I love Andy Soltis. I own four of his books. I always read his column first in Chess Life.
I don't believe any of his columns were about his own rating getting closer to where it was several years ago.
He is no patzer. He got his title through accomplishments in international tournaments.
You are not like Andy Soltis in any way I can discern.
This afternoon I went 5-2-1 to earn an additional 35 points. I must stick to the Italian Game as White & the Siicilian Defense as Black whenever possible. I'm going to keep pushing & see how far I can go. I haven't forgotten for a moment that I'm a patzer at heart. I'm more of an Andy Solstis type: a chess journalist & decent player, at times. Really I enjoy writing about chess more than I enjoy playing it. Happy Sunday everyone.