Random thoughts:
- Thinking in threes as I tend to do. Today's three main chores were accomplished in a very timely manner, two of them a bit more challenging that expected, but accomplished anyway.
- Today, tomorrow, and the next day all close out a bit differently. Today I have college basketball to watch, tomorrow will be a new episode of NCIS, and Wednesday will have an evening Zoom business meeting.
- As for the last few days of this week, I'll be preparing for the start of two new chess tournaments in which I'm registered.
Prayers, etc.:
- 06:10 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 15:20 - Mk 16:15-18
- 19:15 - 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 Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 19:45 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 25 January, Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle
- Tonight's Rosary before bed will be the Joyful Mysteries.
Diet:
- 07:30 - 1 grapefruit, bowl of oatmeal
- 10:30 - baked fish
- 17:45 - baked chicken, cucumber salad
Exercise:
- Honestly, I'm going to count hauling and stacking all that bottled water into the house from the car after the afternoon's shopping as today's exercise. That flat wore me out! I don't drink bottled water myself, I keep a tank filtration system in the fridge, but she does. Now she has enough bottled water to last her a month. I hope.
Chores, etc.:
- 08:00 - checked a few trusted news sites
- 10:00 - have started the weekly laundry
- 10:30 - CCP Committing Genocide - American Thought Leaders
- 10:45 - updating paper planner, note cards, budget book
- 11:15 - watching Interview with Andy Ngo on Antifa's Agenda - private video from Joshua from Cross Roads
- 14:10 - back home from grocery shopping
- 16:15 - Classic Dr, Who
- 18:30 - Wheel of Fortune
- 19:00 - turn to NCAA men's basketball
Chess:
- 15:55 - moved in all pending CC games
Random thoughts:
- Had a successful session sorting through recent correspondence, found all the receipts I'd been wondering about.
Prayers, etc.:
- 09:05 - Mk 1:14-20
- 19:20 - 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 19:45 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 24 January, 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
- Tonight's Rosary before bed will be the Glorious Mysteries.
Diet:
- 08:45 - 1 chicken salad sandwich
- 10:30 - 1 orange
- 12:45 - 1 blt sandwich, a plate of sausages
- 13:30 - 1 ice cream bar
- 15:30 - bowl of spicey chicken soup
Exercise:
- 17:00 - light evening stretches
Chores, etc.:
Chess:
- 12:20 - moved in all pending CC games
Random thoughts:
- The bathroom scales and blood pressure machine were very kind to me this morning, both giving me really good numbers.
- It was too rainy and cold all day to anything outside so I stayed in, played a lot of chess and did a lot of light reading. I can handle days like this.
Prayer:
- 09:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 10:40 - Mk 3:20-21
- 19:35 - 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.
- 20:00 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 23 January, St. Raymond of Penafort, Confessor
- Tonight's Rosary before bed will be the Glorious Mysteries.
Diet:
- 08:20 - bowl of oatmeal
- 08:50 - 1 orange
- 11:30 - bowl of cooked vegetables with meat
- 14:30 - bowl of pancit
Exercise:
Chores, etc.:
- 07:30 - The Politics of Ruin
- 08:20 - follow trusted sources
- 09:40 - filed KofC webinar attendance report
- 10:20 - RS blog post published and shared
- 11:20 - turned on the Kansas vs Oklahoma men's basketball game
- 15:00 - light reading and chess
- 19:00 - Svengoolie
Chess:
- 11:00 - started two new games at Chess.com, added the chess.com app to my phone
- 12:20 - moved in all non-ICCF games
- 14:50 - moved in all ICCF games
- 19:30 - joined a club chess tournament
Random thoughts:
- When I put head to pillow tonight it will be with a certain sense of satisfaction. The yard work this afternoon does improve the looks of this place, and I didn't knock myself out doing it. A phone call from my doctor's office let me know that the liver sonogram I had done a few days ago came back clear. I avoided spending any money today. And there's no need to set an alarm to wake me tomorrow morning. So I expect a better night's sleep tonight than I've had all week.
Prayers, etc.:
- 03:00 - 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory be
- 06:00 - Prayer to St Michael the Archangel
- 09:00 - Mk 3:13-19
- 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 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 22 January, Sts.Vincent and Anastasius, Martyrs
- Tonight's Rosary before bed will be the Sorrowful Mysteries.
