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Wednesday 2024-12-25

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 05:30 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 10:40 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Titus 2:11-15 and Gospel: Luke 2:1-14. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:20 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:30 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 210.76 * bp= 141/74 (75)

Diet: * 05:15 – cottage cheese & applesauce * 09:00 – 2 cheeseburgers (without bread or buns) * 12:00 – snacking on peanut butter and syrup * 14:00 – yogurt * 17:00 – 1 can of V8 juice

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – video chat with Sylvia * 06:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:00 – watching NFL Game Day Show on NFL+ * 11:45 – now listening to The NFL on Westwood One Radio ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers game. Westwood One will provide live coverage of this game as well as the Baltimore / Houston game later this afternoon. * 13:00 – start my weekly laundry * 15:00 – after a convincing Kansas City win, I'm folding laundry while waiting for the Baltimore / Houston game * 18:15 – late in the 4th Quarter, the Baltimore / Houston game has become a rout. There's no chance the Texans will be able to pull out a win. And, as I'm burned out on the NFL for this day, I'll forego the 3rd game which starts a bit later. Instead I'll put on some music and read until bedtime.

Chess: * 18:20 – There are no games waiting for my moves, I'll check them tomorrow.

posted Wednesday, 2024-12-25 ~19:50 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 03:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 04:40 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 08:05 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Rom 1:1-6 and Gospel: Matt 1:18-21. * 08:20 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: We could say in truth that the entire Old Testament prepared the coming of the Virgin Mary. She was like the climax of all of the preparation of the Jewish people. The preparation of the coming of Jesus was the preparation of His mother. And on the day that saw the birth of the Virgin Mary, our Lord, the Word of God, could say, “Now is born the person who is going to be My mother.” * 08:30 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 20:15 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 212.75 lbs. * bp= 105/64 (67)

Diet: * 06:15 – 1 banana * 07:50 – applesauce & cottage cheese * 10:15 – 3 poached eggs, 2 pcs. of white bread * 12:00 – yogurt * 15:30 – 1 can of V8 juice * 16:20 – 1 pb&j sandwich

Chores, etc.: * 04:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 07:45 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:00 to 11:30 – video chat with Heather and family * 13:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 14:00 – listen to Christmas music * 17:00 – local news and weather * 17:30 – listening to music and reading until bedtime

Chess: * 13:40 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Tuesday, 2024-12-24 ~21:10 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 03:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:40 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare * 10:40 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The Evangelical virtues, the supernatural virtues practiced by the breath of the Holy Spirit, are the beauty, the greatness, the sublimity, the sanctity of the Church, and they throw into admiration those who have no preconceived bias, sometimes even pagans who are discovering all of these works of charity for the first time. “Ah! Only God could do such a thing,” is what I heard myself with my own ears, in the missions, from simple people. * 10:50 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor. 4:1-5. and Gospel: Luke 3:1-6. * 11:30 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:35 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:35 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 213.52 lbs * bp= 110/66 (79)

Diet: * 06:30 – cottage cheese and applesauce, 1 pb& j sandwich * 09:40 – 6-egg omelet * 13:20 – ice cream * 17:15 – 1 can of V8 juice

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 07:30 to 08:30 – video chat with Sylvia * 09:15 – bank accounts activity monitored * 11:00 – listening to college football, UTSA Roadrunners vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers * 12:40 – walked to Stanley's Ice House * 13:50 – listen to relaxing music, leisure reading * 16:00 – watching an old ep. of MST3K * 17:00 – local news and weather * 17:30 – more music, more reading

Chess: * 18:50 – moved in all pending CC games

Posted Monday, 2024-12-23 ~20:00 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:20 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:55 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The virtue of purity is supposedly no longer possible in our time. It is no longer possible because people no longer take the means, it is as simple as that. The gifts of God are the same as they were a century ago, as ten centuries ago, as fifteen centuries ago. But many no longer want them, no longer take advantage of them. So they complain that they do not have the strength. But let them take the means that God has given them! They will find them just as effective. That is something very important for us to bear in mind: prayer in families, the sacrament of penance, the reception of Holy Communion. Jesus tells us what we have to do: “Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation” (Mt. 26:41). * 07:10 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor. 4:1-5, and Gospel: Luke 3:1-6. * 08:50 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:50- praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 214.95 lbs. * bp= 138/77 (74)

