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A few minutes ago I subscribed to WNBA League Pass in order to better follow the Indiana Fever. Prior to this year I'd never watched women's basketball, but I started watching Fever games this Summer to catch Caitlin Clark. Now...
posted Wednesday, 2024-08-28 ~13:25 #QNAUG2024
The above notice popped up in my in-box this morning. So, it appears my September will be a little chess-heavier than I'd planned. I'm already expecting more games later that month when a 13-player tournament in which I'm registered in another of my chess clubs starts. The games of this Round 2 starting next week should be well under way by then.
posted Tuesday, 2024-08-27 ~09:45 #QNAUG2024 #chess
Over the weekend I won this CC club tournament game with a Queen-Rook-2 pawns combination checkmate. The position of pieces at game's end is shown above, and our full move record is below.
posted Monday, 2024-08-26 ~07:50 #QNAUG2024 #chess
Readings at Mass for this Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost include: the Introit: Ps. 83. 10-11; the Epistle: Galatians 5. 16-24; and the Gospel: Matthew 6. 24-33.
posted Sunday, 2024-08-25 ~12:00 #QNAUG2024
This Saturday has fallen into a very comfortable pattern. It looks like I'll be watching NFL Preseason games all afternoon, with frequent prayer breaks, until my Saturday night Svengoolie comes on at 19:00.
posted Saturday, 2024-08-24 ~ 12:22 #QNAUG2024
An easy Friday rolls steadily along. Biggest news of the day (so far, anyway) was RFK Jr. withdrawing from the Presidential race and throwing his support behind Donald Trump. I see this as very good news. A comment posted on of my social networks said that this year's Presidential race is now liberals and conservatives uniting against communists. That's pretty much how I see it, too.
posted Friday, 2024-08-23 ~ 16:06 #QNAUG2024
Earlier today I won this CC game with a Rook-Queen combination checkmate.
posted Thursday, 2024-08-22 ~09:20 #QNAUG2024
This hottest day of the year so far in San Antonio found me spending most of it inside, under the a/c, enjoying baseball on the radio.
posted Wednesday, 2024-08-21 ~ 17:37 #QNAUG2024
I won this correspondence chess game this morning with a Rook-Rook-pawn combination checkmate of the Black King on my 32nd White move. The position of pieces at game's end is pictured above, and the move record is posted below.
posted Tuesday, 2024-08-20 ~16:05 #QNAUG2024 #chess
Ridiculously hot again today, and tomorrow they say. Air temperature of 107 today, maybe 108 tomorrow, and factoring in the humidity, well... Thank God for air conditioning, I say!
posted Tuesday, 2024-08-20 ~ 15:47 #QNAUG2024