Euwe = "erver"; it's not pronounced like "you" nor "you way"
Follow up: There is some debate as to "erver" as well.
Patrick Wolf, two-time U.S. Chess Champion has written that Euwe is pronounced "OY-vuh".
Apr-07-18 thegoldenband: "Er-veh", more or less, isn't it? See 22 seconds in here:
https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/23...
Apparently saying "nervous" without the first and last letters is a reasonable approximation.
Rematch:
Game Collection: Euwe-Alekhine rematch
Horse apples @Fulmont Elementary
"Life is like a game of chess, changing with each move." ― Chinese Proverb
"Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer." ― Albert Einstein
"Chess is all about stored pattern recognition. You are asking your brain to spot a face in the crowd that it has not seen." ― Sally Simpson
"Chess does not drive people mad, it keeps mad people sane." ― Bill Hartston
"Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game." ― Wilhelm Steinitz
"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe
"Life is like chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game."
― Being Caballero
"Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements." ― Jose Raul Capablanca
"The greatest compliment one can pay a master is to compare him with Jose Capablanca." — Irving Chernev
"We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
— Aristotle
"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." — Lao Tzu
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
— Albert Einstein
"You cannot play at chess if you are kind-hearted." ― French Proverb
"The first principle of attack–Don't let the opponent develop!" ― Reuben Fine
"You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove you the better player." ― English Proverb
"Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it's much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by." ― Garry Kasparov
"Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check." ― Aron Nimzowitsch
"For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion."
― Bobby Fischer
"It is impossible to keep one's excellence in a glass case, like a jewel, and take it out whenever it is required." ― Adolf Anderssen, 1858
"Boring? Who's boring? I am Fredthebear. My mind is always active, busy."
"I believe that it is best to know a 'dubious' opening really well, rather than a 'good' opening only slightly." ― Simon Williams
"To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess." ― Mikhail Tal
"I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands." ― Alexander Alekhine
"We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a chessplayer's nature." ― Rudolf Spielmann
"There is no such thing as an absolutely freeing move. A freeing move in a position in which development has not been carried far always proves illusory, and vice versa, a move which does not come at all in the category of freeing moves can, given a surplus of tempi to our credit, lead to a very free game."
― Aron Nimzowitsch
"When you see a good move – WAIT! – look for a better one." ― Emanual Lasker
"There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat." ― Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym
"It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other side then this is a valuable bonus." ― Terry Pratchett, Jingo
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." ― Napoleon Bonaparte
"It is important that you don't let your opponent impose his style of play on you. A part of that begins mentally. At the chessboard if you start blinking every time he challenges you then in a certain sense you are withdrawing. That is very important to avoid." ― Viswanathan Anand
"Methodical thinking is of more use in chess than inspiration." ― C.J.S. Purdy
"Life is like a game of chess. To win you need to make a move. Knowing which move to make comes with insight and knowledge and by learning the lessons that are accumulated along the way. We become each and every piece within the game called LIFE" ― Alan Rufus
"For him chess was his life. Without the game he could not exist." ― Engelina Tal (on her late husband Mikhail)
"The man who has proved that you can reach the top and remain human." ― Mikhail Tal (on who his chess hero was)
"My head is full of sunshine." ― Mikhail Tal
"I couldn't make myself dislike him." ― Mikhail Botvinnik (on Tal)
Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского
Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava)
Translation: He who doesn't take risks doesn't drink champagne
Meaning: Fortune favours the brave
"Tal has a terrifying style. Soon even grandmasters will know of this."
- Vladimir Saigin (after losing to 17-year-old Tal in a qualifying match for the master title)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5S...
"I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind."
— Mikhail Tal
"You have enemies? Good; that means you have stood up for something, sometime in your life." — Winston Churchill
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." — Plato
"You win some, you lose some, and your losses are never made up to you. She will simply have to do without; like it or not, she must face her losses and her helplessness to undo them." — Sheldon B. Kopp
"It's a short trip from the penthouse to the outhouse." ― Paul Dietzel
"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal."
— Criss Jami
"Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder." — Henry David Thoreau
"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it." — Ellen Goodman
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." — Ancient Chinese Proverb
It's no time to play chess when the house is on fire. ~ Italian Proverb
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~ Chinese Proverb
The one who wins plays best. ~ German Proverb
Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
* Amazing: Game Collection: Amazing Chess Moves (Emms)
* Alpha Glossary: https://www.chess-poster.com/englis...
* Against the Bird: Game Collection: World Champions face 1. f4
* Are you broke? https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...
* Brutal Attacking Chess collection: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess
* Bit Collection: Game Collection: Special Gambit Collection
* Brevities: Game Collection: 7
* Best Birdies: https://thechessworld.com/articles/...
* Common Checkmate Patterns:
http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate...
* Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R
* Checkmate Art: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate
* CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel
* Chess in old newspapers: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-...
* Crouch's book: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch)
* Collection assembled by Fredthebear.
* Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems
* LJ's Favs: Game Collection: LJ.Davison's favorite games
* Glossary: https://www.chess-poster.com/englis...
