Right on schedule, waves of fatigue are washing over me. Had a very good morning, not as a member of the Honor Guard but working with the 4th Degree Knights in a supporting role, taking pictures, etc.
Of course that meant spending a lot of time on my feet, walking around the Hall and taking pictures for hours on end.
After all that physical activity today I really should take it very easy tomorrow. Staggering my work days with rest days is something I think I can handle again.
posted Saturday 29/July/2023 ~20:25 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe
Fasting now and hungry. With a 14:00 lab appointment I've been instructed to fast since midnight. And I've done about all I can responsibly do until I get something to eat.
Expecting a KofC Officer to pick up some forms soon; I've got them ready for him.
posted Friday 28/July/2023 ~10:35 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe
Logged into one of my online CC (Correspondence Chess) clubs just now to move in my pending games, when I was surprised at the following message sent to me:
“Congratulations on being the winner of your group in the 1st round of Casual Chess section, 225th GameKnot tournament!
“2nd round will start on Thursday, August 3rd, 2023.”
I thought I still had active games in that group.
Then I saw the next message:
“In accordance with GK tournament rules, one or more of your games in 225th GK tournament, round 1 have been automatically adjudicated because they are among the last 1% of unfinished games in your tournament section. Each game was evaluated by a chess engine, up to 20 moves ahead, and a probable outcome was decided based on the current position. Please note that this only affects the tournament table and the tournament results — the games remain in progress and can be finished normally. Which means they are no longer considered to be part of the tournament, but you can continue playing them and they will affect your rating and stats as usual at the time they are finished.”
Huh! The AI (chess engine) decided I was likely to win each adjudicated game. So the club scored me as the winner. Well, thanks, I guess.
I try to stay away from chess engines. Never use them myself, and avoid knowingly playing against them. Always prefer playing against real humans. But if one wants to declare me the winner in a few tournament games... well, I'll take my wins however they come.
posted Thursday 27/July/2023 ~18:55 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe
I've got all my gear ready for tonight's Assembly meeting, but the wife seems to be running late with her meal prep. I wish now I'd opted to bring pzzas for the guys, rather than let Sylvia fix her “specialties”. But the guys have been asking for her food, and she does love to cook.
posted Wednesday 26/July/2023 ~16:20 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe
Satisfied with this Tuesday. A short nap this morning left me fresh and alert for lunch and dessert out with Sylvia. Tomorrow will be long and, possibly stressful. A good night's sleep should help me prepare for it. Hope I get one.
posted Tuesday 25/July/2023 ~ 16:50 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe
As Mondays go, this one has been okay. In researching a membership situation I found information that is going to disappoint some people. Pity, that. If all involved had only done their homework it would have eliminated the hard feelings that are going to be involved in the resolution of the problem. Oh well, I'm just the guy who uncovered the truth – eight years after the mistake had been made.
posted Monday 24/July/2023 ~20:55 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe
I spent the major part of this Sunday, from approx. 07:30 to 14:15 working a BBQ fundraiser with my KofC Council. Bushed now, but glad I got to spend so much time with my friends.
posted Sunday 23/July/2023 ~17:20 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe
Thankful that one of my work computers is a cool running Chromebook. I think the heat is getting to my bigger laptop running Debian. Of course, the bigger machine is over ten years old, it's about time it should be crapping out. Don't think my budget has enough room to replace the bigger machine, which is what I use to handle most of my graphics work. Hmm... I may have some hard decisions to make soon.
posted Saturday 22/July/2023 ~19:00 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe
Not the most exciting Friday I've ever had, but I'll take it. Took the wife out to lunch at a favorite restaurant, did a lot of work on some KofC chores that have been haunting me for weeks, and stayed out of the hot weather as much as I could. Relaxing this evening to a a Rangers / Dodgers MLB game, determined to do little else tonight. Don't want to break anything.
posted Friday 21/July/2023 ~19:35 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe
This Thursday is shaping up to be a much better, more normal day for me than the last couple. Happy for that. Good quality time with the wife, productive and not too frustrating KofC comms and work, good baseball to watch on MLB TV.
posted Thursday 20/July/2023 ~17:30 #QNJUL2023
posted by Roscoe