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The brain is slowing down pretty much on schedule. If I can make it through tonight's IU vs Rutgers men's basketball game, scheduled to start in about 30 minutes, before falling asleep, I'll be surprised. More likely I'll be putting head to pillow at halftime. We'll just see how the rest of the evening goes.
posted Thursday, Jan 2, 2025 at ~7:07 PM #QNJAN2025
posted by Roscoe
I made it through the 1st day of the new year without spending any money, and without breaking anything. And I was able to forward some information to the wife overseas that she wanted. Rather enjoyed watching the Rose Parade on TV and kept entertaining football games running in the background as I read nearly to the end of a novel I've been working through. Actually, I may finish that book before I put head to pillow tonight.
posted Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025 at ~8:55 PM #QNJAN2025
posted by Roscoe
Today has been a pretty good day. (Except that it's my wife's birthday and she's on the other side of the world right now, and I miss her terribly.) I was able to gift myself my Christmas / birthday present, which I try to do every year unless I'm too broke. I upgraded my Sling.TV account to include their “sports package” so I can watch all the games carried by ESPN. And I ordered Christmas and birthday presents for the wife, they'll be waiting for her when she returns home next week.
posted Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024 at ~7:30 PM #QNDEC2024
posted by Roscoe
Well... Monday is done now, practically speaking, and I even took care of my weekly laundry. On Monday as I should. For the first time in weeks.
posted Monday, Dec 30, 2024 at ~7:53 PM
posted by Roscoe
Earlier today my new blood pressure monitor device arrived and I was able to take my reading. A good reading! The 1st reading I've taken in weeks that I'm confident about. The old device was failing badly, and I'm afraid my readings have often been inaccurate. And that's not good. I feel much better about things now.
posted Sunday, Dec 29, 2024 at ~2:54 PM #QNDEC2024
posted by Roscoe
I followed three games in 3 different sports today on the radio: 1 college football bowl game, 1 women's college basketball game, and 1 NFL game. But my attention was mostly focused on a horror novel I'm reading.
posted Saturday, Dec 28, 2024 at ~8:50 PM #QNDEC2024
posted by Roscoe
This Friday has presented me with some exciting football. Following the College Football Bowl Season has become a favorite part of my late Decembers in recent years. And this year I've been able to follow more games more closely than ever. Sweet.
posted Friday, Dec 27, 2024 at ~8:37 PM #QNDEC2024
posted by Roscoe
Today I'm going to try to follow the radio feeds from 3 College Football Bowl games: 1.) Game Above Sports Bowl: Pittsburgh Panthers at Toledo Rockets at 1 PM, 2.) Rate Bowl: Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Kansas St. Wildcats at 4:30 PM and 3.) 68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas St. Red Wolves at Bowling Green Falcons at 8 PM.
Yesterday I tried to follow 3 NFL games, but burned out near the end of the 2nd game. So I put on some music then and read until bedtime. The college games are usually more fun to follow than NFL games. We'll see how long I last today.
posted Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 at ~11:40 AM #QNDEC2024
posted by Roscoe
Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope your day is going as well as mine. My day started at 05:00 with a happy video call from my wife who is visiting her family in the Philippines.
The bathroom scales were incredibly kind to me this morning. My current weight is much lower than it has been in decades! Successful dieting!
Entertainment today will be provided by my NFL+ app which will provide live radio play-by-play coverage of the day's 3 NFL games. (No, I won't be watching the games on Netflix, we don't subscribe to that platform in this house.)
posted Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 at ~10:25 AM #QNDEC2024
posted by Roscoe
03:30 seems to have become my default wake-up time. If I put head to pillow by 20:30 or 21:00, that gives me 6.5 or 7 hours of night time sleep. Matching that with a short midday nap gives me all the sleep I need. At least, that's how things have been working for the last few days.
posted Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024 at ~3:49 PM #QNDEC2024
posted by Roscoe