Wild Thing!
Wild Thing
Ariana Saavedra. Born Venezuela. Model and author.
“Me siento feliz cuando estoy sola, porque cuando estoy sola, puedo estar en donde … Read the rest
Category: Insight into life
Chess, news, potpourri and other utter nonsense!
Paul Morphy RIP
Better late news than no news! Paul Morphy died on Thursday July 10, 1884. According to the calculations of PLANETCALC that makes … Read the rest
Today’s Red Lipped beauty
Red Lipped Beauty
Continuing to explore the endless labyrinth of red lips. ”If I go out without my lipstick, I feel naked.” Sofia Vergara. But … Read the rest
Today’s Insight: Carl Sagan’s Prophecy
The Celebration of Ignorance
Carl Sagan’s 1995 best seller The Demon-Haunted World is worth re-reading for those of my readers who have already been fortunate … Read the rest
Learn to twitch your chess skills
Today’s INSIGHT into the MEANING of LIFE
“There are two roads to success. The first is hard work and sacrifice. But that takes time… The … Read the rest
Boris Spassky turns 84 years young !!
Spassky turns 84 years old today!
Happy Birthday, Boris!
Boris Vasilievich Spassky was born January 30, 1937 in Leningrad Boris was the tenth World Chess
… Read the rest Brutally honest interview!
Kamsky bares his soul
Earlier last week the popular Russian chess site Chess-News.ru published a long interview with Gata Kamsky that had originally appeared on … Read the rest
Brief Reflections on Igor Ivanov (2020)
The Igor Ivanov I knew
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the death of Igor Ivanov, who died of cancer at the relatively young age
Today’s Insight into the meaning of LIFE
Candidates Tournament Part 2 ?
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” –Woody Allen. As an aside, you … Read the rest
Ladies in Denim
Open to Ideas…
‘Jeans are always a good idea.‘ – anon. ‘I wish that I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Lady in Red!
Irrational Allure
“I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking” ― Albert Einstein. A beautiful work of art by the young … Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
Was Helen Keller a Communist?
Of course not! But given today’s cancel, woke and fake-news cultures, Helen is not safe yet. Scary, isn’t it? Nothing … Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
Inspiration vs Technique
RUDOLF NUREYEV (1938-1993) Defected from the Ballet Kirov in 1961. Nureyev, considered the most accomplished dancer of his generation, partnered with English … Read the rest
Insight into the Meaning of LIFE
Things
The pandemic lockdown has me really understanding what Vonnegut was getting at…but I am an optimist at heart and know that one day I … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
Forgotten Lessons
Having grown up and first hand witnessed the negative consequences of the concentrated wealth of the robber barons (Rockefeller, JPMorgan, … Read the rest
