Jan 18 2008
Heard Boywonder Fischer’s death on the radio while driving. Oh lord .. I found his defeat of Boris Spassky in 1972 was romantic: the Russian champ had a huge team - the all powerful chess machine of the old USSR - attending to him while Boywonder was just about all by himself ..very much like Van Cliburn who shocked the [...]
Jan 18 2008
Finally someone other than the Frenchy is making a headline, Gordy Brown led a high-profile delegation of business leaders to China. China Now has just inaugurated, an cultural event with the clearest aim to do business. The Brit was the first westerns en mass who tried to opened the Middle Kingdom’s door for trade. They even waged two wars and sent troops [...]
Jan 18 2008
I’m officially a lefty, played two night this week with my left arm, and was doing fine, ha. Jenny and I had two wins out of three sets. She did most of the dirty work, but I helped out a bit here and there, :). My left arm is getting more power as I play more - [...]