Random thoughts:Concerned about an older couple I know, friends of mine for years, who have been tested covid-positive. He's now hospitalized,  she's at home.Moving my "listed and logged" posts to a new blog on a different platform. This is my last here,  being mirrored essentially to there. All future posts will be over there.Prayers, etc.:07:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:15 - Lk 6:36-3819:30 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and h...

Random thoughts:I'm so glad I was able to hear President Trump's Speech at CPAC this afternoon.  He looked and sounded fantastic! and having heard him, I now feel much better about the future.Prayers, etc.:06:40 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:30 - Mk 9:2-1012:00 - Confronting Temptation - Homily of Fr. Linus Clovis19:30 - 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 ev...

Random thoughts:A moment of near panic: the "rabbit ears" antenna attached to the TV back in my room almost didn't pull in a strong enough signal to watch Svengoolie  tonight. But after fiddling with it for a few minutes, it started working.Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel09:25 - Trust14:30 - MT 5:43-4814:45 - Two sparrows for a farthing - Homily by Fr. Linus Clovis18:30 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, ...

Random thoughts:Despite waking really early this morning to help Sylvia get off to work early, I've made it through this day in fine form. And tonight I can sleep without setting the alarm. Sweet.Prayers, etc.:04:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel06:00 - Pope Francis' Tower of Babel "Ecumenism" is Globalism11:30 - Mt 5:20-2618:00 - 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,...

Random thoughts:Friday morning will start awfully early for me, so I hope this Thursday night's sleep will come early and be restful.Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel09:00 - The Obama Pope is back - Canon 21217:30 - Mt 7:7-1219:15 - 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 Thu...

Random thoughts:This has been an odd sort of day. I was able to be productive enough, taking care of some unusual chores. but the high tree pollen count (ash, elm, cedar) had me feeling very "out of phase" as it sometimes does. Thank God I've got a good supply of Zyrtec!Prayers, etc.:05:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel08:00 - Canon 212 - Frank Walker's latest 12:30 - Lk 11:29-3219:30 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my g...

Random thoughts:Amazing how the weather can change. This time last week our roads were impassable with snow and ice, and we had sub-zero temperatures. Today it was sunny and 75 degrees, and tomorrow it may hit 80. Amazing.Prayers, etc.:03:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel17:15 - Mt 6:7-1520:30 - 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 respon...

Random thoughts:My morning health metrics were great, and there were no surprises in my financial metrics: good news all around, a nice way to start the week.OTOH the one remaining giant pecan tree in my front yard appears to have a serious problem. I'll be calling the landlord and asking him to send his tree man out to look at it.Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel08:15 - Mt: 16:13-1920:30 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter...

Random thoughts:I'm glad NASCAR will be featuring a greater number of road races this year. These things are VERY exciting!Prayers, etc.:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel09:30 - Mk 1:12-1520:00 - 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 Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Chri...

Random thoughts:Our  landlord called to see how we are doing check on the condition of the house after this past week of hard weather. He was relieved to hear that everything was okay.Prayers, etc.:02:00 - Pater Noster02:20 - Ave Maria07:30 - Pestilence, Famine, and Earthquakes - homily of Fr. Linus Clovis19:40 - 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 ...

Random thoughts:Spent much time in the early AM boiling water for our cooking and drinking.Tomorrow morning she returns to work, assuming the streets are safe to drive on. It's been nice having her home all week during this spate of hard weather.Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel13:40 - Lk 9:22-2520:30 - 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 everyo...

Random thoughts:It is decided: I shall begin assembling what camping gear I have and purchasing what more I need in order to "camp out" here at home in the event of loss of power and water in the future. Once upon a time I did tent camping in Indiana in the winter time, I can sure as shootin' do it here at home if need be!Prayers, etc.:06 40 - Pater Noster08:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel15:10 - Mk 6:1-6,16-1821:30 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons...

Random thoughts:For those keeping score, the coldest nights of this hard week are now behind us. Sunday night and Monday night saw wind chills well below zero, mighty rare for San Antonio. Up next are the two worst nights for road conditions, tonight and tomorrow night with snow, sleet, and freezing rain.  Prayers, etc.:07:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel13:25 - Mk 8:14-2121:10 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my grandda...

Random thoughts:Good news! Sylvia won't be going to work tomorrow, so I won't need to set my alarms to wake up early in the morning! Prayers, etc.:05:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:15 - Mk 8:11-1320:20 - 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 Monday Prayers of the Association of the Aux...

Random thoughts:Hoping everyone will have / is having / had a nice Valentine's Day.Waiting, waiting, waiting for the Daytona 500 to be restarted. Waiting for over five hours so far.Prayers, etc.:08:10 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel19:20 - 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...

Random thoughts:It's cold and getting colder. Glad I can stay inside where it's nice and warm.Prayers, etc.:08:15 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:45 - Mk 8:1-1019:30 - 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 The Saturday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.19:45 - The Hour o...

Random thoughts:We're under a Winter Storm Watch here in San Antonio now and until Monday Noon. Bitter cold Sunday night and Monday night with wind chill temperatures below zero until midday Tuesday. Dang!Prayers, etc.:04:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:30 - Mk 7:31-3718:00 - 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 an...

Random thoughts:Weather forecast on my wake-up radio was scary. Rain, freezing rain, snow and very cold over the next several days. Record breaking cold. San Antonio is NOT used to this kind of weather.I'm so glad I've switched my Pharmacy back to Walgreen's from Humana's mail-in service. The folks at Walgreen's are MUCH more efficient and reliable!Prayers:05:25 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel14:20 - Mk 7:24-3019:10 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, m...