* Glossary of Chess Terms: http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/glo...
* GOTD Submission Page: Pun Submission Page
* Gambit openings by ECO code: https://www.jimmyvermeer.com/openin...
* GoY's 40 Favs: Game Collection: GoY's favorite games
* How to Play Chess! http://www.serverchess.com/play.htm...
* Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv...
* h-file attacks: Game Collection: h-file Attacks, some Greek Gifts by Fredthebear
* IECC: https://www.chess-iecc.com/
* Internet tracking: https://www.studysmarter.us/magazin...
* Imagination: Game Collection: Imagination in Chess
* Immortal Games: Game Collection: Immortal games
* KID 0-1s: Game Collection: K.I.D B wins E98
* Surprise Knockouts: Game Collection: quick knockouts of greats
* Lasker's Manual: Game Collection: Manual of Chess (Lasker)
* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES
* Miniatures: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (III)
* Miniatures of the Champs: Game Collection: Champions miniature champions
* Monday Puzzles: Game Collection: Monday Puzzles, 2011-2017
* Notable Games: Game Collection: List of Notable Games (wiki)
* Brazil Nuts: Game Collection: 2...De7 !
* Nunn's Chess Course: Game Collection: Lasker JNCC
* Online safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc...
* Opening Names: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...
* Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin...
* POTD 2023: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2023
* Become a Predator at the Chessboard: https://www.chesstactics.org/
* Pelikan man: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...
* Pawn Instruction: http://www.logicalchess.com/learn/l...
* Pie in the sky: https://www.old-mill.com/oldmill-re...
* Prize Games: Game Collection: Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the ChessMasters
* Checkmate Puzzle Patternz: https://www.serverchess.com/mateinN...
* Chess Puzzles: https://chesspuzzle.net/
* Chess Records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record...
* Roger that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...
* "The only way to change anything in Russia is a revolution" ― Daniil Dubov
https://en.chessbase.com/post/dubov...
* The Roaring 20's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...
* 21st Century: Game Collection: 21st Century Masterpieces - First decade (2000)
* 38 Tactics: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...
* Wei Yi spent 48 minutes on a move: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF8...
* 50 Games to Know: https://en.chessbase.com/post/50-ga...
* 139 annotated games from 1889:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...
* Read The Planet Greenpawn - https://www.redhotpawn.com/
* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/
* Steinitz Gambit games:
Game Collection: Steinitz's Gambit Best Games
* Staunton - Saint Amant:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...
* Strange Fianchetto Birds: Game Collection: White king's fianchetto
* Tweet, tweet: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/1...
* Tartakower Defense: https://www.chess.com/blog/MatBobul...
* Terminology: https://www.angelfire.com/games5/ch...
* Dominant 2 Ns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c20...
* GM Huschenbeth 2 Ns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKI...
* BF 2 Ns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhD...
* Three-minute pastry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIa...
* Deadly Danish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpe...
* Tie a yellow ribbon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8f...
* Trappy game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gC...
* tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania
* Tops 1963: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHT...
* Tournament etiquette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92F...
* Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm
* Top Games by Year: Wikipedia article: List of chess games
* Qk traps: Game Collection: quick knockouts by traps
* Biglo traps: Game Collection: Traps
* Veresov games: Game Collection: Games from Nigel Davies' THE VERESOV
* Bill Wall should have been on beer commercials crushing empty beer cans with his bare hands:
Bill Wall
* Wiki Bird's Op: Wikipedia article: Bird's Opening
* Wikipedia on Computer Chess: Wikipedia article: Computer chess
* Clutch Chess: A new knockout format: Clutch Champions Showdown (2020)
* Wonders and Curiosities: Game Collection: Wonders and Curiosities of Chess (Chernev)
* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/
WTHarvey:
There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today.
There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry
There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.
There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!
"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn
"Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem."
― Saudin Robovic
"If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure." — Garry Kasparov
"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." — Dale Earnhardt
"In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate." ― Isaac Asimov
five-four combo
Kansas: Leavenworth
Established in: 1827
Fort Leavenworth was established in 1827 and is still in use today, making it the third-oldest continuously active military base in the US. It was the largest city on the Missouri River during the Civil War, according to the city's official website.
Leavenworth was founded by Colonel Henry Leavenworth in 1827, and once played a vital role as peacemaker between Native American tribes and settlers heading west. It eventually became known as the "jumping point" of the opening of the West.
* Chess History: https://www.uschesstrust.org/chess-...
* World Chess Championship History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkO...
* Chess History: https://www.chessjournal.com/chess-...
H.T. Bland. On page 207 of the December 1929 American Chess Bulletin he exalted the challenger in that year's world championship match:
Bravo ‘Bogol', you've shown pluck.
One and all we wish you luck.
Gee, some thought you'd barged between
Other players who'd have been
Less likely straightaway to lose
Just as friend Alekhine might choose;
Undaunted, ‘Bogol', you went in
Believing you'd a chance to win.
Or failing that, to make a fight,
Which you are doing as we write.
