tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post3963401157791873117..comments2024-02-22T13:53:00.516-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Spiegel's blog: Identity Theft, Vampires, Grammar, Warm Milk, ObamaElizabeth Vicaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-79980730305697125212010-04-13T07:28:24.952-04:002010-04-13T07:28:24.952-04:00"Keep in mind that I had not yet lived in New..."Keep in mind that I had not yet lived in New York, and consequently was not yet the assertive woman I am today. I did not yet <b><i>enjoy</i></b> laughing at people and telling them to fuck off." -I LOL'd! <br /><br />I've always had a sneaking suspicion that living in a city as intense as New York would bend even the strongest of wills. Interestingly enough a friend of mine recently moved from Indianapolis to Brooklyn and I'm curious to see if she will succumb...Check2Checkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309134742480541873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-43154164620334012322008-02-08T11:48:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:48:00.000-05:00I had no idea you went to Duke! I was class of '93...I had no idea you went to Duke! I was class of '93, so we just missed overlapping. Too bad -- we really could have used you on our chess team (such as it was).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-35502666693699308832008-02-06T16:21:00.000-05:002008-02-06T16:21:00.000-05:00My fiancee is a non-chessplayer. While she puts u...My fiancee is a non-chessplayer. While she puts up with me spending a half hour or so each day on my correspondence games, she has made me promise never to take her to a chess tournament. Which means that we will have at least one separate vacation each year.<BR/><BR/>My favorite opponents are those who have beaten most of the people they've played in their lives and therefore *think* they're really good. When they face a tournament player for the first time, even a lowly C player like me, they are usually in for a shock. Your Duke-era date probably fell into this category. The good thing about tournament play is that reminds you that you *can* lose, and although you don't have to like it, you shouldn't act like a $#!+ because of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-45724411741504527222008-02-05T22:37:00.000-05:002008-02-05T22:37:00.000-05:00That third "nonrestrictive" clause is actually res...That third "nonrestrictive" clause is actually restrictive. I'm surprised. I wouldn't expect such a mistake from Karen Elizabeth Gordon, who is a twisted genius. (<I>That</I> was a nonrestrictive clause.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-89082359249144988602008-02-05T15:15:00.000-05:002008-02-05T15:15:00.000-05:00I see your point.I see your point.Tom Panelashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043077227993571019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-73515751638500340532008-02-04T23:07:00.000-05:002008-02-04T23:07:00.000-05:00Elizabeth: We just finished watching the Yes We C...Elizabeth: We just finished watching the Yes We Can video and recommend this one. Not as musical but really well done by a brilliant Stanford Law Professor:<BR/>http://lessig.org/blog/2008/02/20_minutes_or_so_on_why_i_am_4.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com