May 2005
| 5/28/05 |
Bobby Fischer News posted by williamje (1 comments) Former World Champ Boris Spassky visited Bobby in Iceland this week in an effort to encourage... |
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| 5/27/05 |
The Knuckleheads of the Day posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to any of the 12 members on the board of Goldstar Mothers who voted to deny Ligaya Lagma... |
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| 5/22/05 |
Sets for Vets posted by williamje (0 comments) I found this post over at Jim Eade's Chess Journal(You can find it in my links section) and I... |
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| 5/21/05 |
The Preakness- Present and Future posted by williamje (0 comments) Afleet Alex won the second leg of the Triple Crown today. This was an amazing, because the ho... |
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| 5/20/05 |
Oh really posted by williamje (0 comments) WPEC Channel 12 had a news segment. It was about a person who sues telemarketers. Wow!!... |
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| 5/18/05 |
Frank Gorshin RIP posted by williamje (0 comments) The actor and impressionist best known as The Riddler on the Sixties version of Batman, passe... |
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| 5/18/05 |
Today posted by williamje (0 comments) Marks the anniversary of the first day I met my wife. It's always remembered by the words she... |
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| 5/17/05 |
Won't they learn? posted by williamje (0 comments) In the last month we have had Scandals at Newsweek, The LA Times, The Sacramento Bee, and now... |
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| 5/17/05 |
Much better but.... posted by williamje (0 comments) I have been much happier with CC and Alex and Colleen Dunne's handling of it of late. There i... |
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| 5/16/05 |
Jack Nicklaus posted by williamje (0 comments) Announced his retirement from pro golf today. Jack's last tournament will be the British Open thi... |
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| 5/15/05 |
The most overdone story of the week posted by williamje (0 comments) Was the evacuation in Washington DC. Not why the evacuation took place, but the whining by el... |
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| 5/15/05 |
The Knucklehead of the Day Award posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to ESPN and the producers of their show The Sports Reporters. Of all the sportswriters t... |
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| 5/15/05 |
You won't read this in the MSM posted by williamje (0 comments) A French study shows that having an abortion increases the risk in the next pregnancy a woman... |
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| 5/14/05 |
Inexplicable combination posted by williamje (1 comments) I'm playing Janet Peterson in 05EN01. We've played twice before, in the 2001 Golden Knights. ... |
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| 5/14/05 |
The Knucklehead(s) of the Day Award posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to the Japanese Parliment for naming a holiday to honor the late Emperor Hirohito who ru... |
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| 5/14/05 |
Time for Michael Brown to resign posted by williamje (3 comments) An audit done by the Inspector General's office of the Dept of Homeland Security confirmed wh... |
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| 5/14/05 |
Anything goes? posted by williamje (0 comments) Yesterday I read one of the most preposterous things I've had the displeasure of glancing at ... |
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| 5/13/05 |
The streak has ended posted by williamje (0 comments) Tiger Woods streak of not missing cut ended today at perhaps an appropriate place. The EDS By... |
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| 5/13/05 |
Base closures posted by williamje (0 comments) The base closure list came out today. I'm no military expert but I got to guess most of these... |
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| 5/13/05 |
Knucklehead of the Day Award posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to whomever at AOL decides what to put on the welcome screens. Today for far too long we hav... |
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| 5/13/05 |
Shooting themselves in the foot posted by williamje (0 comments) The LPGA message boards barring a miracle appear to be dead. This is in spite of emails and p... |
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| 5/13/05 |
Don't laugh too hard posted by williamje (0 comments) Discovery Channel next month will have a series of specials on 100 Greatest Americans. It wil... |
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| 5/13/05 |
Giving new meaning to Full Service posted by williamje (0 comments) A mother in Broward County gives birth to one of two twins in a gas station parking lot. |
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| 5/12/05 |
Another psudeo Journalist making up the news posted by williamje (1 comments) This time its a Pulitzer prize winning columnist for the Sacramento Bee, Diana Griego E... |
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| 5/12/05 |
The end of Star Trek? posted by williamje (0 comments) I been a Trek fan without going bananas about it 30 some years. In New York as a youth I watc... |
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| 5/12/05 |
Knucklehead or Cop Killer of the Day posted by williamje (0 comments) There is outrage in Denver against the City's mayor John Hickenlooper. This knucklehead of a ... |