Don't trust the smile of your opponent. ~ Babylonian Proverb
Trust me, but look to thyself. ~ Irish Proverb
Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb
Don't trust your wife until she has borne you ten sons. ~ Chinese Proverb
If someone puts their trust in you, don't sever it. ~ Lebanese Proverb
Trust your best friend as you would your worst enemy. ~ Mexican Proverb
"Aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait." ― (No sooner said than done.)
<poem by B.H. Wood which appeared in the following issues of the Chess Amateur: March 1930 (page 127).
The Chess Cafe III – The Spectator
Quiet in the corner sitting, not a word
He utters, but, his eyes glued on their board,
Where in oblivion the players brood,
He spends his lifetime's dearest hours.
His food
Is cold, his lighted pipe goes slowly out ….
Yet when the game ends, when they talk about
Its ins and outs, its characteristic twist,
He's seen that winning line a master missed!
You ask him for a game – ‘I never play
Myself – hardly a game a year', he'll say.>
Cash or Credit?
John-Shepherd Barron is credited with inventing the first fully-functional ATM (Automated Teller Machine). The first ATM was installed on June 27, 1967, for Barclays Bank in Enfield Town, London. The maximum withdrawal allowed was £10. Today, ATMs are just around the corner in most modern towns.
The Fly and the Ant
A fly and ant, on a sunny bank,
Discussed the question of their rank.
"O Jupiter!" the former said,
"Can love of self so turn the head,
That one so mean and crawling,
And of so low a calling,
To boast equality shall dare
With me, the daughter of the air?
In palaces I am a guest,
And even at your glorious feast.
Whenever the people that adore you
May immolate for you a bullock,
I'm sure to taste the meat before you.
Meanwhile this starveling, in her hillock,
Is living on some bit of straw
Which she has laboured home to draw.
But tell me now, my little thing,
Do you camp ever on a king,
An emperor, or lady?
I do, and have full many a play-day
On fairest bosom of the fair,
And sport myself on her hair.
Come now, my hearty, rack your brain
To make a case about your grain."
"Well, have you done?" replied the ant.
"You enter palaces, I grant,
And for it get right soundly cursed.
Of sacrifices, rich and fat,
Your taste, quite likely, is the first; –
Are they the better off for that?
You enter with the holy train;
So enters many a wretch profane.
On heads of kings and asses you may squat;
Deny your vaunting I will not;
But well such impudence, I know,
Provokes a sometimes fatal blow.
The name in which your vanity delights
Is owned as well by parasites,
And spies that die by ropes – as you soon will
By famine or by ague-chill,
When Phoebus goes to cheer
The other hemisphere, –
The very time to me most dear.
Not forced abroad to go
Through wind, and rain, and snow,
My summer's work I then enjoy,
And happily my mind employ,
From care by care exempted.
By which this truth I leave to you,
That by two sorts of glory we are tempted,
The false one and the true.
Work waits, time flies; adieu:
This gabble does not fill
My granary or till."
The Cloud
By Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,
From the seas and the streams;
I bear light shade for the leaves when laid
In their noonday dreams.
From my wings are shaken the dews that waken
The sweet buds every one,
When rocked to rest on their mother's breast,
As she dances about the sun.
I wield the flail of the lashing hail,
And whiten the green plains under,
And then again I dissolve it in rain,
And laugh as I pass in thunder.
I sift the snow on the mountains below,
And their great pines groan aghast;
And all the night 'tis my pillow white,
While I sleep in the arms of the blast.
Sublime on the towers of my skiey bowers,
Lightning my pilot sits;
In a cavern under is fettered the thunder,
It struggles and howls at fits;
Over earth and ocean, with gentle motion,
This pilot is guiding me,
Lured by the love of the genii that move
In the depths of the purple sea;
Over the rills, and the crags, and the hills,
Over the lakes and the plains,
Wherever he dream, under mountain or stream,
The Spirit he loves remains;
And I all the while bask in Heaven's blue smile,
Whilst he is dissolving in rains.
The sanguine Sunrise, with his meteor eyes,
And his burning plumes outspread,
Leaps on the back of my sailing rack,
When the morning star shines dead;
As on the jag of a mountain crag,
Which an earthquake rocks and swings,
An eagle alit one moment may sit
In the light of its golden wings.
And when Sunset may breathe, from the lit sea beneath,
Its ardours of rest and of love,
And the crimson pall of eve may fall
From the depth of Heaven above,
With wings folded I rest, on mine aëry nest,
As still as a brooding dove.
That orbèd maiden with white fire laden,
Whom mortals call the Moon,
Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor,
By the midnight breezes strewn;
And wherever the beat of her unseen feet,
Which only the angels hear,
May have broken the woof of my tent's thin roof,
The stars peep behind her and peer;
And I laugh to see them whirl and flee,
Like a swarm of golden bees,
When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,
Till calm the rivers, lakes, and seas,
Like strips of the sky fallen through me on high,
Are each paved with the moon and these.
I bind the Sun's throne with a burning zone,
And the Moon's with a girdle of pearl;
The volcanoes are dim, and the stars reel and swim,
When the whirlwinds my banner unfurl.
