“We're not spring chickens anymore,” she told me. “Neither one of us.”
I had just shown my wife the little note book I use to track my daily health metrics: body weight, and blood pressure. And I'd pointed out how both my body weight and my blood pressure have been so much better over the past week or so, especially over the last few days, than they have been even a few months ago. Then I added, “But I feel like crap. So weak. And it takes me so darned long to recover from even the smallest amount of work.”
“As long as we have our health,” she said, “that's the main thing.”
Yeah, ... after thinking about our little talk a few minutes ago. She's right.
posted by Roscoe
I shall label today “Clumsy Monday.” Because that's what it's been in the Roscoe-verse.
From stumbling around this joint, barely avoiding falling, throughout the day. To spilling a full cup of coffee on my work desk. I've still managed to get the day's main chores taken care of. And at least I've managed to not break anything... yet.
When days like this come my way, past performance has shown that my best course of action is to lay low, take it easy, and hope for a better day tomorrow. So that's been my plan.
Hope your day's been good.
The adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
“It's Baseball Time in Texas,” I heard the announcer say.
I've just tuned into the Texas Rangers Gameday Show ahead of the Rangers game this afternoon vs the Seattle Mariners.
posted by Roscoe
Late-afternoon Saturday finds me physically sore, physically exhausted, but satisfied with the amount of work accomplished this morning. Before the worst heat of the day set in I was able to spend a couple of hours mowing the back yard. If past performance is any guide, tomorrow should find me in less pain than now, and with higher energy levels. But I'm resigned to be “zombified” for the rest of this day.
posted by Roscoe
Free Atlantis is clearly my favorite social platform. Though I maintain a presence at several others, I spend more time at Free Atlantis than any of the rest.
Carrying a tag line of “Free Speech – Intelligent Conversation – Good People – Fun” it truly is all of that and more.
posted by Roscoe
Well, THIS came as a surprise! The following message from one of the chess clubs I belong to was received earlier today.
Congratulations on being the winner of your group in the 2nd round of Casual Chess section, 245th GameKnot tournament!
3rd round will start on Thursday, July 3rd, 2025.
A few minutes prior to getting this message I had joined another chess tourney in a different chess club with play to begin in that tourney on 13 July. The time controls for correspondence chess play at both clubs is usually 2 days allowed for each move.
So, it appears there'll be plenty of chess going on here in the Roscoe-verse through July and likely August, too.
The adventure continues.
posted Thursday, Jun 26, 2025 at ~02:00 PM
posted by Roscoe
A surprisingly productive Wednesday, this. Spent 2 ½ hours mowing the front yard this morning. The whole front yard. Of course, I was ridiculously wiped out afterwards. And I expect to need at least 2 full recovery days before working on the back yard. So, Saturday for that? Maybe, we'll see.
In other news, the new placement of computers back here that I talked about last night is working out quite well.
Tonight's escapist relaxation will be listening to a Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles MLB Game. First pitch is scheduled for about 5 minutes from now.
posted Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025 at ~5:28 PM #QNJUN2025
posted by Roscoe
This Tuesday has been another “recovery” day from the yard work recently done. Think I'll try to ease back into a little more of that work over the next few days.
My social media activity seems to have fallen into a comfortable 12-hour daily block of time from roughly 06:00 through roughly 18:00. And I'll try to avoid paying much attention to it before or after that block of time.
Another change might make working back here in my room more comfortable and productive. Thinking about switching the placement of the two laptop computers. One has a lighted keyboard and the other doesn't. And one laptop is positioned so its keyboard doesn't catch much light from the lamps. A change might take better advantage of the lighting back here
Think I'll make that change right now.
posted Tuesday, 2025-06-24 ~20:15 #QNJUN2025
posted by Roscoe
For a Monday, after a stint on Sunday doing yard work, today has been acceptably productive. Monday in the Roscoe-verse is laundry day, and I got a load of darks and a load of whites all washed, dried, folded, and put away. So the main Monday chore was accomplished. Had a nice video chat with my daughter today and picked up on the latest family news. And I placed a grocery deliver order. Scheduled delivery is tomorrow morning, so I'll be stocking the pallets of bottled water, the cases of coke, and the food items when they arrive.
And the adventure will continue.
posted Monday, Jun 23, 2025 at ~8:00 PM #QNJUN2025
posted by Roscoe
My Indiana Fever just lost to the Las Vegas Aces. And my Texas Rangers lost earlier this afternoon to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Heck. Think I'll put on some relaxing music and read for awhile.
Oh, on a more positive note, I did get some yard work done today. Spent two hours mowing the back alley and part of the back yard. I stumbled and fell once, then decided to put away the mower and come inside. It was stupid hot anyway.
posted Sunday, Jun 22, 2025 at ~4:32 PM #QNJUN2025
posted by Roscoe