Diet:
- 07:45 - bowl of oatmeal
- 08 30 - 1 orange
- 09:30 - 2 pcs. Pizza
- 14:00 - bowl of cooked vegetables and meat
Exercise:
- Once again I'm considering my hour and a half of yard work as the day's exercise. I worked up a good sweat, did some raking, mowing, and carrying bags of leaves and grass trimmings. 12:00 to 13:30
Chores, etc.:
- 07:30 - Luxury Beliefs
- 09:00 - monitor trusted news sources
- 13:30 - back in from doing yard work
- 13:30 - QN blog post published and shared
- 14:00 - watch game shows with Sylvia
- 15:00 - Newsmax TV
- 19:15 - RS blog post published and shared
Chess:
- 19:00 - moved in all non-ICCF chess games
Random thoughts:
- Just as yesterday "felt" like a Friday though it was actually Wednesday, today has "felt" like a Monday though it's actually Thursday. I wonder what tomorrow's going to feel like. Guess I'll find out.
Prayers, etc.:
- 06:15 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 10:00 - Mk 3:7-12
- 11:00 - Pater Noster ...
- 11:50 - Ave Maria ...
- 17:00 - 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 Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 19:30 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 21 January, St. Agnes V M.
- Tonight's Rosary before bed will be the Joyful Mysteries.
Diet:
- 07:30 - 1 grapefruit
- 08:00 - bowl of oatmeal
- 12:30 - 2 pcs. pizza
- 16:00 - cooked vegetables: egg plants, bitter melon, green beans
Exercise:
Chores, etc.:
- 07:30 - Buyer's Remorse by Bill Whittle
- 08:30 - monitor trusted news sources
- 10:30 - reading the latest edition of The Epoch Times print edition
- 11:00 - Is There a Plan? by Dr. Taylor Marshall
- 12:00 - 2nd hour of The Rush Limbaugh Show
- 12:30 - watch old game show
- 15:00 - light reading
- 16:00 - Newsmax TV
- 18:30 - Wheel of Fortune
- 19:00 - back to Newsmax TV
Chess:
- 13:30 to 14:30 - moved in all pending CC games, started a new game on lichess, cancelled my RedHotPawn account saving me $40.00 per year
Random thoughts:
- Last night's massive insomnia left me pretty fatigued all day long, going to bed early. ~ 19:30, heh.
Prayers, etc.:
- 04:50 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 11:00 - Mk 3:1-6
Diet:
- 10:00 - 2 breakfast tacos
- 11:10 - one little cupcake
- 13:40 - catfish
- 16:00 - egg rolls and chicken
Chores, etc.:
- 06:30 - The Art of the Snub
- 08:30 - medical procedures: liver exam, more blood work
- 10:45 - QN post p&s
- 11:00 - updating paper planner, note cards, and budget book
- 13:00 - RS post p&s
- 13:15 - load weekly pill boxes
- 13:30 - Classic Doctor Who
- 17:45 - new NCIS
Exercise:
Chess:
- 14:45 - moved in all non-ICCF games
Random thoughts:
- This evening's Fraternal Benefits webinar (link down below in Chores, etc) was good. Much of what was covered doesn't apply to me, I'm too old to get involved in many of the long term strategies discussed. But the overall theme of financial responsibility hit home. There are some things I really should take care of now and in the months ahead to put my affairs in better order.
Prayers, etc.:
- 06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 07:20 - Mk 2:23-28
- 20:45 - 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 Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; and The Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 21:05 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 19 January.
- And tonight's bedtime Rosary will be the Sorrowful Mysteries.
Diet:
- 07:30 - 1 orange
- 07:45 - bowl of oatmeal, 1 little cupcake
- 12:30 - one more little cupcake
- 14:30 - fried fish, fried egg plant
- 17:30 - cooked bananas
Exercise:
- 19:15 - light evening stretches
Chores, etc.:
- 07:45 - monitor trusted news sources
- 11:40 - RS blog post published and shared
- 13:30 - watching game shows
- 15:30 - light reading
- 18:00 - tuned into the radio broadcast of the Purdue - Ohio St. men's basketball game, already in progress
- 19:00 - attending a Zoom webinar on Fraternal Benefits sponsored by the Texas State Council of the Knights of Columbus
- 20:15 - after the webinar, I'm tuning into the radio call of men's College Basketball - Penn St. / Illinois
Chess:
- 13:30 - moved in all pending CC games
Random thoughts:
- This is bound to be a week of big changes in America. Regardless of what happens, I choose to remain optimistic. My current situation is stable enough and flexible enough to handle whatever happens.
