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Watching the Orioles vs Nationals Game, and realizing how much I'm appreciating this MLB Network +AT BAT package I've purchased from MLB.com. Considering all the entertainment, the games, etc. it's really quite a bargain.
posted Thu 24 Apr 2025 ~19:12 #QNAPR2925
posted by Roscoe
Winding down this Wednesday watching College Baseball, IU vs Ball St. Relaxing. Nice.
posted Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM #QNAPR2025
posted by Roscoe
It appears the new neighbors have acquired two dogs. This morning they were barking at me when I took some cans out to the recycle bin in my backyard. So I moved the bins out front, in front of the garage, to avoid dealing with those dogs. Darn. They look kind of tacky out there, imo, but it beats being hassled by those animals.
posted Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025 at ~8:12 PM #QNAPR2025
posted by Roscoe
A good Monday winds down. I was able to be much more moderate today in my diet and I expect tomorrow mornings body weight reading will be seen to be moving in the right direction again. A good night's sleep tonight will help. Hope it works out that way.
posted Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at ~8:45 PM #QNAPR2025
posted by Roscoe
I'm sure the bathroom scales are going to mock me in the morning. I've been over eating massively this weekend and have done very little in the way of exercise to burn off the calories. Super tired now and the brain is shutting down. Time to put myself to bed.
posted Sun 20 Apr 2025 ~20:28 QNAPR2025
posted by Roscoe
This Holy Saturday has had two high points for me. The first was a video chat with my daughter and family back in Indiana. And the second was setting up a new system to help with my household budget.
posted Saturday, Apr 19, 2025 at ~8:54 PM #QNAPR2025
posted by Roscoe
Spent an hour and a half pushing the lawnmower around the back yard in the late morning / early afternoon hours of today, finishing a chore started several days ago. With a certain sense of accomplishment I stumbled / shuffled my way through the rest of the day.
posted Friday, Apr 18, 2025 at ~8:17 PM #QNAPR2025
posted by Roscoe
Few things pick up my morning like winning a chess game. The graphic above shows the position of pieces at the end of a correspondence chess game I won today on the 26th move as my Queen, protected by her Bishop, checkmates the White King.
posted Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at ~8:34 AM #QNAPR2025
posted by Roscoe
I started the day with 3 chores targeted and manged to get 2 of them done before Noon. They were the ones that have the most impact on how we do things here in the house. The 3rd chore, the one I didn't get to today, is an outside chore that can easily wait.
posted Wednesday, Apr 16, 2025 at ~8:00 PM QNAPR2025
posted by Roscoe
So I've got a number of banks I deal with on a regular basis, many of which I have set up to handle my transactions online. And most of those are super easy to work with, much of what I do with them is automated and all I need to do is monitor activity that happens regularly according to plan. However, a few of them I need to call on the phone roughly once a month. I don't like that. I am SO NOT a phone person. Ask anybody. This afternoon I spent several hours trying to work with those few banks, setting my transactions with them to minimize the voice phone calls I've been making. I made some progress there, but much remains to be done. /sigh
posted Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025 at ~8:40 PM QNAPR2025
posted by Roscoe