This was Eclipse Monday, but we didn't get to see it here. We're a few miles to the East of where it could be seen, and our heavy cloud cover would have blocked the view anyway. We DID see the partial eclipse of 2 or 3 years ago, and had great fun with that. And friends and family got to see this one and shared happy pictures.
Had a phone conversation this morning with an old friend and fellow officer that I used to serve with when I was active in the Knights of Columbus. It was nice to touch base with him again.
Sunday early afternoon finds me following the Yankees / Blue Jays game, and feeling very stuffed! Yes, I've eaten way too much already today! Glad there's alka-seltzer in the house!
Saturday morning found me making some changes "behind the scenes" to this blog. Hopefully, they'll make my work here easier and won't bugger things up.
Plans for the remainder of the day include following MLB games and watching tonight's Svengoolie. https://www.metv.com/svengoolie
TGIF! This has been a good week, all things considered. Mowed most of the back yard this morning. After what I got done yesterday and today, the only things that remain back there are two strips only visible from the alley. There's no hurry taking care of that; later this month sometime will be fine.
Home Internet was down for ~ 5 hrs. in the middle of the day. But it's back up now. Got all my CC moves sent, listening now to the Rangers vs Astros game.
Mid-afternoon Thursday and I'm tuned into the Minnesota Twins Pregame Show before their game vs the Cleveland Guardians, opening pitch is just a few minutes away.
Spent 1 ½ hrs. working in the back yard earlier today. Got a significant amount accomplished on that mess behind the back fence. Will do more tomorrow.
posted Thursday, Apr 4, 2024 at ~3:10 PM #QNMAR2024
posted by Roscoe
Early Wednesday evening finds me listening to relaxing music over one of the many You Tube channels devoted to that.
This has been a recovery day. Yesterday was the 1st in maybe a year that I was able to mow and trim the entire front yard in one day. And that really wore me out. Shoot, it wasn't that many years ago I could mow both the front and back yard, even the alley behind the fence, and do it all easily in one day. Hopefully I'll be able to get some back yard work done tomorrow.
posted Wednesday, Apr 3, 2024 at ~5:40 PM #QNAPR2024
posted by Roscoe
I won this Correspondence Chess game this afternoon when I caught the White King in a Queen-Rook Combination checkmate.
Unexpected change of plans. This being April 1, I shouldn't be surprised.
I'd set three chores for the day, and was able to do two of them: did my weekly laundry, and activated a new bank Master Card. The third chore, mowing behind the back fence, will have to wait another day or so. The wife is ill and I want to stay close to her, so I'm inside, across the hall from her room through the afternoon and evening.
Happy Easter Sunday, Everyone! Though last night's sleep was less than excellent, today is moving along pretty well. Plenty of “good mornings” and “Happy Easters” on all my social platforms. Moved in all server-based CC games already, and will send my email moves later today. Planning to watch an early afternoon Rangers game and finish mowing the back yard after that. Expecting a “face time” call from my daughter sometime this afternoon. And that will be plenty for this Sunday.
It's been a productive Saturday. Spent an hour doing yardwork and finished mowing the bulk of the backyard. That part of the back yard outside the fence (alley and old car port) remains to be done. Hopefully I'll be able to catch that tomorrow.
Now I'm following the Mets vs Brewers game, I've already dispatched moves in all pending CC games, and plan to catch tonight's Svengoolie. And that's enough for today.
