<Jess> you're pulling me off the straight and narrow again!

You got the half-open h file there and it can't hold off your heavy artillery.

I think it comes from being so incredibly short-sighted - as in myopic - that the board is pretty much in my head at the best of times. I just close my eyes and croon myself a story: ...Bb5, if b4, then ...cxd4, usw.

Works for me.

I also see you're seeking a new persona. Interesting. Maybe the drugs you spoke of (in <Eyal's>) will help you find it--a sort Castenada-like revelation leading you into a higher understanding of your true inner self. (I had something like that last year and came up with Pizza-Man, but that didn't fly very far.)

BTW, how do you guys put websites and chessgames from the database in blue so that computer-illiterates such as me can merely click on them and presto!--we have Calamity Jane or Sparkling Strawberry?

Me too. And I'm not an Englishwoman either.

Many thanks, <Eyal>! Knew I could count on you! As <Jess> would say, <<Vintage Eyal/Captain/Crabbin'>>. Hope all's well with you. I'm teaching five classes this semester and doing a rather involved Independent Study. I hardly know who I am most of the time.

That's what I like about Central and Eastern Europe (I'm posing as a kind of Slavic Rastafarian, but that's another story).

Any given piece of turf has probably 'belonged' to about six different states, empires, monarchies, etc over the last few centuries alone. A chunk of Greater Lithuania becomes a slice of the Kingdom of Poland, then gets absorbed by the expanding Russian Empire, likewise the Prussians, some other Germans, gets nominal independence under a local Duke, is absorbed by Austria-Hungary or the Holy Roman Empire, is briefly occupied by the Turks or painted pink by some Brits who took a wrong turning on the way to India ... and that's before you even reach the 20th century and its wars.

Meanwhile the peasants went on being peasants. With some exceptions, they didn't get too worked up over who owned them this week, or exactly where the boundaries of the sacred national soil were.

This is in marked contrast, say, to marginal insular types living on islands (Ireland, Cyprus, Corsica) who get the idea in their noggins that the island and the nation are the same thing. Bad idea.

Then again, the Serbs never needed an island ...

<Jess> Excuse brief irruption of geopolitical geek mode. I'll revert to being the other kind now.

"They could see the thrashers coming ... burned my credit card for fuel ... better down the road without that load ... "

PS. Anyone know how to say <I-and-I> in Ukrainian?

PS2. I saw a <Ukrainian Autocephalic Church> a while back. 'Autocephalic' means 'having your own head'. I'm autocephalic myself, so I'm kinda biased ... but it's a good way to be.

I'm just burping here and I beilieve that the "something else" may be laundry detergent.

This is in marked contrast, say, to marginal insular types living on islands (Ireland, Cyprus, Corsica) who get the idea in their noggins that the island and the nation are the same thing. Bad idea.>

The text reminded me of the time I went in Sunday-school; "And who is my neighbor?". Thanks Domdaniel, I liked those days.

Hmm that's wierd-- i was just thinking about you this morning as well...

OK it's good to see you!! I will send you the original with some "additions" today.

I'm busy analyzing one of <dom's> games in the <Euwe Center> at the moment.

Does yours taste like laundry detergent as well?

there's a lot of analysis of the <French Advance> over in <User: Acheive> forum if you want to comment.

I'm just finishing up a commentary on <Dom's> latest game. I'm almost finished now.

Yes they are great eh? I'm up to the middle of the <Second World Champ Match> now.

Many of you may know this forum by it's "inforumal" name (heh- get it?):

<The Doctor Max Euwe Center for Young Catholic High School Girls in Trouble>

Please have a look-- it's a great game and any further analysis/comments are sought....

Thanks for dropping by.

Heh- nope, it's the "extra ingredient," not a soapy cup.

It tastes Terrible!! Usually I get instant coffee in a bag without anything mixed in with it.

Then I drink it with Soy Milk.

I tore up my hip muscles hiking in Apsan park last weekend.

WAHHHH

heh

My puter is almost a lost cause, according to my neighbour, part-time puter Doctor, but he couldn't get "in" the damn thing either... But it's EAster now so I can call a real comp pro tuesday morning and an appointment will take some time too... But I can drop by my neighbour, Simon (great guy), and the University Liberry to keep track of things here...

By all means keep using the Euwe Study Center like you did; it's great to read your analysis!! Hope some blokes will join you :P

At least I will when I've had the time to study your material.

How's the pain? Diminishing?

I'm sorry to hear about your computer. Dom blew his computer up the other day as well.

I lost two computers to virus infections before. Now I use a "super free firewall" the <zonealarm>.

I hope you get fixed up quickly.

Enjoy your Easter celebrations!!

BTW be sure to look at the <news link> that <JoeWms> posted in your forum-- Very disturbing story.

Heh I won't know if the pain diminishes until they take me off the massive pain killers...

Strange eh?

No pain at the moment but it's because I'm on painkillers.

I'm following the doctor's orders to the letter and I see him every morning.

He said I have to take at least one more week off work, maybe two.

I'm hoping it's only a week though as it's driving me crazy not working.

although chess analysis is a wonderful way to spend time.

Thank goodness for <The Euwe Center>!!