Coffee, Trump, Chess & Russia
Naked Coffee

How are you today? There is a lot happening in the world this week. Despite how depressing it is to see another lockdown … Read the rest
Naked Coffee
How are you today? There is a lot happening in the world this week. Despite how depressing it is to see another lockdown … Read the rest
Monday October 19, 2020. A date to remember. Much — if not all — of Europe is on the brink of a second politically-imposed lockdown … Read the rest
Opening Up
The lovely Tiffany Taylor (b.1977, USA) taking a dip in the pool. As the world opens up after a long lockdown, it will … Read the rest
Streetwise & Blasé
How are you today? Super, I trust. I don’t know where the time has gone, but today is already the last Monday … Read the rest
Saturday Coffee
Have you ever noticed the number of gloomy ‘studies’ on coffee consumption that are in newspapers and online? They almost jump out at … Read the rest
Take it easy…
How are you today? Great, I trust! Here where I live — in the mountains — (Guarda, Portugal) the weather is still … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
How are you today? Don’t know about the weather where you live, but here in Guarda (Portugal) it is rainy and cold. That … Read the rest
Coffee, Chess, FIDE and other Nonsense
Good Monday, readers! The first week of June is always a good sign of warmer and sunnier things … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
Good day, Sunday! It’s been kind of quiet this past week (ignoring Trump’s narcissist behavior, of course) and that has allowed me to … Read the rest
Friday Coffee
Happy Friday, everybody! It has been a pretty busy week. And finally I am beginning to be convinced that summer is just around … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
We will have a great ‘coffee’ article for later this morning! The latest FIDE election news. Recent tournament results and much more. … Read the rest
Monday Coffee
”Black as night; sweet as sin. Pure. Deliberate. Awesome…Coffee, always the muse.” – anon
It’s been a while since I penned my last … Read the rest
Sunday Coffee
It is indeed rare, maybe even never, that the University of Toronto finds itself on the front line of coffee R&D. … Read the rest
Tuesday Coffee, Chess and Potpourri
Good day, Tuesday! Have you had your coffee ‘fix’ today? According to the British Coffee Association, we drink more than … Read the rest
Monday Coffee!
Good morning, Monday! How was your weekend? Today finds me in Lisbon playing in the very strong Portugal Open. A nine round … Read the rest