WTF? SMH (/facepalm)

 Since Wednesday, this post title is pretty much explaining how I have felt about a situation going on. Let's just say, there were some unexpected surprises about things, mysteries that showed up and never got solved. And an Aunt passed away earlier today. I'm still in a sort of stasis about the whole thing, and I don't think it will correct itself, as some  of the whys, hows, and again, why, will never be known. I am trying to be nice, and not sound callous (though I tend to be apathetic about things sometimes) but I was not "close" to this Aunt, nor her children (my Cousins). In my memories I have not recollected any fond memory of her. I think the bottom line is she was tired of living in pain (had RA) and is now passed away.

Thursday I finally heard from the Company. But it took a couple hours for me to get a reply to the email, so by then the project they were getting workers for 'filled up' and left me hanging. Hopefully this next week another will be starting (or a current one opening up more positions). But either way kind of works for me, as I have the diabetic eye screening on Monday, and a regulardoctor appointment on Friday. I am sure there will be a prescription medication dosage increase as my numbers are not quite where he said he wants them - but they are close. Hopefully if he has to up the diabetic one, the insurance will approve the coverage since he has proof the numbers are not up to where he would like them.

Two in the morning and I just finished talking for a bit with the Youngest. I let him stay up a little later as he was teaming up with Guildies to do some Warcraft raids or dungeons or something. Then as he said he was ready for bed, I kind of went over the schedule of stuff I knew we had going on this week, so if I was not home, he would have an idea as to why.

So talking to one of the ladies I knwo from the VFW, she has been having some problems with her iPad. Basically, it would not let her access the tablet, as the code had changed from a 4-digit one to a 6-digit. I did some reading and found out why, and some ways that may work to fix it. We tried the easy ones over this past week, and none worked. So Friday I met up with her at the VFW and picked up the tablet, adn was going to do a factory restore on it. The only thing she would be losing is the books she had downladed, from Amazon, but can be re-downladed once she has access again. So I started that today, thinking it would be an hour or so then be done - nope. Download estimate was 4 hours. Then 5 hours, after the Wife got up and got on her computer. I knew when the Son would be up, between the three of us being online, the d/l would slow even more, so I paused it. As I try to sleep again here soon, I will leave it running (right now est is 3 hours).

Might go see the Top Gun movie tomorrow (later today). Haven't decided for sure. Youngest and Wife want to see it as well, so I guess I should take them. Guess I am gonna mosey on out. Should go try to lay down again, but not quite feeling any tiredness yet, so will prolly delay that another hour.

PeacE

Disliking My 'Fellow Man'

 It's Monday night, and for football fans, all that means is that there is a game on and the weekend is extended for three hours usually when one is off work for the day. Of course that all depends on what shift you work, and travel time, etc. Details, details. I got a text about 4 this afternoon that three of my good buddies were meeting up at one of the pubs, one friend who had a vested interest in tonight's game - he is a Detroit fan. It did not end up well for him, but that's for another conversation. Anyways, I went up, had some fun with friends, and called it an early night, thinking I would just hit the McD's on my home for some grub.

It's just after 10'ish, so the McD's was not swamped, and as I pulled in from the street, I have to turn, and go in front of another local business, to get to McD's. I see what appears to be a homeless person, laying on the sidewalk in front of this place of business. I stop, put down the window, and ask... "Are you okay?'. He was laying on his back, legs out in the driving area of the parking lot. There was another man there, looking just as desolate, and he says to me, "HE's fine". And so I roll on through to McD's drive-thru.

It bothered me. Another person answered for him, and I never saw him lift a hand or head to register any of that short convo. As I went through the ordering process, I ordered a couple extra sandwiches. Yes, they were the cheaper ones, which is what I was ordering anyways. And I got my Sweet Tea. I didn't think to order another drink - bad on me.

