While it was nice yesterday, it turned a little icky today. The high didn’t get above 50 and it was drizzling rain most of the day. I’m happy that I got a lot of what I was looking to accomplish done today. Finished some work work that I needed to knock out. A bit of cleaning happened. and cleaning the bedding.

Oh and I got the new air mattress today, I’m laying on it as I compose this. I’m excited because this will be the first time in months that I don’t have to worry about it losing air. Should make for an excellent nights sleep. Hopefully.

Sandy and I went out to Bronco’s to watch part of the first game. It was nice, we split an order of nachos and wings. I had a beer and a shot and then we went home. I haven’t drank in so long that I was feeling the alcohol even after all that food and I’d be lying if I didn’t say a was a little tired from it. Oh well it was fun.

Tomorrow we’re back at it for Monday. I have to send emails to my boss about software and stuff that I don’t want to send but I can’t keep moving forward until it’s addressed. Hopefully it’s something that will work itself out but I hate rocking the boat.

Started the day early today. Woke up at 5am and then was at Walmart just after 6am to do some grocery shopping. Not much really, just milk and some other odds and ends. Came home and wasted a couple of hours and then got going and took the ficus tree over to Cortney’s house. We were going to go to the Paris Coffee Shop but they had a 15 minute wait so we walked down Magnolia and found ourselves at Cat City Grill for brunch. Wasn’t bad, I had the breakfast tacos and Sandy had the vegetable omelet. Nothing to write home about.

Came home and opened up the RV to see if any damage had been incurred during the recent cold snap. There wasn’t a drop of water in any of the tanks and the hot water tank didn’t even have the plug in it. So everything appears in order. I need to get some tire covers for the west side tires. I’ll do that after this email.

Other than that not much. More of the same planned for tomorrow.

I’m happy it’s Friday, even if it was a short week. Work is good, I got the tentative go ahead to run with the initial export and I ran with the other 4 exports. I’m really hoping we have a meeting on it and it’s what they were expecting. Hopefully someone will call a meeting on it. While I do have the ability to call a meeting, I have no idea who to bounce this off of. So I’ll wait and hopefully when they ask about it they’ll be happy with what we’ve got.

I did get gypped out of happy hour though, we took an hour walk instead. Honestly it’s probably for the best.

The new bar/restaurant that took over the old neighborhood cafe went out of business. I was kind of sad to see that but seriously, I don’t know what they were thinking. While the bar idea was nice, we have more Mexican food than we can shake a stick at. The hamburger/hot dog stand is now Mexican, the Brooklyn pizza joint is now a burrito place. The old ice cream shop is Olivio’s, another Mexican place. I mean I like Mexican food but give me a break, I want variety.

Today is my birthday. Just another day. I went to work and Sandy and I went to Outback for dinner. It was nice.

I talked Sandy into going out to happy hour tomorrow night. We thought about doing it tonight but I’m full and I’d probably go to sleep on the table if we had. I remember a time not too long ago when we went out full force and partied the night away. That just doesn’t appeal to me anymore. I would like to go out and people watch. Sigh, as long as I’m home and in bed by nine.

As much as I hate social media, I do enjoy replying to birthday greetings. It’s kind of nice to think about all the folks and where you know them, even if it’s just from high school and I haven’t seen them in 35 years.

Well not really since Monday was a holiday but tomorrow is Friday eve for all intents and purposes so it’s all good. I think I got the go ahead to just build the integration they want and use best practices. I like that.

I finally got hold of Sleep Number to get a new air chamber for the bed. I forgot how long this has been going on and I’m wondering if it’s the reason that my neck has been killing me. I mean it isn’t really hurting but I’m lacking the mobility of left and right fully. Not sure what that’s all about, another one of the joys of getting older.

Speaking of which, it’s that time of year again. I roll the number ahead to 53 tomorrow. That’s a scary big number. God I remember being young and wanting to be older. What the hell was I thinking. They can talk about aging with grace all you want but it scare the daylights out of me. You’re body literally starts falling apart and you get to be there the whole time. Not a fun thought. I’ve bought a couple of books to help alleviate the sheer terror of the whole thing. Fingers crossed that helps.

It made it up to 35 or so today. Just cold, I did make it out to the pharmacy to pull my scripts but I preheated the car so it wasn’t that bad. I simply don’t have the clothes to manage freezing weather. If it were something more common I would. I mean I have t-shirts and shorts to wear for months at a time but that’s the weather here.

I feel like I need to go someplace but with starting a new gig it’s not possible. I’m not sure what’s up with that but we’ll deal with it. I got the parts I needed to put a bit more of a workstation together, always nice to have screens to work on. Now I just need the right software.

Well not tonight but tomorrow it will be the case. Sad that Jimmy past, but he had a good life. We drove by a post office that I remember being out when Brandi called, she’s past too. I’ve been thinking more about ‘passing’ then usual. Probably just the weather and the winter.

I need to find what I want to do for the rest of my life. I think it’s Azure right? I need something that will work remotely and pay 6 figures. I think that’s Azure data and I can do DevOps from there. That’s what I want to do when I grow up right? I should figure that our so I can hurry up and get some certifications.

So all this investment in 401k’s and other investments is just silly. With all the gambling apps out there, I’ve got a fail proof plan to make millions. I simply need to bet against any football team I want to win. It’s so simple I can’t believe it’s been staring me right in the face all this time. It goes further than that but betting against football teams I like is a no brainer. This weekend I saw the Texans loose to the Chiefs, the Rams fall to the Eagles and worst of all, the Lions got beat by Washington. The only ray of hope was Buffalo and I’m rooting for them the rest of the way in.

So there are 3 football games left this season. Then it’s nothing until September. Oh well, time to work on that summer body LOL. I should have the Sunday scarries or Sunday angst but since tomorrow is a day off, it’s not all that bad. Going to be cold tonight but we’re ready. Peace out world.

Found my drivers license! It was on the scanner which I should have thought about but didn’t. I’m happy, I don’t have to figure out how to replace that.

Also it was a nice day to go out with mom and sis and Ron and Sandy to Saltgrass Steakhouse for a late lunch. It was nice but I think that mom is getting worse, she seemed to have trouble getting into sis’s new car. I mean she had trouble with the truck but that was too high and this one was too low. She also didn’t order, sister ordered for her. I’m not sure where this leads but I’m pretty sure that I’m not going to like it.

I got nothing done today except eating too much. Maybe a little cleaning. Some frustrating back and forth with Ubuntu Mate on the old laptop. Somehow I installed xRDP and now can’t log onto the console but can via RDP but can’t launch a browser because they’re all snap apps. Things that make you go hum…

What a week, I’m super happy that it’s come to an end. I have kept myself busy at work but I’m not sure if what I’m doing is what they want. It’s what’s needed but I’m not sure it’s what’s wanted. And I do not have the tools to do the second part of the job which is a XML > HTML > PDF. I can’t do that in notepad. But I’m rocking what I’m supposed to be doing and that’s what counts.

Tomorrow is birthday dinners for mom and I. Should be nice. Today is supposed to be the last day of nice weather before a polar vortex rolls in. We’re still set from the last round, one empty propane tank but I don’t feel an imperative need to get it filled. I should go check the RV but I’m confident it’s fine.

There is some work to be done tomorrow but for now it’s time to rest.