Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:45 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 08:35 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 100) found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 08:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Lesson: 2 Cor 11:19-33; 12:1-9 and Gospel: Luke 8:4-15. * 09:00 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 09:30 – Meditation and prayer for this Wednesday after Sexagesima Sunday from Light of the World: Daily Meditations on the Traditional Mass by Dom Benedict Baur. * 10:00 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: We have to reconquer ourselves in a way, because by original sin we have taken possession of something which does not belong to us. So we have to dispossess ourselves and win ourselves back in order to give ourselves completely to our Lord. For that, we are going to need generosity every single day: not just once, not just twice. Every day, we have to ask ourselves: “In what domains do I take myself for my own master, as though I belonged to myself?”

From this point of view, the prayers of Prime are full of meaning. Every morning, they put us totally in the hands of our Lord. They make us beg our Lord to help us to be totally under His motion, under His dependence. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:10 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed. * 18:00 – praying The Angelus, followed by today's Evening Devotion (Psalm 129) found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55 * 18:45 – 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= 219.03 lbs. * bp= 129/78 (69)

Diet: * 06:30 – 1 pb&j sandwich, plate of nachos with meat and cheese sauce * 09:35 – whole kernel corn * 13:30 – baked pork chops, cole slaw

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:20 – bank accounts activity monitored * 10:00 – follow news from various sources * 13:30 to 14:45 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 16:20 to 17:40 – yard work, loading up the green and blue bins for tomorrow's pickup * 17:50 – listening to relaxing music as I work through the remainder of this evening's prayers. * 19:00 – tuned into the pregame show for tonight's men's college basketball game between the IU Hoosiers and Penn St. Nittany Lions

Chess: * 16:00 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Wednesday, 2025-02-26 ~20:15 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:40 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare * 07:00 – Today's Morning Devotion (Psalm 66) found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 07:15 – Readings from today's Mass include – Lesson: 2 Cor 11:19-33; 12:1-9 and Gospel: Luke 8:4-15. * 07:30 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 09:30 – Meditation and prayer for this Tuesday after Sexagesima Sunday from Light of the World: Daily Meditations on the Traditional Mass by Dom Benedict Baur. * 09:45 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: We have to strive for that self-possession, that mastery of self. It is a state of being that is extremely important in our relations with others. We possess ourselves when we are capable of submitting entirely our activity, our life, our day, our goods, our thoughts to our Lord. That is the goal to aim for.

And we have to seek it in the smallest examples of our life and not in extraordinary things. It is in the details of our life that we see that we are not yet masters of ourselves and that we are not yet placing all of our activity under the influence of our Lord Jesus Christ. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 13:40 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed. * 17:30 – Today's Evening Devotion (Psalm 125) found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55 * 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 Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 219.0 lbs. * bp= 146/82 (62)

Diet: * 06:15 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 07:30 – applesauce * 09:10 – baked beans * 12:00 – pizza

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:50 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 12:00 – eat lunch at home with Sylvia and watch old game shows. * 14:00 – follow an MLB Spring Training Game, Rangers vs Royals * 15:45 – disappointed by the performance of the Texas Rangers, I turned away from their game and followed news reports from various sources * 16:50 – listening to relaxing music, and quietly reading

Chess: * 14:20 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Tuesday, 2025-02-25 ~20:30 #DLFEB2025

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Monday 2025-02-24

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – 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. * 07:30 – Today's Morning Devotion (Daniel 3) found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Canticle of Zacharius (Lk 1:68-79). * 07:40 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: Acts 1:15-26 and Gospel: Matt 11:25-30. * 07:50 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 08:00 – Meditation and prayer for this Monday after Sexagesima Sunday from Light of the World: Daily Meditations on the Traditional Mass by Dom Benedict Baur. * 10:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: St. Ignatius tells us we have to conquer ourselves because very often we have thoughts, activities which are not in conformity with the will of God. They are still under the influence of the one who was in us before baptism. Self-possession is a quality that is indispensable. With the grace of God, of course! We cannot have it without grace, but in our own activity we have to be always aiming for it. We have to examine ourselves to know in what sector of our activity we are not masters of ourselves. And we can notice it when we do things that are against the will of God. Sometimes, unfortunately, those things are by our own consent. Then our will is submitting to the devil's influence, and the devil is the one commanding. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:55 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed. * 17:15 – Today's Evening Devotion (Psalm 112) found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55 * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:40 – 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= 218.0 lbs. * bp= 134/80 (70)

