Oops, missed a day

I'll make it up by double posting.

Right now I am wondering when I will get my Wal Mart gift card.  You see, when I am in the Coachella Valley, I am a Wal Mart frequent flyer.  They have a survey every time I get a receipt and I respond in the hope that I will be successful in the drawing for a gift card.  Yes, I know my purchases are tracked, but I want the gift card.

That said, here is the reason why I am a frequent flyer there.  I'm lazy.  I like one stop shopping for motor oil, and a few bottles of wine like I did on one of my recent trips there.

I also do a lot of shopping at the Wal Mart in Tijuana and in San Diego.  I found that the one in National City is a great place near the doctor's office to grab lunch. The doctor was impressed that they sold decent sandwiches there.

So, I now have to figure out what the next post will be.

While I Wait for an Email

Let's take a moment to celebrate Mercury is going direct right when we approach the first full work week of 2017.

After a slow Holiday Season, things are starting to pick up.  I will be plugging away at writing, editing following up and conference calls before being confronted with another short week.

This year's plan is to work harder at getting more work.  The funny part of my horoscope for 2017 is the prediction that in the next to eight months someone who I would want to be serious about relationship - wise will be in the picture.  It also mentions making a decision on May 25 and expecting results December 3 more or less.

I wonder who the former prediction will play out.  I suspect that Mr. Right will live in San Diego or Tijuana instead of the Coachella Valley as I seem to be doing better making friends there.  Then again, we all know that things play out in their own strange way so who knows what will happen?

Anyway, the email has arrived, and I can pick up where I left off workwise.

Hope your week goes well.

Happy Saturday

Soooo, what do I post about.

Glad I got through another holiday season.

Work going better.

And I realize, I forgot to send out a bill.  Better do that now.

18 Months Later

Wow.

It has been 18 months since Rick passed away.

I really didn't want to work today.  I would have much rather spent time reflecting on the aftermath.

I think I have progressed over the time.  I still think of Rick and miss his perspective on life.  That said, I still haven't planted roots somewhere in SoCal or Baja.  That might be something to work on this year. I think the ultimate determination will be if I can make friends in the Coachella Valley.  I am finding it really hard to do so, and have promised to do a better job of trying.  With that said, I am not burning my San Diego bridges any time soon.

Also, I still reflect on how little I miss San Francisco.  It was a home for a long time and overall a good run.  That said, I am into my new life so much I do not pine for The City.  I also don't scream that I was displaced through gentrification like everyone expects me to.  I now believe it was making the decision to leave San Francisco when Rick died that makes me think this way.  I also think it was a good one in that I am now in a relatively good place.  I could be doing far worse.

That said, I still miss him.  I know he is noticing what is going on in my life and sometimes wonder if he is comparing notes with the amate.

With that said, it's on to the next milestone this year.

Doing The Lido Shuffle Because ...

I saw a really bad piece of performance art.

A colleague of mine performed a song she wrote about doing pirate radio when she was a he.

Good news - she looked fabulous.

Bad news - the performance left a lot to be desired.

I think a little practice will make things better as the stage presence itself was commanding.  But afterwards I enjoyed grooving to Boz Skaggs singing the Lido Shuffle.

Time to Celebrate!!!!

First off, happy 2017.

So far, the year has been good.  I took some time off for R&R and actually went out with my housemate on New Year's Eve.

So, why the title.

Well, in light of a Trumpocolypse, 2017 probably doesn't look good for many.  I am one of those as a Gay Latino widower.

However when politics is put aside, the 30th anniversary of a major milestone in my life is this year.  What is really interesting is while I was in bed with someone a few weeks ago I realized that this year ALSO is the 25th anniversary of another milestone.

So for me, this is a double jubilee year.  I am celebrating accordingly.  I will also document and share this year through almost daily blog posts.  No postings during Shabbat, Yom Tov Days, Yom Kippur or US Holidays.

Here is to a year that is more fun that the past few of them!

Still Here

Christmas is in less than a week?

Has it really been a year since I visited my family in Texas?

I guess it has.  A lot has happened, and I now know what the purpose of 2017 will be.

Stay tuned.