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Redeye
I haven't posted here in months. Plenty going on these days, but my desire to write here has waned ( Read more... ) -
Dayton in brief
Extremely disappointing tourney, going 15-16 -626. I never won more than 2 in a row, nor lost more than 2 in a row. Each of the first 4 morning sessions started with 2 wins, only to be followed by 2 losses ( Read more... ) -
Dayton bound
According to the test data for the PC (catch it while you can), I finished in 10th place at 20-11. I'd have finished in 5th if only I could've pulled off the last game, which I lost, 470-450. I'm sure it was a winnable game. Sigh ( Read more... ) -
Dayton prize fund inequity
Here is the breakdown of the prize payouts by division in Dayton, based on numbers from cross-tables and the official prize listDiv Players Entry $ Prize $ % payout ( Read more... ) -
Arden Cup
I had a horrific tourney, going 8-12. I suck, but had a great time.
Here's an awesome play that typified my luck/my opponent's skill. Look for this one in a future Scrabble News.
What's Melissa's play?
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Trip to the E.R.
I've been rather sick for more than a week now. Started with a cough and cold, then became the flu. Despite taking numerous OTC meds, symptoms worsened. Then the headaches started. They were worse than any I've ever experienced--extreme jolts of pain that lasted only a second, but that were excruciating ( Read more... ) -
cgp roto ruckus reply
I haven't posted here in quite a while. Recent cgp activity compels me to reply here, as I am unable to reply there ( Read more... ) -
Reply from Sen. Feingold
With the House currently debating a meaningless resolution, which is paving the way for a more important future vote on the funding of the war in Iraq, this seems like an appropriate time to share the reply I received from Russ Feingold a few days ago ( Read more... ) -
Notre Dame tourney notes
Josh came along for this tourney, his third one with his Dad. We were both looking forward to seeing the Notre Dame campus, though the forecast was for bitter cold temps. I picked him up from school at 2:00, and we hit the road. Chicago traffic was typically brutal, but we were in no rush. We lost an hour to the time change, and arrived at our ( Read more... ) -
What's a few million between friends?
This almost doesn't qualify as "news", given its predictability. An audit points out that millions of buckeroos have been wasted or can't be accounted for in Iraq, and that despite spending over $21 b-b-b-b-billion on "rebuilding" the country's destroyed infrastructure, electricity output in Baghdad (which is currently about 6 hours per day) is ( Read more... )