Meet the New Queen of Chess: Alexandra Kosteniuk

Some time ago, I posted about Alexandra Kosteniuk, the photogenic Russian chessplayer and model, who was at that time the top rated chess player in Russia.
Since then, her life has changed a bit.  She and her husband Diego Garces (a photographer) now have a young daughter. 
Also, she just recently won the Women’s World Chess Championship, defeating Hou Yifan [...]

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Confronting a Vandal At Frontier Park

When I went to Frontier Park to pick the kids up from practice today, I was waiting with another of the cross country parents, and I observed a kid doing a bit of vandalism. 
The bandshell at the bottom of the hill (officially the McCain Outdoor Classroom if you look at the map) has some broken glass [...]

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A Visit to Grove City

My oldest is now a senior in high school, and so the college search is in full swing.  She has a pretty good idea of what she wants to study, and she wants a college that is not too large, and has both cross country and track teams.  So on Saturday we went down to Grove [...]

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Frankenstein vs. Dracula on the Chessboard

Time for a break from politics and back to some fun stuff.  Here is another of my chess games.  This wild game, though short, does not resemble Bambi vs. Godzilla  or Dracula vs. Sleeping Beauty.  No, this is Dracula vs. Frankenstein.  I play Dracula in this game.
My opponent’s move 2. Nc3 makes this a Vienna [...]

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Sarah Palin Rumor Update

The anti-Sarah Palin Smear Machine has been going full throttle, and it is hard to keep up with them at times.  You would almost think that the Democratic party hates women or something.  This is the worst treatment any major candidate has EVER received.
Barack Obama and Joe Biden have said that that are taking the [...]

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Barack Obama’s Continued Plan to Lose Pennsylvania

We know that when Barack Obama was raising funds from wealthy San Fransciscans, he had this to say about Pennsylvanians, who were about to vote for Hillary Clinton in the primary against him:

“Our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make progress when there’s not evidence of that in their daily lives,” he [...]

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A Close Shave, and a Lesson in Language

Many people complain that their words were “taken out of context”, and often that complaint is lame.  For example, if your if you are running for President and your preacher is caught on YouTube saying “God Damn America,” you will have trouble explaining why he was taken out of context.  Your best bet is to [...]

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