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| May-13-25 | | stone free or die: Oooh, we want photos of your garden booty! |
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May-14-25
 | | perfidious: <Fusilli>, in response to: <....On a perhaps pedantic note, I believe Sunye is his father's surname and Neto his mother's, which makes <Sunye Neto> his last name. In Argentina we often called him just <Sunye>.> The naming convention is not quite the same; 'Neto' is the same as 'Nieto' in Spanish. It is most unfortunate that MS appears to have taken something that you have long enjoyed. Will this be your first visit to Charleston? I have not yet had the pleasure, though a close friend was there last month for the first time. |
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May-14-25
 | | Check It Out: <Fusilli> nice to hear about your garden. I have recently planted two tomato starts, basil, curly parsley, mild and hot peppers, Thai basil, and red and green leaf romaine. Let's see how it goes, I'm not a rookie but I'm not exactly a green thumb either. |
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May-14-25
| | perfidious: <CIO>, sounds like a lot of stuff that would grow here; both very different climates than that where <Fusilli> lives. That said, I would rate somewhere below rookie ball, as I have never grown anything. |
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May-14-25
 | | moronovich: Nice to hear about gardening.
I still vividly remember when I, as a 6-8 year old kid, did my grandparents (small) garden. Sitting in the cherrytree was the best ;) |
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| May-16-25 | | areknames: <Fusilli> It's great to read that things are good for you, although I don't understand the meaning of "hood the second PhD of my career". It's fantastic to read about the planting of stuff in your backyard. And the Spoleto Festival in Charleston (!!) sounds like something else. Even though I dislike the term, I think of this forum as a <safe space>, just a bunch of (mature) guys getting together virtually to shoot the breeze about chess, gardening, cats or whatever else life brings. Myself, I am still reeling from heartbreaking news I received yesterday about the death of my brother. I am no stranger to loss and grief - I suppose none of us are - but it doesn't get any easier the more of it you experience. Quite the contrary. |
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May-16-25
| | moronovich: Sorry to hear about your brother <areknames>. And you are right,it doesn´t necessary get easier as we get older. Sometimes the opposite. So may you cope with it, the best way possible. |
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May-19-25
 | | Fusilli: <areknames> That's truly heartbreaking, and I am so sorry to hear it. How are you coping? I have a brother (my only sibling) in Argentina, and we see each other not more regularly than every 3-4 years. We both would like it to be more often, but the logistics are very challenging. |
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May-19-25
| | Fusilli: I'll catch up soon with the multiple conversation threads! I was quite busy for a few days, including a short trip to buy a car from a dealership in Birmingham, AL. |
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| May-19-25 | | areknames: <moronovich> and <Fusilli> thank you for your kind words. I am not coping all that well, especially considering my own health struggles. The initial shock has subsided and now it has hit me hard. This really sucks. |
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| May-19-25 | | stone free or die: <areknames> Sorry for your loss of such a close relative. Was he your older or younger brother? And was it unexpected? . |
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| May-19-25 | | areknames: <z> it was my older brother. I can't say whether it was expected or unexpected as we had lost contact in the last few years and I am so far away from everyone and everything. I still need to find out the details of what actually happened. Still sucks big time, though. |
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May-20-25
| | Fusilli: <perf> <Will this be your first visit to Charleston? I have not yet had the pleasure, though a close friend was there last month for the first time.> It will be! And I am quite excited about it. It looks like the Spoleto Festival is very popular. I bought our tickets yesterday and there were less than 10% left in both performances. For the dance performance, my wife and I won't be sitting next to each other. I had to get two contiguous seats but on different rows, so I'll be behind her. And the hotels seem to be booking up. |
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May-20-25
| | Fusilli: <stone free or die: Oooh, we want photos of your garden booty!> Well... how? We don't have a photo sharing feature here. I post on Instagram, mostly as "stories", which are up for 24 hrs. Today I cut a flower from our magnolia tree and brought it inside. Here it is: https://www.instagram.com/stories/m... Of course, the magnolia tree doesn't count as <garden booty>! But at least I planted it. |
