by scribe | Apr 4, 2012 | off-topic, tournaments
This week I’ve made a few changes behind the scenes to “dana blogs chess,” which I hope will be mostly invisible to readers. As part of a re-design of my whole website, I’ve moved “dana blogs chess” to a new server and updated the...
by scribe | Feb 7, 2012 | current news, off-topic, ruminations
I’m going to go off-topic today to post a little gripe about language. As you know, I’m a writer, so it pains me to see words used to mean things that they aren’t supposed to mean! I read an article this morning with a subhead: “Conservatives...
by scribe | Jan 31, 2012 | off-topic, positions, ruminations
© Ben Heine 2011. Used with permission. While web surfing this weekend, I came across a series of mixed-media art that blew my mind. I’m not a big art fan ordinarily, but to me this isn’t art, it’s fun! 😎 The artist is named Ben Heine, he comes...
by scribe | Jan 21, 2012 | Chess Lecture, current news, off-topic
I know, this month I have gone off topic much more often than I should, with the posts about my award and my new book. But I have one more off-topic post that I have to make, which in fact I have been sitting on for three weeks. My wife and I have adopted a new kitty!...
by scribe | Jan 17, 2012 | current news, literature, off-topic, ruminations
Yesterday Kay got an automated phone call from Fed Ex saying that we should expect a package before 10:30 am today, which required a signature. We had no idea what it was. “Are you expecting a package?” she asked me. Precisely at 10:26 the doorbell rang,...
by scribe | Jan 9, 2012 | off-topic, people, tournaments
So you all must be wondering, “Why were you, a chess blogger living in the San Francisco Bay area, not at the Northern California International chess tournament last week?” Unfortunately, this tournament always seems to conflict with the Joint Mathematics...
