In Summary:
* No complaints about this Thursday at all. Gregorian Chant is playing in my room now, and I still have some night prayers to get to, then a bit of reading, then to bed. That is my plan for the remainder of this night.
Activities, Chores, etc.:
* 04:30 – listen to local news talk radio
* 05:50 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 05:55 – read, pray, listen to news reports from various sources
* 13:30 to 14:30 – watch old game shows with Sylvia
* 14:45 – follow news reports from various sources
* 17:00 – listening to The Joe Pags Show
* 18:00 – tuning into an NCAA women's basketball game, Arkansas Razorbacks vs. SMU Mustangs
* 20:00 – Congrats to the SMU Lady Mustangs who defeated Arkansas 78-63. Now I'll finish my night prayers, put on some relaxing music, and read for a bit before bedtime.
In Summary:
* And a very satisfying Wednesday draws close to its end. With Gregorian Chant playing softly in the background I'm finishing my night prayers. After that, some quiet reading will take me to bedtime.
Diet:
* 06:30 – 1 peanut butter sandwich
* 07:25 – fried rice with shrimp, chicken, and meat
* 10:00 – 1 fresh orange
* 11:30 – rice based casserole cooked with different meats and vegetables
Activities, Chores, etc.:
* 04:30 – listen to local news talk radio
* 05:50 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 05:55 – read, pray, listen to news reports from various sources
* 13:00 to 15:00 – watch old game shows with Sylvia
* 16:30 – listening to the pregame show ahead of tonight's NCAA women's basketball game when the Western Michigan Broncos travel to Bloomington, Indiana to face the Indiana Hoosiers. I'll stay with this station for the radio call of the game.
* 18:35 – After a satisfying win (Lady Hoosiers 71 – Western Michigan 53) my plans now are to listen to relaxing music, do my night prayers, and quietly read until bedtime.
In Summary:
* A pretty good day is just about finished. After listening to Butler win their game by a comfortable 84 to 68 score, I'll now be listening to relaxing music until bedtime.
Diet:
* 05:50 – 1 cheese sandwich, pizza
* ll:00 – bowl of lugau
* 13:15 – egg drop soup, fried rice, meat, peanuts, and vegetables in a spicy sauce
* 18:15 – snacking on saltine crackers
Activities, Chores, etc.:
* 04:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 05:20 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 05:55 – read, pray, listen to news reports from various sources
* 17:00 – listening to The Joe Pags Show
* 18:00 – listening to the radio call of my NCAA men's basketball game of the night, Eastern Michigan Eagles at Butler Bulldogs
* 20:15 – After the 84 to 68 Butler win, I'll be listening to relaxing music until bedtime.
In Summary:
* Very much an Advent Monday, today. Which is fitting. The changes in my prayer routine are both time-consuming and keep my attitude properly oriented.
Diet:
* 05:55 – 1 banana, ½ McDonald's double quarter pounder with cheese sandwich, pumpkin pie
* 09:35 – 1 fresh orange
* 10:50 – 1 cheese sandwich
* 12:00 – green bean caserole
* 16:50 – rice-based stew, cooked with different meats and vegetables
Activities, Chores, etc.:
* 04:30 – listen to local news talk radio
* 05:50 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 06:05 – read, pray, listen to news reports from various sources
* 10:45 – start my weekly laundry
* 11:10 – listening to the Markley, van Camp and Robbins Show.
* 11:45 to 13:00 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia
* 15:00 – have resurrected the oldest machine from my graveyard of dead computers, am trying to put it back into service
* 17:00 – listening to The Joe Pags Show
* 18:00 – listening to relaxing music, folding and putting away laundry
* 19:00 – quietly reading until bedtime
In Summary:
* Two points regarding this day's post:
Point one – This has been a good Sunday in the Roscoe-verse, as Sundays usually are. The only major changes have come in my daily prayer regimen. Rather than praying one Decade of the Holy Rosary, starting today I pray all 15 Traditional Decades daily. And starting today my daily devotions and meditations will come from the Light Of The World book.
Point two – The old computer I use to write these posts suffered a freeze/crash late in the day before I saved the file I use to create this post. Doh! I know better than this. Any important file should be saved frequently during its creation. You know (Ctrl+S) should be a habit. That's just basic computer use 101.
