the whole thing.  It was so good!

Got in a nice hotter than normal shower, to help sooth my muscles.  Then it was off to watch TV as I waited for an hour to pass and bedtime to roll around. 

Keeping an eye on Rudy.  He seems a bit different at times like he’s depressed or just in some zone.  Most of the time he’s perfectly normal and eating, playing and sleeping.  However I am starting to feel that there is something going on with him and this is probably going to lead to a vet visit.  Right now I’m just watching him.  I make sure to shower him with love and affection just a little bit more than normal.  He’s the salesman around here and without him this place would be almost 90% mischief free.  Mora on the other hand seems perfectly fine. 

Found out last night that we have a new critter.  Were going to be hosting a Racoon Family.  They are living under the deck.  I caught it on camera last night where a Racoon (large) came and hung around the deck.  There is a small cut out on top and somehow it contorted it’s body and went through the cutout.  This is how previous Racoons have done it and the next thing you know we have a small family.  Now it makes sense that cat was putting it’s nose in the cutout and started batting at something but I saw nothing.  Turns out it was the Racoon.  The cat hasn’t come back, not to say it won’t but a Cat & Racoon don’t mix well.  It’s been several years since we had Racoons.  I think they are cute and neat, so long as I am looking at them from inside my home.  I know that they can be destructive and dangerous.  I had an encounter with one in person years ago and am lucky to have walked away from that uninjured.  I won’t press my luck again. 

Well, calm day at work.  No meetings and honestly nothing really on my calendar.  I took care of my morning tasks.  I get an extra week of reprieve from on-call because I am working Thanksgiving.  I remember that I had to flop things around so someone didn’t get pissed off by having to work Thanksgiving.  I am actually contemplating taking some time off next week.  Haven’t made it official yet.  Right now I am just trying to skate through today.  Tomorrow is pretty much a repeat of today and I’m not complaining.  It does make for a long day when you have nothing to do but I survive.  Besides that I have no idea when all hell will break loose and my calm day will be interrupted, so I am on stand by all day.  If nothing happens great it’s a win for me. 

Hope it’s a great day for all of us.  Take care!

Marines

Good morning …

Last night I watched Marines on Netflix.  It’s a new series that has 4 episodes.  They are roughly 45 to 60 minutes each.  You learn a bit more about what they have to do each day and how multi-functional they actually are.  Not to mention you get to see some good looking shirtless men.  It was a good watch not only for the insight but also the eye candy.  Not sure if they will make a season 2 but I suppose anything is possible. 

From a very young age I always wanted to be a Marine but knew deep down that I didn’t have the physical ability that is required.  Plus the whole fact I’m gay and it was illegal to be gay and in the military when I was growing up.  Who knows how different my life would be if I had joined, managed to suppress/hide my sexuality and made it.  That’s something I will never have an answer to. 

Had an overall decent day yesterday.  Not a bunch going on at work and the boss was away so kind of nice.  Shame all of that will end today and the boss will be back.  Along with the meetings and likely the usual bs that accompanies that. 

Supper last night was 4 Cheese Ravioli.  It was okay.  Polished off the horrible piece of carrot cake I got on Sunday from the place I have breakfast at.  I’ll never get another piece of cake there.  Might try a slice of pie if I get brave enough. 

The cats were behaving mostly.  Rudy didn’t gnaw on any furniture.  He did beg me for some different food for supper he didn’t like what I passed out.  Mora got a nice buffet for supper and she loved it, practically devouring the can of food her brother turned his nose up at.  I loved to see her enjoying herself.  I’m happy that they are both healthy and behaving normally.  I know all too well what the flip side of that looks like. 

I left the back blinds open in hopes that Mora nd I would see our visiting cat.  However, it didn’t come back.  Kind of how it is when your expecting something.  I know it will be back but when I least expect it. 

Grass guys showed up yesterday and they actually took time before they mowed to blow out the leaves from the landscape bedding, something they have never done before.  I really appreciated that.  Although my deck was mostly clean before they showed up and now it’s got some leaves on it.  They could have done a better job but honestly I was shocked at the effort they put forth. 

