The last few hours have been quite the adventure. Realizing that the laptop I've been using as my primary work horse is becoming frequently unstable and may not have too much useful life left (hardware failure I don't want to deal with right now) I've resurrected the very oldest laptop from my graveyard of dead computers and am trying to bring it back into service. So far so good, but it'll take me awhile to get used to using this old version of Debian again.
Today brings me two IU games to cheer for. First up was the Indiana Women's Basketball Team facing off against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in an early afternoon game as part of the GEICO Coconut Hoops Tournament. Indiana won this tightly contested game by a score of 76 to 72.
My second game will feature the IU Hoosiers Football team vs the Purdue Boilermakers tonight in a classic rivalry, The Old Oaken Bucket Game being played this year on Purdue's home field in West Lafayette.
Looking at the graphic image above which shows the position of pieces at game's end, you can see that while my f2-Rook delivers the mating move, each one of my other pieces: Queen, King, Knight, and pawn is actively covering one or more of all the White King's possible flight squares. He's dead where he sits and he has no safe place to go.
I won this server-based correspondence chess club game playing Black a few minutes ago with a basic 2 Rooks Checkmate. Is this the first combination checkmate everyone learns? I remember learning it as a young boy from my father nearly seventy years ago, and thinking then it was the coolest thing! I still smile every time I use it. :)
Today we have two IU basketball games to follow. First up will be the Lady Hoosiers as the IU Women's Basketball Team travels to meet the Florida Gulf Coast Lady Eagles. This game is scheduled to Tipoff at Noon, my local time.
Later today the IU Men's Basketball Team will be hosting the Kansas State Wildcats. This game is scheduled to start at 19:00, my local time.
I have conflicting obligations that may prevent my following both of these games in their entirety, but I'll listen to each of them as much I can.
GO HOOSIERS!
And so the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
Pacers vs. Pistons
Okay, I have no illusions about how this evening's game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons is going to go. The Pistons are among the very hottest teams in the League right now. They come into tonight riding a 12-game winning streak. The Pacers, on the other hand, have won only two games so far this season. But I WILL be cheering for my Pacers.
Born and raised in in the State of Indiana, I lived in the Circle City of Indianapolis for a few years before moving to Texas. While living in Indianapolis I held season tickets for the Pacers games and loved watching Reggie Miller play. While listening to the 2025 Pacers play tonight, I'll be remembering when I sat up in the stands at Market Square Arena and cheered for my guys. And I'll cheer for every good Pacers play and score tonight.
GO PACERS!
And the adventure continues...
posted by Roscoe
Colts vs. Chiefs
Nearly halftime as I start following the Indianapolis Colts vs. the Kansas City Chiefs NFL game, with the Colts leading 14 to 9.
Remembering the years I lived in Indy, I always try to cheer for Indianapolis teams.
This club-based correspondence chess game that I won earlier today by checkmate was one of the quickest (as in accomplished with fewest moves) that I can remember having won by checkmate in... heck, as far back as I can remember.
As the image above of our board at game's end shows, my Black Queen to the G2 square is the mating move. She is protected there by her Bishop at F3; that Bishop is also covering the White King's only possible flight square.
Listening now to the Flagship Station for IU Sports ahead of tonight's early men's college basketball game, as the Lindenwood Lions travel from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri to meet the IU Hoosiers at Bloomington Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Tipoff is scheduled for 17:00 Central Time.