Anyway.. rather than trying to remember everything I ate and when, and everything I did, and when, I'll just offer what I consider the most important elements: my daily prayer regimen, and my blood pressure numbers.
In Summary:
* In a few hours from now, as I sit here in my room, the Season of Advent will begin, and my daily meditations during this Season will be drawn from Light of the World.
Diet:
* 08:15 – pumpkin pie, 1 banana
* 09:50 – pineapple rings, cornbread and butter
* 11:15 – cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes
* 16:00 – large plate of a rice-based stew, with many vegetables and meats mixed in
Activities, Chores, etc.:
* 08:00 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 07:30 – read, pray, listen to news reports from various sources
* 09:45 – listening to The Flagship Station for IU Sports ahead of today's early NCAA men's basketball game, Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers
* 11:00 – the Wildcats win the tip, and the game is on. Hoosiers now lead 9 to 3 early in the game.
* 12:50 – final score, IU wins 100 to 56.
* 12:55 – turning now to a TV game, currently at halftime, Ohio State Buckeyes 17 – Michigan Wolverines 9
* 17:00 – After finishing the Ohio State / Michigan game (Ohio St. won 27 to 9, btw) I game-hopped from one game to another through the afternoon, then put on some relaxing music and resigned myself to quietly reading and praying into the evening.
In Summary:
* On the upside, it's been great having these two IU games to follow! On the downside, arthritis aches, soreness, and clumsiness has been no fun today.
Diet:
* 06:40 – mini-cupcakes, 1 banana
* 07:20 – cornbread and butter
* 08:35 – whole kernel corn
* 11:10 – 1 fresh orange
* 11:30 – baked ham
* 13:20 – cooked vegetables with shrimp and meat
* 16:20 – pumpkin pie
Activities, Chores, etc.:
* 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 06:30 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 07:30 – read, pray, listen to news reports from various sources, and nap
* 11:00 – tuned into The Home For IU Women's Basketball ahead of this afternoon's NCAA women's basketball, Gonzaga Bulldogs at IU Hoosiers
* 12:45 to 14:15 – watch old TV game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia
* 14:30 – reading, writing, praying, listening to relaxing music
* 17:30 – listening to The Flagship Station for IU Sports ahead of tonight's Old Oaken Bucket Game between the IU Hoosiers Football Team and Purdue Boilermakers. I'll stay with this station for the call of the game.
In Summary:
* One of my better Thanksgiving days winds down. The wife and I stayed home; she cooked us an excellent meal with all the holiday classic dishes. Daughter called from Indiana and we had a nice video chat. It was great to see all the family from back home. And tomorrow life returns to normal. Which is okay, too. Because our normal is pretty nice.
Activities, Chores, etc.:
* 06:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 07:15 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 07:30 – read, pray, listen to news reports from various sources, and nap
* 08:40 – tuned into NBC TV coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
* 12:00 – after Santa arrived at the end of Macy's Parade, have turned over to FOX for the early NFL Game, Packers vs. Lions
* 12:20 – had a nice video chat with my daughter and family back in Indiana
* 13:40 – turned away from annoying NFL halftime show
* 15:20 – tuned into the Tar Heels Sports Network ahead of this afternoon's college basketball game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Michigan State Spartans. I plan to stay here and listen to the radio call of this game.
* 18:00 – listen to relaxing radio until bedtime.
In Summary:
* One of my favorite chores before a big mid-week holiday is switching off my alarms the night before the holiday. And I've just now done that. The wife has Thanksgiving Day off from work so there's no need for me to be up early, fixing her coffee, making sure she's out the door in a timely manner, etc.
In Summary:
* Will I be able to stay awake long enough to finish tonight's men's basketball game between the Kansas Wildcats and the IU Hoosiers? I don't know, but I am gonna try.
Activities, Chores, etc.:
* 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio
* 06:15 – bank accounts activity monitored
* 06:30 – read, pray, listen to news reports from various sources, and nap
* 11:30 – began listening to the pregame show for this afternoon's women's basketball game.
* 12:20 to 13:20 – watch old TV game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia
* 13:30 – back to the IU women's basketball game
* 14:00 – final score: IU 82 – FGC 64
* 17:00 – listening to The Joe Pags Show
* 18:40 – tuned into The Flagship Station for IU Sports ahead of tonight's men's basketball game, Kansas St. Wildcats vs. IU Hoosiers.