Apparently there is a new trend when sending emails that I’m not aware of.  Either that or I am just highly observant.  I have seen several emails where people at work send an email but there is no closing, just their signature.  Is this the wave of the future?  I think it’s strange and rude.  I mean a simple Thanks, Regards, Best or whatever would be better than nothing.  I should mention that the people that are doing this are in management so maybe it’s just a management thing. 

My allergies are on fire this morning, not sure what that is all about.  Got my first Windows 10 update yesterday since the OS reached end of life.  Now I know for sure Microsoft’s ESU [Extended Security Updates] program works.

I saw an ad on social media last night for a friend to check up on you daily so you don’t feel lonely.  That appealed to me and I went through the prompts wondering the whole way if this was going to be some AI bot that would call me everyday.  They said it would be a real person but with the advancements technology has made it can be tough to tell.  Well, once I was done with the questions they actually wanted me to pay for the service.  They advertised prices as per cost daily so you had to do math to figure out the cost monthly.  That was more than I was willing to do and backed out of that fast.  I suppose you can capitalize on everything if you think about the right approach.

I had an Aunt that lived alone and the local Senior Citizens Center would call her everyday just to check to make sure she was okay.  If they didn’t get an answer they called an emergency contact to check on her but they would continue to call everyday.  It was a totally free service.  I remember her telling me that she got so lonely that she would call time and temperature just to hear a voice.  It didn’t make much sense to me at the time, but today it resonates with me.  Oddly enough that service was phased out and she wound up dying alone and sat for a couple days before her kids found her body.  It was very sad.

Unless something changes in my life, I fully expect that I will die alone and my body will sit for days if not months before someone finds it.  I’ve mentioned this to the few friends that I have and no one picks up on the hint I’m dropping (check in on me once and a while) but no takers yet.  I’m not expecting to kick the bucket anytime soon but tomorrow isn’t promised to any of us. 

On that happy peppy note I guess I will wrap this up.  Hope that you have a good day.  Just a couple more days before the weekend is here again.  Hip Hip Hooray!

Upstairs all day

Morning …

I made it to the local Mexican place on Sunday.  The food was good but it felt like I was dining out doors.  The restaurant was freezing cold.  It was me and one other couple, they paid their bill and left complaining about it being cold.  I followed them and ate pretty fast so I could get out of there and get back to warmth. 

I was cold and didn’t really feel like working yesterday.  Kind of felt a bit ill but I’m sure it was because I was cold.  I didn’t really have anything going yesterday so I kind of phoned it in if you will.  I worked but from upstairs all day long.  Thankfully there wasn’t a whole lot going on but I made my contribution and moved on.  The cats sure liked me staying with them.

In the evening I heard a strange noise I looked to see what it was and Rudy was gnawing on a bookcase.  He did a little bit of damage but it’s an old piece of furniture.  I searched the internet and there is good and bad for why a cat is gnawing on wood.  I am going to keep an eye on him.  Not sure if this was his first time doing this or if he’s done it before.  He did beg me for extra food yesterday and I gave in. 

Got an alert from my deck camera and it was a orange tabby that visits us.  I saw it in real time and talked to it.  Mora came to greet it.  I had to go turn off the house alarm before I could open the door and by then it was gone.  It was pretty cold outside.  Mora acted like she wanted to be friends with it, but I’m smart enough to know that could go sideways quickly.  I had the live feed of the camera up and saw it run away when I reviewed footage.  I checked all of the local websites for lost pets and no one has reported it missing.  Not sure if it’s just an outdoor cat or if it got dumped here.  It’s been around for a few months but last night was the first time I was able to catch it when it was here.  I feel bad that the poor thing was outdoors but it looks quite healthy and fit.  Just hope that it found some place warm. 

Had some Spaghetti & Meatballs made by the grocery store.  It was okay, would have been better with cheese garlic bread.  Sadly that’s the only pre-made heat & eat dish I picked up.  Everything else I have is frozen, so it’s heat & eat too but just takes longer and doesn’t taste quite as fresh. 