As I completed the drive-thru process, and received my food/drink, I looked over to the front of that business. This guy is STILL laying out the same way, and the other person that answered before is long gone. I don't know why, but I got pissed. I rolled up again in front of him, yelled out asking if he was okay. Did I need to call for help (an ambulance) or the police. He slowly raised himself up, and only asked, "Do you have something to drink?". I only had my one, sweet, iced tea.... which I had not had a drink of yet. My mind rebelled against me, as I said "Yes, and here you go.". HE got up and took the drink. I asked if he was hungry, knowing I bought a couple extra items, and I handed them out as well. I asked again if all was ok, or did I still need to call an ambulance or ER services. He said no, and I drove away, to head home.

That all sounds like I did a "good deed" in helping someone that appears homeless, hungry, etc. Unfortunately, in my town, like many across the nation, this is appearing more and more, and most of them, at least in my area, avid drug users. In all honesty, if this guy had looked like one (believe me when I say I know what they look like - past history) I would not have done this much.

But what really infuriates me, is the first time I stopped by, prior to getting in the drive-thru, I am not "Blocking" traffic behind me in the parking lot. Yet another little POS looking car has the audacity to not only pull up behind me, lay on his horn, then make a big show about backing up and pulling around me... to get to the drive-thru - not caring about what was happening, and that driver could obviously see the same I was seeing. So this dickwad makes it into the queue before I do, and I flipped him the finger the whole time I could, knowing that he couldn't see it behind my headlights, since I was the car behind him. He gets his order, and starts to pull ahead ... then stops. Literally three feet from the pickup - I assume he is 'checking his order'. So I lay on my horn. HE promptly gives me a finger, which I see through the back window, the he proceeds to open his door.

I'm thinking, this MF'er wants confrontation? I'm ready. I'm already angry at his lack of social conscience, let him. I shout out my window to him, "Get back in your Piece of shit and fucking move. You ain't worth any of my time." He looks back again, climbs in his car, and drives away, again passing the guy laying halfway out in the parking lot.

I gave up my drink, and half the dinner I picked up, to help someone. Did he play me? Was he really that dehydrated and hungry? Was it a plea for some sucker to get him stuff? I don't know. I felt I did what a human should.

I know many homeless, and the 'pretends'  that do the cup hold-outs, etc, at intersections, and what not, are not always what they seem to be. Caught many at the closest gas station counting the money they collected, then whipping out their new iPhones and calling for a ride and talking about how much the y made that day. I hate that. Makes me so angry. Which is why in a case like this that someone just fucking ignoring a human, laying half off the sidewalk and into the parking lot, they just drive past them.....

I hate people. I am not a good people person. I never will be, especially if this is the way human ity os becoming.

Angry. Angry. Angry.

PeacE

Entertaining Myself

Yesterday I actually got tired of my usual stuff. I went through my regular routine of emails, Facebook, FB games, blog reads, etc. I played a little bit of Warcraft. I read a bit on the Kindle. I even did a trip to the gym first thing. Then I got bored, and it was only afternoon. I am not much of a television watcher, though I do catch some shows on Hulu.com...so that wasn't much of an option. That, and the afternoon schedule on tv is boring as hell I am sure. I popped in a dvd I had from Netflix, but it was some weird flick I picked out on a whim, and it was bad. I made it through about 20 minutes of it before I had to shut it off. It is enroute back this morning already.

So, for lack of anything else to do, I did some dishes. Rather, I washed them. Normally this is a task I leave for the Wife to do, as I particularly do not care to do them. Who am I trying to kid? I usually don't like to do much of anything. But dishes is right up there, next to vacuuming, dusting and windows. Anyways, so I did a load of dishes. Looking now, you couldn't tell. It's not even noon here yet, and already I am bored enough to head into the kitchen to do the rest of them, and the new pile from last night. Those of you with multiple children at home, understand how they mysteriously quadruple after one meal.

Sounds like a nice thing I am doing for the Wife, huh? Not really. She deserves much more for having to put up with me. Maybe I am doing them again today just because it made me feel good to do something nice for her without her asking/telling me to do it.

Man, I am turning wimpy. But I think what sort of nice returns that could happen....

PeacE