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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...