Hello October 2026...

 

It's October, but September didn't leave without a couple of slaps.   The piece we needed to replace on the kitchen faucet isn't being as easy to find as we'd hoped.  It's still a process.   We got home to test the new aerators & they weren't great.  We went & to get another kind.  In between the trips, the trash was shredded.   The culprit, a pig.  Yes, the neighbors have a pig.  I got the trash gathered & went to get a trash can.  By the time I got back, the pig was back at it.  I called animal control.  I'm not sure what will be done about it.  True to form, it was Sucktember.

This 1st day of October we get notified there will be a planned power outage Monday for several hours in the morning.  Great, there goes my morning routine & It's going to make shopping questionable.  The pole situation had been ongoing since August.  There's been a pole in the side yard for over a month.

Wow, October's starting off just great.

Take care.

Cya...

There's The Door September...

 

This is the last day of what I like to call Sucktember.  It may be the month I was born in, but it's usually a wretched month for me.  This year it tried to cook us in an air fryer; hot, dry & windy.  Now, part of the kitchen faucet has broken.  Hopefully, we can just replace the part & not the whole tap.  If not, it's a new faucet & a plumber.

This is a link to AMFAR's site over current statistics concerning HIV in the US.  It' covers basic matters & demographics.  It's general info, but things we need to keep aware of.

That's all for now, goodbye September.  Why are  you never a good month for me?  Take care.

Cya...

The Lasts Of September 2026...

 

Yesterday was the last Thursday of the month.  A couple of more shopping trips & another round of trash to the curb & this month's have-to's will be handled.  As usual, this hasn't been an easy month for me.  The heat & humidity nearly did me in.  There's almost 2 hours less light & the dark days are nearly here.  

I'm hoping September takes the heat with it.   August gave us our highest electric usage bill ever.  September's wasn't far behind.  But last night I only had the table fan near me.  Not the small window fan, the box fan & the giant metal beast going.  The metal fan hasn't been on in a 2 days now.  Last night was the time in months I've only needed the side fan.  Maybe this month's bill will be closer to normal.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

9th Mid Month...

It's mid September & still hot.  This has been a very difficult time for me.  The heat, allergies & lack of sleep are really causing me issues.  The forecast keeps saying cooler weather is a just a few days away.  But, that finish line keeps moving further out.

We have to handle the trash & an outing.  That'll be about it.  I'm happy about that.  I doubt I could do much more.  I need this weather to change.  It's not likely the weather cares a bit about what I need though.

Take care.

Cya...

Rough Tuesday Morning...

 

It's hot & I woke up feeling awful this morning.  The forecast keeps promising in just a few days this will change.  I wonder if this damn heat will ever leave.  I'm not doing well.  I'm dehydrated, exhausted & here's old timey word for you, discombobulated.  This heat undid in a few hours what a couple of good night's sleep managed to restore.  Sucktember choose sweltering heat as it's form of violence this year.

That's all for now.  I'm too scattered to try for more.  Take care.

Cya...

Labor Day....

 

The 1st Monday of September is running as late as possible.  This holiday plagued me as a kid.  It was always in the way of my birthday.  Most people would be off with their families or out for the last trip to the lake.  Not that my birthday was ever any fun.  My family barely remembered it.   It was too early in the school year to be acknowledged, even though it was always listed like everyone else's.  I stopped taking part in those things after mine always got overlooked.  

We don't have any plans for this day.  It's just a Monday when the mail won't run.  There really isn't a perk in this for us.  

For those celebrating or whatever, have a good holiday.  Take care.

Cya...

It's Still Here...

 

It's still hot & humid.  It looks to be that way for at least a week.  The forecast will probably change again, making longer.  For any climate change deniers out there, find a high cliff & jump.  Take a walk into the ocean & keep going.  I guess you could just opt for petting a buffalo, tiger or bear.  Either way, just be done with yourself.

September is sucking in a different flavor this year.  Swelter isn't usually on the menu.  I've got a feeling, it might be going forward.  Thanks people.

That's it for now.  After last night, I need a shower.  I'm tired of being salty & gritty.  It's been over a month since any significant rain.  The fire ban is on it's 4th week, maybe 5th.  This sucks.  Take care.

Cya...

Hello September & BD...

 

Like it or not, September is here & it brought my birthday with it.   This month & I don't typically mix well.  My birth month has always been hard for me.  Seems like it'd be my month, but that isn't the case.  Try not to be Sucktember.