Diet: * 06:00 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 07:10 – applesauce * 09:45 – bowl of stew (meat, potatoes, vegetables), white bread * 12:50 – 1 ½ breakfast tacos * 13:40 – baked pork chop, whole kernel corn, baked beans * 19:30 – 2 little cookies

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – * 06:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 10:00 – following college baseball, IU vs Northwestern * 11:30 – start my weekly laundry * 12:45 – after an exciting IU win in the bottom of the 9th inning, I now wait for my TX Rangers MLB Game vs the White Sox later this afternoon * 14:10 – now following the Rangers / White Sox Game * 17:00 – listening to relaxing music while working on my prayers and my chess games

Chess: * 17:35 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Monday, 2025-02-24 ~20:00 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:10 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 2 Cor 11:19-33; 12:1-9 and Gospel: Luke 8:4-15. * 07:45 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 08:00 – Meditation and prayer for this Sexagesima Sunday from Light of the World: Daily Meditations on the Traditional Mass by Dom Benedict Baur. * 08:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Until our last breath, we are going to have to do battle. Already there is everything inside of us that pushes us to sin. Then there is everything around us. And there is Satan, the devil, who is also there and who works by every possible means to make us fall into sin. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed. * 17:40 – Today's Evening Devotion (Psalm 111) as found in Benedictus Magazine, followed by the Magnificat: Luke 1:46-55. * 18:00 – 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 215.94 lbs. * bp= 132/77 (71)

Diet: * 08:45 – 2 egg rolls * 09:10 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 11:45 – a BIG (3 plates + dessert) buffet lunch

Chores, etc.: * 08:40 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:15 to 14:10 – took the wife out to lunch * 14:15 – tuned in the Rangers / Cubs MLB Spring Training Game * 17:00 – following news reports from various sources, then quietly reading before bedtime

Chess: * 15:40 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Sunday, 2025-02-23 ~19:30 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:30 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:30 – praying The Angelus * 06:40 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 09:05 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Pet 1:1-7 and Gospel: Matt 16:13-19. * 09:20 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 09:30 – Meditation and prayer for this Friday after Septuagesima Sunday from Light of the World: Daily Meditations on the Traditional Mass by Dom Benedict Baur. * 09:50 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: If we are not moved at seeing the way in which God willed to resolve the problem of our redemption, by becoming man, by taking on a flesh like our own, in shedding all of His blood for us, it is because we do not know God. We do not realize what God is. * 02:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:15 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – 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 Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 217.05 * bp= 149/87 (61)

Diet: * 07:00 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 08:20 – nachos with meat and cheese sauce * 11:30 – baked fish and vegetables * 16:30 – plate of egg rolls

Chores, etc.: * 07:00 – following news reports from various sources * 08:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 10:00 – following the live stats broadcast from a college softball * 12:00 – following Pirates vs Orioles, Spring Training Game * 13:50 – listening to the Texas Rangers radio feed ahead of their Spring Training Game vs the San Francisco Giants. After the Rangers game I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening with different baseball games and a college basketball game playing in the background in the background until shutting everything down and reading quietly before going to bed early.

Chess: * 13:25 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Saturday, 2025-02-22 ~19:30 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:00 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare * 07:20 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5 and Gospel: Matt 20:1-16. * 07:30 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 07:45 – Meditation and prayer for this Friday after Septuagesima Sunday from Light of the World: Daily Meditations on the Traditional Mass by Dom Benedict Baur. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – 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 Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 211.97 lbs. * bp= 131/85 (65)

Diet: * 06:00 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 07:00 – 1 seafood salad sandwich * 10:30 – fried chicken * 13:15 – bowl of home made beef and vegetable stew, 1 breakfast taco * 17:00 – baked fish and vegetables * 19:00 – ½ pb&j sandwich

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:30 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 14:00 – following the Texas Rangers vs KC Royals Spring Training Game * 16:20 – now watching college baseball, Alabama St. vs Grambling * 18:00 – now listening to men's college basketball, Marquette vs Villanova

Chess: * 16:40 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Friday, 2025-02-21 ~19:30 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:45 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:10 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 06:30 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5 and Gospel: Matt 20:1-16. * 06:45 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 07:00 – Meditation and prayer for this Thursday after Septuagesima Sunday from Light of the World: Daily Meditations on the Traditional Mass by Dom Benedict Baur. * 07:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Our Lord said to the Samaritan woman, “God is spirit, and they who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth” (Jn. 4:24). We always have to bear in mind that we are spiritual creatures and try to foster the conviction that the spiritual world exists, that it is much more important, much more real, much more true, so to speak, than the material world, than the sensible world. We cannot forget that matter comes from the spirit and not the contrary, as people would like to have us believe today. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:30 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 18:50 – 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 Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.