Random thoughts:And another good Wednesday in this time of Covid is now in the books.Prayers, etc.:05:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel14:40 - Mk 7:14-2319:40 - 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.20:00 - The Hour of Vespe...

Random thoughts:Did more research into the current state of Shortwave listening, added two new CC tournaments, got a new Kindle book: all in all, a pretty good day.Prayers, etc.:06:15 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel15:25 - Mk 7:1-1320:50 - 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 The Tuesday Prayer...

Random thoughts:What a strange day it's been! The main chores were taken care of, but a couple new ones popped up. One of these is being handled smoothly, and the other... time will tell, but I'm hoping for the best.Prayers, etc.:04:15 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:10 - Mk 6:53-5618:05 - 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 responsibil...

Random thoughts:No Superbowl watching in this house tonight. Sylvia and I watched old movies instead.Prayers, etc.:05:20 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:50 - Mk 1:29-3920:30 - 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 The Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.20:45 - The ...

Random thoughts:Wiping the hard drive of my laptop and loading it with a fresh installation of the operating system took much longer to do today than when I've done it in the past. Of course, that laptop is an older machine now. Prayers, etc.:08:15 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel17:42 - Mk 6: 30-3419:20 - 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 ha...

Random thoughts:Today brought new things: set of coveralls, shortwave radio antenna, it was another good day.Prayers, etc.:05:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel17:10 - Mk 6:14-2920:30 - 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 The Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum.20:4...

Random thoughts:Health metrics (body weight, blood pressure) were both surprisingly good this morning. And I feel great. This does make me happy!Speaking of health, I had a surprise tele-health visit with my primary physician today. He was testing new software on his end to use for these visits. Anyway, he said I looked good and sounded good. And he approved of my decision to hold off on getting a covid vaccine for a at least six months or so. It was a good visit.Don't know how often I'll use it...

Random thoughts:Much of this day's activities involved financial matters. None of it bad in any way, just things that took time to research and sort out.Last night's time of silence (no TV, no radio) was so nice I may repeat it tonight. Prayers:06:00 - Prayer to St Michael the Archangel 15:15 - Mk 6:1-619:45 - 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 hav...

Random thoughts:An evening mostly spent with no TVs or radios playing, just enjoying the silence and the company of my own thoughts, has been so relaxing. I'll need to do this more often.Diet:08:00 - 1 grapefruit 08:30 - bowl of oatmeal10:45 - small garden salad 11:00 - meat loaf,  bread 13:00 - bacon, fried eggs, toast, ice cream 17:15 - salmon, spaghetti, mushrooms, and artichokes Prayers, etc.:06:30 - the Ten Commandments of God10:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:45 - Lk 2:22-3218:1...

Random thoughts:SW and MW DXing tonight was fun. Pulled in Radio Havana Cuba SW pretty clearly, but who wants to listen to Cuban Communist propaganda? And that was just off the portable radio's whip antenna here in my room. Wonder what I'll find when I hook a better SW antenna to the radio?Prayers, etc.:12:20 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel15:10 - Pater Noster19:10 - Jn 12:24-2619:50 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my gra...

Random thoughts:Today is Septuagesima Sunday and begins what could be called a Season of preparation for Lent. A season of voluntary penance and fasting.Prayers, etc.:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Angel09:30 - Mk 1:21-2818:45 - 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 The Sunday Prayers of the Associ...

Random thoughts:Starting my Saturday with Classic Cartoons and mild software frustration. That software frustration caused by human error - mine. I made the dire mistake of touching fingers to keyboard while not yet fully awake.The SEC/Big12 Challenge covered by ESPN this afternoon sure has been providing some exciting basketball games!Prayers, etc.:08:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:00 - Mk 4:35-4111:00 - Fr. Richard Heilman's homily for today19:45 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of C...

Random thoughts:It's been a long day, but a good one. I have no complaints. I'm looking forward to a good sleep and a good tomorrow.Prayers, etc.:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:55 - Mk 4:26-3421:00 - 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 Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxi...

Random thoughts:I do feel good about having completed and filed my federal taxes already. I feel even better about getting four times as much back this year compared to last year. Prayers, etc.:07:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel18:10 - Mk 4:21-2519:45 - 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 T...

Random thoughts:Today has been busy with a good variety of activities. I'm very glad that last night brought me one of the best sleeps I've enjoyed in a long, long time. Now, if only I can have another like it tonight...Prayers, etc.:10:50 - Pater Noster11:30 - Mk 4:2-2020:20 - 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...

Random thoughts:Rather than watch basketball tonight as I'd originally planned, I've got some relaxing jazz saxophone group playing. Relaxation is my goal right now.Prayers, etc.:07:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:00 - Mk 3:31-3520:05 - 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 Pray...

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...

Random thoughts:Had a successful session sorting through recent correspondence, found all the receipts I'd been wondering about.Prayers, etc.:09:05 - Mk 1:14-2019:20 - 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 ...

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 Archangel10:40 - Mk 3:20-2119:35 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, my...

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, et...

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 Archangel10:00 - Mk 3:7-1211:00 - 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 grandchild...

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 Archangel11:00 - Mk 3:1-6Diet:10:00 - 2 breakfast tacos11:10 - one little cupcake13:40 - catfish 16:00 - egg rolls and chickenChores, etc.:06:30 - The Art of the Snub08:30 - medical procedures: liver exam, more blood work10:45 - QN post p&s11:00 - updating paper planner, note cards, and budget book13:00 - RS post p&s13:15 - l...

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 Archangel07:20 - Mk 2:23-2820:45 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's ...

