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Have just tuned into Rose Parade coverage on ABC. I try to watch this every year. Hopefully I won't be chased away from it by excessive “wokeness.” Looking forward to following the Citrus Bowl game after the parade. And this evening will probably find me doing Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Honor Guard work at a Rosary (Wake) at a Catholic Church in town.
Monday, Jan 2, 2023 at 10:10 AM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
So. This is a new year. Doesn't seem markedly different from the old one, yet. However, I am on guard, trying to maintain a high level of situational awareness. And preparing for changes if conditions warrant.
Sunday, Jan 1, 2023 at ~7:30 AM #QNJAN2023
posted by Roscoe
So many exciting Bowl games I've been able to catch this year! There's another one playing now, but I'm watching the Saturday night Svengoolie instead. I must keep my priorities straight. Right?
Saturday, Dec 31, 2022 at 7:18 PM
posted by Roscoe
Lord, help me. Tonight I've been asked to prepare a condolence presentation and deliver it at the Funeral of a mother of a friend of mine. I've never met the lady and her funeral is a week away.
Friday, Dec 30, 2022 at 8:56 PM
posted by Roscoe
Looking forward to today's Bowl games: the Pinstripe Bowl at 1:00 PM, the Cheez-It Bowl at 4:30 PM, and tonight's Alamo Bowl played here in San Antonio.
Looking forward to 2023 and replacing the tried and true Franklin/Covey paper planner system that I've used for decades with something new.
Looking forward...
Thursday, Dec 29, 2022 at 10:30 AM
posted by Roscoe
When I was seeing Sylvia off to work this morning, I noticed what appeared to be a large plastic sheet entangled around the live power lines where they enter my house near the roof line. Huh! After promising the wife I wouldn't climb up on a ladder until she returned home, I considered my options.
I took the photograph included with this post, thinking I could forward it to CPS (our power company) and ask for advice. I didn't relish the thought of messing around with that much hot electricity without asking for some professional advice. But then I looked at the picture some more, and saw how loosely it seemed to be wrapped. And then I thought about a long, dry, wooden broom handle we keep in a corner of our front porch.
Knowing that dry wood is not a conductor of electricity, and that we've had several dry, windy days here, and that the plastic sheeting must must be dry, too, I decided to poke VERY CAREFULLY at the plastic sheet with the broom handle and see if I could unwrap it from my wires. So, that's what I did. And it worked. I got the plastic sheeting down.
Wednesday, Dec 28, 2022 at 7:30 PM
posted by Roscoe
This day has flown by. It has been productive. I got my weekly laundry all done up, had an epiphany when I realized in an instant the outline to use for the Assembly's January Newsletter, and I received and stocked my large monthly supply order from Amazon. Listened to a few College Bowl games, too. And all of this was made easier by virtue last night's solid eight-hour sleep.
Tuesday, Dec 27, 2022 at 9:26 PM
posted by Roscoe
Sylvia and I video-chatted with these lovely people this morning. My family back in Indiana. Happiness. If only we weren't 1,000 miles away.
Posted Monday 26/Dec/2022 ~16:40 Central Time
posted by Roscoe
Enjoying a quiet, relaxing Christmas Sunday. Wife fixed a full turkey meal with all the trimmings for the two of us and I've been napping post-meal while watching football on TV.
I should mention the gunfire in the neighborhood last night, There were 2 episodes of firing; first was multiple small arms fire, a dozen rounds or more approx. 11:30 pm coming from several blocks away; then two quick 9mm rounds fired at 4:30 in the morning much closer, maybe across the street.. No accompanying sirens, no police helicopters that I could hear, just the gunfire in the neighborhood. Didn't used to be like this here.
Sunday, Dec 25, 2022 at 3:30 PM
posted by Roscoe
Early evening of a quiet, relaxing Christmas Eve Saturday. Sylvia woke very early and cooked up a big batch of egg rolls; we gifted them to a friend who really liked them. She's napping now.
I'm watching the second NFL game of the day and waiting for an Amazon delivery. Hope the packages arrive before she wakes up. Christmas lights are included in this order and I'd like to get them strung up to surprise her when she wakes up.
Saturday, Dec 24, 2022 at 5:15 PM
posted by Roscoe