Were supposed to warm up a bit starting tomorrow.  Meanwhile it’s cold and windy here, feels very much like winter.  Not looking forward to when the switch flips and we go into the deep freeze but I manage to make it comfy here for all of us.  I like it cool when I sleep but once I am close to waking up, heat the place up so I wake up to a warm house.  Haven’t yet put on a long sleeve shirt but I know that day is coming and I also don’t look forward to it. 

Hope your all doing well.  I’m off to surf the web and see if I missed anything yesterday.  Take care!

 

 

Cold out

Welcome in!

For some silly reason I felt comfortable before I went to bed and elected not to turn up the thermostat.  I knew it wouldn’t be the case when I woke up but yet I went to bed. 

When I awoke this morning I was greeted by Rudy promptly at 6a.  He was ready to eat and wanted to get his day started.  While I understand his enthusiasm I didn’t share it.  I rolled over and tried to go back to sleep.  After 30 minutes I gave up and just got up.  I felt the chill in the air, not as bad as I thought it would be but still it was there. 

Got Rudy his breakfast and then I had to try to convince Mora to eat.  I think she got a little bit but she was more about staying next to my side.  I guess it was a FOMO thing but there was nothing to miss out on.  I was just going through my usual Sunday motions of getting dressed, taking medicine and getting ready to head out for breakfast. 

The garage felt pretty good (only because it’s insulated) and when I got and started the automobile up, it said the outside temperature was 63 degrees.  If only that were true, it was 38.  Spitting rain or snow, not sure which I just saw precipitation on my windshield. 

Made it to the restaurant and unlike last Sunday the place had just a handful of people.  By the time I left the place was starting to fill up.  I was so confused on what exactly to order.  I got 5 scrambled eggs and Strawberry French Toast.  The eggs really helped to fill the void and I was stuffed when I left.  I saw they had Carrot Cake and I got a slice to go.  I plan to enjoy that a bit later. 

Onward to the grocery store.  Last week I had three bags of stuff for $75 this week it was two bags and $69.  I didn’t see my favorite cashier but was hoping to.  I know our paths will cross again eventually but who knows when that will be.  Next stop was for gas and some cute guy took the spot where I normally go.  He smiled at me as if he was about to murder me.  I smiled back and kind of felt a cold chill run down my spine.  I filled up and came home. 

Groceries put away I knew that I would have to go back out to drop off the timer.  I stayed dressed and watched some TV.  I got drowsy but didn’t want to fall asleep.  Eventually I got up and made the trip to the UPS store to drop off the package.  Happy to report that a couple hours later I got my refund, so that’s behind me. 

I wound up getting my meds set out for the week ahead and then I went and laid down.  Took a short 1/2 hour nap.  Both cats joined me.  My neck is bothering me and I feel kind of like I am getting ill but just not fully sure yet.  I think it’s the cold weather and how it affect my body.  I hope that I am not getting sick, it’s the last thing I need. 

Working on more laundry.  Need to go up to grab another load but really don’t want to move.  I’m comfy cozy.  However, nothing is going to get done if I don’t move.  I’ve got the little house cleaning done that I wanted to accomplish.  It’s kind of a take it easy Sunday. 

I’m having Mexican food for supper.  Thought about going to my usual place just because it’s so good but there is a place that is closer to home that makes a dish I really like.  They charge extra for using a credit card but I think that’s where I am going.  Besides that I have seen a lot of hot guys there.  Not that I will see any today.  I’m going for the food but wouldn’t object to seeing some eye candy or making a new friend.  However, I won’t hold my breath. 

Back to work and another week of torture at work.  Hopefully, things won’t be too bad.  While it may not be this week I think by next week things will start to slow down a bit since we are approaching a holiday. 

Hope you had or are having a great Sunday and staying warm.  Talk soon.

Do it by hand

I had a nice relaxing day.  Enjoyed my Thick & Fluffy Blueberry Eggo Waffles this morning.  Had Blueberry Syrup to put on top.  Ate them like they were tacos.  Enjoyed a tall glass of chocolate milk and it took me back to my childhood.  After that enjoyed more of the Big Bang Theory and relaxing in my room.  Eventually I went back to sleep.  Rudy started morning at 6a, his clock still hasn’t caught up to the new time schedule yet.  Shame I can’t manually adjust that.

