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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...