plswan

      I am eighty five (85) years old as of August 25, 2024.   I am a retired Ordained Lutheran Clergyman  (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and  serving for over 59 years.   I served as the senior pastor in five (5) congregations in America.    I am married to Barbara over 62 years and we have four (4) grown children and four (4) grandchildren!   

      I love chess and I started playing chess at the young age of 5 in a small town some 5 miles from Portland, Maine!    I wish I had better legs and could play over the board more.  I loved to play chess on Long Island, New York and in the NYC tournaments.    

      I dearly love steamed clams, lobsters, shrimp, crabs, fish, and all of the other delicious seafood!

I have played over 108,054 "'three-minute or five-minute games spanning the years 2012 through 2023." and I seek a goal of 250,000!  The 16th of March, 2023   I reached more than 108,054!    Fun games, eh?