Got a shower and used some new facial wash.  It was a sample I got back from when I had my facial.  Smelled like spearmint and tingled.  I could use that more often but I’m sure it’s not cheap since it’s from a professional line, something made by a dermatologist. 

Off to grab cat food, the mail and then I was supposed to go for pizza but opted for BBQ instead.  It was cheaper and kept me closer to home. 

I got my new timer.  Hooked it up and damn if it wouldn’t power on.  The box it came out of looked used and the bag with the wire nuts was opened already.  I thought about swapping out the backdoor timer with the front door but that’s just getting into a new nest of worms and I am really not up for breaking my back like that.  I’m sending the timer back to Amazon and getting my money back.  I put the switch back in and will be turning the lights on my hand.  It sucks and I’m not happy about it but it’s the best I can do.  Short of calling for an electrician.  I worked on this like I knew fully what I was doing, live power and never turned a breaker off.  That’s how my late spouse would have done it, but he knew exactly what he was doing.  I had higher hopes for a better outcome but somethings just don’t work out like you want them to.  That’s a difficult lesson to learn in life but it’s true. 

Working on washing and I will be headed back up to make my bed.  The dryer is about to kick off.  I will be turning up the thermostat tonight because were getting a hard freeze.  As if that’s not bad enough it’s raining outside so it might be slick in the morning. 

At least I got the car washed before I came home.  Now my next big decision is what to have for breakfast tomorrow morning.  It’s gonna suck getting out tomorrow but life doesn’t stop just because the weather is bad.  At least there is a warm up on the way for later in the week.  Wouldn’t surprise me if it started snowing – in fact I’d actually welcome it. 

My work email has been chirping earlier this afternoon.  I peeked at it but nothing serious, at least for me.  I know it’s weeks away but I am looking forward to Thanksgiving and hopefully a couple quiet days.

Hope you had a great day.  Talk with you all again soon!

Meh

Morning … Happy Friday!

Feeling neutral today, not overly excited that it’s Friday like I normally would be, not sure why. 

The cats were full of energy this morning.  They barely waited to finish their own breakfast before they started their chasing each other routine.  Nice to see them happy and playing but that can easily get out of hand.  Never understood that when I was a kid why we’d always get yelled at when we were having fun.  Because eventually someone gets mad and things shift.  Same thing happens with the cats. 

Had a Chicken Pot Pie last night.  It was okay, could have used a little bit longer to cook.  9 minutes last time should have been 10 minutes this time.  Easy and very filling meal.  I got side tracked and wound up fielding a couple easy things from work and the microwave kept beeping at me to remind me that my food was done.  That’s a handy feature that can turn annoying if you can’t break free. 

Kind of an average night nothing special and thankfully my phone was oddly quiet, to the point where I wondered if it was broken.  However, I was on social media so I knew things were just quiet because it was night and that was a very good thing. 

Crime has been busy this morning from what I hear on the scanner, lots of road rage and accidents.  It was super busy about an hour ago and now it’s all quiet but I know that won’t last terribly long.  Kind of interesting to hear what is going on out in the world, that majority of which never makes the news. 

I’ve done my usual knock it out routine with my work tasks and completed them all.  Got one meeting in about an hour from now, it’s a complete waste of time but usually only lasts for 10 to 15 minutes, unless the boss wants to hear his own voice, which I kind of hope he doesn’t today.  I just want to be left alone. 

Thought of some potential dining plans for the weekend.  Sunday will be a much colder day so I will want to stay closer to home.  Might continue my fast food run routine for Sunday but Mexican sounds way better right now.  I plan to hit up the car wash on Saturday.  My subscription just renewed and I need to have my vehicle washed at least twice in a month to get my monies worth, anything more is just gravy.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope it’s a great day for you!

Timer Time

Morning everyone!