- Extremely relaxed and fatigued in a good way following this afternoon's yard work. There's a mighty good chance I'll be putting head to pillow early tonight.
Prayers, etc:
- 06:00 Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 06:20 - Mk 2:18-22
- 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 Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; and The Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 20:00 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 18 January.
- And tonight's bedtime Rosary will be the Joyful Mysteries.
Diet:
- 07:00 - 1 grapefruit
- 07:45 - 1 bowl of oatmeal
- 09:20 - one little cupcake
- 12:15 - fresh apple chunks and peanut butter
- 14:00 - meat roll, cooked banana
- 17:45 - mung bean and pork
Exercise:
- 15:00 - 16:30 - an hour and a half of work out in the back yard: leaf blower, rake, weed eater, lawn mower, carrying bags of foliage, etc. - worked up a good sweat - I'm counting this as exercise for the day.
Chores, etc.:
- 05:30 - ordered her Valentines Day present
- 06:30 - monitor trusted sites
- 09:30 - looking at Safechat
- 09:45 - micro-blog post published and shared
- 10:40 - have tuned my radio to an easy listening station, think I'll keep it there all week unless I decide to catch some college basketball.
- 11:00 - have started the weekly laundry
- 12:15 - watching old game shows
- 18:30 - Wheel of Fortune
Chess:
- 16:50 - moved in all non-ICCF games
Random thoughts:
- So, this was mostly a day of playing chess and following college basketball on TV and NFL football on the radio. And receiving many Happy Birthday messages. How nice!
Prayers, etc.:
- 07:15 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 08:15 - Jn 1:35-42
- 19:20 - 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 Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; 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 17 January: 2nd Sunday after Epiphany.
- And tonight's bedtime Rosary will be the Glorious Mysteries.
Diet:
- 09:10 - 1 meat roll, 2 small cupcakes, 1 orange
- 14:30 - bowl of shrimp and vegetables, and a doughnut
- 17:20 - cooked bananas
- 18:00 - one more little cupcake, I like these things too much.
Exercise:
- 19:00 - light evening stretches
Chores, etc.:
- 09:30 - Beard Blather #46
- 11:00 - update paper planner and note cards
- 11:30 - Big 10 basketball
- 14:00 - NFL Chiefs vs Browns, then Bucs vs Saints
Chess:
- 12:15 - moved in all non-ICCF games
- 16:30 - moved in all ICCF games
Random thoughts:
- A very good Saturday, all things considered.
Prayers, etc.:
- 07:50 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 14:20 - Mk 2:13-17
- 18:50 - 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 Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; and The Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 21:06 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 16 January: St.Marcellus, Pope and Martyr.
- And tonight's bedtime Rosary will be the Glorious Mysteries.
Exercise:
- 18:00 - light evening stretches
Diet:
- 09:45 - bowl of oatmeal, 1 orange
- 11:30 - snack on fresh apple chunks and peanut butter
- 15:30 - cooked bananas and butter
Chores, etc.:
Chess:
- 09:00 - moved in all non-ICCF games
- 13:40 - moved in all ICCF games
Random thoughts:
- Cat-napping seems to be the order of this day, at least through the morning and most of the afternoon. Good thing, too. It may make up for last night's insomnia.
Prayers, etc.:
- 04:20 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 13:30 - Mk 2:1-12
- 19:00 - 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 Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; and The Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 19:30 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 15 January: St.Paul, the First Hermit
- And tonight's bedtime Rosary will be the Sorrowful Mysteries.
Diet:
- 08:00 - bowl of oatmeal, 1 orange, 1 big mac
- 13:00 - spicy meat, vegetables, pancit
- 17:00 - 2 shrimp spring rolls
Exercise:
- Today was a rest day - no exercise
Chores, etc.
- 09:00 - Stratosphere Lounge #271
- 13:00 - watch game shows with Sylvia
- 15:00 - Classic Doctor Who
- 20:00 - watching the Wisconsin / Rutgers game on FS1
Chess:
Random thoughts:
- Apparently I'm going to start using the Pharmacy services of the drug store in my neighborhood now. Hope it works out better this time than it did several years ago when I used them previously. I think it will.
Prayers, etc.:
- 09:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 10:00 - Mk 1:40-45
- 19:15 - 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 Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; and The Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 19:45 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 14 January: St.Hilary, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church.
- And tonight's bedtime Rosary will be the Joyful Mysteries.
