my micro-blog
Today will be a long one for me, with an evening meeting that will probably keep me away from home until 9:30 pm or so. And it begins a week of work that will kick off six busy months for me. [/sigh]
So,... I'll have to make it a top priority every day to rest, to carve out time to de-stress, to nap regularly, and to take days off when needed.
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023 at 6:30 AM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
Today is my birthday. I am now officially 74 y/o. Hoping for a quiet, stress-free day. We'll see how that works out.
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023 at 9:22 AM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
So a pretty productive day, this Monday. Did my weekly laundry, picked up leaves from the back yard to fill the big, green organics bin, and emptied Sylvia's front porch trash bucket, putting a new liner in it that fits properly. And I transferred funds to the Philippines, usually a Tuesday afternoon chore, that.
Monday, Jan 16, 2023 at 8:50 PM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
This Sunday opens quietly in the Roscoe-verse. Nasty sinuses, my age, and the current flu season have convinced me not to attend Mass today. It would be unwise to needlessly expose my self to a large gathering of people, many of whom are either heavily vaxxed or sick or both. I am not sick now, and I want to stay this way.
A quick word about yesterday. I stayed home all day, and so did my wife who required my attention much more than she usually does. And I never found a block of free time with the level of mental clarity and focus needed to “micro-blog” here. But all was well.
Sunday, Jan 15, 2023 at 8:45 AM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
Friday the 13th winds down and thankfully, it didn't treat me too badly. I forgot to set my alarms last night (yes I use two set an hour apart – if I sleep through the first then surely the second will get me up) and I was sleeping soundly when Sylvia poked her head in my room and said, “Good morning.” Luckily, she woke herself up at the time I usually wake her up, then she woke me up. So I got more good sleep than is normal, which is a good thing, really.
Friday, Jan 13, 2023 at 8:10 PM
posted by Roscoe
Tonight we started watching 1923. After two episodes I had to head back to my room to get ready for bed. Really enjoying the show, but I need to be up early in the morning.
Thursday, Jan 12, 2023 at 9:43 PM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
Stayed up past my bedtime watching Tulsa King with Sylvia. Pretty good Sylvester Stone show. We're four episodes into it now, but it got late and I had to get to bed. We'll watch more tomorrow.
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2023 at 10:17 PM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
Breathing a sigh of relief. With last night's Council meeting behind me, I now have ten days ahead of me that are clear of social obligation: no meetings scheduled, no Honor Guard or Color Corps events scheduled. Time to clear my mind Which is good because the next six months are gonna be hella busy.
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023 at 3:22 PM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
The original plans were that I'd be attending a Funeral Mass right now, but here I am at home working on my weekly laundry. My backup ride to the funeral had to bail this morning, he had come down with a bad case of the flu: aches all over his body, diarrhea, vomiting. I'd already cancelled my primary ride, letting the driver go to her regular job today instead of missing a day's pay to drive me around.
Interestingly I have a friend in Florida who has just come out of a similar flu. Could the same strain be running here in South Texas as in Florida? Hmm... Now I could have caught another ride to the funeral, but he who I would have called works closely with the driver who is now sick. Hmm... No, I don't want to needlessly expose my old self to this bug. I WILL be attending a Council meeting this evening. But I'm staying home from the funeral.
Monday, Jan 9, 2023 at 10:45 AM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
Tired. As I expected to be. This has been a long Sunday, capped off by a good session of 4th Degree Honor Guard work at the Rosary Service for the mother of a friend and fellow KofC officer. Man, I love working with those guys. But it takes so darned much out of me.
Sunday, Jan 8, 2023 at 9:30 PM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe