by scribe | Jul 21, 2016 | current news, off-topic, ruminations, Uncategorized
Yesterday, just for fun, I read a bunch of articles online about whether blogging is dead. I guess my interest was provoked by this article, already two years old, about the end of Technorati’s blog-rating directory. The article explained Technorati’s...
by scribe | Jun 11, 2016 | Chess Lecture, current news, games, people, positions
Recently it seems a lot of people are passing away in chess… not only big names like Viktor Korchnoi, but also medium-sized names like Frank Berry, who died this week at age 70. I didn’t know Frank Berry really well, but he and his brother Jim were always...
by scribe | May 28, 2016 | chess clubs, current news, tournaments
It’s here! The one day out of every year when I turn into a tournament director, at the Aptos Public Library. Before I go any further, I should give credit where credit is overwhelmingly due: to the Aptos Library and to Heather Pereira (the chief librarian) and...
by scribe | May 27, 2016 | current news, off-topic, ruminations
Two years ago I went to Atlanta to attend the “Gathering for Gardner,” a biennial conference on math, magic, games, and puzzles in honor of the late Martin Gardner. I gave an 8-minute talk at the meeting, and the video of my talk has just been posted...
by scribe | May 14, 2016 | chess clubs, current news, off-topic, people, ruminations, tournaments
First, apologies for my long silence… more than two weeks! I know that there isn’t anything else worth reading on the Internet except for my blog, so I know you guys were suffering. 😉 This morning I had an interesting experience, being interviewed by a...
by scribe | Apr 19, 2016 | current news, games, people, positions
Today was Tuesday, my regular day for Aptos Library chess club. A photographer came to take some pictures, because the library is preparing promotional material for a bond measure to support the public libraries in Santa Cruz. They wanted pictures of the good things...