I got confirmation last night that my timer is waiting for me at the post office.  I will get it on Saturday when I grab the mail and hope that when I go to hook it up that it doesn’t turn into a cluster or failed attempt.  I’d really like to go back to a timer controlling my exterior lights.  Thus far I haven’t forgotten to manually turn them on or off but it’s kind of a hassle and one extra thing to do. 

I’ve been up since 5a and honestly don’t feel bad.  I’m sure the drowsiness effect will hit me soon enough but if it bypasses me I will be thankful.  Got to spend some extra time in bed this morning with Rudy and he bit me on the chin after he washed my face for me in a couple spots.  He’s so cute and I knew he was hungry just by the way he was acting.  He tried to play off that he didn’t like my choice for breakfast and that I had to give him a different can of food but I just ignored him and magically between him and his sister they finished breakfast with a little bit left over. 

The house had a little chill in the air.  Mora didn’t like it too much but it’s like I told her, you’ve got a built in heater, kick that sucker on.  Since we had extra time I turned on the space heater in the living room and she got in front of that and soaked it up for all it was worth. 

As expected I have heard nothing from my brother, at least he didn’t disappoint me.  I just know how he’s wired and behaves.  He’s not much into saying thank you.  At least I know I made the effort and I feel good about it. 

On the work front, yesterday was pretty quiet.  Got that meeting today that was rescheduled from yesterday.  All of my work is done at the moment but something new could roll in at any minute so I’m on standby which is kind of where I spend most of my day. 

Today plus one more day and then it’s the weekend again.  I want to get out and move about the world this weekend but my brain will probably tell me to go back to bed and hibernate.  I’ve got my usual tasks to tend to but no real plans made.  Something about having freedom to sleep in or relax and do nothing has great appeal to me for some strange reason. 

Hope it’s a good day for all of us!

 

Man Candy - Enjoy :)

Rubber Band Rudy

Morning …

I’ve had a cable that came with a Mophie juice pack I got for my last phone.  It’s been sitting comfortably on the kitchen table and had a custom rubber band on it they included.  Yesterday afternoon I found the cable on the floor by the couch, which is a considerable distance from the kitchen table.  Apparently Rudy got up on the table and fetched it.  I placed it on the coffee table and thought nothing of it.  This morning I came out of my room and when I went to turn off the outside lights I found it at my foot steps.  I looked for the rubber band and it was a short distance away, chewed up with a small part of it missing. 

The kitten in Rudy is starting to come out more and more.  Cats love rubber bands and I learned that lesson a long time ago.  That can easily turn into an emergency vet visit.  Looks like I have to be better at cat proofing the house and what I leave out.  Rudy has been banned from the counter top thanks to some aluminum foil.  It’s been in place all summer long and looks like he’s getting even with me now by starting to jump up on the kitchen table.  He’s got some guts I will give him that.  I’m not going to leave aluminum foil on my kitchen table, at least I have no plans at the moment.  I might break some out if this problem gets worse. 

Last night both cats acted like they wanted to play but when I put a toy in front of them they looked at me like I was crazy. 

Got a call from the bossman a moment ago and turns out were not meeting at all today, he’s stuck in some day long boring meeting.  Thank God for small favors.  Shame there can’t be more of these types of events to tie up his time.  He’s also off next Monday & Tuesday so more good news for me. The bad news is that he moved our meeting today to tomorrow.  He loves meetings like a fat man loves cake.   

I’ve got one email to send in about an hour and then all of my tasks and work at the moment for the day will be done.  That’s not to say something else won’t come rolling in but I am hoping for some quiet time. 

My knots in my back are acting up and I am debating if I want to keep or cancel my massage for next week.  I also had a dream last night that I wrecked my vehicle and had to buy a new one.  I was getting something in the Electric Blue color I love but it needed some prep work from the dealer.  I was happy to wake up and discover that was a dream.  Guess that new car fever is getting stronger. 

Today’s my brothers birthday and hopefully his expensive card has made it’s way to his mailbox.  I’d love to see his face when he opens it.  I honestly don’t expect any reaction but it would be nice if he acknowledged the card. 

