Tuesday, December 7: Retirement Papers Arrive & 80 Years since Pearl Harbor

I got up this morning feeling a lot more rested than I did yesterday morning which was definitely a 

relief. I got up made my breakfast and sign in for work. I worked and worked

 and made a lot of progress on catching up before I go off on retirement land. Tomorrow 
is my 11 o’clock appointment with retirement  counselor to sign the forms. The retirement forms came back thank goodness I was one less to sweat over. I’m glad I made the appointment for Wednesday 
instead of today. So I got the forms and got my witnesses lined up. I almost got confused everybody because I didn’t make myself clear.

 I got time to get work done which I’ve done already. It appears that the omicron variant is easily transmissible but not any worse than the Delta variant that’s been ravaging the country for
the last six months. Later on I had myself a burrito from the building across the street I mean the restaurant across the street. It was pretty 

good kind of left couple things out but it was not bad. It was a nice break from the ordinary. I then talked on the phone a while. And thought

 about the old days. Retirements creeping up like creeping Socialism. I’m excited but also nervous. Things are going to be changing and change is kind of a weird experience for me at times. Changes 

in my relationships and my schedule which 
I haven’t changed in 30+ years. I’m credited with 29.9 years of service but I actually have 34 years including the time in Norristown 

in Montgomery County. There was a commentary by Louis Black which was classic. I’m gonna put it on here it was just a friggin classic 

he read from this woman Alexandria Warser neck and it sounded like it was written by Louis himself.

Thursday, June 7: Paying the Piper and building a Future with French Fries

Well this cold keeps kicking like chicken. Last night at my parents with my nose getting all stuffed up. Various times

 during the evening. So this horrible place sleeping ability a bit. 

 o I need to get up as late as possible that 

 e too late to work. I started to treat myself today before payday and buy breakfast and buy lunch in one fell swoop anyway. also have people coming in today I want 

 o be mortified for action. Yes I just spilled on my pants so I look like crap. No dates for me tonight that’s for damn sure ha ha. Anyway Michael just to get through the day and drive his meeting for 

 eal the night. I know I’m gonna need a nap later on. It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood

 that’s for sure. Well I walked in and there’s already somebody out there wait for me. I made short work of my breakfast and hopefully I’ll be able to push on through. Well I paid another

 bill as a cosigner today. Then I pushed ahead with my work. Fighting

 this little cold. I had this big idea that maybe I go to two meetings in a row 

 ut methinks that’s not practical. I 
 o like that early night out but cold kicking me like chicken. Well they shut down the computer is at five I left work around 5:03 PM hopefully my  landlord got the check today like I thought

 he might go cash it today and hopefully not clear till tomorrow 

 r early tomorrow morning. Well I came home and decided to crash

 before the 7 o’clock living sober meeting. I thought I could just try 

 o stay up throat but it just doesn’t make things nearly as fun when I’m 

 xhausted. Well I managed to get up from my nap and went to the living sober.

 Afterwards we went to the Shake shack and hung out. I build a little tower out 

 f the french fries I thought I had a really good time. This cold is still kicking me like crazy I’m able to function but it’s just hanging in there and it’s firm grip. say kids I’m going to go 

 o Delaware Saturday night about 6 o’clock.

Friday, November 11: Veterans Day

 Hey Hey America good day to you and everyone around you 

Well after staying up late I got up around 9:30 AM and ate breakfast and entertain the animals for a bit. I then took a nice long shower and that felt good. I was in South Philly because I'm pet sitting this weekend. My friend is off to Florida to see her ailing father. She's paying me pretty well and right now it's 12:22 PM PM and I'm taking the Broad Street line North to downtown Philadelphia from there.. I'm going to meet a friend downtown at little Pete's at 1:15

 

 I have to be back at Pattison and Penrose Avenue before dark   o feed the dogs and pick up some poop in the backyard. I am getting paid after all so I do what I got   o do. Well, my friend Natalie and I had a delicious meal at little Pete's. I had a  Spanish omelette and scrapple along with home fries and she had pancakes.   t was quite the delight that's for sure. We commiserate ated a little bit about the election but tried to restrain   ourselves.  afterwards we decided that we would go to her place and chill out. We decided we wanted to watch a documentary so I suggested    documentary about the Third Reich and we  atched a documentary called "secrets of the third Reich." The first part of the documentary is about Erwin Rommel who was the so-called "desert fox". That was very well done. Well I started getting t ired and ended up falling asleep for a half hour before my friend woke me up and told me I had her appointment in 20 minutes. Earlier in the day    had scheduled myself a massage with a really good professional person who has her own practice in her apartment at the Academy house. The Academy house is right near where my friend lives. I managed to remember that    had an appointment at 5:30 at 1420 Walnut. I almost forgot.   Went to massage & it was very nice and I went to my appointment which was good as well I then hopped out and went on the Bhroad Street line since there was   o simpler way to get to Madiline's house! It's 7 o'clock and I swear the temperature dropped 10°   I'm walking  down   attison Street for 15 minutes. I'm now walking to Madeline's house I was thinking of ordering out a pizza but after I talk to Madeline and discovered that there is  pasta to   e I took care of that instead. I saved a trip to the store. I fed the animals learn how to turn off the TV with the remote and then watch some shows. I watched a little bit of Rachel Maddow which was tough to look at. I then also watched Forrest Gump was was a tearjerker. I really like that movie. Then I watched war World War II in color which is pretty neat