Well 60 arrived, nobody asked for it, but it's here.  I really didn't need this.  It would've been fine never seeing this day.  It's not the number, it's what it represents, another year just waiting to be a horror show.  There should be an option just to hibernate from September to March, I'd take it.  Nothing in the midst of that matters that much to me anymore.  It's just cold, dark & difficult.

We're out of here soon, to go see a movie & get something to eat.  Take care.

Cya...

Bye September...

 

I'm happy to say this is it for September.  It's never a good month for, me but this year was just so extra.  Too bad a lot of the month's ick will fall into October.  It'd be nice for this stuff to get handled & October to be as drama free as possible.

Weird light, allergies & early appointments have worn me out.  My roomie has some stuff scheduled in just a bit, so this is it.  BTW, got the eye exam & new glasses ordered.   The new script is nearly the same as it was, but slightly weaker.

Take care.

Cya...

Last Friday Of September...

 

Since Wednesday, we've been in the lasts of the month.  We've left the time of Virgo & entered Libra.  We're going deeper into the awful 'Ber months & dark of the year.  The light is fading fast.  I really hate this.  

I have an eye appointment on Monday.  Here's hoping nothing screws up before or during.  My eyes may have changed a little but my glasses seem fine.  I'll find out then.

Heading out for shopping, so this is it for now. Take care.

Cya...

Of Course It Did...

 

We went out for to see a movie yesterday.  It was for my birthday.  Between my birthday bad luck & the car's BS lately, I was pretty anxious about the trip.  I nearly suggested just not going.  The car started fine, but it stalled out on us on the way home.  It started again, but it still died. 

Fall is here & I'm already having issues.  This car drama is ramping up.  It's getting hard for me to go do things.  I'm just too anxious about the damn car breaking down.  

My Autumn issues are here.  The ragweed is hellish.  The car issues are stupidly frustrating.  I'm not sleeping as well as I'd like.  We had to get up early to run the car back to mechanic for the umpteenth time.  I'm tired, nervous & just want to stop.  I'm getting close to the point where I just can't anymore.

That's my beginning of September, my beginning of 59 & like always it sucks horribly.  I'm pretty sure my birthday hates me.  At best it's just blah, most of the time, it screws me over.  Well September, I'm not overly fond of you either,.

Cya...

7 Days Down...

 

We're 7 days into September & being 59.  I'm still not liking either very well.  I'm tired of it always being, "well things could be worse."  I'm waiting for the things are better phase of it all.  If that even exists.

When you're continually on the ass-end of things you start to wonder if there anything else.  Are all these good things & times people talk about just fictions they make up to rub in your face.  Or is there something about you that makes you incapable of having that life.  Did you do something to make you "unworthy" of the "good stuff?"

Whatever the answer to those meddlesome thoughts, it doesn't really matter.  Because what you have are the poor to awful aspects of life on your plate.  Maybe you served yourself, maybe you didn't.  Does it really matter at this point? 

I'm not sure what lies ahead for the rest of this year.  It'd be nice if things settled down some or even improved a bit.  I doubt that will happen, so I'll settle for just not getting worse.   To bad that's the most likely thing to happen.

Take care.

Cya...

Hello September, Hello 59...

 

Another September has arrived.  It's brought my birthday & the gateway to hellish dark of the year.  It figures the 1st day of my new year would start off dark with a bad, jolty wake-up.  I'm already down voting this trip. 

A weird thing as you age & more isolated is you get birthday wishes from entities not people; Google, your phone, your bank, your insurance, etc...  It's a marketing tactic, to make these things seem like they care about you, but it's disturbing.   At 1st it was odd when Deviant Art & eBay sent me birthday wishes.  Then the reality set in.  Besides my roomie, no actual person acknowledged me anymore.  Sometimes being this removed is hard, but the faux concern of things can be disconcerting.   There's that little of me left in the world, that only things programmed to say something, acknowledge my existence.

It's a gloomy morning.  I hope that's not a sign of how the year will go.  Birthday's do suck.   There's all these supposed-to-be things we associate with them.  I wonder does anyone not on TV, actually get them as an adult.  Does anyone actually get a happy birthday?  Or are we all just lying about something we think should be?

Take care.

Cya...

Goodbye September...

 

This is the last day of Sucktember & I'll be glad when it's over.  This has been a rough month.  It could've been a lot worse, but it was dismal enough as it was.  So much crap happened.   There were a lot of repairs & cat issues.  The kitten seems to be getting better.  Still, it marks 3 months I haven't seen the grey, porch cat, Chonk.  This will be a week since I've seen Tux cat.  Then there's Little Spot.  Since him having to be taken in, the other backyard cats are more suspicious of me, especially the other yellow cat. 

