Roscoe's Story

This is my story and I'm stick'n to it.

Sunday 20/Jun/2021

Prayers, etc.: • Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel • 10:00 – Mass at STM • 18:30 – Five Decades of the Rosary (the Glorious Mysteries) prayed at the Grotto in front of the STM Rectory with other members of my parish. • 19:30 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and The Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Diet: • 07:00 – 1 orange, 4 hot dog sandwiches • Noon – Father's Day dinner buffet at Golden Corral

Chores, etc.: • 07:00 – Beard Blather • 14:30 – watching MLB TV – Cubs vs Marlins – after the Cubs win, switching to the Tigers vs the Angels • 16:30 – video chat with my daughter and extended family • 19:45 – checking the latest from favorite podcasters and bloggers

Chess: • 15:10 – moved in all GK CC gamed

Posted 20/Jun/2021 ~ 21:00 Central Time #blog #DailyNotes

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Saturday 19/Jun/2021

Prayers, etc.: • 05:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel • 09:15 – Confidence – a Virtue Signal • 10:00 – Mt 6:24-34 • 20:00 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and The Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. • Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Glorious Mysteries.

Diet: • 08:30 – 3 pcs of pizza • 13:00 – 1 submarine sandwich • 16:00 – 2 pcs pizza, ice cream

Chores, etc.: • 04:30 – woke to help S with bad stomach ache • 06:30 – order Amzn hot water bottle • 08:45 – Steve Green's Lightning Round • 09:45 – The Sum of All Fears • 12:00 – buy hot water bottle at Walgreens • 13:15 – watch old eps of NCIS • 19:00 – Svengoolie

Chess: • 13:00 – moved in all pending CC games

Posted 19/Jun/2021 ~ 21:00 Central Time #blog #DailyNotes

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Friday 18/Jun/2021

Prayers, etc.: • 05:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel • 16:30 – Mt 6:19-23 • 20:20 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and The Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. • Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Sorrowful Mysteries.

Diet: • 07:00 – bowl of oatmeal with raisins, deviled eggs • 12:00 – sweet rice • 13:30 – 2 pcs of pizza, ice cream • 17:50 – meat loaf

Chores, etc.: • 06:30 – NTD News • 07:45 – Market Edge – from the Philippines • 09:30 – yard work • 11:30 – watch old game shows • 14:30 – send funds to Cebu • 16:15 – place online grocery order • 16:30 – watch Newsmax TV • 18:00 – local news and weather • 18:30 – Wheel of Fortune • 19:30 – listening to the Lars Larson Show • 20:30 – Discussing the Arizona Audit with cybersecurity experts

Chess: • 17:00 – moved in all pending CC games

Posted 18/Jun/2021 ~ 21:00 Central Time #blog #DailyNotes

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Thursday 17/Jun/2021

Prayers, etc.: • 05:45 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel • 11:00 – Mt 6:7-15 • 21:10 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and The Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. • Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Joyful Mysteries.

Diet: • 06:50 – 1 banana, bowl of oatmeal, sweet rice * 10:10 – deviled eggs • 12:30 – meat loaf • 16:45 – steamed vegetables • 18:00 – fried chicken, ½ banana

Chores, etc.: • 05:00 – local news talk radio • 07:00 – NTD News • 07:45 – I TOLD You So – Bill Whittle's Right Angle • 08:15 – Is CRT Legal? – Crossroads with Joshua Philipp • 11:45 – watch old game shows • 15:15 – MLB TV, D'backs vs Giants • 18:00 – local news and weather • 18:30 – Wheel of Fortune • 19:00 – old eps. of NCIS

Chess: • 13:30 – moved in all GK CC games

Posted 17/Jun/2021 ~ 21:30 Central Time #blog #DailyNotes

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Now on Telegram

For those who are interested in such things, I'm now using Telegram as my chat client of choice. So if you use that service, feel free to send me a chat over there.

And I've also started micro-blogging there.

Posted 17/Jun/2021 ~ 11:30 Central Time #blog #QuickNote

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Wednesday 16/Jun/2021

Prayers, etc.: • 05:45 – Prayer to St. Michael the Angel • 14:15 – Mt 6:1-6,16-18 • 21:15 -Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and The Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. • Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Glorious Mysteries.