Diet: * 06:20 – 1 ham & cheese sandwich * 07:45 – cottage cheese & applesauce * 13:15 – 1 ice cream sandwich * 14:30 – yogurt, 1 pbj sandwich * 17:00 – 1 can of V8 juice

Chores, etc.: * 05:10 – sent small extra payment to Ug card * 05:50 – bank accounts activity monitored * 10:50 – after over an hour of frustration I finally got our Portal TV unit working again. It's been years. * 11:00 – watch women's college basketball, IU vs Oakland * 13:00 – switched over to the NFL, Jets vs Rams * 16:16 – After the Jets lost their game, I spent another hour tweaking the settings of that Portal TV unit. * 16:25 – watching old eps. of Dr. Who * 17:00 – listening to relaxing music, leisure reading

Chess: * 13:20 – moved in all CC games

posted Sunday, 2024-12-22 ~20:05 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 07:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 09:00 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 09:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Eph 2:19-22, and Gospel: John 20:24-29. * 10:45 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: We can easily connect the practice of the virtue of poverty with that of chastity, for they mutually support each other. Without that mortification of detachment from the goods of this world, chastity is not made any easier. Vanity or negligence in dress are contrary to both chastity and poverty. The lack of modesty, the lack of respect for oneself and for one's neighbor, are likewise contrary to self-mastery, contrary to the order willed by God.

Vulgarity in dress, in language, in leisure, in reading, in music, reveals a lack of interior discipline, a lack of restraint that leads to incontinence, to excess in food or drink, and also to sins of lust. Vigilance, self-mastery go hand in hand with habitual self-denial and make possible a true simplicity, a great charity. * 11:00 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:15 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:50- praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 213.52 lbs. * bp= 139/77 (69)

Diet: * 08:00 – 1 banana * 09:00 – 1 ham & cheese sandwich * 11:15 – cottage cheese and applesauce * 14:00 – 1 ice cream sandwich * 15:15 – small bag of Cheetos

Chores, etc.: * 08:45 – bank accounts activity monitored * 10:45 – listening to the pregame show for this afternoon's men's college basketball game between the Chattanooga Mocs and the IU Hoosiers * 13:20 – after the IU victory I've found my way to the Evansville Aces vs Ball State Cardinals game, with Ball State leading 16-5 in the 1st half. * 15:30 – now watching NFL, Steelers vs Ravens * 19:00 – tonight's Svengoolie.

Chess: * 11:30 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Saturday, 2024-12-21 ~21:05 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Friday 2024-12-20

Prayers, etc.: * 03:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:30 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Isa 11:1-5 and Gospel: Luke 1:39-47 * 09:00 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 11:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: There are good occasions to practice detachment: a lost object that we loved, a letter that never comes, a place we have to leave, detachment from objects, from creatures, but also from “our own ideas.” * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 20:15- praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 215.61 lbs. * bp= 150/79 (65)

Diet: * 06:00 – 1 banana, 1 pb&j sandwich * 12:15 – 1 ham & cheese sandwich * 15:00 – ice cream sandwich * 16:45 – 1 can of V8 juice

Chores, etc.: * 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 05:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:30 to 11:30 – 2 hrs. of yard work, mowing and raking the front yard. * 12:30 – reading and dozing * 18:00 – local news and weather * 18:30 – listening to Notre Dame's pregame show for tonight's NCAA football, IU vs Notre Dame, but “due to broadcast restrictions” this game can't be streamed. Anywhere. It can only be watched over pay stations that I don't subscribe to.