I was pretty bored last night and thought that the evening would never end.  However, it did.  There wasn’t a whole lot on to watch and I continued my saga of re-watching The Big Bang Theory.  What a great show.  Lots of laughs and memories with that.  I remember to talking about it with co-workers.  I did clean up my DVR and got rid of a bunch of stuff that I knew I’d never watch.

We have another freeze incoming over the weekend, things are going to get super chilly here.  It’s going to turn into soup or chili weather.  Sadly anything I open that comes from a can Rudy automatically thinks it’s cat food and it takes me forever to convince him otherwise.  Damn me and my good habits of feeding wet food to my cats.  Mora doesn’t think anything of it and she doesn’t bother me like he does. 

Hope it’s a great day for all of us as we move closer towards the weekend.  Thanks for stopping by, take care!

Cat Burglars

Morning …

The cats are still adjusting to the time change.  Yesterday was very strange they were both off when it came to food time and treats.  Perhaps that is why they let me be in my bedroom alone for an hour as they stayed behind in the living room when I told them I was going to bed.  Darkness falls here around 5p and that seems to make the evening linger.  I liked it much better when darkness was at 8p but that is something to look forward to next year. 

I woke up this morning at 6a and felt Rudy on top of me.  Never knew he was there he’s so stealthy in not waking me.  I was up in the middle of the night and found both of them curled up in my bed next to each other. 

I wound up getting up a half hour early which isn’t the worst thing in the world.  I was surprised when I saw the living room.  One or both of them decided to take the packing material from an Amazon box and spread it out across the living room.  It’s just brown craft type paper and they love the sound of it.  It looked cute and I haven’t bothered to pick up after them yet.  Bunch of cat burglars, you never know what they will get into next.  Keeps it interesting!

They got breakfast but acted like they were feuding and they wouldn’t get close to each other which is odd.  Everything seemed okay as I decided to head down to start the day. 

Got a jump on things and glad I did because a short time ago my internet got up and left.  It’s back now but I had to turn on the hot spot on my phone.  I’d love to go back to the days of stable internet where it didn’t go down at all ever.  Not sure if we will ever get there again but it sure was nice. 

I got the proposed on-call calendar for 2026 done and sent out yesterday.  As it stands now me and the mistake maker both have 3 holidays to work.  The other guy only has 2.  He’s been there longer and I kind of felt that it was appropriate.  The way it worked out the senior guy actually had Thanksgiving & Christmas but I knew he’d bitch so I took Christmas off of his hands.  Normally I ask what holidays you don’t want to work around it but getting a response to that question is like pulling teeth so this year I just put the schedule together and am giving everyone the opportunity to complain, if there are no complaints then what I proposed will become the schedule and get published. 

I’ve still got to get working on my calendar of events for next year so that subscriptions and other items don’t catch me off guard.  I hate doing it and put it off for as long as possible and then wind up scrambling to get it together.  I used to look forward to the task but now it’s a task and well not so much fun, if that makes sense. 

The timer I ordered was placed in the mail yesterday.  It’s suppose to surface by the weekend or early next week.  I’m not exactly jumping for joy to try to hook it up but I will be careful when I open the box so that if things don’t work out for some reason I can return it.  I like the fact that Amazon is giving return by dates now in January thinking that every thing you buy might be a holiday gift. 

Had a Pumpkin Donut last night for a snack and thought I was going to eat the whole box.  They were surprisingly good.  Had a little bit of store made Lasagna and plan to finish it off tonight. 

Here’s hoping it’s a great day for all of us.  Thanks for stopping by!

Clock Sucker

Hey it’s Monday again, yuck!

Saturday I made it out to get some breakfast & a Cinnamon & Raisin biscuit.  I was too full to enjoy the Cinnamon & Raisin biscuit and brought it home.  I got to eat it this morning it was really good!  Grabbed the mail and then got my haircut. 

I was tired so I came back home and went back to bed.  It was super cold out and I just wasn’t in the mood to be out and about. 

Later in the afternoon I made it out for Mexican food at the place by the office.  Made it to the office and grabbed my calendar, changed the page on the calendar in my office and got out of dodge. 

On the drive home it decided to sprinkle and then rain a bit, which was no fun but I made it no problems. 