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 Archangel06:20 - Mk 2:18-2219:30 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to prote...

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 Archangel08:15 - Jn 1:35-4219:20 - 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...

Random thoughts:A very good Saturday, all things considered.Prayers, etc.:07:50 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel14:20 - 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...

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 Archangel13:30 - Mk 2:1-1219:00 - 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 Arch...

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 Archangel10:00 - Mk 1:40-4519:15 - 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 r...

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 Archangel16:00 - Mk 1:29-3921:00 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my da...

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, th...

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 Archangel15:45 - Mk 1:14-2021:00 -  Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their fam...

Random thoughts:It was cold and rainy outside today, but warm and cozy in the house. Sylvia and I stayed in and had a good, relaxing day.Prayers, etc.:05:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel06:15 - Mk 1:7-1118:15 - 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 Sta...

Random thoughts:The Beast With Five Fingers, tonight's Svengoolie movie, is one of the oddest I've ever seen. I was looking forward to it as it has Peter Lorre in a main role but, honestly, it's just... odd. Prayers, etc.:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel07:45 - Jn 3:22-3018:20 - 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...

Random thoughts:Well THAT sure got the blood pumping. Early morning I received a FAKE email from a FAKE outfit thanking me for paying them over $400.00 via PayPal. DUH! Looking more closely at it I recognized it as a PHISHING attack designed to get me to call them on the phone and give them my PayPal information, etc. Instead, I forwarded that email to the REAL PayPal  and received an email back from them thanking me for reporting the spoof attempt. So there!Prayers, etc.:05:45 - Prayer to St. M...

Random thoughts:I'm enjoying college basketball more this season than I have in many years; probably because I have more time to follow it now than I've had for many years. Prayers, etc.:04:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:45 - Lk 4:14-2217:15 - 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 Archbish...

Random thoughts:Thankful that my day was sufficiently full of chores and other things to prevent me from stressing out over the "news" of the day.Prayer, etc.:08:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:15 - Mk 6:45-5218:15 - 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 U...

Random thoughts:Well, that was a real PITA, working through a software glitch for the 1st half hour of my day. At least I seem to have fixed it. Hope the fix holds. We'll see.Prayers, etc.:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:30 - Mk 6:34-4417:30 - 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 Archbi...

Random thoughts:It's about darned time I reintroduce daily exercise into my regular regimen. Don't know why I ever stopped working out - at least lightly. I feel so much better when I do that! Prayers, etc.:05:50 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:25 - Mt 4:12-17,23-2518:45 - 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 demo...

Random thoughts:Thanks to Sylvia for giving me a good haircut today. That, together with my freshly trimmed beard, has my head feeling much more comfortable. Perhaps that will help me have a better sleep tonight than last night.Prayers, etc.:08:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:20 - Mt 2:1-1218:00 - 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 ...

Random Thoughts:It was good to get some cleaning and organizing done on the back porch, finally.Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:10 - Jn 1:19-2818:00 - The Hour of Vespers according to the Traditional Catholic Breviary: Bible readings, prayers, and meditations for 02 January18:30 - 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 ...

Random thoughts:Today is the 54th and last day of the 54-Day "Get Strong" Novena For Our Nation that has been an anchor of my prayer life for the last 54 days. This has been my third time through Fr. Heilman's program in 2020 - since the CCP "pandemic" has kept me largely self quarantined. As the "pandemic' is still ongoing, my self-imposed quarantine will continue, and I'll still want the discipline of a structured prayer life to keep me from going crazy. Rather than putting myself through anot...

Random thoughts:A quiet New Years Eve as is my custom. Stayed home with Sylvia and helped her celebrate her birthday. We watched old game shows through the evening and plan to turn in early. Hopefully the neighborhood fireworks will let us sleep.Prayers, etc.:07:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel09:05 - Jn 1:1-1820:30 - 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 everyon...

Random thoughts:Have decided to cancel my memberships in GameKnot and Red Hot Pawn as soon as I've completed all my current CC games in those two clubs. All my chess games from that point forward will be played in lichess and the ICCF.Prayers, etc.:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel16:00 - Lk 2:36-4018:00 - 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...

Random thoughts:One of the happier parts of this day was when different elements of the coding project started connecting in my mind and making sense. It wasn't an instant AHA! moment. But it was like a slow and steady change in attitude that happened while I was doing research this evening: a movement from confusion to confidence.Prayers, etc.:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:15 - Lk 2:22-3519:50 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter a...

Random thoughts:Was able to spend time with each of the day's main chores. Wish I could have spent more time with the chess work and the coding work. Maybe tomorrow.Prayers, etc.:06:20 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel18:10 - Mt 2:13-1819:50 - 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 Vigan...

Random thoughts:Spent several hours in the middle of the day trying to get two software pkgs to work. Ran into too many problems with both Jekyll and Hugo, both purported to be excellent programs that are simple to use for generating static websites. Huh! I don't think so! Not on my computer anyway. Know what does work though? Hand-coding html (and a little CSS and a touch of Java scripting). That's what I used to do; that's what I'm going to do again!Prayers, etc.:07:30 - Prayer to St. Michael ...

Random thoughts:This Saturday has felt very much like a... transition day of sorts. But a transition to what, exactly, remains to be seen. Sure, they lost. But it was good to see (or hear, mostly) the UTSA Roadrunners play so well in a Bowl Game this afternoon.Prayers, etc.:06:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel16:16 - Mt 10:17-2218:00 - 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 grandchil...

