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. 

Weeks End

Finally made it to Friday and I am happy about it.  Welcome in!

Not much going on here.  Trick or Treating started here last night.  I saw a lot of kids in costumes at dusk but once darkness fell I saw nothing but a lot of headlights.  One girl really wanted to ring my door bell, it was dusk.  Mora was watching her while we were sitting on the couch.  The girls parents managed to change her mind and she was only half way up the driveway.  It’s still pretty light here at 5p which is when they can start asking for candy but you have to have a porch light on at minimum.  I’m sitting in the dark and honestly everyone around me is doing the same thing.  I’ve got nothing against trick or treating I just don’t participate ever since some little kid almost let out all of the cats years ago and followed me into the house when I turned my back at the door and said I need to get more candy.  Thankfully none of the cats escaped.  I know Rudy & Mora pretty well and they wouldn’t leave here, they have it too good but still I don’t want to take any chances.  Chasing a cat in the dark isn’t my idea of fun. 

Heard an interesting story yesterday.  Apparently AI is now being used in some camera systems to detect guns.  Once a detection is made it sends alerts out.  A high school in I think Texas has the system implemented and when the alerts go out, the police are contacted by the system as well.

Now picture football practice after school.  A kid hanging out on a picnic table near by decides to have a snack and watch practice.  He’s eating Doritos.  The system detects a chip as a gun.  Those alerts fired and moments later 8 cops showed up, tackled this kid to the ground and handcuffed him and his friends that were around.  The cops start asking where the gun is and the kid says there is no gun I just had chips, Doritos.  Once they realize it was a false positive they uncuffed him.  I don’t think (but am not sure) that he even got an apology.  Now that kid won’t hang out after school or eat chips on campus ever again. That poor kid and his friends probably have a negative opinion over Law Enforcement and I’m sure they have some dreams about it.  I can see being detained in handcuffs as quite traumatic, especially if your tackled to the ground.  

Sounds like someone has some fine tuning to do on that system.  The news was talking about the camera system and said that it’s smart enough to know the difference between a maintenance worker holding a drill and a person with a gun.  I thought yeah but eat some Doritos around it and watch out.  The system is being marketed to schools, banks and other businesses.  Hopefully, there aren’t too many false positives and perhaps it can help prevent the next tragedy before it unfolds. 

I had a Chicken Pot Pie for supper last night.  I didn’t think I could finish it all but I made it disappear like it was nothing.  I was full afterwards and satisfied.  I think I will pick up another one for next week.  9 minutes of cooking time, then I can carefully dive in. 

Spend lots of cuddle time with Mora last night and a little bit of time with Rudy.  She likes to nag me around 5:30p thinking I will give in early for treats but they don’t happen until closer to 6p.  She really turns in to quite the ass and is more than annoying.  To the point where I want to smack her.  She knows exactly what she is doing and won’t stop until you give in.  I make her hold out but other times she tries my patience so hard that I just give in.  She knows I’m a sucker and she is in control.  Her Brother knows it too.  I think they plot together on how to make me do what they want. 

As per usual my work tasks are done and I am sitting on idle just waiting for something to happen or someone to need me.  The surest way to make that happen is to head up and get comfy in a chair or bed, start watching TV and get a little sleepy.  Then presto like magic the phone goes nuts and maybe not on the first email but for sure by the third it is time to get up and go back to it.  Occasionally, I can get away with an hour of no interruptions but that is super rare. 

Hope it’s a good day for everyone!  Happy Halloween. 

Sunshine Day

Morning…

While the temperatures will remain fall like the sun is supposed to come out today.  I’m excited to see it and I’m sure that the cats will enjoy basking in it as they sleep.  Nothing quite like sunlight on a cat while they sleep. 

Speaking of sleep I had a pretty good nights sleep myself.  I was up one time and then woke up again later but I refused to look at the clock and just focused on getting back to sleep.  I don’t know why but it’s like second nature for me to start counting the hours I have left to sleep as soon as I see the clock.  Everything that I have ever read or heard says not to do that but I can’t help myself. 