This month is always rough for me.  I woke tired this morning.  Nothing that more sleep would've fixed either.  The kind of exhaustion from knowing this crap has gone on too long & I'm about to crash.  Life shouldn't be this hard, nerve wracking, scary or demeaning.  If there's not going to some peace & comfort, I'd rather just get off this ride.

Goodbye September, you did you & sucked.

Take care.

Cya...

Last September Sunday...

 

It's the last of September, only 1 more day & this month will be over.  I can't say the other 'ber months will be any better, but Sucktember has never been a good time for me.  We don't have anything planned for today.  Maybe we can finish this month out without more drama.  That'd be great, but I'm not holding my breath.  

The article cupboard was bare & what was there was rehash.   That's it, take care.

Cya...

Needs To End...

 

My birth month, AKA Sucktember, needs to come to an end.  September & I have never been on friendly terms.  But, sometimes, it just likes to really be a pain.  There has been appointments, new doctors, new meds, cat issues, weird weather & breakage.

Yesterday, what should've been an easy day, this hell month decides to complicate things.  In the distance going between stores, a rear tire went nearly flat.   Luckily we were near the mechanics.  We got the tired fixed & went on our way.  

The rest of the day should've been easy, but no.  Right as we're about to watch TV, the remote dies.   It didn't need batteries, it was just dead.  Again, luckily, we'd ordered a replacement for it when we got the TV.  Still, I had to remember where I put it 2+ years earlier.  That got fixed & there is the option of the phone app for the TV.   Still, I'd rather have a remote.

It'd be nice if this month would end without more drama.  That's all for now.  Take care.

Cya...

Final Friday...

 

The last weekend of September is here.  I'll be glad when it's over.  My birth month & I have never been on good terms.  Maybe I was supposed to be an August child.  This month has always been a rough time for me.  There's precious little from September to March I care about.  Some animals have the right idea, just sleep through it.

We had a friend over last night.  I don't know if we'll ever be used to that again.  It can take a lot to be around people when you haven't if a while.  When the opportunity arises for us to be social, we usually take it.  There aren't a lot of options anymore.

We have to do some shopping & a couple of errands.  Then we're home for the day.   That's all for now, take care.

Cya..

Foggy Morning...

 

There were no fans on last night & at some point a light blanket went across my feet.  It rained & the lower temps felt chillier.  This change in weather isn't helping me sleep.  I keep waking stiff & having to roll over.  Without the fans, I hear a lot more & wonder what that sound was.  I won't say I'll get used to it, but I will adjust.  How well is the question.

It's the final midweek of the month.  The end of Summer & beginning of Fall is almost out the door.  October is full on Autumn & the gateway to holidays.  All of which I could skip.

That should be about it today; take out the trash, check the mail, grab a bite & then home.  Maybe stuff I ordered will be in.  If not it'll be there tomorrow.

Take care.

Cya...

September Begins...

 

The month has actually started finally.  The 1st fell on a Sunday, then there was also Holiday Monday.  Nothing has had a chance until today.  This week will be a bit busy.

This morning, I confirmed my labs were in at the specialist's office.  Made sure of the date of my dental cleaning in October.  I'm pre-checked into my telemedicine appointment & have some points I need to update them on.  Pre-checks are sort of useless.  I always have to fill out the same things when I get there.

Later today, we'll hit the bank, mailbox & go grab something to eat.  Tomorrow, will be a few more errands, bills & trash day.  Somewhere in all of that I have my telemedicine appointment.  I think my roomie has something on Thursday.  Then Friday is back to shopping & we may handle the water bill if it's in by then.  If not, that'll be Monday.

That's about it for me.  Take care.

Cya...

Hello September & 58...

 

It's September & my birthday.  A day I've never been fond of.  At best it's blah, but it's often a beast of a day.  This may be the day I was born, but it was never my day.  If anything, this time of year at most tolerates me.   This month is the gateway to the dark of year.  So, it's no friend of mine.  No love lost either way.

I used to live for Summer, but with the way weather has gone, it's not really enjoyable at all.  June stays dark, muggy & wet until it burst to hellish, blazing heat.  There's no build up, no time to enjoy.  Just unpleasant BS year round.  Yet there's no climate change, hah!  The only people who believe that are either dumb as dirt or too worried what they'd did to cause it.  Either way for them, it's deny, deny, deny.

That's all.  Be nice September.  Birthday try to be decent & then go away.  Take care.

Cya...