Random thoughts:Oh, Lord! The bathroom scales were MOST unkind this morning! It's going to take some time to work off the excess body weight I've already picked up!Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:55 - Jn 1:1-5,9-1419:30 - 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 Vig...

Random thoughts:Most of this Christmas Eve 2020 is now history. My day has been spent quietly, eating good home cooked food (thanks Sylvia), listening to a College Bowl Game, attending to some computer / Internet related chores, and playing a little chess. From now until bedtime I hope to spend with my Kindle and some good reading. I've certainly had worse Christmas Eves.Prayers, etc.:07:30 - "Lord, help me to see." - Mark 10:5108:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel17:00 - Lk 1:67-7919:20 -...

Random thoughts:Today I shall try to keep my distractions pleasant and productive, rather than depressing and time-wasting.Prayers, etc.:05:30 - Our Father09:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel 16:40 - Lk 1:57-6618:20 -  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 Uni...

Random thoughts:For part of this day I slipped back into an old habit of paying too much attention to the "news" of the day. Thankfully I caught myself before wasting too many hours. With good reading material at hand, good weather outside, plenty of chess work to do, and college basketball in full swing, Lord knows there are better ways to spend my time than listening to the crisis preachers of "doom."Prayers, etc.:07:15 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:00 - Lk 1:46-5618:45 - Fr. Chad Ri...

Random thoughts:The main chore of every Monday is doing the weekly laundry. That's been done by late afternoon and moves in all pending chess have been made, too. Taking care of things at a pretty good pace today. Prayers, etc.:07:10 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:00 - Lk 1:39-4516:45 - 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 responsibilit...

Random thoughts:This has been a quiet, restful Sunday. Main elements of the day: eating good home-cooked meals, spending quality time with Sylvia, watching football games, working on my chess games and registering for two more club tournaments, and focusing on my daily prayers. Relaxing my way toward bedtime with a good book should finish things off in fine style.Prayer, etc.:07:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel14:05 - Lk 1:26-3818:20 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect m...

Random thoughts:Sick and tired of hearing SJW sermons on sports broadcasts.Today I've set up the Ruby programming environment and installed Jekyll software on my old linux computer, listened to Ohio St. win an exciting football game, and now I've got Clemson @ Notre Dame on the radio. I was notified of another CC win, and I have Svengoolie to look forward to tonight.  Sweet!Prayer, etc.:05:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel15:10 - Lk 1:12-2519:15 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command t...

Random thoughts:If I could describe my Friday in two words they would be: calm, and productive.. And that's a mighty fine combination to have. This evening finds me listening to the radio call of an exciting football game. After the game I'll read a bit into a new book I've just started, do my nightly Rosary, and...  that's it. Prayers, etc.:06:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel09:15 - Mt 1:18-2517:45 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and ...

Random thoughts:The cedar fever was quite bothersome today. It's not hitting me nearly as hard this year as in most years, probably because I'm self-quarantining (staying indoors mostly, away from people and pollen), mega-dosing vitamins, and generally taking my health so seriously as I deal with the ongoing CCP-flu pandemic threat. Some years the cedar hits me so hard that I'm actually sick for weeks on end, every day feeling much worse than today. But today, for the first time this cedar seaso...

Random thoughts:Nice to have a morning when I'm allowed to sleep late, and actually do sleep late.basketball on the radio and leisure reading make for a nice, relaxing evening.Prayers, etc.:07:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:55 - Lk 7:18-2319:00 - 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 Archb...

Random thoughts:I was able to catch up on yesterday's chores that I had to let slide, and I took care of today's chores as well. But early evening finds me too tired to work on any projects, so I'll just relax in the recliner and let the TV and the Internet and a good book entertain me until it's time to head to bed.Prayers, etc.:07:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel16:05 - Mt 21:28-3218:20 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my sons, my daughter and her family,...

Random thoughts:Having an unusual Monday. A much longer than normal morning nap and an early evening Zoom meeting. Prayers, etc.:07:15 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel15:45 - 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.16:45 - Mt 21:23-2720:10...

Random thoughts:Gave the new lawnmower it's first time out on the yard and was quite pleased with its performance.Began setting up a new website tonight. This will be quite different than anything I've done before.Was tempted to do a full 15 decade rosary tonight rather than the 5 decades I usually do. Think I'll start making the 15 a regular Sunday thing. Prayers, etc.:07:20 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel18:00 - Jn 1:6-8, 19-2818:20 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my...

Random thoughts:This Saturday's big three: following college football, working on my chess games, and watching Svengoolie tonight. Definitely doable.  And IF the spirit so moves me, I may get out and do some yard work. Prayers, etc.:06:00 - Our Father06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:45 - Lk 1:26-3817:30 - 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 wh...

Random thoughts:Happy that I completed the day's three main tasks early, happy that today's unexpected Internet out was only about an hour long, and happy that I'm able to turn away from the TV, the radio, and the Internet to relax with a good book.Prayer, etc.:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:50 - Mt 11:16-1915:45 - 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 eve...

Random thoughts:Today's big 3: Doctor's appointment, (I'm so happy the office offered me the option to make this one a tele-health call rather than the face-to-face as was originally scheduled; chess work, of course; and yard work.Listening to the radio call of a football game while doing some light reading: a good way to end a day. Prayers, etc.:08:30 - The Apostles' Creed15:30 - Prayer to St Michael the Archangel 17:55 - Lk 11:11-1518:00 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my ...

