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“In the post-season, every inning feels like the 9th inning.” Heard one of the announcers during one of the MLB wildcard games yesterday make that statement. Can't remember which one, but it doesn't matter. I totally agree. Glad I had a full day of wildcard games to follow yesterday, from early afternoon until bedtime. Looks like today will be the same.
Happiness!
posted Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024 at 10:47 AM
posted by Roscoe
A pretty good Tuesday for this 1st day of October.
I've got MLB Wildcard games keeping me company today. Earlier this afternoon I heard Detroit beat the Astros, and as we move into the evening I've got the Brewers and Mets tied in their game.
One chore that has needed doing for the longest time was taken care of this afternoon. I replaced the battery in my big laptop. Feel particularly good about that.
posted Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024 at ~6:05 PM #QNOCT2024
posted by Roscoe
Easing into Monday night, listening to the Monday Night Football game, Titans vs Dolphins, via the NFL+ app on my tablet.
This has been a quietly productive day. The one “major” chore I try to take care of every Monday is my weekly laundry; took care of it today, no problem.
posted Monday, Sep 30, 2024 at ~7:03 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Making a change in my weight-loss project. This afternoon I hauled the stepper machine (Cardio Climber) back to my room and had a short but good workout set on it. I stepped for 5 minutes and worked up a healthy burn in my quads. Plans are to repeat this several times per day, gradually increasing the length of each set.
Limiting the amount of food I eat will still be important, but boosting my metabolism by exercising regularly while eating healthy foods will be better for me than dieting alone. At least, that's the theory I'm going with now.
posted Sunday, Sep 29, 2024 at ~2:15 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
A pretty good Saturday, this.
1.) The bathroom scales were kind to me this morning, showing an acceptable weight loss to correspond to my first few days of strict (sort of) dieting.
2.) And I was able to transfer login credentials to 2 of my chess clubs over to my big computer. Now I can do all my chess work on this machine with the bigger screen.
3.) Following college football this afternoon was enjoyable; both teams I follow won their respective games.
4.) I broke down all the cardboard boxes that have accumulated with recent deliveries and loaded them into the recycle bin for collection by the city.
5.) And I filled all my morning and evening weekly pill boxes.
Now I can relax and enjoy tonight's Svengoolie.
posted Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 at ~6:22 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Relaxing my way into a comfortable night listening to college football on the radio. I started following the Virginia Tech Hokies vs the Miami Hurricanes, but have switched over to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs the Washington Huskies. Plans are to listen to the 1st half of the game then leave it to read for awhile before bed. That's usually what I do.
posted Friday, Sep 27, 2024 at ~7:15 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Bathroom scales were very unkind to me this morning, recording a higher body weight than I've had in a long, long, time. And I'm supposed to be losing weight. So I'm going to have to be really strict about limiting how much I eat now. The wife won't like this at all. She keeps cooking all this food and bringing food home for me to eat.
Tonight I've got two football games to follow, both with good (hopefully) radio feeds. The Army Black Knights will play the Temple Owls, kickoff scheduled for 6:30 this evening. And the Dallas Cowboys will play the NY Giants at 7:15 PM. So... do I go with the earlier college game, or the later NFL game? Decisions, decisions:....
posted Thursday, Sep 26, 2024 at ~5:37 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
20 minutes from now the 2nd game of this best-of-three between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun will be underway. Fever lost the 1st game on Sunday, so they'll need to win this one to keep playing. If they lose tonight, they'll be out of the WNBA playoffs. And there'll be no more basketball for them until next season. GO FEVER!
posted Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024 at ~6:10 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Tuesday evening is unfolding comfortably as I listen to the Baltimore Orioles Radio Network bring me the Orioles' game vs the New York Yankees.
The day started rough, though. Last night brought me a new variation of the UPS nightmares that I “thought” I'd put behind me. Lord, it's been nearly three decades since I've retired from that company. Will those nightmares EVER leave me alone?! Anyway I woke confused and disoriented from that dream, and it took several hours for the mental fog to fully lift.
posted Tuesday, Sep 24, 2024 at ~6:23 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Waiting patiently for the link to Westwood One Radio's Broadcast of tonight's NFL game between the Jaguars and the Bills to activate. Oh sure, I could watch the game live on ESPN if I wanted to. But I'd MUCH RATHER listen to the game on Westwood One Radio. Now if the button on my NFL+ app would just turn blue to let me know it's gone active ...
posted Monday, Sep 23, 2024 at 6:04 PM
posted by Roscoe