I survived the intermittent connectivity issue with my internet.  I’ve never got an all clear but things seemed to have stabilized towards the afternoon.  I watched TV last night with no issues.  Most everything but not all of what I watch is streamed over the internet. 

Supper last night was Spaghetti & Meatballs from Stouffers.  It was pretty good for being frozen.  Had a donut and some cookies for desert.  Trying to hold out for Friday as that’s when I plan to bake a Tombstone Pizza.  Not sure that I will make it but I am going to try. 

Turned off the timers and managed to avoid Rudy seeing the flashlight.  I did it while he was eating.  I figured the click of the light would draw him as it always seems to but food was much more important to him.  The lights won’t go back on until the weekend.  Thankfully I only have to adjust one of the timers for the time change.  Wish the whole house was automated to at least adjust every clock but that’s not the case.  Really wish that I could adjust the cats internal clocks to avoid early wake up calls but they will catch on and adjust after a couple days.  It would be nice if the whole world was like Arizona which has one time year round – no adjustments.  I think were working towards it but not sure that I will see it in my lifetime. 

Got a nice surprise from work, a bonus for helping with the merger.  That was totally unexpected and taxes gobbled up the bigger part of it but I have a few hundred dollars extra out of the deal.  Next month we will get a holiday bonus which comes around Thanksgiving time.  Typically we don’t get a Christmas bonus but in the past couple years since business has been so good we get an additional bonus around Christmas and I’m sure that a lot of people have come to expect that.  I however only rely on the holiday bonus and if we get the extra one well great.  I like to avoid feeling disappointment if I can.  Everyone likes money because you can do a lot with it from spend, save or gift it. 

Here’s hoping that today is a great day for all of us.  Thank you for stopping by. 

Man Candy - Wet Wednesday

Rainy Gloomy Day

Morning …

In case your wondering the weather in my neck of the woods, the tile says it all.  Rain started yesterday on and off.  This morning it’s very steady.  The rain is supposed to stop around lunch time.  Doesn’t mean that the sun will come out though. 

Today is another heavenly birthday this time for my mom.  It’s been 7 years and honestly the time has escaped me.  I didn’t feel it like I felt the loss of my spouse.  I’m sure though that my brother has felt it as he and my mom were close.  If she were alive she would be in her early 70’s. 

Work kept me a little busy after normal business hours and if I wanted I could have been busier if I wanted to be, I got tired of fielding normal requests and just called it.  Nothing urgent came in which is all that I am required to respond to.  However, I like to go the extra mile now and then just to keep my work load lighter in the morning since you never know what might come down the pike. 

My calendar looked really busy this morning but within an hour I have managed to tame everything and as soon as I typed that my internet connection went south and I got flooded with more work.  Finally I’m back on idle.  My cell phone saved the day using the hotspot feature I’ve got a backup internet connection.  That alone is worth me keeping Visible since it’s unlimited data. 

There is an internet outage with the cable company and my connection has been up and down all morning.  It would go down and then a few minutes later come back up.  I got an alert saying there is an outage and first it was supposed to be fixed by 11:30a.  Now they are saying I will have intermittent internet until it’s fixed.  Looks like I will be using my cell phone for data today. 

Today is meeting day, whoopie.  The mistake maker is back and I am loading him up with work, which is fun but I know he’s gonna mess something up.  I had some training to attend on a new system yesterday.  It’s for access control and you have to be on your toes and make sure your clicking the right buttons or the person won’t have access.  It’s complex and sadly the mistake maker and I are the people who are in charge of this.  I know he’s gonna seriously mess someone up because he doesn’t pay attention.  There is another training session today and I hope that he goes to it, otherwise he’s gonna be quite lost.  I planned to call him this morning but the more I thought about it I have opted not to.  I will mention it in a meeting we have but that’s about it. 