Random thoughts:Today's 3 areas of work: chess work, yard work, stocking supplies that are expected to be delivered by Amazon today. Everything else will be incidental.2 out of 3 ain't bad: the yard work I'd planned was dependent on receiving the supplies from Amazon, and they arrived too late in the day for me to start the yard work, so... tomorrow will be fine for that.And this day winds down with Indiana Hoosiers Basketball on the radio. Nice.Prayers, etc.:07:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Ar...

Random thoughts:I do hope any Internet outages today are few and far between.Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel16:20 - 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.16:30 - Lk 1:26-3820:00 - Tuesday Prayers of the Association o...

Random thoughts:It's good to have moved in all CC games early in the day while I still have Internet accessNice to have Monday Night Football to round out my day.Prayers, etc.:07:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:15 - Lk 5:17-2616:15 - 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...

Random thoughts:pleased to notice the paper and pen work is coming more naturallydug my little 4' lighted Christmas tree out of the garage and set it up while Sylvia's at bingo - she'll be surprised when she gets home.without a doubt, the most peaceful part of everyday is when I pray my evening Rosary.Prayers, etc.:07:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel13:30 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my son, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their famili...

Random thoughts:The transition back to a primarily pen and paper organization system is taking longer that I'd expected. But it's something I really want to do. If I do move to the Philippines in the future (next year or 2022 at the latest seems most likely) I'll be in a Third World environment where high speed Internet, even reliable electrical service may be hard to come by. Getting used to pen and paper now will make the transition easier then.Prayers, etc.:03:15 - Prayer to St. Michael the A...

Random thoughts:This will be a transition day of sorts, as I move away from what has become too much reliance on the Internet. Pen and paper will once again be my primary tools of choice; offline computer use will be a temporary staging area for my data (writing, pictures, etc.) before dumping selected and edited parts of that into "the Internet cloud" where it can also be stored and shared.Prayers, etc.:05:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:50 - The Apostles' Creed17:30 - Fr. Chad Rippb...

Random thoughts:Not having reliable access to the Internet today has made me step up my use of note cards and the paper planner.  I've fallen out of that habit.  But since my Internet access is likely to be very spotty over the next 2+ weeks I'll need to get used to that again.Prayers, etc.:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel09:15 - Mt 7:21, 24-2709:30 - A review of the first three days of the free email series provided by Tan Books - Purgatory Explained by the Lives and Legends of the S...

Random thoughts:Have just made both my long-form blog and my micro-blog "unpublished" rather than "public." Anyone with the proper link can still read what I post, and can still subscribe to either blog via email, but the posts will no longer be automatically sent ... anywhere. The posts will only go where I choose to send them, and will only be read by people who choose to read them.Prayers, etc.:08:30 - Mt 15:29-3708:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel17:00 - The Apostles' Creed 19:00 - F...

Random thoughts:Today's 3 main chores: yard work (done); filling the weekly pull boxes, and; chess work Surprised it took me so long to take care of the day's 3 chores, but I finally did. Prayers, etc.:06:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel07:00 - The Apostles' Creed17:40 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, and my great grandchildren from any demonic activity; and Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The...

Random thoughts:Business of the day starts early. Gonna be one busy week.Glad to have settled on a strategy of less news and more Christmas. It's making it much easier to work through the day!Started the day with 3 main chores. At mid-afternoon I've knocked out 2 1/2 of them.Prayers, etc.:05:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:45 - Mt 4:18-2211:40 - The Apostles Creed 16:45 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and th...

Random thoughts:Planning a day of mostly chess and catching up on paperwork.Glad that I've reactivated my Quick Notes micro-blog, though I'm not sure yet how to make the best use of it.Prayers, etc.:08:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel14:30 - Mk 13:33-3715:30 - The Apostles' Creed18:15 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, and my great grandchildren from any demonic activity; and Archbishop Vigano'...

Random thoughts:Turned off the a/c and turned on the heater. We'll have low temperatures in the 20s and 30s and high temps won't get out of the 60s for at least the next week.Prayers, etc.:08:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:20 - Lk 21:34-3616:15 - The Apostles' Creed; Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, and my great grandchildren from any demonic activity; and Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The...

Random thoughts:I've actually reached out to tech support for help with an Internet-related issue. This doesn't happen very often. Usually I AM tech support.Looking forward to a good night's sleep tonight to make up for last night's insomnia filled debacle.Prayers, etc.:08:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel08:20 - The Apostles Creed 10:50 - Pater Noster, Gloria Patri13:00 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their...

Random thoughts:Thank God for technology and the ability to video chat with family far away.I should apologize in advance to my body for all the over-eating I'll be doing over the next few days.Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel08:15 - Lk 21:20-2815:45 - The Apostles' Creed19:15 - Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be19:30 -  Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my daughter and her family, my granddaughters and their families, and my great grandchildr...

Random thoughts:So the city will be grading and paving the street in front of my house. The project is predicted to last 2 1/2 weeks. That's going to complicate things.The process of pointing my domain to another host is getting rather tedious. Propagation is taking forever.Expecting tomorrow to be a happy Thanksgiving Day.Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:30 - Lk 21:12-19; The Apostles' Creed18:00 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect my family, my daugh...

Random thoughts:Turned down another request, a personal request this time, to appear and perform in public as a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. Explained again that I'm hunkered down in a strict self quarantine from Covid.Learned that the Priest of my Parish has tested positive for Covid and is now quarantined too.Learned  that the brother of a friend here in town has just died of Covid.Prayers:06:50 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel09:00 - The Apostles' Creed15:40 - Our Father, 3 Hail Marys,...

