True to form, my interior clock woke me up early...

at 7:45, 8:30 & 9:30.

I finally got up at 10am.

My lunch is ready to take to work, my laundry is done and I have showered & shaved.

Four hours sleep will probably hit me at work later tonight.

But tonight's sleep will be restful.

It had better be.

~

Friday I get my first Covid shot.

It's a big deal as far as the future goes and a friend who got theirs 2 days ago at the same place says it was quick, i.e. in and out. I like that.

But

There are things I want to get done before I go in for my appointment. I work afternoons and I will have to juggle my schedule a little.

The only problem is this:

I want to get up an hour early so that I can get everything I normally do on Friday done BEFORE I leave the house.

Normally, one would set their alarm clock back an hour and be done with it.

But (again)

My smart alarm clock won't let me do that, like it refuses to accept the change.

So, being the type of guy who has learned to hit the curveballs life throws me, I will just get up when I normally do (about an hour to an hour and a half before the alarm goes off) to pee and stay up.

And if I get up only when the alarm wakes me, no worries. I can do some things after work, too.

I think I'm covered.

~

The other day, I saw a new member's photos. Very pretty, gorgeous body. I wrote her a little personal message to complement her and to welcome her to NN.

Most of the time, I don't hear back from these people, which is o.k. - I'm sure they're getting an overwhelming amount of messages to deal with.

Sometimes they will write back a little thank you note, which makes me smile.

Sometimes you go through all of that... and then they disappear.

That has always bugged me, like meeting someone you get along with right away and then never seeing them again.

Life can be cruel sometimes.

~

These guys are truly talented.

I first listened to them cover a Beatles song and could hardly believe my ears - they are spot on!

Since that time, I've discovered there is no genre they can't handle, as you will see:


Talent like theirs should not go unheard.

I heard on the local news today that I can now make an appointment to get my vaccine shot.

So I went to the state website to see what I have to do.

Oh, boy.

There are a few requirements before I can get an appointment. As with everything else, nothing can be done until the paperwork is finished.

It reminds me of prepping to try out a new recipe in the kitchen. More time will be spent getting ready than the actual event takes.

But, as with savoring the final product, I'm sure the results will be worth the time.

I relate the process to when I file my taxes. A certain amount of time will have to be set aside beforehand.

All hail the process of government red tape!

~

The snow has slacked off some, so it's time to go out to dig my car out.

(sarcastically) I just LOVE winter!

Snow!

Expecting 4 to 6 inches locally tonight.

Some people will be happy.

Not ME!

I had a dream last night that aliens would take over a president as soon as he is sworn in.

The last 4 years makes a lot more sense now.

~

What a year. It started with my losing the love of my life, quickly followed by (around here) the infamous Blizzard of '78.

But then life began to turn around:

My old high school won their record 6th State Championship in basketball. That summer, I hired in at the local GM plant, or as a friend used to call it: 'Big Buck Country'.

In the fall I secured a better place to live, bought a new car and got a great stereo.

Life moved on and so did I.

I heard this song on the way home from work last night and as I did, those memories came flooding back.


Visually complimentary to a classic song. It made me smile.

~

I'm normally a fairly easy going guy on social media.

I don't get political and just try to talk about life in general, humorously if possible.

The only problem I seem to have is on Facebook. I mainly go there just to keep up with old friends, some that go as far back as 50+ years.

I usually post funny or thought provoking things.

The problem is with old friends who are Trump minions. They take offense to the smallest ideas that don't match theirs and try to make everything political.

Example:

A couple of days ago, I posted a joke on FB and the same one here, about a gay, biracial and illegal alien marriage being the trifecta for bigots/racists. Most of my friends thought it was funny.

One guy I've known since high school took offense and went on a tirade about how he thought I was calling him a bigot, even though I clearly never even implied anyone by name. He went so far (twice) to say 'fuck you' to me.

I thought about writing him a little message to say that if the shoe fits and to further tell him that any time he wants to say that to my face, he knows where I live.

But

I am an adult now. I don't put up with drama any more, so instead I unfriended his whiny ass.

To be honest, it felt good.

And I am once again moving on with my life.

Sayonara, sucka!