Followed by Cats – Thoughts from January 8 to 14, 2023

January 8, 2023

Most things are ending at my work today. There are parades, shows, and events that are having their last performances for the season. Tomorrow will differ from today. We’re back to mainly having only the cranky old timers here. I got to know many new people and they will only rarely be here. I like most of the new people better than the old timers. Technically, I’m an old timer, but I don’t act like most old timers. When I walk into a room of old timers, I can feel myself becoming depressed. It’s a sad sludge that fills the air and makes it hard to move in. I’m usually genuinely excited to see people when I get to work, but it’s hard to get excited by people who ignore you. I don’t expect people to fake enthusiastic hellos to me, but I also don’t want to feel like my presence depresses them.

I figured out a way to upload songs and other audio to my SoundCloud account from my phone. I didn’t think I could do that, but I did it using my cloud services. My Ears paper audio is scheduled to be posted on Facebook tomorrow. I accidentally posted it already and someone at my work referenced it. I will keep posting new things on BrianCreates.com on the days Thoughts from Life aren’t posting. That’s the plan. We’ll see if I do it.

January 11, 2023

I was listening to a book by Julia Sweeney (a fellow atheist) and she said she likes cats because they ignore their people. I’ve heard this from other cat owners, but I have had the reverse experience with the cats that Patti and I have adopted. My cats follow me around the house and fight for my attention. Quest and her siblings used to lie on my lap when I sat on the couch. Scout’s kittens lie on my lap on the couch and lie on top and around me in bed. I have to force them away when I need some alone time. I have a special connection with cats most people don’t have. Many times, I get on the floor with them. I think they see me as a big furless cat.

January 14, 2023

It’s raining big time today. Patti just told me she fell because she was trying to avoid the rain. I can’t really go into specifics because I wasn’t there, and she wasn’t real clear what exactly happened. According to her, she didn’t break anything, and she didn’t cut herself. It’s pretty scary when someone has to point out they didn’t break anything or cut themselves. We actually have a lift onto the deck, but she was using it like I do. No one should use it like I do but me. I have long legs and really outstanding balance. Patti has short legs, tiny feet, and is clumsier than anyone I know. I told her the new rule is she may not go out in the rain. She doesn’t take any of my rules seriously, so this one will go right on the trash heap with the rest of them. Rain sucks.

At a company I may or may not work for, we were told we can’t work on our personal work on the work computers. Eventually, I may or may not have heard that this was because two knuckleheads were working on a website for one of them and one of them missed doing what they were supposed to be doing. It has been the same way of dealing with problem people at every job I’ve ever worked. Instead of actually dealing with those people, they create rules for everyone. As I noticed many years ago when I worked for the government, everyone is trying to justify their job. Managers create rules to deal with problems so they have something to show their managers. People can’t just be bad at their job to be fired. Breaking the rules is a prerequisite for being fired. Companies put managers into positions not because they are good managers, but because they are willing to be managers. They are willing to live a joy-free life for the sake of making more money.