Watched a fun video last night on YouTube on Waldo Welds channel.  He’s a hot guy that loves to tinker with welding but most of his videos involve vehicles and fixing them or doing maintenance.  He bought a couple of Humvee’s and it was fun to see him get one of them in pretty good running condition.  I’m sure he’s straight but he’s my kind of guy.  Younger, in shape and knows how to fix things.  I could use a guy like that around here.  Once I found Waldo’s channel I binged his content and now he makes videos on occasion, wish they were more regular.

Had a store made Beef Burrito last night.  I ate the whole thing it was quite the struggle.  I used to be able to pack them away.  I normally split them in half and make 2 meals out of them but I’m never full when I do that. 

Looking forward to lunch as I have some Cherry Zero Dr. Pepper.  I hope it’s good.  It was something different to help from the boring taste of cola.  Variety is the spice of life.  I love trying new drinks or dishes, all though not everything is enjoyable it’s nice to spice things up now and then. 

Well work keeps pouring in so I am going to publish this and get moving.  Hope it’s a great day!

Close Call

Morning …

Yesterday morning I got an email from my boss saying that he was unable to reach me via my office phone, he asked me to check that my call forwarding was setup correctly.  I already knew that it was, it’s turned on and doesn’t turn off unless I am taking a day off or call in sick.  I tested it and it worked for me.  I had a feeling right away that it was the spam filter that Visible (aka Verizon) provides.  For some reason a lot of our office numbers are tagged as spam.  I checked the log via the app but it hadn’t updated yet. 

Meanwhile I needed to interact with my boss and he wound up opening a ticket.  He also called a manager that works in my office to check to see if their phone was working.  He thought it might be an office outage.  I figured that my goose was probably cooked because the manager he called is a gossip and in my head I was convinced that this person would say oh he never comes in.  However, I believe I am safe as nothing came of our conversation.  I had an additional conversation with him in the afternoon and he never said anything then. 

To troubleshoot the phone issue I engaged one of our network folks and I was told that it’s probably your spam filter on your cell phone after taking a look at the phone system.  By then the log had updated on the App and I saw he tried like 15 times to call me, all were rejected as spam.  The fix for this was to turn off the spam filter.  I really didn’t want to do that but I like having two lines of cell service to determine if calls are coming in via my regular cell phone number or are forwarded from my work number.  It’s proven to be helpful in the past and it’s nice to have a heads up when the phone rings. 

I did report my bosses work number as not as spam to Visible but they just say thanks.  It doesn’t mean we will treat future calls different just because you flagged it not as spam.  Visible uses a different system for this prepaid service than traditional Verizon or even ATT which will permit you to flag a number not as spam and then that permits the call to ring through if they call in the future. 

If I get flooded with spam calls on my Visible line I can always turn the protection back on and adjust the level of protection.  It was set to very aggressive with no tolerance at all for spam calls and I rejected all spam calls instead of sending them to voicemail. 

Today is going to be interesting.  The old guy that we work with is on vacation.  The mistake maker took the day off because of a sick child.  That leaves me and the boss.  I’ve got some training to attend later this afternoon and it’s not like I can miss this, it’s 2 hours long and I don’t look forward to it but I am going.  Thankfully it’s virtual so I don’t have to leave the comfort of my home.  The mistake maker always conveniently takes one or two sick days in a week or two weeks following when I call in sick.  I thought it was strange at first but now I realize he does it to pour the pressure on me, it’s usually times when we are short on staffing or when I am on call or both.  The boss doesn’t see it and I’m not calling it out.  I just hate that he does it but then again I hate the fact that he can’t fully do simple tasks that I preform without me having to watch over his shoulder.  There is no point in complaining because our boss is spineless and won’t do anything about it, unless of course pressure is applied to him via his boss or HR and well I’m not going that route, there is way too much for me to lose. 