Diet:
- 08:00 - bowl of oatmeal w. brown sugar
- 11:45 - bowl of stew, fresh apple chunks
- 14:30 - 1 big mac
- 18:20 - another big mac
Exercise:
- I'm going to count the 4 hours I spent working on the leaves in the front yard as my exercise of this day.
Chores, etc.:
- 08:30 - Query the IRS re: her 2nd Stimulus Check, (I've already got mine)
- 10:30 - order household supplies
- 11:00 - police kitchen area
- 11:20 - left a text message for my Drs. Office after failing to make it through their new phone system yet again.
- 12:00 - started yard work
- 16:00 - finished yard work
- 17:15 - phone Assembly Comptroller re: membership issue
- 18:00 - time now for the IU / Purdue men's basketball game. Go Hoosiers!
- 20:30 - Lashed to the Mast
- 20:50 - light reading until bedtime
Chess:
- 16:30 - moved in many CC games
Random thoughts:
- I continue to be amazed at the size of the demographic shift over the last few days of conservative folks moving away from Twitter and Facebook. So many of them, millions in fact, have found their way into the social sites I mostly haunt. My quiet little corners of the Internet are now filled to overflowing with new people.
Prayers, etc.:
- 07:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 16:00 - Mk 1:29-39
- 21:00 - 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 Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; 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 13 January: Commemoration of the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
- And tonight's bedtime Rosary will be the Glorious Mysteries.
Diet:
- 08:00 - bowl of oatmeal w. brown sugar
- 10:45 - 1 grapefruit
- Noon - bowl of stew
- 17:15 - 2 peanut butter sandwiches
Exercise:
Chores, etc.:
- 11:30 - after a pretty good nap I loaded my pill boxes
- 12:20 - started the weekly laundry
- 12:45 - watch game shows with Sylvia
- 16:00 - folding laundry while watching Space:1999
- 18:00 - turn to Arkansas vs LSU NCAA men's basketball
- 20:10 - Now for the Texas Tech / Texas game
- 20:30 - replace light bulb in garage night light
Chess:
- 13:30 - moved in many chess games
Random thoughts:
- Thank God for the escapes from worrying too much about national and international political matters provided by my hobbies, and for the steadying influence of my prayer life. It's important to be aware of things that are happening, and to make plans that are flexible enough to adapt to coming changes. But worrying too much can make a person sick, and fear can paralyze a person, making it hard to do things that need to be done. So tonight I'm thankful for, among other things, the liberating effects and discipline provided by my hobbies and my prayer life.
Prayer, etc.:
- 05:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 13:25 - Mk 1:21-28
- 18:45 - 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 Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; and The Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 20:00 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 12 January.
- Tonight's Rosary before bed will be the Sorrowful Mysteries.
Diet:
- 08:00 - bowl of oatmeal w. brown sugar, 1/2 peanut butter sandwich
- 10:30 - fresh apple chunks
- 13:00 - bowl of rice and chicken
- 14:30 - bowl of stew
Exercise:
- 18:20 - light evening stretches
Chores, etc.:
- 10:30 - after a good mid-morning nap, it's time to tackle a chore I've let slide for too many days: updating my note cards, paper planner, and budget book
- 11:00 - tried phoning Drs. office again - failed to get through, just like yesterday
- 13:00 - watch game shows
- 17:00 - blog post published and shared
- 18:00 - my night of NCAA basketball starts
- 18:30 - microblog post published
Chess:
- 15:40 - moved in all CC games
Random thoughts:
- My doctor's office has installed a new phone system and I spent too much time today trying to call in but failing to connect. They left a message for me on Friday for me to call them during business hours today, but... Hopefully they'll have their phones fixed tomorrow.
Prayers, etc.:
- 06:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
- 15:45 - Mk 1:14-20
- 21:00 - 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 Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America; and The Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.
- 21:45 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 11 January, The Holy Family, Jesus, Joseph, and Mary.
- Tonight's bedtime Rosary will be the Joyful Mysteries.
Diet:
- 07:45 - bowl of oatmeal, 1 orange, fresh apple chunks
- 11:00 - bowl of cooked rice and chicken
- 13:00 - 2 Big Macs
- 20:30 - another Big Mac
Exercise:
Chores, etc.:
- 10:00 - had a nice video chat with my daughter
- 13:00 - watch game shows with Sylvia
- 15:00 - The Home of the Brave
- 19:00 - Zoom business meeting
- 20:45 - tuned into the Alabama vs Ohio St. game
Chess:
- 16:00 - moved in many CC games