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Watching Round One games of the WNBA Championship this afternoon. New York is rolling all over Atlanta now in this 1st of 3 games series.
Looking at the week ahead I see rain forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, so I'm going to try getting yard work done tomorrow. That'll make Tuesday my laundry day of the week.
posted Sunday, Sep 22, 2024 at ~1:13 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
A slow, lazy Saturday. Doing little more than taking out the trash, moving in all my pending chess games, following my daily prayer regimen, following college football games, and now, my Saturday night Svengoolie. Letting my old, arthritic body recover from the yard work earlier this week.
posted Saturday, Sep 21, 2024 at ~7:15 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
A pretty productive Friday, this. My work started early when I played “lawn mower mechanic” and fixed my mower that crapped out on me yesterday morning. The machine being fixed, I pushed it around to the front yard to complete the project I started yesterday but had to cut short when it stopped working.
Total time spent this morning was 3 hours, from 9 o'clock when I started working on the mower until Noon when I finished cutting the grass. The yard isn't very big, but it was super hot (heat index was over 100 when I stopped), and I'm old, so frequent water and rest breaks were necessary.
Of course, my arthritis did NOT appreciate all that work. My hands and shoulders, back and hips are all problems now. And they probably will be through the upcoming weekend. BUT, at least the front yard looks better now.
posted Friday, Sep 20, 2024 at ~7:28 PM #DLSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
This has been a surprisingly productive Thursday. Even though my number one lawn mower crapped out on me when I tried to start it up this morning, I was able to use the weedeater and get a pretty good amount of work done on the front lawn. It looks less scary than before. So... progress, I guess.
While dealing with disappointment over how both the MLB channel and the NFL channel work with my chosen tier of membership at both Sports Channels, I've found that both work quite well on my old Fire Tablet. They work on my phone, too. But the tablet has a bigger screen than my phone for much better viewing, and bigger sound for much better listening.
posted, Thursday, Sep 19, 2024 at ~6:09 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Last night's sleep wasn't as good as I'd hoped. Two insomnia breaks of moderate length broke up what otherwise would have been seven hours of head on pillow. Still, I woke moderately rested and didn't have to wait too very long for the morning fog to lift from my mind and the morning clumsies to pass.
I'm currently working with between two and three dozen active Correspondence Chess games. It's easy for me to make at least one move per day in each of them, sometimes more than that depending on how many chores I have to deal with during he course of a day, and how frequently my opponents all reply. Monday I'll be hit with an additional 15 or 20 active games when play starts in another CC tourney in which I've already been assigned pairings. That will give me the biggest load of active chess games I've ever carried at any one time. I think.
posted Wednesday, Sep 18, 2024 at ~5:15 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Events today and yesterday have made me realize that I've not been operating nearly as efficiently as I'd like. That may be because I've not been sleeping well recently. Darned insomnia.
Hopefully a good night's sleep tonight will go a long way to putting everything right. And tonight's should be a good sleep. I'm back to reading fiction again, an entertaining fantasy in line with what I've come to be comfortable with. And I'm listening to MLB this evening. That's way more relaxing than the WNBA or NFL games I've been chasing lately.
posted Tuesday, Sep 17, 2024 at ~6:15 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
This has been a productive and smooth Monday. All the regular chores of the day have been handled without any problems or surprises. I do like that.
And I'm all set to follow tonight's Monday Night Football game. I'll probably make it to half time before I have to put head to pillow.
posted Monday, Sep 16, 2024 at ~6:52 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Sunday afternoon, following my sports. Glad to see Aaron Rodgers and his NY Jets defeat the Titans in the early NFL game. Also glad I opted to watch the Jets game rather than the Cowboys vs Saints, Cowboys lost.
Wish I could watch the WNBA Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings game, playing now. I have a WNBA League Pass membership, but they're blocking me from this game, claiming a territorial blackout. (Grr..) At least I can follow the scoring of this game updated live online. Still, I'd much rather be watching the game or at least listening to a live radio play-by-play.
Now I'm watching IndyCar Racing, live running of the Music City Grand Prix. And tonight I'll have another NFL game, Bears vs Texans.
posted Sunday, Sep 15, 2024 at ~3:25 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Pictured here are the boards at games' end of two recent Correspondence Chess games I won by checkmate.
Above is pictured a win from yesterday where my Bishop, assisted by my Queen who blocked all possible flight squares, checkmated the Black King.
Below is pictured a win from this morning when my Queen and Rook mated the Black King against an edge of the board.
posted Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 at ~10:45 AM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe
Friday, and still recovering. Last Saturday's and last Monday's work out in the yard really wrecked me unexpectedly. Tuesday I had trouble moving around with hip and back pain. Shoulders and hands were problematic, too. Wednesday and Thursday were the worst days for difficulty walking. BUT, Thank God! All those annoying arthritic woes have finally started to lighten up!
posted Friday, Sep 13, 2024 at ~3:05 PM #QNSEP2024
posted by Roscoe