A Defeating Defeat

A Defeating Defeat

This post is about about responding to failure. Last night was round 3 of the NPCC August chess tournament. Round 1 – I played a 16 year old and lost a close game which I was totally fine with. Round 2 – I played a 7 year old and beat him because he was...
Zip It Up and Zip It Out

Zip It Up and Zip It Out

Zip It Up and Zip It Out Sunday night I woke up in a pool of sweat. My body got trapped in blankets like saran wrap. The cause could be the copious amounts of alcohol consumed Saturday. At 2am, I’m not in the mood to address the situation, so I sleep through it....
What Are Your Plans?

What Are Your Plans?

I was walking down the street and came across a car with a dead battery getting a charge. As I passed, I overheard the one man saying to the other, “what are your plans today, just fucking around?” Mind you, this is 6pm. A few observations: At 6pm, to be...
Mayor’s Cup 2024

Mayor’s Cup 2024

Let’s be honest, this little guy stole the show during the kids fun run. Sorry for the quality, blame Apple. Mayor’s Cup 2024 What is the Mayor’s Cup? Does the mayor attend? Do we call wear cups? These were the normal questions I’m asking...
My First Chess Tournament

My First Chess Tournament

On Friday I played in my first ever chess tournament! After years of online chess, I decided it was time to play in a live tournament of classical chess. Here are the details of it, the experience, and the game itself. The Deets The tournament is taking place in the...