Random thoughts:My Thanksgiving week has gotten off to a good start. If the remaining days can be as pleasant and productive as today has been, I'll be one happy old boy come the weekend.Midway through the 3rd Quarter of tonight's Monday Night Football Game, the Rams and Bucs have a good one going on, tied at 17-17. I'll probably stick with this game until bedtime.Prayers, etc.:06:50 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:30 - Lk 21:1-419:05 - Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of...

Random thoughts: Should get around to putting up heavy curtains on the window in my room. Even with the blinds shut the bright sunlight just forces its way in.Prayers, etc.:07:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel10:10 - The Apostles' Creed15:15 - Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum17:00 - Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America17:45 - Mt 25:31-4621:00 - Day 14 of the 54-Day "Get Strong" Novena For Our Nation, Bible reading,  meditations and pra...

Random thoughts:Seems like every day has to bring something to worry about. I've signed up for a service with the Post Office whereby every morning they email me list of all the mail due to be delivered to me on that day. Today I've got something coming from the IRS. A  letter from the IRS in mid-November? I have no idea what that can be. But I can't imagine it being good news. Guess I'll find out later today.Relief. The IRS letter wasn't a bill of any kind; it was just a statement that acknowle...

Random thoughts:The day starts slowly, with worries...At least the worries are now dispelled; they've been replaced by "annoyed."And that's good. Because I can handle being annoyed much better than being worried.Prayers, etc.:02:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel; Hail Mary08:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel; Hail, Holy Queen09:20 - Lk 19:45-4811:45 - The Apostles' Creed12:15 - Prayer for the sick: O Blessed St. Roch...19:10 - Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of Ame...

Random thoughts:After a few moments of thought I've come up with a pretty hefty list of chores for me to handle over the next several days.Prayers, etc.:06:50 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel08:00 - Pater Noster08:40 - Ave Maria, Gloria Patri 16:00 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect President Trump from any demonic activity16:30 - Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America17:00 - Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum18:15 - Lk ...

Random thoughts:less news + more chess and music = a much better day : That's an equation I'll have to remember!With barely an hour before bedtime, it's good to look back on a day done well. Prayers, etc.:08:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel18:15 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect President Trump from any demonic activity; Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America20:00 - Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum;  Day 10 of the ...

Random thoughts:Woke up this morning happy that the new NCIS starts tonight. Think I wasted too much time today following the "news." I'll have to make it a point to do less of that tomorrow.Prayers, etc.:10:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:15 - The Apostles' Creed11:45 - Lk 19:1-1016:20 -  Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect President Trump from any demonic activity16:30 - Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America20:30 - Tuesday Prayers of the Associat...

Random thoughts:I think my best course of action today will be focusing  on my laundry, my chess, and my prayers, and avoiding time-wastey distractions.That was a good decision. Took care of the main chores and rearranged furniture, too. Home office is now less cluttered and easier to work in.Prayers, etc.:08:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel09:45 - Pater Noster10:15 - The Apostle's Creed11:45 - 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be17:45 - Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum ...

Random thoughts:This was a calm and quiet day, one more full of prayers than usual for family members, friends, and acquaintances who have recently fallen ill. Prayers, etc.:06:30 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:30 - The Apostles' Creed14:55 - Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be16:10 -  Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect President Trump from any demonic activity18:50 -  Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America19:20 - Prayer for the Sick, O Blessed St. Ro...

Random thoughts:Hoping for a basic Saturday: College Football, chess, and Svengoolie. And it looks like that's how it's shaping up.A good Saturday has just wrapped up. I watched two football games and both "my" teams won. Svengoolie's movie tonight was entertaining and his schtick was in fine form. I was able to move in some of my CC games but was never able to carve out a big enough block of time when I had the proper focus to work on many others; thankfully I have plenty of time-cushion in tho...

Random thoughts:Noticing a mass migration in the imaginary world of the Internet. Lots of folks leaving the bigger places, looking for "greener pastures" with less censorship.Prayers:06:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel06:20 - Hail, Holy Queen,...10:00 - Lk 17:26-3710:20 -  Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America11:30 - Friday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum 22:30 - Day 5 of the 54-Day "Get Strong" Novena For Our Nation, meditations and prayers...

Random thoughts:Today I noticed that spending money tires me more than almost anything else I do.Glad I found the Colts / Titans game carried on a local sports radio station so I won't have to listen to  Aikman and Buck. Prayers, etc.:06:45 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel08:40 - Hail, Holy Queen,...10:45 - Thursday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum 16:30 - Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America16:55 - Lk 17:20-2519:50 - Day 4 of the 54-Day "Get S...

Random thoughts:Unexpected benefit of this morning's yardwork: I'm so relaxed. Nice.So much has gone right today. Think I'll call it in early before something decides to go wrong.Prayers, etc.:04:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel04:30 - Hail, Holy Queen,...12:50 - Wednesday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum 13:55 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect President Trump from any demonic activity15:55 - Lk 17:11-1919:30 -  Day 3 of the 54-Day "Get Strong" ...

Random Thoughts:Glad my Tuesday morning mood is so much better than my Monday evening mood was. Glad also that the morning health metrics and financial numbers all looked good.Prayers, etc.:09:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel09:15 - Lk 17:7-1009:50 - Prayer for the sick; O Blessed St. Roch,...10:10 - Pater Noster...17:45 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect President Trump from any demonic activity20:10 - Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for The United States of America20:20 - ...

Random thoughts:Today will be busier than most Mondays, and will end (hopefully) with a Zoom business meeting this evening.Wish I was as relaxed and calm tonight as I was last night.  What I thought was really going to stress me today didn't... not so much. Still... maybe it was just too much news of the day. Whatever.Praying the Rosary late at night helped calm me tremendously. Always does.Prayers, etc.:05:00 - Prayer to to St. Michael the Archangel; Hail, Holy Queen,...10:30 - Terra Tremiut......

