September 11 - 13, 2020 (Friday-Sunday) ~ ''RESTORED''
''Weekend in Review''

I finally got around to checking my ''Family-&-Friends'' email account on  Friday (Sep. 11)  to check-up on whether or not I'd gotten any replies from either ''Cherry'' or ''Gracie,'' in which instance I'd received from both: the Former updating me on her recent move to ''Tennessee'' (not mentioning where exactly or even which region of the State) and her new child (who had to be delivered via ''C-Section''); the Latter updating on her her hysterectomy surgery to remove her fibroids, which my mother, during our last conversation, had already  partially  relayed to me -- she hadn't informed me that the problem had progressed to such a point that it required the complete extraction of her uterus and months of recuperation.

While trying to straighten things up and clear away some of the dishes, I came to the discovery that the plug on the power cord of my big electric fry pan (the only one left after having broken the smaller one a few weeks back) had overheated so much that  literally  melted into and fused with the extension cord I'd been using with it the previous night.

Heading out to work later I'd learn that the ''fuel injection'' indicator and engine revving issues are still occurring, after having sat for nearly the entirety of the time I'd taken off from work, but the issue would seem to have [temporarily, of course] cleared-up following that first long commute. And after not even a full weekend of riding, I am definitely NOT feeling those new mirrors which, though quite ''stylish'' looking, are barely even practical, and which I'd have never even considered of exchanging out had it not been for the arms of the ''chrome'' units rusted like they'd contracted the measles or some shi[f]t.

Saturday (Sep. 12),  I was fortunate enough to score a new Teenaged girl's  ''Victoria's Secret''  panty, which she had left inside of her ''gym shorts'' which had subsequently been tossed into their locker room's ''Lost-&-Found'' bin.

While at the jobsite I began taking a series of new photographs-- both with and without the big tripod --in order to have something to select from to use as additional ''Tinder'' profile photo submissions -- finally choosing from among them a relatively obscured image taken with the motorcycle. I decided to continue the activity by stopping briefly into the ''James Gray'' Preserve en route back to the apartment, fortunate enough to have had the ''rain poncho'' I'd been assigned that I could use for a creative & fun staged pic over which I'd intended on including an ''innuendo-loaded'' slogan. (I would also soon learn that the ''Free Version'' of ''Tinder'' operates in such a way as to  auto-purge  any ''matches'' that you may receive within a given frame of time if one or the other ''match'' does not respond -- I'm guessing 24-hours? ... I simply cannot find much detail on the specific workings of the service and its particular quirks, not even among forum groups: I'd planned on waiting until Monday Morning before reaching out to her if she hadn't yet initiated contact anytime prior to that deadline).

As I'd pulled my way into the back alley portion of our apartment complex after I'd returned from work, for the purpose of being in closer and more direct access to the apartment for all of the items I had to bring back inside, I'd observed yet another  ''U.S. Census''  taker already engaging with Tammy, so I just continued on unloading the motorcycle in-spot as if I were tending to my own business (which of course I was), not giving any indication whatsoever that I was associated with the next apartment over which he had next moved on to, as he was just finishing with Tammy as I'd pulled in to park -- I've been avoiding these Guys & Gals for the past couple of weeks already: this individual constituted the  third  such person I've treated like the ''Gummint Spooks'' they represent!

After arriving back inside, I soon realized that at some point during my absence there had been what appeared to be a very or relatively brief power outage, as evidenced by the disrupted time display on my bedroom alarm clock and fact that my ''frozen dollar'' ice box indicator had shown no signs of having melted even slightly.

After work  Sunday (Sep. 13)  I revised the ''Bio'' in my ''Tinder Profile,'' even though it still said pretty much exactly the same thing point-for-point, but just in a slightly repackaged way, which was done mainly in order to include a more incorporated mention of the newest photo postings, but also to streamline it somewhat in a hopeful attempt that the line where I matter-of-factly but very heavily saturated in innuendo express my desire to ''Eat Pussy''  might feature fully as part of the opening ''introductory page'' whenever my piece gets brought to the fore (basing this on how other intro pages appear to be consistently formatted). While curiously tweaking around with the settings & page editing, I think  I ''may'' have uncovered an exploitable flaw in the system which can allow for past Profiles that already been flipped through earlier to be recycled  for a second-chance consideration, even though my original experience of ''Swiping Left'' (rejecting) pretty much repeated itself during this second go-around. Now that I've somewhat ''perfected'' my introductory Bio, and have a relatively decent enough of a variety of brand new self-portraits in the reserve (including a number which I did not relegate to the 'Deletion Fairies' for making me appear just a bit ''Too Ugly''  or otherwise less-than-flattering), I'm considering recreating an alternative version of the Profile on the ''Bumble'' web-dating site.

Also, for the first time ever, I'd decided to try my Kona Coffee  straight-up ''Black'' -- which was done to offset all of the sugar I was already in the process of consuming with a container of cherry turnover's I'd purchased on a whim at ''Winn-Dixie'' during a brief grocery shopping stop prior to returning to the apartment: and for as awesome as I think 100% Pure Kona Coffee is (to the point where it's pretty much the ONLY type of coffee, thus far, as I'm aware of, that truly stands on its own requiring nothing else but sugar), where it regards drinking the stuff in its ''raw" form... let's just say, I'm not a fan.

