The rat takes liberties. I generally let it float on by, like the rat I once saw in the Charles River floating toward Boston Harbor. It looked like a little football with teeny arms and a tail.
Chess for Oldtimers --- Good Idea !
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Nov 8, 2021
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#2583
DrSpudnik wrote:
The rat takes liberties. I generally let it float on by, like the rat I once saw in the Charles River floating toward Boston Harbor. It looked like a little football with teeny arms and a tail.
Thanks for sharing.
Nov 11, 2021
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#2586
A cute little item from Reader's Digest: " To the guy who stole my antidepressants, I hope you're happy now. "
Nov 17, 2021
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#2587
You can tell you are getting up there in age because you still look things up in an encyclopedia and further to that you still own a set of encyclopedias Rofl.
Nov 18, 2021
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#2588
ExploringWA wrote:
My father taught me to play chess in 1972, and I played regularly until 1982. I quit playing when I entered high school and didn’t move a piece for 38 years. Last July one of my doctors recommended Chess as a possibility to help with cognitive decline related to Parkinson’s, so I started playing again. I couldn’t even remember how to orient the board. I’ve had a few major setbacks in the last year, but over all I believe that Chess is helping. My ability to work through problems independently is definitely improving. I’m just one data point, but I’m on the side of those who believe it can help with age and health related cognitive decline.
What a coincidence! My father taught me to play chess in 1972 as well. Unlike you, I've never stopped, although it's only ever been a hobby rather than a serious pursuit. I'm not unintelligent - Philosophy PhD and several languages - but my father has Alzheimer's just as his parents and older sister did, and I'm anticipating the onset of cognitive decline within the next fifteen years, and view chess as a way of keeping my brain ticking over.
Dec 8, 2021
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#2589
badenwurtca wrote:
You can tell you are getting up there in age because you still look things up in an encyclopedia and further to that you still own a set of encyclopedias Rofl.
In 1957, I learned to play chess from an encyclopedia! -- the Compton's Picture Encyclopedia, to be exact. I had to teach the rules to my mother so I'd have someone to play with..... And the rest is history! (if you count the life of a chess dilettante as "history.")
Dec 9, 2021
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#2592
Just like that lovely old spiritual ... "When the role is called over yonder, I'll be there, looking for my car."
Dec 11, 2021
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Dec 12, 2021
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#2596
Yes, starring Jerry Van Dyke!
[Show biz trivia for geezers: Dick's talented brother Jerry was up for the part of Handyman George in Bob Newhart's 2nd show "Newhart," but he totally screwed up his audition, and he was devastated when the part went to Tom Poston instead. Years later, when Jerry finally found success in the cast of another long-running sitcom, "Coach," I was so happy for him!)
Dec 14, 2021
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#2598
George Carlin: " Have you ever noticed that anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac ? ( makes sense ! ) "
i used to be a maniac. now i'm an idiot. just look at me. i used to swim like michael phelps. now i float around.
"Spudzy?" Is that your real nickname? Can just anybody use it?