In other news I heard this morning that this weekend is time change weekend and we will gain an extra hour of sleep.  I look forward to that but know that I will probably be awake.  It will take my body time to readjust plus the cats internal clocks will be off for a couple days.  Rudy will be waking me an hour before it’s time to get up. 

Best news is that Rudy used the Treadmill last night.  I went to spy on him because I heard him while I was brushing my teeth.  He’s shy about it like when he’s in the tub.  If he sees me spying on him he just aborts and stands and looks at me like I just asked him for a ride to the airport.  We got in a little bit of playtime like 2 minutes before he just shutdown on me and was no longer interested.  Mora didn’t want to play either.  It’s kind of like playtime has run it’s course but I will keep trying.  Usually he wants to play when I want to relax like after lunch or when I am busy like after breakfast or while I am eating my supper.  He gets it out of his system either by playing on his own or aggravating his sister.  They are both something else but I am so glad that I have them. 

I signed the sappy card for my brother and got it ready to mail.  By the time I put postage on it and what I paid for the card I’ve dropped close to $10 just to say Happy Birthday.  Plus I’m sure he’s going to toss the card in the garbage and not keep it, like I would.  Kind of a bit on the expensive side when I think about it.  Might have just been better off to send a text or just to write happy birthday on a sheet of paper and mail that to him.  I am hoping that he will reach out to me but I am not holding my breath as I am fairly certain the end result will be no contact or acknowledgement from him.  I am always the bigger person but it doesn’t get me anywhere and if it does I am usually the one who gets hurt or crapped on, neither of which I enjoy.

When I thought about posting yesterday for today I had so much lined up to say but now it’s all gone.  If I think of something I missed I will make another post.  Otherwise, that’s all for today.  Hope it’s a great day for all of us.  Thank you for stopping by!

Heavenly Birthday

Welcome in …

Today would be my late spouses birthday.  I still miss him everyday and somedays the loss feels much greater.  Happy Heavenly Birthday Sweetie!

I’ve thought about how him and my cats would get along.  I think that they would both hit it off quite well.  Of course one or both of them would have probably tripped him by now but other than that I think that he would really love them.

Speaking of pets not sure if any of you follow Tyler & Todd they are Vloggers on You Tube.  Yesterday they announced they lost their dog Charlie.  I could just tell by the title of the video what was about to be announced.  I was ready for it but once they confirmed it I just sobbed like I lost a loved one.  Not sure what Charlie’s age was but he had cancer and they went to great lengths to save him.  They got another year of life out of him, which is exactly what they wanted.  I feel so bad for them as I’ve been down the pet loss road many times.  They have a couple other dogs and a cat to keep them company, it’s just a matter of getting used to a new normal.  My condolences to them. 

If your not familiar with Tyler & Todd they renovated some shipping containers to build a gorgeous house in the middle of the woods in Canada.  Their work is amazing and I think they are both quite handy, they had some help from friends and contractors but the end result looks stunning and it’s something they are both quite proud of.  I’ve watched them for about a year and always look forward to a new video, which typically comes out on Sunday’s.  Occasionally they surprise and release a Wednesday update as well. 

Closer to home I went out in the rain to fetch Chili, a Cheeseburger and Frosty.  I was unhappy when I got home to find that I wasn’t given any crackers or hot sauce.  I was more upset by the lack of crackers.  I did burn my mouth on the Chili but still in all it was delicious and I gobbled it all up.  It was the perfect meal for a soggy Sunday afternoon and afforded me time to cuddle with the cats and watch TV.

My new computer glasses seem to work great when I use them in combination with my laptop instead of my desktop.  I think the prescription needs to be tweaked a bit and then they would work fine regardless of the computer setup.  At least I didn’t waste my money but I am a little disappointed. 

