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Thursday's three main areas of focus: 1,) finances, monitoring accounts activity, long term planning, learning and using my new bookkeeping system, 2.) chess work, and 3.) tonight's NFL game.
posted Thursday 07/Sep/2023 ~14:00 #QNSEP2023
posted by Roscoe
Not my most exciting Wednesday. Triple digit heat and my wonky hips kept me inside and barely mobile. Did finish a novel I've been enjoying and am tempted to get some more from the author loaded onto my Kindle.
posted Wednesday 06/Sep/2023 ~18:45 #QNSEP2023
posted by Roscoe
Half-way through an easy Tuesday. My 3 chores for the day already completed: 1.) posted an email notice to a fraternal group to which I belong, 2.) did my weekly laundry, and 3.) enhanced the bookkeeping system used to monitor my household budget. Plans for the evening center around listening to the Rangers / Astros MLB game.
Thankful for the peace of mind I'm experiencing after resigning from the executive office I held in the fraternal organization to which I belong.
posted Tuesday 05/Sep/2023 ~16:30 #QNSEP2023
posted by Roscoe
Early Monday morning thoughts as I walked carefully from my room to the kitchen,“Man, maybe I should look into getting myself a walker.” And that was followed immediately by, “ Oh, no! That's NOT what I want to do! If I start using a walker now, I'll be on it for the rest of my life!” So I started the day arguing with myself. Heh.
Listening now to this afternoon's Rangers game I still haven't resolved the walker issue. I may get one eventually, but for now I'll get by with my walking sticks. And I'll hope my wonky hips heal themselves up before I have to invest in any more hardware.
posted Monday 04/Sep/2023 ~15:55 #QNSEP2023
posted by Roscoe
A pretty good mix of sports on TV has kept me entertained through most of this day: College Football, IndyCar racing, and now MLB. That's good because my wonky, unstable hips have kept me home again. The risk of falling and pain when I stumble put venturing out in public out of the question.
posted Sunday 03/Sep/2023 ~18:10 #QNSEP2023
posted by Roscoe
A mixed bag, this Saturday. My hips were very painful and wickedly unsteady almost all day long. This morning I could barely walk.
Late morning and early afternoon I was able to handle some correspondence chores for an organization to which I belong. And a day full of college football on TV provided entertainment.
Now I've got the classic 1931 Frankenstein movie on tonight's Svengoolie. One of my all-time faves.
posted Saturday 02/Sep/2023 ~19:20 #QNSEP2023
posted by Roscoe
A strange week, this one. Friday night finds me imagining life without reliable internet access. Several times this week my home WiFi has crapped out. Once during the evening hours it was off and on. And two different days it was off for several contiguous morning hours.
So I've had to dust off one of my Sangean radios, the one with the bigger speaker and better sound. I've kept the smaller Sangean close daily for... huh, years. And I've found myself watching more OTA TV.
Need now to find journaling/blogging software that i'm comfortable using offline, but that I can use to augment my online blogs. Huh, ... that'll be tricky.
For those keeping score, the last few days have found my darned hips giving me more trouble than they have for a long time. Good thing I've stepped away from most of my KofC activities. Really can't leave home without my walking stick these days.
posted Friday 01/Sep/2023 ~19:15 #QNSEP2023
posted by Roscoe
I woke this Thursday morning with two problems on my mind. By mid-afternoon I find one of them already resolved (for the most part) and a possible (probable) solution for the other figured out. I've got over two weeks to put it into play, and I'm pretty sure it'll work
So... good news there.
posted Thursday 31/Aug/2023 ~15:03 #QNAUG2023
posted by Roscoe
Despite last night's rocky sleep, this Wednesday has turned out okay. 1st chore was stocking the morning's grocery delivery, 2nd chore was prepping September's rent check which will go out with tomorrow's mail, 3rd chore was casting a very critical eye on the household budget over the upcoming *ber months. It looks like this old boy will have to get creative to keep things running smoothly. Relief is coming in early 2024, but until then...
posted Wednesday 30/Aug/2023 ~17:15
posted by Roscoe
1st chore of this Tuesday day was loading the weekly pill boxes; 2nd chore was placing a grocery delivery order; 3rd chore was decalcifying the coffee maker during which the old coffee maker broke. Luckily I found coffee makers that Amazon would deliver the same day, so I ordered one. Took the wife out to eat when she got off work early afternoon and found the new coffee maker waiting on the front porch when we returned home. Tonight I've got a Texas Rangers game to follow. Hopefully a good night's sleep will follow that.
posted Tuesday 29/Aug/2023 ~17:45 #QNAUG2023
posted by Roscoe