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May-20-25
| | Fusilli: <CIO> <I have recently planted two tomato starts, basil, curly parsley, mild and hot peppers, Thai basil, and red and green leaf romaine.> Sounds great! We overlap on tomatoes, basil, parsley, and lettuce (though not the same kind of any of them.) <I'm not a rookie but I'm not exactly a green thumb either.> Same here! Although I am getting better. |
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May-20-25
| | Fusilli: <perf> <CIO>, sounds like a lot of stuff that would grow here; both very different climates than that where <Fusilli> lives. I believe you are in Mass, right? Where is <CIO>? <That said, I would rate somewhere below rookie ball, as I have never grown anything.> I started during the pandemic. I was recently divorced, and spending a lot of time at home. One day I looked at my large, empty backyard, and thought to myself... why do I have a large, empty backyard. And then I went bananas, planting trees, bushes, setting up birdhouses, bird baths, and planting veggies and such. I love it! So, you see... never too late! |
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May-20-25
| | Fusilli: <moronovich> <Sitting in the cherrytree was the best> After climbing it! |
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May-20-25
| | Fusilli: <areknames> <I don't understand the meaning of "hood the second PhD of my career".> Generated with Google AI: Hooding is a tradition where a faculty advisor, mentor, or Dean of the Graduate School places a doctoral hood over a graduate's head during a hooding ceremony, typically held at a graduation or commencement ceremony. This ceremony signifies the graduate's completion of a doctoral degree and their transition from student to scholar. This was the second advisee of mine to get a PhD, that's why I wrote "the second of my career." <Even though I dislike the term...> I'm happy to host! Everyone willing to shoot the breeze in peace is welcome! (As long as we leave politics out, as noted on my forum blurb.) |
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May-20-25
| | Fusilli: <areknames: <z> it was my older brother. ... Still sucks big time, though.>
I hope you can find peace and comfort, my friend. I hope there are wonderful memories to cherish. Why don't you share one with us? |
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May-20-25
| | Fusilli: And in other news... I baked my first chocolate mousse! And it turned out awesome. I followed chef Ludo Lefebvre's recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqP...
Notice the measurements are in the comments section. Also, can someone tell me what he says, at 1:06, right after "it's better to have" and before "egg white"? I don't understand his accent there. |
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| May-20-25 | | stone free or die: <<ak> ... we had lost contact in the last few years and I am so far away from everyone and everything. I still need to find out the details of what actually happened.> So sorry, that makes it all the more difficult I'm sure. My personal view is that those of us who remain have the deeper challenge. |
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| May-20-25 | | stone free or die: <Fusilli> I'm the Boston guy, I think <CIO> is Seattle, but let him say for sure. I do envy your tomatoes overwintering. Boggles my mind actually! As for the photos, yes Instagram or the kin is fine, even if transient. I do remember you posting a charming picture of your wife (I believe a flower of some kind was involved - ha!). I do blogs myself, which allows me to permanently make historical chess clippings available for all. I also utilize Google drive as well. But it's not a strict requirement, you can describe, with words, your juicy tomatoes dribbling down your cheeks on each bite as well! Cheers. |
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| May-21-25 | | areknames: <Fusilli> Mate, the thing is that there are no wonderful memories. Growing up with Johan (Giovanni) was a nightmare. He was 4 years older than my twin brother and I, was extremely jealous of us and resented our very existence. The bickering and the beatings were constant. When he hit puberty at about 13 our parents had to send him away to boarding school because they feared for our lives, for good reason. He was only allowed to come back home when we were old enough to defend ourselves and fight back. Still, the increasingly violent fights continued for years. I derive some comfort from the fact that we reconciled in later years and that I did my best to help him, financially and in other ways. In the end, I was unable to do enough to change the very sad trajectory that was his life. |
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May-22-25
| | Fusilli: <areknames> Ouch. I can see why the memories bit won't work. Sorry if I overstepped by asking. Thanks for the additional background. |
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| May-22-25 | | areknames: You didn't overstep <Fusilli>, no need at all to apologise. |
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