As were close to Halloween either tonight or tomorrow I will be disabling the automatic timers that control the exterior lights.  I find that my security cameras work great in the dark with no light, which is kind of amazing.  We were one of the first houses to start turning lights on at night and it’s caught on throughout the neighborhood, not everyone has bought in but a good majority of people do.  Of course a good majority join with me in powering lights off as it gets close to Halloween.  It’s kind of messed up here kids get two or sometimes three nights they are permitted to Trick or Treat and they get a parade to go with it.  Back home where I grew up we got Halloween night and that’s it, no parade.  However, it’s been this way long before I moved here some 20 years ago and I don’t foresee it changing. 

I am more excited for Thanksgiving and the first snow.  From what I’ve seen in forecast models looks like it’s going to be a very wet winter.  Might not all be snow could be rain.  However, we got the big snow last year so I’m honestly not expecting anything huge this Winter but one never knows. 

I’m on-call this week and not happy about it.  I’ve got plans for the weekend to make it to the office to turn the calendar in my office and hopefully pickup a new calendar that the company provides.  I’ll stop in at the local Mexican place nearby to make it a combo trip.  Plus I have an haircut booked early in the morning and found out yesterday Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits are back at Carl’s Jr/Hardees at least in my neck of the woods.  I’ve got plans to have one of those along with a Sausage & Egg Biscuit.  It’s only Monday and already I’ve got plans for Saturday!

Here’s hoping it’s a great week for all of us.  Take care and thank you for stopping by.

The Weekend

Welcome in …

It’s been overcast here all weekend and it rains on and off.  Light showers and nothing terribly serious. 

I went out for Cat food and the mail yesterday.  Of course it was bone dry until I pulled out of the garage and then the rain drops started falling. 

Kind of an expensive trip to the cat food store but it’s odd that the total came up to the last 4 digits of my late spouses SSN.  It’s probably nothing but I take as he is still watching out for me. 

I came home after that little trip to put the cat food away, open the mail and then kill a little bit of time before I left for the big trip. 

I headed out to the buffet and wow I wished I hadn’t.  The food was horrible this time.  I didn’t eat a whole lot.  Little bit of fried chicken, some pork, awful mashed potatoes, corn and green beans.  I had some Peach Cobbler for desert.  Got a soda to go and then I got on the road to home. 

Got behind a farm implement that was moving slow and a truck behind that that didn’t want to pass.  I played that little game for a short time but once I saw I had a clear shot I pushed down on the pedal and the turbo kicked in and I was flying.  I got up to 110mph before I let off the gas.  This was an old country road and no one was around, it wasn’t the smartest thing to do but it was fun.  That sucked some gas but like I said it was fun.  I got a new app that pairs with my radar detector, the default setting in it is set to 80mph and once it senses you reach that speed it tells you to slow down.  I can change that to any speed I want but it was nice to hear it bark at me. 

Made it home just before 6p and it was starting to get dark.  I came in and got laundry started.  Worked on bills, taming a bit of email and general surfing.  The cats kept me company and as usual Mora couldn’t stay out of my lap for terribly long.  She loves to garner my attention when I am about to start working.

Got the laundry done, went up and made the bed.  Rudy tried to help me.  I was ready for bed and it was only 8p.  I called it and started my shutdown routine.  Rudy acted like he wanted to play but I tried to entertain that and then he wanted nothing to do with it.  Mora wouldn’t budge either, just as well because I was in no mood for it. 

Made it to my chair to relax and about an hour later I was climbing in bed getting ready to pass out. 

Had a nightmare of a dream and woke up at 5a.  I tried to avoid getting up but my bladder said it was time so I took care of it.  Came back to bed.  Rudy was all fired up making his biscuits and doing his dance, thinking he could possibly get some food out of it but I told him we had a couple more hours and then I’d be up.  He laid down and then we both went back to sleep.  I woke up ten minutes earlier than I wanted to and Rudy went back to dancing so he got breakfast. 