From cape to cape, with a bridge-like shape,
Over a torrent sea,
Sunbeam-proof, I hang like a roof,
The mountains its columns be.
The triumphal arch through which I march
With hurricane, fire, and snow,
When the Powers of the air are chained to my chair,
Is the million-coloured bow;
The sphere-fire above its soft colours wove,
While the moist Earth was laughing below.
I am the daughter of Earth and Water,
And the nursling of the Sky;
I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;
I change, but I cannot die.
For after the rain when with never a stain
The pavilion of Heaven is bare,
And the winds and sunbeams with their convex gleams
Build up the blue dome of air,
I silently laugh at my own cenotaph,
And out of the caverns of rain,
Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from the tomb,
I arise and unbuild it again.
The longest wedding veil was the same length as 63.5 football fields.
When Maria Paraskeva, a woman from Cyprus, got married in August 2018, her goal wasn't just to say "I do." She was also determined to set a record.
"My dream as a child has always been to break the Guinness World Record title for the longest wedding veil," she explained. She fulfilled her dream by wearing a lace veil that stretched 22,843 feet and 2.11 inches, or as long as 63.5 football fields.
InkHarted wrote:
Checkmate.
I started off as an equal
I have everything that they do
my life was one and the same as my foe
childish battles of lesser
I won baring cost of a little
but as time outgrew my conscience
I found that the pieces were moving against me
with time my company reduced
they left one by one
all in time forgetting me
my castles collapsed
my religion dissuaded
my protectors in hiding
I could not run anymore
I have been cornered to a wall
as the queen left silently
without saying goodbye
I could not live any longer
she was most precious to me
I could not win without her by my side
so the king knelt down and died.
"Everyone should know how to play chess." — José Raúl Capablanca
Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
'Finders keepers, losers weepers'
No, turn it over to Lost and Found.
Drive sober or get pulled over.
"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac
Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)
This poem is dedicated to all members who strive to become Masters of chess.
yakisoba's combination
in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night
a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight
but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba
together with a bishop and queen chasing nova.
though the old bishop was getting pooped out
the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about
while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought
"I know what to do with that nova when caught."
there on top of the castle was nova in hiding
strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding,
then trembling he realized to his consternation:
he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination.
* Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches...
<limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):
There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'>
"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." — Blasie Pascal
"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess
So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.
In God we trust; all others pay cash. ~ American Proverb
Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles. ~ Senegalese Proverb
<A Burnt Ship
By John Donne (1572-1631)
Out of a fired ship, which by no way
But drowning could be rescued from the flame,
Some men leap'd forth, and ever as they came
Near the foes' ships, did by their shot decay;
So all were lost, which in the ship were found,
They in the sea being burnt, they in the burnt ship drown'd.>
Ever wanted to be able to clean your ears with your tongue? Then you'd probably fancy being a giraffe. They're able to do this thanks to having tongues which are around 21 inches long!
Question: What is the only number spelled out in English that has the same number of letters as its value?
Answer: Four
Concrete-like structures began to appear for the first time in northern Jordan and southern Syria regions around 6500 B.C.E. Comprised of rough composite mixed with fluid cement, concrete is the most widely used man-made material. The mix hardens over time, making a sturdy, strong structural foundation. However, when it's still wet, the material is very easy to manipulate into different shapes.
Question: The U.S.A. $10,000 bill was last printed in 1945 and is the largest denomination ever in public circulation; whose portrait appeared on it?
Answer: Salmon P. Chase – Secretary of the Treasury
Giraffes have unique markings. They are like our own fingerprints in that no two giraffes will ever have the same markings.
The Camel and the Floating Sticks
The first who saw the humpbacked camel
Fled off for life; the next approached with care;
The third with tyrant rope did boldly dare
The desert wanderer to trammel.
Such is the power of use to change
The face of objects new and strange;
Which grow, by looking at, so tame,
They do not even seem the same.
And since this theme is up for our attention,
A certain watchman I will mention,
Who, seeing something far
Away on the ocean,
Could not but speak his notion
That It was a ship of war.
Some minutes more had past, –
A bomb-ketch It was without a sail,
And then a boat, and then a bale,
And floating sticks of wood at last!
Full many things on earth, I wot,
Will claim this tale, – and well they may;
They're something dreadful far away,
But near at hand – they're not.
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An Irish Blessing:
May we all feel…
happy and contented,
healthy and strong,
safe and protected
and living with ease…
~
<"Every time I coach people, I <emphasize> the following key concepts:
^Develop your pieces at the beginning of the game (Extremely underrated by beginners)
^Control the center (Chess pieces control a lot more squares from the center of the board)
^Make sure your king is safer than the opponent's
Every opening in chess is based on these fundamental principles. Thus, if you can understand such concepts and put them into practice, your chess strength will skyrocket!" ― IM Luis Torres>
> Protect your pieces. Loose Pieces Drop Off. Your middlegame position generally tends to be in good standing as long as you have a grip on the center, the king is castled and rooks connected, your pieces are active, and you don't drop material. Know all the possible ways of responding to a threat of capture.<
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Song of the Storm-Swept Plain
William D. Hodjkiss
The wind shrills forth
From the white cold North
Where the gates of the Storm-god are;
And ragged clouds,
Like mantling shrouds,
Engulf the last, dim star.
