Roscoe's Quick Notes

A peaceful Thursday, this. I like that. Though the weather was beautiful, it was pretty windy. And the pollens in the air aggravated my sinuses to the point where I had to dose with Tylenol a few times to blunt the sinus headache. That's not especially uncommon for me at this time of year. Maybe tomorrow I'll get some yard work done. We'll see.

posted Thursday, Apr 11, 2024 at 8:42 PM #QNAPR2024

posted by Roscoe

A very satisfying Wednesday is winding down. Got some yard work done this afternoon, trimmed the bushes in my front yard flower bed. Made moves in all pending CC games, and followed many MLB games. The Rangers / Athletics game is in the middle of the 5th inning and, though I'd like to stick with it till the end, it's getting time for me to do my night prayers and get ready for bed. So...

posted Wed Apr 2024 ~20:25 #QNAPR2024

posted by Roscoe

Enjoying a relaxing Tuesday, listening to the radio call of this afternoon's Orioles / Red Sox game.

Pulled an old radio out of storage this morning and have been listening to it again. I forgot how much I liked it. Nice.

posted Tuesday, Apr 9, 2024 at ~3:30 PM #QNAPR2024

posted by Roscoe

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.

posted Monday, Apr 8, 2024 at ~8:00 PM #QNAPR2024

posted by Roscoe

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!

posted Sun Apr 2024 ~13:30 #QNAPR2024

posted by Roscoe

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.

posted Friday, Apr 5, 2024 at ~7:45 PM #QNAPR2024

posted by Roscoe

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.

posted Tuesday 02/Apr/2024 ~17:20 #QNAPR2024 #chess

posted by Roscoe