I headed out was supposed to make a Target run but it was raining and that just made me push it to next weekend.  I made it to breakfast.  Ate way more than I should have but it was good.  Went to the grocery store.  Saw that my favorite cashier was working.  She is an older lady and her birthday is next month, she told me that weeks ago.  I capitalized on that today and got her a gift card to Cracker Barrel.  She was quite surprised and told me that is more than her husband would do for her.  I told her to enjoy herself.  It was nice to make someone’s day. 

I got a birthday card for my brother it’s kind of sappy, I’m hoping to appeal to him to reach out to me but I’m fairly certain he won’t and that I just wasted my money.  However, it’s the though that counts and it’s more than he did for me on my birthday.  Just letting him know that I am still out here and that I am thinking of him. 

Rudy is passed out in my lap and has been for a couple hours.  His tail beating away on my metal desk drawer sounds like a drum.  He loves to wag that tail when he sleeps in my lap.  He looks so peaceful and sweet.  We had some issues earlier today when he decided to climb up on the kitchen table while I was working on cleaning the water fountain.  For some reason when I work on that both cats seem to go crazy with playing.  Mora is on a chair behind me sleeping away. 

I need to move my laundry to the dryer and head up.  With the weather the way it is today is a perfect day for some Chili and a Burger.  I plan to make a Wendy’s run in about an hour, bring it back home to enjoy with the cats as we start the evening. 

My massage on Friday was okay but as per usual it just stirred things up and I am sore but still have knots.  I need a longer session and on a much more regular basis.  I hear the person before me making an appointment and looks like the therapist is going to work on Friday’s but only during the day.  Last appointment is at 3:30p and that’s not going to work for me.  She said that she was trying to be flexible to meet everyone’s schedules.  I didn’t bother to schedule anything else I’ve got 1 more appointment in a couple weeks on a Wednesday and right now I am unsure if I will keep it.  I kind of hate to stop but at the same time I liked Saturday appointments and she stopped those.  Friday evenings worked perfect and she’s stopping that.  Two price increases in less than a year and I’ve been going to her for at least 3 years.  If she can’t accommodate my schedule then I’ve kind of got no choice but to drop her.  I’m one of a small group of people that are her regulars so you’d think that she would want to keep me as a client.  I’m frustrated over it but it’s not the end of the world.  I could always go buy a car with seats that massage and that would put her ass out of business.  I just don’t want a car payment but I do want the new car. 

Hope it’s been a great weekend for you and that you’ve been able to stay warm in the cooler weather we have been having.  Take care!

Friday

Welcome one and all!

I’ve talked before about listening to that little voice inside (aka your conscience).  Well mine has been nagging at me to submit for the two days of sick time that I took.  I’ve been neglecting to log time when I take off sick as I’m salaried so it’s not like it changes my pay just eats up my time.  There is some new sick time program but no one has bothered to explain it to salaried folks.  Anyway, I put in for the two days I took.  Then I put in for time in December taking the bulk of my time just before Christmas.  It’s probably a bad move from a Mental Health perspective but I don’t want to loose anytime.  That leaves me with about 3 days to play with to take as either scheduled time off or sick.  I will certainly try my best to use those before the year is out. 

I’ve got a meeting with the boss later today, it’s the usual touch point and I don’t expect it will be anything other than what it usually is a colossal waste of my time.

I managed to complete some work and my usual tasks this morning.  Feeling pretty good all things considered. 

I woke up around 2a and didn’t get back to sleep until 4a.  Both cats helped me get back to sleep.  Mora curled up beside me and Rudy jumped on top of me and curled up.  Their motors were on and I was out pretty quickly.  I was in such a sound and deep sleep the alarm clock woke me up.  I think Rudy didn’t bother or if he did I never knew it.  He’s not shy about asking for food even if it’s not time to eat. 

Got my massage that I am looking forward to tonight it will likely be the last massage that I get despite that I have one more appointment booked.  I’m not sure if I will keep that one or not because it’s on a Wednesday.  I want my massages on a Friday – Wednesday’s can be rocky or calm it’s a tough call.  Friday’s could be the same way but odds are that things will be calm regardless if I am on call or not.  I kind of hate to give up massages but I know that I can always look for a new therapist if I so desire it’s only going to cost me a little bit more money and getting that new person used to my knots berry farm of a back. 

