In light of some of the negativity on this forum, I thought it would be a nice change of pace to get to know you all, in a lighter, more personal thread.
Why did you first start playing at RHP? And why did you decide t stick around?
For me, it started after a supervisor saw me playing chess against a computer at work. He's a real cool and respectable guy, but definetely was a stickler for rules. So imagine my surprise, when instead of a reprimand, he started talking about his love of chess, and other supervisors who played.
He then told me about this site, and said he'd be waiting for me to challenge him. It was fun playing, because I discovered something about my supervisor: as much as he stuck to all the rules at work, he broke one: using work computers to play games. It was kind of fun checking RHP, and seeing he had just moved a minute ago. It was our little secret.
I stopped playing for a while, but decided to come back after my son was born last month. It gave me something to do during the late night hours while feeding/changing him, or rocking him to sleep in my arms. I now have a desire to take chess seriously, and try to get good at it.
So...how about you?
I'm here because I'm here.
Hmmmmm........
"...........but decided to come back after my son was born last month. It gave me
something to do during the late night hours while feeding/changing him, or rocking
him to sleep in my arms."
There is only one person who can feed a one month old baby.
That is the baby's mother.
No wonder you and The Duchess argue so much.
You're a woman. Who else but two woman would keep arguing over nothing. 🙂
The post that was quoted here has been removedIf my post is unwanted or unwarranted I apologize in advance.
I for one think you two might settle this like a lady and gentleman in a game with chat.
I often wished I had attempted to settle some of my disputes thusly.
I tend to play better when I have a personal vendetta. 😠 😛
Edit: I see from other posts you are both women. (I love women's chess and actively support the French and Irish women's teams)
Sorry for my sexist assumption that Vivvy was male. 🙁
Cat fight chess, now that would be awesome!! 😛 🙂 😀
I just knew I would have to put on my tin hat after that post.
Duchess it was a clear joke.
I know V is a bloke, I've done my fair share of feeding from a bottle
at 2 and 3am. I did not play chess (no net then) , I usually brought the
baby back to bed with the bottle and passed him or her over to Mrs GP.
Originally posted by tomtom232Those who do not know what this term means should recognize that they probably should remain outside the conversation. Not everyone has equal competence for every topic. Often it is better to remain silent and let others suspect your ignorance, than to speak out and draw attention to incompetence.
"exegesis"
Do you really think most people know what this means? Can't you just write "critical explanation?"
The phrase "critical explanation" is imprecise and only captures a portion of the spirit of exegesis. The term exegesis, on the other hand, is precise and specific. It is the correct term.