Started adjusting clocks before bed.  Told the cats they would be all confused and so would I for a couple days when it comes to time.  Got to bed and it was an okay day. 

Sunday I woke up early but went back to sleep and then woke up again just had to get Rudy taken care of he wouldn’t leave me alone.  Thinking that I overslept but it was the time change that got him.  I passed out breakfast and got dressed.  Killed a little bit of time before I finally left. 

The place where I eat breakfast at was super full and I was much earlier than I usually am.  I still got in and got something to eat.  It was too early for Target so I hit up the grocery store first.  Then afterwards made my Target run. 

I was so surprised that Target was cleared out of Coke & Pepsi.  I had to get more Dr. Pepper and some 7UP, I’m kind of tired of Dr. Pepper.  The cherry stuff tastes mostly cherry and there isn’t any Dr. Pepper I can taste.  It is okay but I’m dying for a Diet Cola.  Picked up some new cat litter.  Then came home. 

Got everything put away and time to rest.  Yesterday was the day that seemed like it would never ever end.  By the time I got up and got moving it was 11a.  I opted to fiddle with the Timer on the front door and that turned out to be a huge time suck.  Seems as if it was on it’s last legs.  It was asking for a backup battery.  I replaced it but it didn’t register and when I pulled the battery holder out the battery was hot, which wasn’t a good sign.  I made the time adjustments and then tried to get it to recognize the battery which turned out to be futile.  I probably should have just walked away but that’s not in me.  I started looking for replacements and found one at Lowe’s.  I should have gone to Home Depot because they had what I really needed but I didn’t find that out until much later in the day.

I got a replacement timer from Lowe’s which took a bit to find, it wasn’t where the website said it was.  The packaging made it impossible to open and I had to destroy the packaging to get the damn thing open.  Turns out I never could get it working and that didn’t please me.  There was no returning it because the original packaging was destroyed and I wasn’t in the mood to argue or debate a point.  I just took the loss.  Wound up going back buying a light switch and now I am manually controlling the outside lights with a switch.  Ordered a replacement timer from Amazon last night and it will be here later this week.  I’m going to give that a go and if it doesn’t work well then I will fall back to the switch and just give up. 

Thankfully the backdoor timer was simple I just pressed a button to put it back on schedule and it’s working fine.  If I get this new timer installed it will have an atomic clock in it so no more messing with clock changing it will auto update and be just like the one on the backdoor.  I could easily swap the backdoor to the front door and go back to a switch for the back but I’d just as soon not.  It’s times like these that I wish my spouse was still alive so he could work his electrical magic.  However, I’ve gotten out of bigger messes than this. 

I was late in getting the cat litter swapped out and scared the cats but that job is done.  I was planning on going out for a bit to eat and sit down at a restaurant but I was too tired so I talked myself into McDonald’s.  I haven’t had that in a very long time.  Double Quarter Pounder and Medium Fry.  It was pretty good. 

Spent the night with the cats on the couch just lounging.  I needed a shower but just didn’t feel like it.  I will get that taken care of tonight. 

My brother’s birthday card went in the mail on Saturday so hopefully he will have it either on or shortly after his birthday.  I don’t expect anything to come from that but glad that I went through with getting it in the mail. 

Monday seems to be a busy day I have been going since a little before 7:30a and just now had time to write this.  I am getting sleepy and going to take advantage of the fact that I am no longer on call and venture upstairs.  Hopefully no one will bother me and I can take a break. 

I am supposed to work on the on-call calendar for next year this afternoon but I may put that off, it’s not like it’s needed tomorrow or anything.  However, the sooner I start the sooner I will finish. 

We have had a couple of frosts here and yesterday I broke out the heavy coat.  Not looking forward to coat weather I feel like the Michelin Man it’s just a bit much but I will get used to it.  Need to break out some long sleeves and I don’t look forward to that either.  I’m all about short sleeves and no jacket or coat however can’t do that in the winter I’d freeze to death and for sure get sick. 

Hope you had a great weekend.  I still have a few clocks to adjust and then that little task is behind me.  Take care and thanks for stopping by.