From inside the bubble…
We are all waiting for the ‘official’ numbers from World Chess. Please, not ‘Alice in Wonderland’ numbers again, Mr. Merenzon! But why should we expect … Read the rest
Category: Insight into life
Time to reconsider WC match before it is too late
Maybe it is already too late. Todd M. Adams is a typical, respected sports journalist in America, and as with any non-player journalist, his impressions … Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the meaning of LIFE
Let me tell you a secret…
”Be yourself; don’t take anyone’s shit, and above all, never let them take you alive.” – Gerard Way. Sounds … Read the rest
Tomorrow will we see a NEW world champion?
Magnus Carlsen, when asked for his reaction when informed that at one point in yesterday’s game the computer gave him a 2-point advantage, replied ” … Read the rest
Chess Openings & Religion
Eight-time Champion of Russia, Grandmaster Peter Svidler, is a champion who has acquired very refined tastes during his career. Especially regarding opening choices.
The internet, Sex, potpourri and other nonsense!
The Internet and Privacy
Before the arrival of the internet, it was really tough being a follower….and sometimes embarrassing, too! As in the case of … Read the rest
Today’s INSIGHT into the meaning of LIFE
When is a Man Finished?
”A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” Richard M. Nixon (President of … Read the rest
Today’s Insight into the Meaning of Life
Sorrows…
”I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.” – Frida Kahlo 1907 – 1954. One of the 20th … Read the rest
Thoughts on the ‘Theory of Openings’
An insightful comment by Swiss Grandmaster Pelletier. Of course, even if it were 100% true, the study and research on the Openings would still continue … Read the rest
Just For Laughs, Potpourri and other Nonsense
THE U.N. SURVEY
Here was the question: “Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the … Read the rest
Friday Coffee
After the first coffee of the morning I always feel lucid. I perceive the more subtle details of what I have to do later that … Read the rest
Potpourri, Trump, & Sex; but mostly Nonsense
Memories of the coming Gender Revolution
How are you today? This column is mostly about the irreverent. And at times the absurdity of it all. … Read the rest
Life,Trump, Sex, potpourri and other Nonsense
Life in Trump’s America. Part XXV
The amazing Kayleen Franklin. Half-Filipina, half-Caucasian model from B.C. Canada. Unfortunately, she is exactly the kind of ‘non-white’ that … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Beach Bum
The Warrior Within
She may not seem lethal, but you would be mistaken. ”The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” – Leo Tolstoy… Read the rest
Monday Coffee, Carlsen-Caruana, Copyright and other nonsense
How are you today? I trust that your weekend gave you everything you needed…You will require every bit of strength and stamina for what is … Read the rest
