i'm the Author of My Life .. {'others' are provisionally welcome !}

very true

.. Welcome, 'readers'.. and-or, 'contributors'!

This, is a New forum 'thread' of mine; To celebrate 'Life'! - Composed, of an eclectic, {or diverse}, collection of, {in, No special order}, quotes, images, news-page links, or 'pastes', or, most Anything that suits my present moment-in-time, fancy.. So long, as it's, in reasonably 'Good' taste !

- Others, {if so motivated}, are encouraged, to do likewise.. or even 'comment' on what I've 'posted'!

.. Cheers ..

 .. Welcome, 'Kpop'! .. 'aka'..{also known as}, 'Risa' ..

this thread might not go far but it should prove interesting

what do u go by Flank for your name?

.. It's, 'Ed'.. in the 'Real World', 'Kpop'..  [ :

ok Ed. when did u join here?

Risa would be fine

.. Earlier posted, on 'Tom's, {Now 'back-slidden'}, "Be Yourself", thread, by mistake !

.. I 'joined' several months ago, 'Risa'.. But, had been both, 'posting' & 'playing' 'blitz'.. for innumerable, months, previously. o:

I like that one

I joined a year ago but never really used chess.com until this month

I like these forum threads (if they're interesting) lol

.. You may, or may not, have already heard, the following, really 'cool' performance, 'Risa'. -- Adopted, from the 'classical' piece,  " 'Fanfare' ..etc. ..{forgot, name of 'composer'.. though, it's easy to look up! ..he-he}.

dude your writing style is kinda hard for me to.comprehend

I'll try to correct that, and thanks for the input !

If anyone would know that, it was the late 'Admiral Byrd', who spent many months, alone, in Antarctica, long ago.

oh cool