Chess: * 06:15 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Friday, 2024-12-20 ~20:30 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Thursday 2024-12-19

Prayers, etc.: * 07:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 07:30 – praying The Angelus * 09:30 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare * 10:00 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 10:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Phil 4:4-7 and Gospel: John 1:19-28. * 11:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: God Himself has asked us to make use of the goods of this world to fulfill our duty of state. So it is obvious that we have to make use of the goods of this world. But the disorder that is inside us because of original sin makes it so we seek those goods in a disordered manner, in an excessive manner, which leads us to turn away from prayer, to turn away from God. For what is prayer if not the raising of our soul toward God? Many people no longer raise their soul toward God because they are entirely taken up by the things of this world. They no longer pray and they do not come to unite themselves to the great prayer of our Lord, which is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. They desert the churches because they are caught up in the spirit of the world. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:00 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 214.0 lbs * bp= 139/74 (70)

Diet: * 08:00 – 3 cookies * 09:00 – 1 banana * 09:40 – cottage cheese * 11:00 – 1 ham & cheese sandwich * 13:10 – 1 bottle of Boost Glucose Control Max * 15:30 – 1 ice cream sandwich

Chores, etc.: * 07:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 08:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 10:45 – start my weekly laundry * 11`:25 – listen to relaxing music, leisure reading * 16:00 – local news and weather * 16:30 – more music and reading

Chess: * 19:50 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Thursday 2024-12-19 ~19:50 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 03:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 04:30 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 08:00 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Isa. 7:10-15 and Gospel: Luke 1:26-38. * 10:40 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:00 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 214.51 lbs. * bp= 152/84 (72)

Diet: * 04:15 – 1 cookie * 05:10 – toast & butter * 06:30 – 2 more cookies * 08:30 – cottage cheese * 12:30 – 1 ham & cheese sandwich * 15:05 – V8 juice * 15:30 – pineapple rings * 16:45 – snacking on cookies

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:00 – following news reports from various sources * 13:15 to 14:30 – yard work, loaded up the green bin with leaves and branches from the back yard, tomorrow the city empties the bin and I get to load it up again for next week's pickup * 14:45 – following news reports from various sources * 16:45 – leisure reading * 18:30 – tuned into the Appalachian State Radio Network for the pregame show ahead of the mens college basketball game between the Appalachian Mountaineers and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Chess: * 08:00 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Wednesday, 2024-12-18 ~21:35 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:45 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:20 – praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 10:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Phil 4:4-7 and Gospel: John 1:19-28. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 17:45 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:00 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 214.51 lbs. * bp= 147/84 (69)

Diet: * 06:30 – toast & butter, 1 banana, 1 seafood salad sandwich * 10:30 – cheese * 15:00 – 2 pieces of fudge * 16:30 – 2 pork chops

Chores, etc.: * 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 05:15 – bank accounts activity monitored * 11:30 – following news reports on OAN * 13:00 – listen to relaxing music and leisure reading * 14:00 – help Sylvia pack * 15:00 – leisure reading * 16:00 – local news and weather * 16:30 – follow news reports on RAV.

Chess: * 09:30 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Tuesday, 2024-12-17 ~19:30 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

Monday 2024-12-16

Prayers, etc.: * 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 05:40 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare * 06:15 – Praying day 8 of 9, of a 9-day Novena for the Conversion of Pope Francis, followed by praying to Atone for Rome's 2025 Jubilee Mascot. * 06:45 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Oh, yes, there are indeed souls who attach themselves to these goods much more than to God. To avoid this, our souls need to be detached from earthly things by a spirit of renouncement, by a spirit of poverty.

That detachment is not reserved to priests and religious; it is the very condition of the Christian life. Christians know that everything they have belongs first to God, and God is going to ask them how they made use of those goods. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 12:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 2 Cor. 1:3-7 and Gospel: Matt 16: 24-27. * 16:45 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus * 19:20 – praying the hour of Compline for tonight according to the Traditional Pre-Vatican II Divine Office, followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger'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 that followed by the Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 214.51 lbs. * bp= 162/82 (67)

Diet: * 04:50 – 1 banana * 05:30 – toast & butter * 08:00 – pork chops * 09:30 – 1 seafood salad sandwich * 13:00 – cheese * 15:50 – 1 banana * 16:35 – small bag of potato chips

Chores, etc.: * 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 04:45 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:15 – following news reports on OAN * 10:00 – listen to relaxing music, leisure reading * 13:00 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:00 – back to reading, without the music this time * 17:00 – local news and weather

Chess: * 06:35 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Monday, 2024-12-16 ~19:50 #DLDEC2024

by Roscoe

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