December 23, 2013 Monday Afternoon

Friday night we went to a Christmas party at a gay bar downtown Milwaukee.  By the time we got there around 6:30 PM the spread of food was already put out so we ordered drinks and headed for some food.  Great spread of food.  The owners put on a great Christmas party every year.  Of course there was the Colt Christmas Santa and we got a picture with him.  When the bar posts the pictures I will post them on here.  Got home before 10 PM.  Watched a little TV before we went to bed to do the lovin thing and then go to sleep.

Saturday we were up before 7 AM.  Spent the morning watching TV and reading the newspapers.  For some reason I got a USA Today weekend edition which I usually get on Friday so there was a lot of newspaper to read.  By noon we left the house to make copies or I should say have a card game called Cards Against Humanity printed out at the local printer.  The game was on talk show and when you go the website you can download and print out the game for free.  Looks like a fun game to play at Christmas with Tony's family.  We then went next door to Five Guys and had over priced hamburgers.  Jeez, two burgers, one medium French fry and one medium soda was $20.  Could have gone to McDonald's for half the price.  Came home and took a nap with the dogs which of course led to another round of lovin.  Got up, cleaned up and fed the dogs.  We soon left for another bar Christmas party my ex was having at his and his partners bar a couple blocks away.  Went to the bar and ate some bar food and had a drink.  Left by 8 PM to go home and snuggle waiting for the snow storm to arrive.  Spent the rest of the night watching the movie Insidious Chapter 2.  What a stupid horror movie.  I do not recommend this movie.  Went to sleep a little before 11 PM.

Sunday we were up by 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and put on my boots to shovel a path for the dogs outside in the snow.  Snowed all Saturday night and Sunday morning.  Made a big breakfast and then headed outside to start shoveling the walkways and back alley.  Tony got in the plow truck and together we got the back alley cleaned up.  Tony then went to his shop to do some plowing as I shoveled the front walks.  Of course the tenant waited until we were done, brushed all 8 inches of snow off his car and then just moved it over.  I could have died.  I then had to get out the shovel and clean up his car snow mess.  What a fricken jerk.  Tony had to pick up a check in Racine which is normally about 45 minutes south of Milwaukee so I went along with him.  In a snow storm or right after it would take longer and did.  We left by 1 PM and got to the house by 2:30 PM.  Cars in the ditch on the expressway all the way down there.  I made Tony drive slow and in the middle lane.  I think when he started seeing all the cars in the ditch and a couple upside down in the medium he figured he better take it slow.  Got the check and drove home along the lake front instead of the expressway which was turning into a parking lot from accidents.  Stopped off at a little diner for a late lunch.  Great late lunch.  Jeez, I had the ribs special, Tony had the meat loaf special, with deserts and coffee it was less then $18.  I gave the waitress a nice tip.  Have spent a lot more and gotten a lot less or worse.  Sometimes it is worth stopping off at a little diner you have never been to before and take a chance.  Got home and spent Sunday night watching the movie The Last Stand.  Another bad movie and I would not recommend.  I actually still don't understand the ending as I type this post.   We then watched the movie A Place Beyond The Pines.  This movie was a little better but I honestly did not get the ending of this movie either.  Tony looked at me when the credits came up and said 'did I miss the ending'.   I said, 'what was the ending'.  Soon went to bed to watch some TV which turned into another round of lovin.  Wow, three times this weekend.  Sleeping by 10:30 PM.

This morning I was up by 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Went to Big Lots one last time to buy a few last Christmas items.  On the way home I stopped at Wendy's for chili and then Tony's shop to have him drive me home and then take my car back to the shop.  When I went to add windshield fluid today the hood would not open.  Tony could not get it open either.  The keys have stopped working also and I have to open and lock the doors manually with the keys.  So something is wrong and he will have to figure it out.  Since the car is saying 'add windshield fluid' he will have to fix it before tomorrow and the holiday.  Spent the afternoon listening to Madonna on the couch.  Making some salads and pizza for supper tonight.  Will most likely watch another movie before we go to sleep. 

I did get a nice email from my college buddy.  Was happy to hear from him.

One of the comments I received the other day asked:     ...is there a reason gay guys don't work?  is there not a job that they can do instead of living off of disability?  do you chose not to work> question.    Well, first off I know very few gay people that do not work.  Look around you.  Your wait staff.  Your hair dressers.  Your designers.  I could go on and on.  My partner works about 50 hours a week at his Auto Body shop that he has owned since he was 20 years old.  If you are really asking why 'people with HIV or AIDS' don't work the answer is because the disease and the meds we take for the disease gives us side effects that make us feel tired, throw up, dizzy and many more things.  The main reason I do not work is because with these side effects you never know from one day to the next how you will feel.  Yes, one day I might feel great and feel the top of my game only to wake up the next day, a cloudy day, and I can hardly get out of bed or I am on the toilet most of the morning with the runs or throwing up.  Actually more people I know with HIV work than do not work.  So hopefully that answers your question?   If it does not I would be happy to go into more details or direct you to the list of side effects the drugs we take carry.