Through naked trees,
In low coulees,
The night-voice moans and sighs;
And sings of deep,
Warm cradled sleep,
With wind-crooned lullabies.
He stands alone
Where the storm's weird tone
In mocking swells;
And the snow-sharp breath
Of cruel Death
The tales of its coming tells.
The frightened plaint
Of his sheep sound faint
Then the choking wall of white—
Then is heard no more,
In the deep-toned roar,
Of the blinding, pathless night.
No light nor guide,
Save a mighty tide
Of mad fear drives him on;
‘Till his cold-numbed form
Grows strangely warm;
And the strength of his limbs is gone.
Through the storm and night
A strange, soft light
O'er the sleeping shepherd gleams;
And he hears the word
Of the Shepherd Lord
Called out from the bourne of dreams.
Come, leave the strife
Of your weary life;
Come unto Me and rest
From the night and cold,
To the sheltered fold,
By the hand of love caressed.
The storm shrieks on,
But its work is done—
A soul to its God has fled;
And the wild refrain
Of the wind-swept plain,
Sings requiem for the dead.
"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." ― William Faulkner
"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess
So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.
Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force.
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci
William Faulkner publishes The Sound and the Fury in 1929.
The Bear and the Amateur Gardener
A certain mountain bear, unlicked and rude,
By fate confined within a lonely wood,
A new Bellerophon, whose life,
Knew neither comrade, friend, nor wife, –
Became insane; for reason, as we term it,
Dwells never long with any hermit.
It's good to mix in good society,
Obeying rules of due propriety;
And better yet to be alone;
But both are ills when overdone.
No animal had business where
All grimly dwelt our hermit bear;
Hence, bearish as he was, he grew
Heart-sick, and longed for something new.
While he to sadness was addicted,
An aged man, not far from there,
Was by the same disease afflicted.
A garden was his favourite care, –
Sweet Flora's priesthood, light and fair,
And eke Pomona's – ripe and red
The presents that her fingers shed.
These two employments, true, are sweet
When made so by some friend discreet.
The gardens, gaily as they look,
Talk not, (except in this my book;)
So, tiring of the deaf and dumb,
Our man one morning left his home
Some company to seek,
That had the power to speak. –
The bear, with thoughts the same,
Down from his mountain came;
And in a solitary place,
They met each other, face to face.
It would have made the boldest tremble;
What did our man? To play the Gascon
The safest seemed. He put the mask on,
His fear contriving to dissemble.
The bear, unused to compliment,
Growled bluntly, but with good intent,
"Come home with me." The man replied:
"Sir Bear, my lodgings, nearer by,
In yonder garden you may spy,
Where, if you'll honour me the while,
We'll break our fast in rural style.
I have fruits and milk, – unworthy fare,
It may be, for a wealthy bear;
But then I offer what I have."
The bear accepts, with visage grave,
But not unpleased; and on their way,
They grow familiar, friendly, gay.
Arrived, you see them, side by side,
As if their friendship had been tried.
To a companion so absurd,
Blank solitude were well preferred,
Yet, as the bear scarce spoke a word,
The man was left quite at his leisure
To trim his garden at his pleasure.
Sir Bruin hunted – always brought
His friend whatever game he caught;
But chiefly aimed at driving flies –
Those hold and shameless parasites,
That vex us with their ceaseless bites –
From off our gardener's face and eyes.
One day, while, stretched on the ground
The old man lay, in sleep profound,
A fly that buzz'd around his nose, –
And bit it sometimes, I suppose, –
Put Bruin sadly to his trumps.
At last, determined, up he jumps;
"I'll stop your noisy buzzing now,"
Says he; "I know precisely how."
No sooner said than done.
He seized a paving-stone;
And by his modus operandi
Did both the fly and man die.
A foolish friend may cause more woe
Than could, indeed, the wisest foe.
'Ask no questions and hear no lies
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'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer
Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans?
A: Puss 'n' Toots!
Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon!
Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A: No eye deer!!
Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark?
A: A yardvark!
Q: What do you call a dancing lamb?
A: A baaaaaa-llerina!
Q: What do you call a meditating wolf?
A: Aware wolf!
Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach?
A: A sand-witch!
Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope?
A: Holy Guacamole!
The Human Seasons
by John Keats
Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;
There are four seasons in the mind of man:
He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear
Takes in all beauty with an easy span:
He has his Summer, when luxuriously
Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves
To ruminate, and by such dreaming high
Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves
His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings
He furleth close; contented so to look
On mists in idleness—to let fair things
Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.
He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,
Or else he would forego his mortal nature.
<Tips to calm down
Here are some helpful, actionable tips you can try the next time you need to calm down.
1. Breathe
"Breathing is the number one and most effective technique for reducing anger and anxiety quickly," says Scott Dehorty, LCSW-C, of Delphi Behavioral Health.
