Ben Garrison – Roscoe's Story

A Halloween Week Massacre October 27, 2020
A Halloween Week Massacre That's what this Correspondence Chess looks like. The board at game's end when my opponent playing Black resigned yesterday, giving me the win with White, is shown in the graphic at the top of this post. Our game's full record is below. 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. a3 c6 […]
Dispelling the Gloom October 26, 2020
Dispelling the Gloom A grim and gloomy start to this morning, and I'm not sure why. Last night's sleep was about average: 3 ½ hr. 1st sleep segment, followed by 45 min. insomnia break, then another sleep segment of a little more than three hours, finally waking ½ hour before my first alarm. That should […]
Full-Radio Saturday October 24, 2020
Full-Radio Saturday It's good to hear The National Anthem played by a college band before a football game. Of course it was done virtually, and I'm following the game over the radio so I don't have to see anyone disrespecting. Still, it's nice to hear. Ohio State kicks off, Nebraska has the ball, and the […]
Now... and Then October 23, 2020
Now... and Then NOW: This morning I registered for the Catholic Identity Conference 2020 which is taking place this weekend. The event is being live-streamed and I'll be watching many of the speakers as they give their presentations. The whole thing is being recorded so those parts I miss live I'll be able to catch […]
Mystery solved! October 22, 2020
Mystery solved! When I took my morning health metrics today, as I do every day, I was curious about my blood pressure reading. It was higher than normal. Not scary high, mind you, but significantly up from my norm. And I couldn't understand why that should be. Now I wonder no longer. When I took […]

Tuesday 27/Oct/2020... listed and logged October 28, 2020
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 […]
Monday 26/Oct/2020... listed and logged October 27, 2020
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 […]
Sunday 25/Oct/2020... listed and logged October 26, 2020
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 […]
Saturday 24/Oct/2020... listed and logged October 25, 2020
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 […]
Friday 23/Oct/2020... listed and logged October 24, 2020
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 […]