Random thoughts:Thank you, bathroom scales, you were kinder to me this morning than you have been in a long time!Trying a different scheme to coordinate my blogging activity across the three different platforms I use.Happy to note that I'm more relaxed and less bothered tonight by the gas lighting and shenanigans of the dinosaur media and the Democrats than I have been since last Wednesday. Prayers, etc.:05:50 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel07:30 - Hail, Holy Queen...15:20 - Fr. Chad Rippb...

Random thoughts:Happy to see the body weight trending in the right direction, and the BP is textbook perfect. Financial numbers are all good, too.Amused at all the fools who are believing the BOGUS news reports by American Mainstream Media that Joe Biden is now President-Elect. In reality, he's not.Prayers, etc.:07:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel08:40 - Hail, Holy Queen,...13:00 - Fr. Chad Rippberger's Prayer of Command to protect President Trump from any demonic activity13:45 - Lk 16:9...

Random thoughts:Was not as prudent with yesterday's diet as I should have been and the morning's health metrics reflect that. Will probably take a day or two to correct that.I notice that Fr. Heilman is calling for another 54-day Novena, this starting next Monday, 09 November, and ending on 01 January 2021. He's naming this one a "GET STRONG BOOT CAMP." Think I'll do it.Prayers, etc:07:20 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel15:00 - The Apostles' Creed 15:30 - Friday Prayers of the Association o...

Random thoughts:Bathroom scales were kind this morning: body weight is back down in my healthier range. Blood pressure is good, too.Happiness is a new great-granddaughter. Welcome to the world, little Guinevere. And the Packers/49ers game is underway, giving me a football radio call to follow from now to bedtime.Prayers, etc.:08:00 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel08:15 - Hail, Holy Queen,...12:10 - Lk 15:1-1016:40 - The Apostles' Creed17:20 - 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be18:00 - Th...

Random Thoughts:Happy to see the body weight slowly moving in the right direction, and the blood pressure really good. And the financial numbers good as expected.Despite the initial worry over the "results" of yesterday's national "election", I now find myself energized and determined to do whatever I can to set things right.Prayers, etc.:06:50 - Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel07:35 - The Apostles' Creed11:10 - Archbishop Vigano's Prayer for a Resurgence of Christianity in America and the Re...

Random Thoughts:10:30 - The morning so far has seemed unreal, sort of. And I suspect that reality won't really "kick in" until I vote this afternoon.18:00 - Having voted earlier today, I'm planning to spend the evening monitoring live election returns.23:10 - I stayed up as late as I could following the election returns. Still no resolution, can't stay awake any longer.Prayers, etc.:08:50 - The Apostles' Creed, Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel15:40 - Tuesday Prayers of the Association of the ...

Random Thoughts:06:43 - Last night's sleep was on the short side of normal. Hoping for a good nap later today. Health metrics this morning were okay. Financials exactly as expected: fine too.17:00 - This day so far has had a feeling about it that it's mostly a prelude to tomorrow.Prayers, etc.:06:50 - Apostles Creed, Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel11:10 - listened to Barnhardt podcast #12715:50 - Jn 6:37-4017:20 - Monday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum 20:00 - Our Fa...

Random Thoughts:07:00 - gonna have to hide the trick-or-treat candy from myself. Wonder if Sylvia knows anyone we can give it away to.20:50 - Pinch me, but the Cowboys are actually  leading the Eagles 9-7 at half time.Prayers, etc.:07:10 - Prayer for the Sick: O Blessed St. Roch..., Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory Be..., The Apostles Creed, Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel12:15 - Mt 5:1-1217:00 - Sunday Prayers of the Association of the Auxilium Christianorum 20:30 - 5 Decades of the Rosar...

Saturday Morning:If sleeps could be graded by quality, with "10" being the deepest, most peaceful sleep possible, and "1" being tortured, painful, and restless, I'd give last night's a solid "5." It was certainly long enough, nine hours from when head hit pillow to when feet hit the floor for the final time, but it was neither very restful nor comfortable. But it was 9-hours long, so there is that to be said for it.The morning health metrics show signs of steady improvement, and the financial nu...

Friday morning:The sleep from which I woke this Friday was only about half there. Following a 1st sleep segment of about 4 hours I spent the next 3 1/2 hours very lightly dozing - not quite asleep, not really awake.Morning health metrics are mixed. Body weight is too darned high, but the blood pressure reading is very good.  And the financial numbers all check out okay.Friday evening:Easing into my Friday night with no worries. The only chore I couldn't get to today will have to be put off until...

Thursday morning:The sleep from which I woke this morning was about as good as I ever get: a total of seven good hours coming in two segments separated by an insomnia break that was almost an hour long. Health metrics and financials this morning all checked out okay. And the scheduled daily tasks all seem doable. I'm expecting a full Thursday, and a good Thursday.Thursday evening:The productive part of this day is over and I'm relaxing to the radio call of tonight's football game, now at half ti...

Wednesday morning:A lot less sleep than I'd like and a lot more insomnia last night, but I was up in time to fix coffee and breakfast and see the wife off to work. The health metrics and financials checked out okay. And I moved slowly through the morning without breaking anything or spending any money. Gotta feel good about that.Wednesday evening:Though it had a very slow start, this turned out to be a very productive day. I made great progress sorting through the paperwork in my home office, an...