When you're anxious or angry, you tend to take quick, shallow breaths. Dehorty says this sends a message to your brain, causing a positive feedback loop reinforcing your fight-or-flight response. That's why taking long, deep calming breaths disrupts that loop and helps you calm down.
There are various breathing techniques to help you calm down. One is three-part breathing. Three-part breathing requires you to take one deep breath in and then exhale fully while paying attention to your body.
Once you get comfortable with deep breathing, you can change the ratio of inhalation and exhalation to 1:2 (you slow down your exhalation so that it's twice as long as your inhalation).
Practice these techniques while calm so you know how to do them when you're anxious.
2. Admit that you're anxious or angry
Allow yourself to say that you're anxious or angry. When you label how you're feeling and allow yourself to express it, the anxiety and anger you're experiencing may decrease.
3. Challenge your thoughts
Part of being anxious or angry is having irrational thoughts that don't necessarily make sense. These thoughts are often the "worse-case scenario." You might find yourself caught in the "what if" cycle, which can cause you to sabotage a lot of things in your life.
When you experience one of these thoughts, stop and ask yourself the following questions:
Is this likely to happen?
Is this a rational thought?
Has this ever happened to me before?
What's the worst that can happen? Can I handle
that?
After you go through the questions, it's time to reframe your thinking. Instead of "I can't walk across that bridge. What if there's an earthquake, and it falls into the water?" tell yourself: "There are people that walk across that bridge every day, and it has never fallen into the water."
4. Release the anxiety or anger
Dehorty recommends getting the emotional energy out with exercise. "Go for a walk or run. Engaging in some physical activity releases serotonin to help you calm down and feel better."
However, you should avoid physical activity that includes the expression of anger, such as punching walls or screaming.
"This has been shown to increase feelings of anger, as it reinforces the emotions because you end up feeling good as the result of being angry," Dehorty explains.
5. Visualize yourself calm
This tip requires you to practice the breathing techniques you've learned. After taking a few deep breaths, close your eyes and picture yourself calm. See your body relaxed, and imagine yourself working through a stressful or anxiety-causing situation by staying calm and focused.
By creating a mental picture of what it looks like to stay calm, you can refer back to that image when you're anxious.
6. Think it through
Have a mantra to use in critical situations. Just make sure it's one that you find helpful. Dehorty says it can be, "Will this matter to me this time next week?" or "How important is this?" or "Am I going to allow this person/situation to steal my peace?"
This allows the thinking to shift focus, and you can "reality test" the situation.
"When we're anxious or angry, we become hyper-focused on the cause, and rational thoughts leave our mind. These mantras give us an opportunity to allow rational thought to come back and lead to a better outcome," Dehorty explains.
7. Change your focus
Leave the situation, look in another direction, walk out of the room, or go outside.
Dehorty recommends this exercise so you have time for better decision making. "We don't do our best thinking when anxious or angry; we engage in survival thinking. This is fine if our life is really in danger, but if it isn't life threatening, we want our best thinking, not survival instincts," he adds.
8. Have a centering object
When you're anxious or angry, so much of your energy is being spent on irrational thoughts. When you're calm, find a "centering object" such as a small stuffed animal, a polished rock you keep in your pocket, or a locket you wear around your neck.
Tell yourself that you're going to touch this object when you're experiencing anxiety or frustration. This centers you and helps calm your thoughts. For example, if you're at work and your boss is making you anxious, gently rub the locket around your neck.
9. Relax your body
When you're anxious or angry, it can feel like every muscle in your body is tense (and they probably are). Practicing progressive muscle relaxation can help you calm down and center yourself.
To do this, lie down on the floor with your arms out by your side. Make sure your feet aren't crossed and your hands aren't in fists. Start at your toes and tell yourself to release them. Slowly move up your body, telling yourself to release each part of your body until you get to your head.
10. Drop your shoulders
If your body is tense, there's a good chance your posture will suffer. Sit up tall, take a deep breath, and drop your shoulders. To do this, you can focus on bringing your shoulder blades together and then down. This pulls your shoulders down. Take a few deep breaths.
You can do this several times a day.
11. Identify pressure points to calm anger and anxiety
Going for a massage or getting acupuncture is a wonderful way to manage anxiety and anger. But it's not always easy to find time in your day to make it happen. The good news is, you can do acupressure on yourself for instant anxiety relief.
This method involves putting pressure with your fingers or your hand at certain points of the body. The pressure releases the tension and relaxes your body.
One area to start with is the point where the inside of your wrist forms a crease with your hand. Press your thumb on this area for two minutes. This can help relieve tension.
12. Get some fresh air
The temperature and air circulation in a room can increase your anxiety or anger. If you're feeling tense and the space you're in is hot and stuffy, this could trigger a panic attack.
Remove yourself from that environment as soon as possible and go outside — even if it's just for a few minutes.
Not only will the fresh air help calm you down, but also the change of scenery can sometimes interrupt your anxious or angry thought process.
13. Fuel your body
Being hangry never helps. If you're hungry or not properly hydrated, many relaxation techniques won't work. That's why it's important to slow down and get something to eat — even if it's just a small snack.
