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This Wednesday found me working two shifts, cutting branches in the back yard: an hour and a half in the morning, then another hour after lunch. That was enough to fill the green organics bin for tomorrow's weekly collection by the city. If I fill up the bin every week with backyard branches and grass clippings from mowing the lawn, it will probably be sometime in June before I'm caught up.

posted Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at ~3:30 PM QNMAY2024

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Tuesday afternoon finds me feeling better than I have in several days. Since last Saturday's yard work. More rested, less sore. If this improvement in my condition continues, I may be able get some more yard work done tomorrow.

posted Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at ~3:17 PM #QNMAY2024

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As late afternoon heads into evening, I admit to a certain sense of satisfaction. Three well-defined chores were handled, and that's all I ask of any day: 1.) recorded my current phone number on the SAWS website, 2.) did my weekly laundry, as I try to do each Monday, and 3.) placed a grocery order through Walmart + this morning, received and stocked it this afternoon, then placed a supplemental order through Amazon which should be delivered this evening.

Still dealing with soreness and fatigue from Saturday's yard work. And that's a bummer.

posted Monday, May 20, 2024 at ~4:50 PM #QNMAY2024

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An acceptable Sunday winds down. The SleepyTime tea is slowly cooling down to a sippable temperature. Night prayers have yet to be said, but I'll get to them soon.

Hoping for a good night's sleep and a better, more productive Monday.

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at ~7:09 PM #QNMAY2024

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Ya' know, I can remember a time, not that many years ago, when I could mow both the front and back yards, trim the front yard, and police up the alley behind the back fence all in one day with energy to spare. But that was then.

This morning I trimmed the front yard and I'm seriously drained. Last weekend I mowed the back yard and looked at the alley. I'm hoping to have enough energy built back up to mow the front yard some day next week. Sheeesh! But I can remember...

posted Saturday, May 18, 2024 at ~4:40 PM #QNMAY2024

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My schedule today has been thrown off kilter through my own fault. Usually I work on my chess games immediately after the morning prayers. Today I listened to a long (ish) discussion after the prayers, putting my chess work two hours later than is normal. Didn't work out too well. I'm SUCH a creature of habit!

posted Friday, May 17, 2024 at ~4:45 PM #QNMAY2024

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Sleepytime herbal tea bag is steeping in the cup. I like to give it at least 10 min. to get good and strong before I fish it out of the cup, stir in a packet of Splenda, let it cool, then sip it slowly. One of the little rituals I try to follow every night as I get myself ready for bed.

posted Thursday May 16, 2024 ~19:55 #QNMAY2024

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Listening to relaxing music, leisure reading until tonight's Rangers game, about an hour from now. The team is going through an early season slump. I think last night's loss was the fifth or sixth in a row. Sure could use a win right now.

posted Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at ~6:10 PM #QNMAY2024

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A few minutes ago I won another correspondence chess game with this Queen-Bishop Checkmate.

posted Tuesday 14/May/2024 ~10:00 QNMAY2024

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