Tuesday morning:After a very good sleep (one short break, one wacky dream) I woke to find this joint uncommonly cool. Cold, actually. Made my way to the thermostat in the dining room and found it reading 62 degrees. Huh. So I changed its mode from "cool" to "heat" and headed back to bed to wait for the heater to warm things up in here.The morning's health metrics and financials all checked out okay, and I expect a good day ahead.Tuesday evening:As expected, this was a good Tuesday. I managed to ...

Monday morning:A grim and gloomy start to this morning, and I'm not sure why. Last night's sleep was about average: 3 1/2 hr. 1st sleep segment, followed by 45 min. insomnia break, then another sleep segment of a little more than three hours, finally waking 1/2 hour before my first alarm. That should be enough to see me through the day. Local and National news is all pretty depressing, that's probably a source of the grimness I sense. The morning's health metrics were surprisingly good, though, ...

Sunday morning:I do miss attending Sunday Mass, but I simply refuse to attend under the ridiculous masking and social distancing mandates and other liturgical restrictions we have here. It is more important that I stay healthy. And staying healthy, for me, requires breathing freely. It also means avoiding stupid people and stupid situations as much as possible and keeping stress levels low.Health metrics and financials checked out okay this morning.Sunday evening:This has not been my favorite da...

Saturday morning:It was a late start this morning because of massive insomnia last night. The first 3-hour sleep segment was followed by a 4-hour insomnia break. A 2nd 3-hour sleep segment ended my night. I can function with six hours of sleep, but some nap time will probably be on my agenda later today.The morning's health metrics and financials were all good.Saturday evening:As late evening wanders into night I'm happy to note that this has been a good day in the Roscoe-verse. As planned there...

Friday morning:I woke easily (though not terribly quickly) from a pretty good sleep. The morning clumsiness is still with me as I type this, three hours after waking, but I trust that will fade away in due time. And though I'm still waiting for the mental acuity to reach a good level, I'm happy to note my mood is excellent: relaxed and positive.The health metrics this morning and the financials were all great.Friday evening:Half-time now of the Big 10 Football Game I'm following on the radio and...

Thursday morning:I was surprised when I woke this morning to see how long I'd actually slept. Nine hours with only one brief break. There was a dream I woke with but it faded quickly, must have been of no consequence. Morning health metrics were mixed: body weight was fine but the BP was a little high. Nothing to be overly concerned about. And the financials all looked good.Thursday evening:The first full day without any TV at all (no Network, no cable, no live streaming over the Internet from s...

Wednesday morning:The dream from which I woke this morning was another odd one, but it wasn't particularly unpleasant. May have been to you, but it wasn't to me. It involved murdering houseflies Last night's sleep itself was a good one. It brought me nearly 7 hours with one short break in the middle, and had me waking naturally 1/2 hour before the first alarm.The mornings health metrics and financials were all very good, too.Wednesday evening:It does appear that the best thing for me to do is av...

Tuesday morning:Even without the alarm I woke naturally 1/2 hour after the 1st alarm would have gone off and 1/2 hour before the 2nd alarm. Guess my biological alarm was still set. The detailed dream I was having as I woke was disturbing enough to make me glad to be rid of it. So I was happy enough to be sitting at the edge of my rather than down under the covers.The morning health metrics and financials were all good. Happy about that.Tuesday night:What a strange day this has been. Seems like t...

Monday morning:The day starts well. I was having an interesting dream when the first alarm went off, the eyes opened, the arm reached over to grab the phone, and my feet swung down to the floor. Oh yeah, I could have slept longer. But I'm confident a good enough nap will come my way after I've seen the wife off to work.Health metrics and financials are all good this morning. So, bring it on Monday.Monday evening:Can't ask for a much better Monday than this has been, all things considered. It wou...

Sunday morning:Got to sleep late last night, had an insomnia break that came late, then grabbed three more hours of sleep, and I guess I'm up for the day now. At least until a nap comes my way. The morning's health metrics and financials were all fine, I'm happy to say..Sunday evening: Today has been one restful Sunday. Other than Sylvia fixing me a nice, big dinner, most of my day has been spent following football games: some from the recliner in the front room, and some from back here in my ro...

Saturday morning:Can't ask for a better sleep than that from which I woke on Saturday morning: two sleep segments broken by one short insomnia episode bringing me over eight hours of good restful sleep in total. The morning health metrics and financials were all good. And I have a day full of college football to look forward to capped off by Svengoolie tonight.Saturday night:This day in the Roscoe-verse developed according to plan. I worked on a little bit of chess, followed a lot of college foo...

Friday morning:It was a short night from which I woke, short through no fault of my own. I was awake at 02:45 at the end of a short insomnia break and returning to sleep when the noise across the street started. Apparently the guy across the street had been driven home from the bar and the car that brought him had its sound system, especially the bass, turned up really loud. And the car was in ho hurry to leave. It stayed and kept the music playing for ... who knows how long? Half an hour? Long ...

Thursday morning: For some strange reason (maybe getting older has something to do with it) waking from good, long sleeps seems to take longer than it used to. Last night, for example, brought me a restful eight hours punctuated by a one-hour insomnia break. That's about the best I can hope for these days. And I didn't really pull out of the mental fog until I woke from a mid-morning nap after 10:00.  Interesting, that. The morning's health metrics and financial checks were all good.Thursday nig...

This Wednesday finds me waking from one of the best sleeps in a long, long time: six solid hours with no interruptions. A longish, lucid type dream was with me when I woke but I can't remember and of the details. I only remember waking in the dream, rolling over to sit on the edge of my bed, and sitting there for awhile. And that's where I was as I woke. There was nothing disturbing about that, but I did find it interesting. The morning financials and health metrics were all good. It was gratify...