Like many other older folks, I deal with declining eyesight. Ordinary things like reading text on paper or on a computer screen of any size can be quite challenging. And sometimes locating the cursor on a laptop's monitor is a very frustrating experience. This morning I made that particular chore much easier by changing my Chromebook's cursor size. Whew! What had been so hard is now so easy.
Posted 14/May/2021 ~ 14:00 Central Time #blog #computer
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.: • 04:50 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel • 14:20 – Mk 16:15-20 • 20:10 – 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. • 20:30 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 13 May, Ascension of Our Lord • Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Joyful Mysteries.
Diet: • 07:00 – bowl of oatmeal, 1 banana • 09:40 – 2 poached egg sandwiches • 13:15 – salmon with mushroom gravy, steamed vegetables • 17:00 – 1 pb&j sandwich
Chores, etc.: • 04:00 – listen to Red Eye Radio • 05:30 – – Dinesh D'Souza • 06:30 – NTD News • 07:10 – Miss Me Yet? – Bill Whittle • 07:30 – Biden is a Human Pandemic – Levin on Hannity • 07:40 – Out of Sand in the Sahara Desert... – Bannon's War Room • 09:35 – Loving the Armband – Returning to America with Bill Whittle • 11:00 – yard work • 13:00 – watch game shows with Sylvia • 15:00 – more yard work • 17:00 – Newsmax TV • 18:00 – local news and weather • 18:30 – Wheel of Fortune • 19:00 – research economic news • 19:30 – changed Internet connection of my Roku box from wireless to wired
Chess: • 10:00 – moved in all pending CC games
Posted 13/May/2021 ~ 21:00 Central Time #blog #DailyList
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.: • 06:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel • 13:45 – Jn 16:12-15 • 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 Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. • 21:30 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 12 May, Vigil of the Ascension, Comm: Sts. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla V, and Pancras, Martyrs • Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Glorious Mysteries.
Diet: • 07:00 – bowl of oatmeal, tuna salad sandwich * 10:45 – 1 banana • 12:00 – bowl of fried rice and shrimp • 16:00 – ice cream • 17:00 – bowl of cooked vegetables • 19:15 – 1 pb&j sandwich
Chores, etc.: • 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio • 07:00 – Dominate the West – Crossroads with Joshua Philipp • 08:40 – Fauci Complex – Dinesh D'Souza • 10:30 – NTD news • 10:45 – update paper planner, note cards • 11:15 – load weekly pill boxes • 13:30 – MLB TV, watching the Cubs vs the Indians • 15:55 – new computer has arrived and is now setup and running • 16:30 – Newsmax TV • 18:00 – local news and weather • 18:30 – Wheel of Fortune • 19:45 – Classic Doctor Who
Chess: • 12:30 – moved in all pending CC games
Posted 12/May/2021 ~ 22:00 Central Time #blog #DailyList
by Roscoe
... is set up and running. Now, hopefully, I won't have to worry about this bad boy crashing during a Zoom meeting as my ten-year-old laptop did twice Monday night. This computer is very much like the one I bought and gave to Sylvia. So now whenever she questions how to do something on hers, all she needs to do is walk across the room and watch me do it on mine.
Posted 12/May/2021 ~ 16:45 Central Time #blog #computer
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.: • 05:25 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel • 09:30 – How To Deal With Cry-Bullies – a Virtue Signal • 13:15 – Jn 16:5-11 • 20:10 – 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 Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. • 20:30 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 11 May, Sts. Philip & James, Ap • Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Sorrowful Mysteries.
Diet: • 07:00 – bowl of oatmeal • 09:30 – 1 banana • 10:30 – bowl of fried rice and shrimp • 11:00 – brown bread and butter • 16:00 – vanilla ice cream and peanut butter
Chores, etc.: • 05:00 – listen to local news talk radio • 09:00 – after a few hours of research, I bought a new laptop • 10:30 – Thunderdome!! Trump vs The Pandemic, an “Origin” Story! – Soulwar • 12:30 – watch game shows with Sylvia • 15:00 – yard work • 16:00 – Newsmax TV • 18:00 – local news and weather • 18:30 – Wheel of Fortune • 19:00 – NCIS • 20:45 – MLB TV – watching a Padres / Rockies game
Chess: • 12:30 – moved in all pending CC games
Posted 11/May/2021 ~ 22:00 Central Time #blog #DailyList
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.: * 06:00 – St. Michael the Archangel * 09:00 – Jn 15:26-16:4a * 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 Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. * 21:30 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 10 May, St. Antonius, B C Comm: Sts. Gordian & Epimachus. * Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Joyful Mysteries.
Diet: * 07:00 – bowl of oatmeal * 11:30 – bowl of stew * 15:00 – small dish of ice cream * 17:00 – bowl of cooked vegetables
Chores, etc.: * 05:00 – listen to local news, talk radio * 10:30 – text chat w. GK * 10:45 – start the weekly laundry * 11:00 – Portland Rioters Skate – a Right Angle Lightning Round * 11:30 – watch old game shows * 15:00 – monitor financial news * 16:00 – prepare for tonight's business meeting * 18:00 – local news and weather * 18:30 – The Zoom pre-meeting, leading up to the 19:00 Zoom business meeting. And that business meeting went well, but my poor old computer crashed twice. Darn. * 21:45 – tracking the severe thunderstorm moving into the area on weather radar.