September 19, 2020 (Saturday)

I called the motorcycle mechanics to inform them that I'd completely lost all braking ability on the left-hand lever (which I believe controls the ''rear'' [''drum''?] brake) by the time my work shift had ended -- it was already playing very loose and mostly ineffective as I was commuting to the jobsite earlier: I informed them that I would play easy on it until I could bring it in for repair after work  ''Monday.''
~ (re-establishment date): December 14, 2020

September 21, 2020 (Monday)

Dropped off the motorcycle to get fixed on the failed brake issue, but also decided to utilize the convenience to inquire about the possibility of looking into the number of other issues I'd been experiencing for quite some time, including/particularly the ''Fuel Injector'' alert light issues, the deceleration sputtering/backfiring, and the considerable increase in my normal riding RPM rate.

It was somewhere between the time that I was in the motorcycle showroom 'til the time the ''Pinellas County'' transit bus had arrived at the ''Tarpons Springs'' terminus / ''Pasco County'' transfer point, when I'd first taken notice of its absence, that I'd managed to become separated from my wallet, which contained all of my important ID and transaction cards (except, I'd fortunately learn later, my Bank ATM card), the latter of which I'd proceeded to deactivate after returning to the apartment, and would report missing the following day or two.
~ (re-establishment date): December 14, 2020

October 4, 2020 (Sunday)

Learned from my mother that her Brother in Martinsville [Virginia] had lost his own battle with the  novel coronavirus  after being hospitalized for three weeks and already at a disadvantage given the fact that he only had one lung to operate with.
~ (re-establishment date): December 21, 2020

October 9, 2020 (Friday)

Finally decided to quit procrastinating about it and walked down to the local ''Tax Collector's'' branch on U.S. Highway 19 to go through whatever the process was going to be regarding the replacement of my Driver License; had I been aware that the whole process would be as quick and smooth as it was, I'd have never put it off for so long.
~ (re-establishment date): December 21, 2020

October 15, 2020 (Thursday)

Took the county transit bus out to retrieve my motorcycle from the mechanics, which I would have and tried to have done the previous day  (Wed., Oct. 14)  only to reneg when it was learned that fare charging had resumed -- and even though the driver was willing to waive the fare for me in that instance, I still declined as I'd assumed (mistakenly, as I'd later learn) that the Pinellas County transit service had similarly reinstated their fares.

While awaiting the return of my motorcycle, I inquired about a second-hand  Kymco ''X-Town''  they had in their outside inventory lot, and sat down with the sales staff to raise all the pertinent questions, discussing/debating whether I'd be more interested in it as part of an outright ''trade-in'' replacement, or as a secondary ''back-up'' mode of transportation. I rapidly lost all respect for the ''Cycle Springs Powersports'' sales staff with their rather nonchalant and almost ''entitled'' attitude as they wanted to keep giving me the runaround regarding the facts that it had very noticeable spots of damage that naturally would be taken into consideration by ANYONE expressing any interest in wanting to purchase it, attempting to assure me that its price of $3,000 was still justified because they had (supposedly) run it through an all-points inspection before placing it out as part of their inventory -- but what really pissed me off about the whole negotiation process was the fact that they [1] continued to be  very evasive  about the total amount of ''mileage'' that had been accumulated on the machine, and [2] were RIGIDLY ADAMANT against permitting me to take the vehicle out on the road for an actual ''Test Ride,'' even trying to be dismissive of the request by asking me if I'd  ''sat''  on it, as though doing just that one insignificant thing would be sufficient enough for me to assess the vehicle's actual  ''performance''... so essentially their aloof and condescending attitude toward a potential customer had forced my ''NEITHER BUY, NOR TRADE'' decision for me!

During my start-up of ''MY'' motorcycle, I was yet again greeted with the ''Red Light'' indicating the ''Fuel Injection'' issue, which I'd immediately brought to the attention of the Mechanic who had done the repair work, who then rolled it back into the work shop to run diagnostics on it, and came back to me with the revelation that it is a ''common'' problem with ''Suzuki'' motorcycles with fuel injection systems to have one of the pair of FI nozzles to fail, but that it should still run fine with the single nozzle, though it would mean dealing with the frustrating inconvenience of going through the process of switching the motor Off-&-On until the issue cleared itself up... whereas the ''alternative'' would've been to do a ''replacement'' job, which he told me (without giving me any specific ballpark figures) would be an ''expensive'' job.

