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It's been awhile since I've posted a chess diagram. Here's one of a game I won this morning with a Queen-Bishop-Rook combination checkmate. My White Queen to f7 was the mating move. As seen here, she is protected by my b3 Bishop, and the Black King's only flight square is covered by my f1 Rook.
posted Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 at ~12:05 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe
Today was productive but not in the way I'd originally planned. When I went to bed last night I was hoping to get some mowing done on the front yard. Instead, much of my morning was spent tracking down a mystery involving an account at one of my banks. Finally got that resolved though.
The arthritis/pain cream I've been rubbing into my hands for the past 10 days has been working wonders. I had enough strength and coordination in my hands that I was able to cut my hair and trim my beard this afternoon. Can't remember how long it's been. I was scary shaggy, but not any more.
posted Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025 at ~7:22 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe
A pretty good Monday wraps up with a Texas Rangers game on the radio. This afternoon I watched a relaxing college baseball game, IU vs UCLA.
Tomorrow morning I may mow the front yard. We'll have to see how I feel then.
posted Monday, Mar 24, 2025 at ~8:30 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe
Another quiet Sunday comes to a peaceful end. Today was the start of “bulky item collection week” here, and I hauled one broken gamer's chair and a stand fan out to the curb this morning. Sylvia told me that a scavenger drove by shortly after I'd dropped them off and picked both of them up. Cool!
posted Sunday, Mar 23, 2025 at ~7:45 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe
A good ending to a good day, Svengoolie is showing one of my all-time favorite monster movies tonight, The Creature From the Black Lagoon. I have no idea how many times I've seen this since I was a boy, but I still enjoy it.
posted Saturday, Mar 22, 2025 at ~8:29 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe
Another restful day comes to a close. One thing I like about MLB Spring Training Season is that tied games are allowed. My Rangers played the Angels this afternoon in a game that ended in a 3-3 tie after nine innings. And I'm fine with that.
posted Friday, Mar 21, 2025 at ~8:45 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe
This has been a pretty good Thursday. I kept everything low-key, and accomplished more than I'd planned.
posted Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 at ~7:30 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe
A pretty peaceful Wednesday winds down. I kept to my promise of granting this a rest day, following yesterday's work with the branches in the front yard. And I'm glad I did. Now if I can just grant myself a good night's sleep ...
posted Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025 at ~8:24 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe
A major chore has just presented itself. The big wind knocked a big branch off the tree in my front yard this morning. I dragged it around to the side yard a few minutes ago where I'll spend this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon cutting it up and loading it into the green organics bin for Thursday's collection.
posted Tuesday, Mar 18, 2025 at ~12:23 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe
Another quiet day. Which is a good thing and much appreciated. Dozed through most of the morning, though I did remember to haul the weekly trash out to the curb for its collection. Did my weekly laundry through most of the afternoon. Watched a few old game shows on TV and ate lunch at home with the wife, then spent most of the rest of the day listening to relaxing music and quietly reading.
posted Monday, Mar 17, 2025 at ~8:43 PM #QNMAR2025
posted by Roscoe