Diet: • 07:00 – 1 banana, bowl of oatmeal, sweet rice • 11:00 – meatloaf • 15:40 – bowl of mung bean soup with shrimp • 17:00 – sweet rice • 19:30 – 1 chocolate milkshake

Chores, etc.: • 05:00 – local news talk radio • 07:00 – NTD News • 08:40 – Under-Performing • 11:30 – watch old game shows • 15:00 – load weekly pill boxes • 16:50 – Newsmax TV • 17:00 – setup a new Roscoe's Quick Notes micro-blog on the telegram platform • 18:00 – local news and weather • 18:30 – Wheel of Fortune • 19:30 – watch old eps of NCIS

Chess: • 16:45 – moved in all pending CC games

Posted 16/Jun/2021 ~21:30 Central Time #blog #DailyNotes

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QBR Checkmate

QBR-Mate

I won this correspondence chess game recently when I caught the Black King in a QBR checkmate. Position of pieces at game's end is shown above, and our full move record is below:'

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. exf3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. Be3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Nh5 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. f4 a5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 c6 15. Nxb4 Qe7 16. Na2 b5 17. Bd3 Rad8 18. b4 axb4 19. Qb3 c5 20. Bxb5 h6 21. Nc1 Rb8 22. Qc4 Qf6 23. Nd3 Rfc8 24. Bxc5 Rb7 25. Qxb4 Qe6 26. Rfe1 Qd5 27. Qc4 Qf5 28. Re3 Rbc7 29. Re5 Qf6 30. Ra6 Qd8 31. Rxh5 Qf6 32. Rxf6 gxf6 33. Rxh6 Rxc5 34. Nxc5 Kg7 35. Rh5 Kg6 36. Qd5 Kg7 37. Bc4 Rf8 38. Nd7 Rd8 39. Qxf7# 1-0

Posted 16/Jun/2021 ~ 15:30 Central Time #blog #chess

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Tuesday 15/Jun/2021

Prayers, etc.: • 05:45 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel • 07:45 – Music: Musical Poison – a Virtue Signal • 10:30 – Mt 5:43-48 • 10:45 – Pater Noster • 19:45 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and The Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. • Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Sorrowful Mysteries.

Diet: • 07:00 – bowl of oatmeal, 1 banana, sweet rice • 12:45 – Jimmy John's submarine sandwich, bean and cheese taco • 16:00 – bowl of meat and vegetable soup • 17:00 – bowl of sweet rice

Chores, etc.: • 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio • 06:50 – NTD News • 09:00 – ordered new rice cooker • 12:00 – watch old game shows • 14:00 – STTNG on Pluto TV • 16:00 – Newsmax TV • 18:00 – local news and weather • 18:30 – Wheel of Fortune • 19:00 – MLB TV, Tampa Bay Rays vs White Sox

Chess: • 14:15 – moved in all pending CC games

Posted 15/Jun/2021 ~ 20:15 Central Time #blog #DailyNotes

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Knight of the Month

Award

Tonight was our Council's first face-to-face Meeting in over a year. And I was presented with an award.

Posted 14/Jun/2021 ~ 22:25 Central Time #blog #KofC #award

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Monday 14/Jun/2021

Prayers, etc.: • 05:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel • 19:00 – many formal prayers prayed in common with my Brother Knights at tonight's Council Meeting • 21:45 – Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my great grandchildren, and everyone for whom I have responsibility from any demonic activity; and The Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. • Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Joyful Mysteries.

Diet: • 07:00 – bowl of oatmeal, 1 orange, baked chicken • 15:00 – 1 banana • 17:00 – bowl of meat and vegetables • 18:00 – sweet rice desert • 20:00 – 1 chili dog with mustard

Chores, etc.: • 05:00 – listen to local talk radio • 08:50 – Bosom Buddies – Steve Green's Right Angle • 09:30 – phone conversation with GK • 09:45 – started the weekly laundry • 10:00 – Prep for tonight's KofC Council mtg. • 12:30 – update paper planner and note cards • 19:00 – KofC Council meeting

Chess: • 14:45 – moved in all pending CC games

Posted 14/Jun/2021 ~ 22:10 Central Time #blog #DailyNotes

  • by Roscoe

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