Chess: * 12:35 – moved in all pending CC games
Posted 10/May/2021 ~ 22:00 Central Time #blog #DailyList
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.: * 09:00 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 10:00 – Mass of the 6th Sunday of Easter according to the Novus Ordo Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, attended in person. All of the various prayers during the Mass, and the Readings. * 20:10 – 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum. * 20:30 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 09 May, Fifth Sunday after Easter. * Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Glorious Mysteries.
Diet: * 12:30 – 3 pcs. of pizza * 13:00 – 1 banana * 13:45 – bowl of fried rice with shrimp * 16:00 – bowl of ice cream * 19:30 – another bowl of fried rice and shrimp
Chores, etc.: * 12:45 – listen to updates re: Philippines travel restrictions * 13:20 – MLB TV, following the White Sox / Royals Game * 14:30 – Tuned in MRN.com to catch the radio broadcast of this afternoon's NASCAR Race * 17:00 – phone convo with GK * 18:00 – live chat with Emerald Robinson * 19:00 – prepare for tomorrow night's business meeting
Chess: * 13:15 – moved in all pending CC games
Posted 09/May/2021 ~ 22:00 Central Time #blog #DailyList
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.: * 06:45 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 10:40 – Jn 15:18-21 * Tonight's Rosary before bed will be the Glorious Mysteries
Diet: * 08:20 – 2 poached egg sandwiches * 09:00 – 1 grapefruit * 12:00 – bowl of soup * 14:30 – snacking on walnuts * 16:30 – 3 slices of pizza
Chores, etc.: * 06:00 – Saturday morning cartoons on MeTV * 07:45 – Unexpected News – a Right Angle * 08:20 – The Hive Mind... Right Again – a Right Angle * 08:40 – Alone – Moving Back to America * 09:45 – phone conversation with GK * 10:00 – American Oligarchy – Dinesh D'Souza * 10:45 – update paper planner, note cards, etc. * 11:15 – MLB TV * 16:00 – took Sylvia to the Bingo Hall for her Mother's Day present, we wound up staying until nearly midnight
Chess: * 23:50 – moving in all pending CC games
Posted 08/May/2021 ~ 23:59 Central Time #blog #DailyNotes
by Roscoe
Prayers, etc.: * 05:50 – Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel * 14:30 – What Is American Conservatism? – A Virtue Signal * 15:55 – Jn 15:12-17 * 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. * 20:30 – The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 07 May, St. Stanislaus, Bishop Martyr * Tonight's Five Decades of the Rosary before bed will be the Sorrowful Mysteries.
Diet: * 07:00 – bowl of oatmeal, 1 Arby's RB sandwich * 12:30 – bowl of stew * 15:45 – 1 peanut butter sandwich on brown bread * 19:00 – 1 banana
Chores, etc.: * 06:30 – States Push Back – Crossroads with Joshua Philipp * 07:45 – Target Painted – Right Angle with Bill Whittle * 11:55 – All-righty, the morning's grocery delivery is all put away, and the front and side yards are mowed. And it's not even Noon yet. * 13:00 – watch old game shows with Sylvia * 15:00 – OANN * 16:00 – Newsmax TV * 18:00 – local news and weather * 18:30 – Wheel of Fortune * 19:00 – MLB TV
Chess: * 14:45 – moved in all pending CC games
Posted 07/May/2021 ~ 21:30 Central Time #blog #DailyNotes
by Roscoe
My last correspondence chess win of April 2021 was a checkmate of the White King with my Black Rook on h2 delivering the final attack. As you can see by the position of pieces on our board at game's end, pictured above, the White King's only possible flight squares were blocked by my g5 Bishop, my h6 pawn, and my Black King on the h7 square.
Our full move record is below:
1. e4 d6 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. dxe6 fxe6 8. Nf3 Bxb5 9. Nxb5 Be7 10. Ng5 O-O 11. Nxe6 Qd7 12. Nbd4 c5 13. Nxg7 Kxg7 14. f4 Neg4 15. Nf5+ Kh8 16. e5 dxe5 17. Qf3 e4 18. Qc3 Qxf5 19. O-O h6 20. b3 a5 21. Ba3 b6 22. Rae1 Kh7 23. h3 Nd5 24. Qd2 e3 25. Qe2 Nc3 26. Qf3 e2 27. Qxg4 Qxg4 28. hxg4 exf1=Q+ 29. Kxf1 Rxf4+ 30. Kg1 Bh4 31. Re3 Bf2+ 32. Kh2 Bxe3 33. Bb2 Bd4 34. Kh3 Re8 35. g3 Rf2 36. Bc1 Be3 37. Bb2 Ne2 38. a4 Ng1+ 39. Kh4 Bg5+ 40. Kh5 Rh2# 0-1
Posted 07/May/2021 ~ 10:00 Central Time #blog #Chess
by Roscoe