I started a new correspondence chess section this week, under the auspices of the CCLA. This is my third event with this group since leaving the US Chess Federation (You think Congress is screwed up? Try the USCF.), and I’ve been mostly happy with how things have gone. The people seem friendly and the officials [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Queen to Queen’s level three
Posted in Chess, tagged CCLA, Chess, correspondence chess, Scandinavian Defense, Slav Defense, Trompowsky Attack, US Chess Federation, USCF on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The ten worst owners in sports
Posted in American Football, Sports, tagged Al Davis, losers, NFL, owners, Raiders on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some of these I quibble with and some I can’t say one way or the other (I’m not much of a baseball fan and I lost interest in basketball several years ago), but Number One is spot on.
And that picture – hah!
Bad writers, bad!
Posted in Television, Writing, tagged Criminal Minds, serial killers, suspension of disbelief, TV writing on October 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It’s one thing for a character in a movie or TV show to make a mistake that costs them dearly: pick the wrong door, dial the wrong number, or cut the wrong wire, and something bad happens. If no one made a mistake, then the story would never advance – or, if it did, it [...]
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