by scribe | Jan 2, 2011 | current news, positions, tournaments
The Bay Area Chess New Year Open was a very strange tournament, but it worked out pretty well for me. As usual, it had two schedules, a 2-day and 3-day schedule. The 3-day schedule, which I played in, had nine players (in the open section), of whom only one was rated...
by scribe | Oct 14, 2010 | people, ruminations
Last night I watched Survivor on television for the first time this year, along with my wife, who watches it religiously. I unexpectedly got a giggle out of the preview of next week’s episode. The biggest loudmouth on the show, a guy named Marty Piombo, is shown...
