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I only play slower time controls, and yes is the obvious answer. But then, I am also known for going into the tank for long thinks, sometimes over what seem fairly simple positions.

Lovecraft comes to mind. Cthulhu could soon be calling. Have there been reports of fish-eyed people hiding in old houses on the Jersey shore?

I've never been panhandling poor, but I've been close. Close enough to wonder: is this person being charitable in the sense of honestly trying to help me, charitable in the sense of trying to change t…

if they're on TV, they're not panhandlers. They're grifters. Short and sweet.

This is what is known as a power vacuum. On the ground, there is a loose confederation of rebels, who have collectively succeeded in accomplishing their primary goal: they have overthrown the al-Assad…

How many panhandlers do you see who take your hand out, say thank you, then get into their Lamborghini and drive off to their mansion in the hills? If they are really making more money than you, it's …

If I want to talk to a woman, I have a wife, mother in law, and two daughters. And several colleagues at work. Some of them, I need to cajole, tease, and tell jokes to, to get more than a shrug out of…

once upon a time, while ruminating upon some stories I had read, I came to the provisional conclusion that life could be about one of two things: What you want to get away with, or what you hope to ac…

I'm sorting through my old notebooks, and found some you might like. a rook ending is like a marathon. It's won in the last mile. The greatest risks pertain neither to aggressiveness nor caution, neit…

time and energy to get my household sorted out. We basically have to get rid of everything we can't carry, because we are moving to another country early next year; that means finding good homes for b…