Health Metrics: * bw= 213.96 lbs. * bp= 138/86 (64)

Diet: * 05:10 – ½ big mac * 06:00 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 08:45 – 1 seafood salad sandwich * 12:30 – 2 breakfast tacos, Mongolian beef lunch, 1 egg roll * 15:00 – snack on sugared mango cubes

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:00 – bank accounts activity monitored * 07:45 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:00 – quietly reading * 12:30 – follow news reports from various sources * 13:45 – tuned into MLB Network, listening to the warm-up broadcast ahead of this afternoon's Cubs vs Dodgers game * 17:50 – watching pregame coverage ahead of this evening's women's college basketball game between Ohio St. and Indiana University

Chess: * 17:40 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Thursday, 2025-02-20 ~19:55 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

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Wednesday 2025-02-19

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:20 – praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 08:25 -Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5 and Gospel: Matt 20:1-16. * 08:35 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 14:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:25 – 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= 219.25 lbs * bp= 138/85 (60)

Diet: * 05:45 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 08:10 – 3 boiled eggs * 09:40 – 1 seafood salad sandwich * 12:15 – cole slaw, mashed potatoes, fried chicken

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:45 – bank accounts activity monitored * 09:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:00 – listening to relaxing music, and quietly reading * 12:00 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 13:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 14:00 – listen to relaxing music * 18:10 – listening to men's college basketball, NCST vs UNC

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

posted Wednesday, 2025-02-19 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 05:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 06:25 – praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare * 07:00 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5 and Gospel: Matt 20:1-16. * 07:15 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 07:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: Acquiring the holiness we need to save our souls is no simple thing. Indeed, our daily experience and the doctrine of the Church teach us that even though the grace of baptism gives us back sanctifying grace by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and frees us from original sin and the diabolic presence, it does not free us from all of the consequences of original sin. These consequences explain why our spiritual life takes on the tones of a spiritual combat which is going to last our whole life here below. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 16:00 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:10 – 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= 217.93 lbs. * bp= 136/79 (67)

Diet: * 06:05 – 1 pb&j sandwich * 07:10 – 1 bottle of “Boost” Glucose Control Protein drink * 13:30 – home made beef stew & white bread

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 06:10 – bank accounts activity monitored * 08:00 – follow news reports from various sources * 11:00 – listening to relaxing music, and quietly reading * 12:00 to 13:30 – banking and shopping * 13:30 – watch old game shows and eat lunch at home with Sylvia * 14:30 – follow news reports from various sources * 16:30 – listening to relaxing music, and quietly reading

Chess: * 16:20 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Tuesday, 2025-02-18 ~19:55 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe

Prayers, etc.: * 04:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 06:00 – praying The Angelus * 07:20 – praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, followed by the Memorare. * 07:45 – Readings from today's Mass include – Epistle: 1 Cor 9:24-27; 10:1-5 and Gospel: Matt 20:1-16. * 08:00 – making an Act of Contrition then making an Act of Spiritual Communion, followed by praying Archbishop Vigano’s prayer for USA & President Trump. * 08:30 – Thought for today from Archbishop Lefebvre: The Church is a Mother who knows us better than we know ourselves. She knows very well that we are lacking in these areas. We let ourselves be dragged along by so many weaknesses, so many evil tendencies, which mean that we are not subject to our Lord Jesus Christ. “That when the day is gone, and night follows in its due course, having kept ourselves from the cares of the world, we may sing the glory of God.” It is so beautiful, this desire that we express every morning! For it to come true, we need to keep a constant watch over ourselves. * 12:00 – praying The Angelus * 15:35 – prayerfully reading The Athanasian Creed, followed by today's Daily Meditation found in Benedictus Magazine. * 18:00 – The Angelus * 19:10 – 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= 218.92 lbs. * bp= 138/85 (71)

Diet: * 07:15 – plate of nachos with meat and cheese sauce, pizza * 14:20 – bowl of mung bean soup * 15:30 – 1 orange * 17:00 – snack on sugar coated mango cubes

Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio * 08:40 – follow news reports from various sources * 09:30 – start my weekly laundry * 13:30 – listening to relaxing music, quietly reading * 17:00 – Following news reports on RAV * 18:00 – watching MLB Tonight on MLBNetwork * 18:45 – reading “Septuagesima: The Time that the Land Forgot”

Chess: * 09:50 – moved in all pending CC games

posted Monday, 2021-02-17 ~19:30 #DLFEB2025

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by Roscoe