Not a bad Tuesday, but not one that's been very productive. Never did get to my laundry, guess I'll put it off for another day (or two). Still, I did get to all of my other chores of the day. Hoping now for a good night's sleep.
posted Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024 at ~7:48 PM #QNDEC2024
Whew! What a busy Monday! Took care of so many chores, but I didn't get to the one I usually reserve for Monday: my weekly laundry. No real rush on that. More important that I help the wife get ready for her big trip starting next week. And I've been taking care of what I can do in that regard.
posted Mon Dec 2024 20:00 #QNDEC2024
Midday Sunday and I'm pleased to note this day has started very well. Actually, if things continue as they have gone so far, this may well be my best day in... awhile.
Watching my first NFL game of the day now, having already completed my assigned chores of the day and a few unexpected ones.
posted Sunday, Dec 8, 2024 at ~12:35 PM #QNDEC2024
A challenging Saturday winds down with Peter Lore and Vincent Price having at each other on tonight's Svengoolie movie, one of the silliest I've seen in a long time. Rather fitting, actually, considering all the silliness that I've blundered through today. Hopefully a good night's sleep will find me waking to a better day tomorrow.
posted Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 at ~9:20 PM #QNDEC2024
And another good Friday draws to a close. I actually accomplished more than I expected today. And when I put head to pillow in a few minutes it will be with a satisfied smile on my face.
posted Friday, Dec 6, 2024 at ~8:25 PM #QNDEC2024
So Thursday. Spent several hours through the morning and early afternoon hours going over my personal budget, getting a clearer picture of my situation, then looking for a way to make it better. Not that things are bad. Far from it. But... it would be nice if I could make them better faster.
Tonight I've got Thursday Night Football with pregame coverage starting at 6:00 PM. Again, if I can make it to halftime before falling asleep I'll feel good.
posted Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 at ~3:45 PM #QNDEC2024
Winding down a rather successful Wednesday, watching the IU Lady Hoosiers playing the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles in their college basketball game. Quite entertaining.
I was able to handle the day's chores and keep up my scheduled prayers and work on my chess games without any trouble. It seems the Roscoe-verse is finally returning to normal following the long Thanksgiving Day weekend. That's a good thing.
posted Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024 at ~7:37 PM #QNDEC2024
In Correspondence Chess (CC) play, very few games end in checkmate. Most of us CC players have so many games in progress at once that when any one game reaches the point where both players realize that checkmate is inevitable, the player in the losing position will resign the game, congratulate the winner, and both players will then have more time to focus attention on their other games.
Yesterday I won this game with my Black army by Checkmating the White King on my 49th move. Our final board is pictured above, and our complete move record is below:
(algebraic notation, of course) 1. e4 e5 2. Qf3 Nf6 3. d3 d6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Qxf6 gxf6 7. a3 c6 8. b4 Bg7 9. Nf3 d5 10. exd5 O-O 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. b5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Nd2 Re8+ 15. Be2 b6 16. Nb3 f5 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Rb1 f4 19. Kd2 Bf5 20. f3 Rac8 21. c4 Bc5 22. a4 Rc7 23. g4 Bg6 24. h4 a5 25. Bf1 Bb4+ 26. Kc2 Rd7 27. Bh3 Bxd3+ 28. Kb2 Re2+ 29. Ka1 Bc3+ 30. Rb2 Re3 31. g5 Bxb2+ 32. Kxb2 Bxc4 33. Bxd7 Re2+ 34. Kc3 Bd5 35. Bg4 Kg7 36. Rf1 hxg5 37. hxg5 Re5 38. Kd4 Rxg5 39. Re1 Bb3 40. Ra1 f5 41. Bh3 Kf6 42. Kc3 Bd5 43. Rd1 Bxf3 44. Rd6+ Ke5 45. Rxb6 Rg3 46. Bf1 Bh5+ 47. Kc4 Bf7+ 48. Kc5 Rc3+ 49. Bc4 Rxc4# 0-1
posted Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024 at ~7:30 AM #QNDEC2024
Though my Thanksgiving Weekend went well, it's good to have things returning to normal. Ready now to listen to the Monday Night Football Game. If I can make it to halftime before going to sleep, that'll be great.
posted Monday, Dec 2, 2024 at ~7:05 PM #QNDEC2024