Immediately, once back out on the road, the sound and feel of the motorcycle was noticeably improved and then some! -- even returning to calculating my MPG rates back into the  ''High-60s''... despite having made the return trip along the length of U.S. Highway 19.
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 10, 2020 (Friday)

I was informed in an email the previous day  (Thu., Nov. 9)  that this would be the beginning of the process of retaining me for four additional hours beyond what had been my ''normal'' clock-out time at work, in keeping with this being the option I'd chosen to accept rather than attempting to retake-on working a full second shift on Mondays, when I'd typically be in a state of near-burnout at that point.
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 13-14, 2020 (Friday-Saturday)

On my way to work  Friday (Nov. 13)  I found that my underseat compartment on my motorcycle had again been invaded by a colony of ants. I'd assumed this time that they had taken up a position among the creases and folds of my motorcycle cover, which I'd kept locked away under the seat for about a week, until I'd stopped into the ''KFC'' closest to my apartment on my way back from work the following day  (Sat., Nov. 14),  where they swarmed around on my foot platform where I'd dropped bits of the meal, which I was consuming outside in the restaurant's parking lot, due to a restriction on inside seating because of coronavirus concerns; so I had to resort to attacking the problem once I'd returned to the apartment.
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 15, 2020 (Sunday)

After having done a couple of weekends' worth of research into the ''benefits''-- if any --of ''Major Brand'' gasoline providers, and learning about ''Top Tier" fuels, I'd made the decision to give them a steady try, in hopes of perhaps de-clogging my fuel injection nozzles, especially after learning that the amounts of added detergents that meet the regulation ''minimum requirements'' can still produce less-than-satisfactory results in the prevention of carbon build-up. I'd decided to stick with  ''British Petroleum'' (BP)  brand as it was the product that was cheapest at a particular one of the many dispensers I normally pass by during my commutes to and/or from work.
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 16, 2020 (Monday)

Pulled into the Property Management office immediately after work to inquire about my lease renewal, as I'd still not received any sort of contact from them regarding my fast-approaching renewal deadline. I'd once again agreed to another ''Two-Year'' Lease, even though this time they claimed they could no longer offer me any considerations to keep my rent amounts lower (had I not been so close to deadline, and if I'd suspected that I'd be pulled up to the same level as everyone else, I'd have pursued other housing options elsewhere instead of renewing reluctantly, as I did): I signed the new lease agreement later in the Day when one of the representatives came by to conduct their new routine ''lease pre-renewal'' property inspection... which was only the  ''second''  major issue I'd had with this latest modification on their ''renewal'' process -- the most indignant part of this new routine was their now insistence upon tacking on a whole new fee to force us to repeatedly submit to criminal background checks at each & every subsequent lease renewal period! (...again, had I been aware of any of these ''modifications'' prior to being so close to my renewal ''deadline''... I'm just sayin').
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 18, 2020 (Wednesday)

''Mimi'' contacted me this morning, asking if she could come over for a Pussy Licking session... of course, I obliged her! ;)
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 23, 2020 (Monday)

I finally decided to drop-off my laptop at the repair shop at the little strip mall on Rowan Road (near ''Florida Highway 54'') immediately en route from work, and felt quite upset by the fact that after I'd gone into detail what had been occurring with the unit, and what I'd been doing with it prior to problems presenting themselves, the repair tech summarized my problem in the work order receipt merely as: ''Laptop will not turn on.''
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 24, 2020 (Tuesday)

Next-Door neighbor, Tammy, knocked on my door and invited me to go for a short stroll Downtown with her (she said she was interested in finding out where there had supposedly been a new[ish] ''scooter rental'' shop located in one of the storefronts): I'd asked her if she had intended on stopping at some point for a meal or snack, as I'd decided that it would be a good time to take advantage of that  ''Taco Tuesday''  special at the little taco shop a block behind us that I'd been wanting to try. After our Town stroll, we went into the taco shop, where I was hoping to divest myself of some of the loose small change I'd accumulated and wanted to rid myself of, but Tammy had insisted on treating me not only to the ''Two-fer-2'' but also to one of the specialty items that she herself liked (she having been a customer there before). I was hoping that our little excursion would somehow lead to her finally asking me to Eat Her Pussy, but no such luck in that direction was to be had. :(
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 25, 2020 (Wednesday)

Received a knock on my door from a ''spectrum'' representative, whom I this time allowed to pitch me, as I was not only dwindling down to the end of what I'd prepaid to ''Verizon/frontier,'' but I'd also now gotten to the point where I was tired of paying through the nose for Internet and a requisite landline phone that I was almost never using, and so wanted to see what better deal on  ''Internet Only''  service ''spectrum'' could provide me: as it turned out, not only could they get me in with their service with a special $22.95/month introductory rate, good for 12 months, but after the intro-price period ended, the rate would increase by $10, which while quite a hike in price is still a helluvalot better rate than the $60+ I was being charged every month by Verizon/frontier.
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 27, 2020 (Friday)

Received my ISP-kit (modem/router) from ''spectrum'' in a couple of boxes left outside my apartment door; but since it was all delivered on the weekend, I'd decided to wait until after the weekend before attempting to hook any of it up.
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 28, 2020 (Saturday)

Made my advanced payment to cover my [estimated] electricity bill for the next 23 months.
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

November 30, 2020 (Monday)

Renewed my  ''Obamacare''  ACA purchase through the ''Healthcare.gov'' website, deciding also to include a ''dental'' plan to go along with it, as concerns about my oral health had been weighing a bit heavily on my mind over the past several months.
~ (re-establishment date): February 3, 2021

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