Try nibbling on some dark chocolate. ResearchTrusted Source shows it can help boost brain health and reduce stress.
Wash it down with a cup of green tea and honey. Studies show green tea can help reduce the body's stress response. Research has found that honey can help relieve anxiety.
14. Chew gum
Chewing on a piece of gum can help reduce anxiety (and even boost mood and productivity). In fact, research shows people who chew gum regularly are typically less stressed than non-gum chewers.
15. Listen to music
The next time you feel your anxiety level cranking up, grab some headphones and tune in to your favorite music. Listening to music can have a very calming effect on your body and mind.
16. Dance it out
Get moving to your favorite tunes. Dancing has traditionally been used as a healing art. ResearchTrusted Source shows it's a great way to combat depression and anxiety and increase quality of life.
17. Watch funny videos
Sometimes laughter really is the best medicine. Research has found that laughing provides therapeutic benefits and can help relieve stress and improve mood and quality of life. Do a quick internet search to find funny videos for an instant mood boost.
18. Write it down
If you're too angry or anxious to talk about it, grab a journal and write out your thoughts. Don't worry about complete sentences or punctuation — just write. Writing helps you get negative thoughts out of your head.
19. Squeeze a stress ball
When you're feeling stress come on, try interacting with a stress-relief toy. Options include:
stress ball
magnetic balls
sculpting clay
puzzles
Rubik's cube
fidget spinner
20. Try aromatherapy
Aromatherapy, or the use of essential oils, may help alleviate stress and anxiety and boost mood. Those commonly used in aromatherapy include:
bergamot
cedarwood
chamomile
geranium
ginger
lavender
lemon
tea tree
Add a few drops of essential oil to a diffuser, or mix it with a carrier oil (like coconut oil) and apply to your skin for quick relief.
21. Seek social support
Venting to a trusted friend, family member, or coworker can do wonders. Even if you don't have time for a full play-by-play phone call, a quick text exchange can help you let it all out and help you feel heard.
Bonus points if you engage with a funny friend who can help you laugh for added stress relief.
22. Spend time with a pet
Interacting with your favorite furry friend can decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol and lower blood pressure. Quality time with a pet can also help you feel less alone and boost your overall mood.>
"....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally." — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe
The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee.
"Sorry don't get it done, Dude!" — John Wayne, Rio Bravo
"Gossip is the devil's telephone. Best to just hang up." — Moira Rose
pages 24-25 of The Year Book of the United States Chess Federation 1944 (Chicago, 1945), which published ‘Brave Heart', Anthony Santasiere's tribute to Frank J. Marshall. Written in August 1942 for Marshall's 65th birthday, it began:
Brave Heart –
We salute you!
Knowing neither gain nor loss,
Nor fear, nor hate –;
But only this –
To fight – to fight –
And to love.
Santasiere then gushes on in a similar vein for another 40 lines or so, and we pick up the encomium for its final verse:
For this – dear Frank –
We thank you.
For this – dear Frank –
We love you!
Brave heart –
Brave heart –
We love you!
Riddle: What is at the end of a rainbow?
Feral pigs ate and completely destroyed $22,000 worth of cocaine that had been hidden in an Italian forest.
Answer: The letter W.
The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey
A wolf, affirming his belief
That he had suffered by a thief,
Brought up his neighbour fox –
Of whom it was by all confessed,
His character was not the best –
To fill the prisoner's box.
As judge between these vermin,
A monkey graced the ermine;
And truly other gifts of Themis
Did scarcely seem his;
For while each party plead his cause,
Appealing boldly to the laws,
And much the question vexed,
Our monkey sat perplexed.
Their words and wrath expended,
Their strife at length was ended;
When, by their malice taught,
The judge this judgment brought:
"Your characters, my friends, I long have known,
As on this trial clearly shown;
And hence I fine you both – the grounds at large
To state would little profit –
You wolf, in short, as bringing groundless charge,
You fox, as guilty of it."
Come at it right or wrong, the judge opined
No other than a villain could be fined.
According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.
"Just because you know stuff doesn't mean you are smart... You have to know how to use that information." ― Josh Keller
The space between the eyebrows is called the "glabella," which is derived from the Latin word "glabellus," meaning "smooth."
The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day,
For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.
The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.
Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were of crimson silk with rows
Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows,
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.
And so the Three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell,
And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast,
And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met at some wayside well.
"Of the child that is born," said Baltasar,
"Good people, I pray you, tell us the news;
For we in the East have seen his star,
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To find and worship the King of the Jews."
And the people answered, "You ask in vain;
We know of no King but Herod the Great!"
They thought the Wise Men were men insane,
As they spurred their horses across the plain,
Like riders in haste, who cannot wait.
And when they came to Jerusalem,
Herod the Great, who had heard this thing,
Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;
And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem,
And bring me tidings of this new king."
So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the grey of morn;
Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will,
Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David, where Christ was born.
And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard,
Through the silent street, till their horses turned
And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard;
But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred,
And only a light in the stable burned.
And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.
