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intermittent thoughts on my life and work as the chess coach at IS 318, a public middle school in Brooklyn

Saturday, January 31, 2009

want to see more pictures of my kids?

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I know that's your favorite part of my blog. Emmanual Ogunremi: very sad that his opponent has not played ...d5 Joel Ogunremi: fianchet...
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Friday, January 30, 2009

I can't wait for the Bobby Fischer Symposium!

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It's being held at the Marshall Chess Club March 6 and 7. Nice to see the good Dr. Frank Brady bringing some culture to chess. A sympos...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

thoughts about writing

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two kinds: 1. My job tonight is to compile the 318 Secret Openings Book for 2008-2009. Every year I leave this task inexplicably late. The 3...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Is this a trick?

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Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education WASHINGTON — The economic stimulus plan that Congress has scheduled for a vote on We...
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Saturday, January 24, 2009

69 Love Songs

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Do you know this beautiful, brilliant album, or should I say 3 volume concept album , by the magnetic fields? from wikipedia: The album was ...
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

autism + granny's lawn ballet

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my late grandmother with my half brother Adam. (he is now 14). more hilarious photos of granny in 1934 lawn ballet are at bottom!! Is anybo...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

inauguration

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Was anybody else shocked that Rick Warren recited the Lord's Prayer at the inauguration? Can he do that?? What happened to separation o...
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Monday, January 19, 2009

my Palestinian solution and the Incredible Rochelle Ballantyne

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Alright, so I apologize in advance for the way this post is going to turn out. I know that people who think they have the simple solution to...
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Saturday, January 17, 2009

awesome chess clothes

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GM Var Akobian wearing Endgame Jeremy Popoff, guitar player from the platinum selling rock band, Lit ( www.myspace.com/litlounge ), wearing...
Friday, January 16, 2009

Checkmates and USCF Politics

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hilarious. A good-girl chess player falls for a bad-boy checkers player from the streets. Thanks to Joel Salman and Greg Shahade for the lin...
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