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Not my favorite Thursday, but generally quiet, which I like very much. Avoided the news mostly, because so much of it is lies or idle conjecture. And I'm close to finishing the last book in a series of novels I've been reading for ... heck, a long time. Hopefully I'll wrap that up before putting head to pillow tonight.
posted Thursday, Jul 18, 2024 at ~7:22 PM #QNJUL2024
posted by Roscoe
This is one slow-moving Wednesday. With no special projects to attend to, I'm sticking to the basic chores, moving slowly, and hoping the mental fog that's been hovering over me for the past week will finally lift.
posted Wednesday, Jul 17, 2024 at ~4:14 PM #QNJUL2024
posted by Roscoe
I'm going to pay for this tomorrow, for sure. A 45 min. work shift this morning, then one hour and 15 min. this afternoon cutting branches in the back yard, hauling the bigger ones to the front curb, and stuffing the green organics bin with smaller ones.
Fingers, shoulders, and my back are already letting me know: I'm going to pay for this tomorrow.
posted Tuesday, Jul 16, 2024 at ~5:21 PM #QNJUL2024
posted by Roscoe
With a chessboard more heavily populated by both Black and White Armies at the end of the game than has been the case in many of my recent wins, this club tournament game ended late last night when I caught the Black King in a Queen-Bishop-Knight Combination Checkmate.
posted Monday 15/Jul/2024 ~15:00 #QNJUL2024
posted by Roscoe
Though greatly distracted by the ongoing revelations regarding yesterday's assassination attempt on the life of President Trump, I was still able to close out two correspondence club tournament chess games this morning, winning both with Rook-Queen (and the edge of the chessboard) combination checkmates. The final boards of both games are shown, along with end game move records: one at the top of this blog post, and the other below.
posted Sunday 14/Jul/2024 ~12:50 #QNJUL2024
posted by Roscoe
Early Saturday afternoon and I've accomplished the one “physical” chore I'd set for myself this weekend: hauled the big branches from the backyard to the front curb for Monday's brush collection by the city. Thunder was rolling and a light rain falling. Glad I got it done before the day's forecast thunderstorms hit in force.
Listening now to the radio call of the early afternoon MLB Game of the LA Dodgers vs the Detroit Tigers. When this game ends I'll find another to follow. And this evening there'll be tonight's Svengoolie.
posted Saturday, Jul 13, 2024 at 12:38 PM #QNJUL2024 #chores #Svengoolie #baseball
posted by Roscoe
I won this CC Club tournament game a few minutes ago with a Queen-Rook Combination Checkmate on my 35th White move.
posted Friday 12/Jul/2024 ~13:20 #QNJUL2024 #chess
posted by Roscoe
Have been dealing with a bad left shoulder today. For some unknown reason my arthritis has flared up there. So I've dosed with extra-strength Tylenol, had the wife rub ointment onto that shoulder, and have avoided using it any more than has been absolutely necessary.
Waiting patiently now for the Pregame Show for tonight's Yankees vs Rays MLB Game to begin.
posted Thursday, Jul 11, 2024 at 4:34 PM #QNJUL2024
posted by Roscoe
I won this CC Club Tournament Game earlier this morning with Qh1 Checkmate. For the last several moves of our game, made very quickly for CC, White had been so focused on mounting an attack on my Black King that he failed to notice I'd backed up my Queen with my d6 Bishop (19...Bd6). That set up the Checkmate just a few moves later.
posted Wednesday 10/Jul/2024 #QNJUL2024
posted by Roscoe
Cold watermelon and quiet Lofi music, nice. And reading a few chapters deeper into a novel I've been enjoying lately. Closing out one of the gentler days to come my way recently.
posted Tuesday, Jul 9, 2024 at ~5:47 PM #QNJUL2024
posted by Roscoe