His mother Mary of Nazareth
Sat watching beside his place of rest,
Watching the even flow of his breath,
For the joy of life and the terror of death
Were mingled together in her breast.
They laid their offerings at his feet:
The gold was their tribute to a King,
The frankincense, with its odor sweet,
Was for the Priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the body's burying.
And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat as still as a statue of stone,
Her heart was troubled yet comforted,
Remembering what the Angel had said
Of an endless reign and of David's throne.
Then the Kings rode out of the city gate,
With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared his hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.
The first chess legend, called the wheat and chessboard problem, illustrates the power of exponential growth.
The first chess movie, called Chess Fever, was a silent comedy released in 1925 in the Soviet Union.
The word checkmate comes from the Persian phrase shah mat, meaning "the king is helpless".
The Lion Beaten By The Man
A picture once was shown,
In which one man, alone,
On the ground had thrown
A lion fully grown.
Much gloried at the sight the rabble.
A lion thus rebuked their babble:
"That you have got the victory there,
There is no contradiction.
But, gentles, possibly you are
The dupes of easy fiction:
Had we the art of making pictures,
Perhaps our champion had beat yours!"
Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight. ~ Scottish Proverb
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr.
"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley
Under Joseph Stalin's regime, "Hamlet" was banned. The official reason: Hamlet's indecisiveness and depression were incompatible with the new Soviet spirit of optimism, fortitude, and clarity.
Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you're not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there's no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section.
This poem is dedicated to Harris my chessplayer friend and literary commentator.
Chess The Final Metaphor
It was in a cesspool behind the place of his cousin Nick
That in this pool of sewage, was born the freak called frick.
On dark nights he hysterically wailed in his pool of slimy mess:
"Oh why oh why, can't I play the game that humans call chess"?
As the morning sun rose, begged the queen of the mighty king:
Sire, can you not order the death of this awful filthy thing"?
Wisely he replied: "no, I'll let frick live forever in distress
While he must watch others enjoy themselves playing chess."
<Steinitz's Theory
1. At the beginning of the game, Black and White are equal.
2. The game will stay equal with correct play on both sides.
3. You can only win by your opponent's mistake.
4. Any attack launched in an equal position will not succeed, and the attacker will suffer.
5. You should not attack until an advantage is obtained.
6. When equal, do not seek to attack, but instead, try to secure an advantage.
7. Once you have an advantage, attack or you will lose it.>
Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me).
Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!
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<Us Two
So wherever I am, there's always Pooh,
There's always Pooh and Me.
"What would I do?" I said to Pooh,
"If it wasn't for you," and Pooh said: "True,
It isn't much fun for One, but Two,
Can stick together, says Pooh, says he. "That's how it is," says Pooh.
— A. A. Milne>
"Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend
Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,
But never tax'd for speech."
― William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well
Prayer for Your Children
Lord, I release my children to Your care and protection, and I relinquish my will for them in favor of Your will. I know I can't go everywhere my child goes, but I know you do. Please protect them.Give us wisdom for how to parent well. Give us peace in Your goodness toward our children and your love for us.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'
<A Friend's A Bloom
In the garden of life, a friend's a bloom,
Through sunshine and storms, a comforting room.
With laughter and support, they light the way,
In friendship's embrace, we cherish each day.
— Unknown>
"There is a power under your control that is greater than poverty, greater than the lack of education, greater than all your fears and superstitions combined. It is the power to take possession of your own mind and direct it to whatever ends you may desire." ― Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie
Be happy while you're living, For you're a long time dead.
~ Scottish Proverb
"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." — Charles F. Stanley
James 1:5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him"
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr.
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman
Smaller animals tend to perceive time as if it is passing in slow motion. Insects and small birds, for example, can see more information in one second than a larger animal such as an elephant.
<Thank you Lord for another day,
The chance to learn, the chance to play.
Now as I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Please, guard me Jesus through the night,
And keep me safe till morning's light.
But if I should I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
And should I live for other days,
I pray that God will guide my ways.
Amen.>
"My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world." — Billy Graham
"The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course."
— Billy Graham
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"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
― Martin Luther King Jr.
"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
― Yogi Berra, one of the greatest Yankees of all time
hzev240y Zulzaga luvs to ride wavey chips in the dip surf while Zeitlin skittles.
Oct-04-10
I play the Fred: said...
You're distraught
because you're not
able to cope
feel like a dope
when Lasker hits
Puttin on (the Fritz)
Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" has her own mailbox at the Louvre because of all the love letters she receives.
"Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale
"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston
"A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything." — African Proverb
Z is for Zipper (to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Zipper starts with letter Z,
Letter Z, letter Z,
Zipper starts with Letter Z,
/z/, /z/, /z/, /z/!
"Chacun voit midi à sa porte." ― (Everyone sees noon at his own door, or Everyone sees things their own way.)
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Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
HUMPTY DUMPTY
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses
And all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty
Together again.
Q: What is money called in space?
A: Star bucks.
Q: Where do the stars go to get their milk?
A: The Milky Way.
Q: Why didn't the Dog Star laugh at the joke?
A: It was too Sirius.
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Kibitzing