Rain but no severe weather is in the forecast for the weekend.  I do plan ton hitting up the buffet on Saturday unless something changes that.  I need to hit the cat food store as the little hell raisers are running out of food. 

My plan is to enjoy the weekend as much as I can because come Monday it’s that time again, yep I will be on-call and hating the entire week of it.  I need to work on the schedule for next year but I am putting that off for when things calm down which if all goes correctly should happen in a few weeks as we enter November.  Damn this year is such a blur and I can’t believe it’s about over. 

Figured out that the prescription for my new computer glasses is off a bit.  Looking at my primary screen things are fine but if I shift my eyes to the right I can see but not quite that well that’s where things look a little blurry.  Thankfully I can use my old pair.  I’m taking the new pair upstairs to use with my laptop and one screen to see if that helps.  I always hate vision tests it feels like there is so much pressure 1 or 2 or 3 or 4.  It’s like hurry up and pick a number.  Regardless of the doctor I’ve always felt that pressure.  Kind of glad that I didn’t get a new daily wear prescription because it would probably be off as well.  I’ve not done well at all with my goal to start wearing my glasses daily, the majority of the things I look at appear just fine.  Unless there is dim lighting and tiny print I am fine, so I go all natural and enjoy it while my vision is still decent.  I know with age that will slide too.  I kind of feel like eye doctors lie a bit and they all charge differently I know that none of them know exactly how insurance coverage works, they just bill for what ever gets them the most money regardless if it comes from you or your insurance company. 

Well I’ve got a little bit of time to kill before the boss calls so I’m heading up to be with the cats for a while.  Sadly the call is scheduled for about the time Rudy expects lunch.  It’s going to be a little late today but he will live.  It was super late yesterday and both cats were unhappy but they ate, forgot about it and passed out.  Eat, play a little, nap and get up and do it all over again.  Not a bad way to spend the day especially when you don’t have a care in the world and everything is free like food, water, shelter and companionship.  I’d love to be one of my cats they have the world by the tail so to speak. 

Have a great day and weekend!

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I’ve been MIA for a couple days.  Woke up on Monday and didn’t feel quite right.  I wasn’t fully sick but felt like something was coming on.  Plus my back was killing me.  I took the day off.  Tuesday I actually felt fine but opted to just take an additional day just because.  I liked the freedom from the BS of work.  From what I saw on my phone looks like I didn’t miss much.  I was able to catch up and tame everything within an hour. 

Lots of changes at work from people leaving to new projects and tasks.  I don’t really look forward to any of it.  I’d like to run away but to keep the paychecks flowing.  However, all good things come to an end and I did go back today. 

I still feel like I am coming down with something.  I hadn’t turned the heat on until later Monday morning.  I got tired of being cold.  Temperature changes wreak havoc on my system and it’s usually when I get ill. 

Saturday it rained all damn day and I actually just stayed in, never left.  Just watched TV and napped.  It wasn’t exactly fun but at least I knew I’d be relatively safe. 

Sunday I got out for breakfast, the grocery store and went for pizza for my evening meal.  Had good food saw no eye candy.  Grabbed the mail.  Got my new eye glasses which took some getting used to.  For a while every time I put them on I got nauseated.  They are only single vision computer glasses and they have never affected me like that before.  Things still look a little fuzzy, I like my old prescription much better but am giving this new pair a try.  The nausea has subsided but something still look odd. 

That brings us current nothing else I know of going on.  Just trying to make it through the rest of the weeks.  Lots of BS to wade through, plenty of meetings and yapping from my boss.  I’m not in the mood for meetings, just tell me what you need/want me to do and let me do it.  Kind of get in, get it done and move on. 

Hope that all is well in your world and that life is treating you good.  Talk with you all again soon!