20 Aug 09
Originally posted by Red NightThere are times, Red, when all of us are set like flint (with self esteem,
In all honesty, I was confused at first as well.
But, on second reading, knew what you were saying.
autonomy, near invincibility). At other times, we're reduced to dish rags.
Three things mentioned represent a few of my vulnerabilities. That's all.
20 Aug 09
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The post that was quoted here has been removed"Bit of a big head you appear to have there Bobby, I've a vice that can solve that." -Sicilian Smaug
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Quite comforting, in our topsy turvy world, to know that some things remain unchanged...
such as your silky physician forum-side manners, which revel in being crass and unkind.
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By the way, Smaug, got rid of the Reti and Fischer stuff and tried to tighten it up to help
it flow from my present diminished situation/station to chess and to life and to eternity...
"No longer capable of tactical brilliancies. Quite content nowadays to navigate familiar
turf, festina lente, hopeful my opponents' errors/blunders may often exceed my own.
"You need not play well, just help your opponent to play badly." -Genrikh Chepukaitis.
“The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist
must know what to do when nothing needs doing” -Tartakover. “Only the player with
the initiative has the right to attack” -Wilhelm Steinitz. “Chess simulates life” -anon.
"My left is weakened. My right is broken. The situation is excellent. I'm on the attack."
Field Communiqué to Headquarters, Marshal Foch (French Commander, 1851-1929)
“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those
to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way'" -C.S. Lewis. "Religion is the
fashionable substitute for belief." -Oscar Wilde. 'There's a hole in the heart of man
in the shape of God. If I believe in the risen Christ and it's just a devious falsehood,
there is nothing to lose. If true, then I have everything to gain.' -Pascal (1623-1662)"
August, 2009
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