Interesting Times Indeed!

Since last we communed in these pages yesterday, the times have been interesting indeed! It starts with the disappointment that was the Cowboy game.  It was a tale of two halves.  In the first half, the Cowboys could do no wrong and the Falco9ns could do no right.  In the second half, the roles were reversed.  In the end the Cowboys gave up a 14 point lead 3 times, finally succumbing to the Falcons 39-28.  I will not dwell on it, the 'Boys will live to fight again another day.  

The rest of the football day was fairly boring given my mood and I finally gave up and went to bed.  I did not arise until this morning when I had a busy day planned.  It got busier as the day wore on.  I had to run across to the east side to help out  a friend then I went 0on to the laundry chore I already had planned.  That went well enough except for both change machines  being devoid of quarters with no attendant in sight.  My bank is close by so I just went and bought a roll of quarters there.  The attendants returned from their bank run after I had all my clothes in the dryer cycle already and then proceeded to load the change machine.  I guess they were really busy over the weekend as this is the firsy Monday I have had this quarter shortage occur.  Again, I shall not dwell as when I left the laundry center, the brakes I just had repaired fucked up and I had to take the car to the shop.  

I had the bakes repaired at a Just Brakes chain store.  They not only charged me too much for parts, they did shoddy work, even going so far as to fuck up a previous repair my regular mechanic had done.  So now I am out another $258, but I took it to my regular mechanic, I know I can trust him to do the job right.  The lesson learned here is don't let a coupon lure to someone who wants to ultimately screw you.  Always check the price with someone you trust first.  If I had done that, I would not be out this $258. My recourse at Just Brakes is as yet unclear, but I will be seeking some sort of resolution to this for sure.  

That is why this post is time stamped so late, I just went and picked up the car.  However, I am finally here and have Music and Men all put together for you, so I am not just gonna pitch a bitch and run away, lol.  

This week we will be featuring performances from the 2015 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition in Brussells, Belgium.  Your Monday with Mozart features two of those performances.  Posted down below, 18 year old American VC ‘Young Artist’, violinist Stephen Waarts performs Mozart’s ‘Concerto No. 4 in D Major, KV. 218’ in the Semi-Finals of the Competition, recorded live with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie.  Stephen was awarded 5th prize.  Over on my tumblr, 20 year old South Korean violinist Ji Young Lim performs Mozart’s ‘Sonata No. 18 in G Major for Violin and Piano KV 301’ with collaborative pianist Jonas Vitaud in the Semi-Finals.  Ji Young went on to win 1st prize. 

As for the Men, it is Monday and you all know I just love me some Monday's Undies which you will find amply stuffed and on display down below.  Over on my tumblr, Your Hottie of the Day! provides you a 'Window to C-in 2' that will make you green with envy.  Thanks for hanging around until I arrived, see you again soon.  Until next time as always, Enjoy! 

Delayed Gratification

Today is all about delayed gratification, yours and mine.  I must begin with an apology for your delayed gratification in that I made no appearance in these pages over the weekend.  However as it so happened, time and events conspired to preclude just such an occurrence in any timely manner.  I therefore decided to just regroup and begin anew today.  Please understand that my absence from these pages for any length of time is only temporary.  Trust me, your intrepid Uncle will return sooner or later with pithy commentary, political rantings, beautiful music and gorgeous guys. 

I have talked a lot lately of the planned upgrades to my computer and the Nichevo-Xanatos home network.  I know how much my part will cost and Will has his part for which he has budgeted.  Things have been more or less on schedule with that until now.  Unfortunately, my gratification will be somewhat delayed by the fact that I must spend a grunch of money on the car.  In fact, I have spent enough already this week to buy my new computer, but I am not finished with the car yet.  My annual State Inspection was due and I had to get new tires for the front of the car in order to pass along with a minor muffler repair.  The surprise expense was the crack I put in the wheel on the way home from work on Wednesday morning that cost me an extra $125 to fix on top of the cost of the tires.  However they refurbished the entire wheel and it looks like factory new again.  That means I now need to do the others to match and another $375 spent a piece at a time to do that.  Yet even that is not all.

I changed the oil and got the car inspected, so now that is done with for the time being.  However, the noise I thought my electric fan for the cooling system was making turned out not to be the fan at all.  It is the sound of the wheel bearing going out in my front hubs.  Not a problem except that it will cost $617.89 to repair them.  This means of course the $500 I was gathering for the computer must now go for the car and them I can set about gathering for the computer again.  So much delayed gratification there and unfortunately it is also way expensive.  Every time I think that I am actually making financial progress towards my wants, some necessary expense comes up that cannot be avoided.  And whatever it is is undoubtedly gonna be expensive.  Such is the pattern of my life here lately.  C'est la vie!

Now because I did not get around to posting any fabulous live performances over the weekend, both your Monday with Mozart featured selections will be live recordings of marvelous performances.  Posted below you will find Friedrich Gulda's intimate recital performance of Mozart's Piano Sonatas KV 332, 375 and 457 recorded live in Munich in 1990.  Over on my tumblr, you may  join Ricardo Muti and the Orchestra filarmonica della Scala featuring Maurizio Pollini as your Soloist for their 2004 performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467.

Then to brighten our day we have some beauty to behold in this week's super sexy edition of  Monday's Undies posted down below.  Over on my tumblr, Your Hottie of the Day! has a hoodie and cum hither look that I am sure you will find to your liking.  Thanks for the visit.  I will try not to delay your future gratifications fo too long.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!

Wicked Weather Weekend

It was a weekend full of decidedly wicked weather here in North TX with lots of sleet, snow ice and rain at various times.  That meant it was time for some favorite cold weather activities.  Things like snow ball fights with hot chocolate and s'mores afterward, curling up with a good book, napping at will, and snuggling by the fire with your sweetie (maybe even making love if luck be ours).  I managed to while a way the hours with Internet surfing, fellowship with a few friends and the aforementioned napping at will.  

One thing I did not do is crack my reader for any news.  So I don't really know what is going on in the world right now, I am sure I will discover what is in the due course of events.  However I will not be doing any frantic running to and fro today as my car is in the shop.  Remember the incident where my car inexplicably disabled all the electronics?  Well it turns out that was caused by a defect which GM is now repairing.  What it is is some little part prevented the electronic signal from the transmission when in park to the ignition causing it to discharge the battery disabling the electronics and preventing the removal of the key or the starting of the car.  A quick jump start gets you out of the situation, but it is still a bit disconcerting to have it happen when it does.  Hopefully after today, it will not occur again.  So after I get this up, I think I will take another one of those naps I told you about.  

But first, your Monday with Mozart features a classic performance by the Amadeus Quartet plus Cecil Aronowitz on Viola, filmed in London in June 1966 performing Mozart's String Quintet Number 3 in G Minor, K516.  Over on my tumblr you may hear Mozart's Oboe Quartet in F Major with a live perfromance from 2012 by Christoph Gerbeth, Oboe; Kirill Sharapov, Violin; Andrii Chop, Viola and Anna Nuzha, Cello. 

Then to get your blood to pumping on a Monday, check the majorly discreet beefcake in their finest Monday's Undies in the post down below.  It that doesn't take you over the top, then there is the 'Neon and Nips' Hottie of the Day! over on my tumblr.  Thanks for the visit, see you again soon.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!