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| 5/11/05 |
Random Correspondence Chess Notes posted by williamje (0 comments) Here we go * Robert Angres finally accepted my draw offer in 03NS05. I had previously ... |
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| 5/11/05 |
The Knucklehead of the Day Award posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to Dishonorable New York Supreme Court Judge Karen Smith who disregarded both the ... |
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| 5/10/05 |
Blame the Taser or the Author/Editor? posted by williamje (0 comments) Here is an article from the Seattle PI http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/223578_t... |
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| 5/10/05 |
Here is a good laugh posted by williamje (0 comments) Greenpeace gets found guilty of breaking enviormental laws in Alaska. http://aol... |
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| 5/10/05 |
The Knucklehead of the Day Award posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to The PGA Tour's Media Relations department that puts out a $19.95 fan guide book that ... |
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| 5/10/05 |
I give this an F myself posted by williamje (0 comments) The Palm Beach county school system is junking letter grades for elementary school students a... |
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| 5/10/05 |
Another out of control jurist posted by williamje (0 comments) A court in Rome on Monday convicted state's radio station for electromagnetic pollution. The ... |
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| 5/9/05 |
The Knucklehead(s) of the Day award posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to the LPGA, Shirley Allen and anyone else associated with the decision posted to the sp... |
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| 5/8/05 |
Right on the nose posted by williamje (0 comments) My pick for the Michelob Ultra Open was Kristie Kerr. She won impressively by five shot... |
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| 5/8/05 |
South Florida is the spam capitol of the World? posted by williamje (0 comments) You might think so if you read this interesting article from today's Sun-Sentinel. |
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| 5/8/05 |
Tom Hartmayer game in 05EN04 posted by williamje (0 comments) Here we go. 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 f3!? dxe4 4 fxe4 e5 5 Nf3 exd4 6 Bc4 Nf6 7 0-0 Bc5 ... |
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| 5/8/05 |
Happy Mother's Day posted by williamje (0 comments) To all the women out there. Today is a kind of bittersweet day for me and my wife. Our son Da... |
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| 5/7/05 |
A new blog posted by williamje (0 comments) Sometime in the following week, I am going to take all my non-correspondence chess blogging to an... |
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| 5/7/05 |
The Knucklehead(s) of the Day Award posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to Spencer High School Principal Olivia Rutledge, Asst. Principals Alfred Parham and Wen... |
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| 5/6/05 |
Where is the common sense? posted by williamje (0 comments) Common sense seems to be lacking in school boards and school administrators today. Here's ano... |
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| 5/6/05 |
Knucklehead(s) of the Day posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to four members of the Gwinett County Georgia School board who voted to fire Science tea... |
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| 5/6/05 |
Ballpark tax break looks dead posted by williamje (0 comments) Fiscal sanity appears to rule in the Florida Senate. Legislation to give a tax rebate to the ... |
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| 5/6/05 |
Sayban game posted by williamje (0 comments) My game with Chad Sayban in 05N11 became the first non electronic 2005 game to end. Chad resigned... |
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| 5/5/05 |
Sickos posted by williamje (0 comments) Some really sick individuals are praying on the families of servicemen overseas in Iraq. Seve... |
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| 5/5/05 |
The run for six posted by williamje (0 comments) Play begins today for the LPGA at the Michelob Ultra Open outside Williamsburg Virginia. The ... |
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| 5/5/05 |
British Consulate Bombing posted by williamje (0 comments) A bomb went off outside the British consulate in New York City this morning. Fortunately no o... |
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| 5/4/05 |
I been published! posted by williamje (0 comments) For the second time ever, one of my CC games has made a chess publication. This time it was A... |
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| 5/4/05 |
Politics as Usual posted by williamje (0 comments) ''According to the U.S. Constitution, the president nominates, and the Senate shall provide advic... |
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| 5/4/05 |
Get well Colin posted by williamje (0 comments) LPGA veteran caddy Colin Cann broke his ankle during a practice round yesterday before this w... |
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| 5/3/05 |
Gerald Sitter and the O'Kelly Sicilian Pt. 2 posted by williamje (0 comments) A week ago I blogged about my 05N09 game that transposed into a favorable for black variation... |
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| 5/3/05 |
LPGA.com Message boards are down posted by williamje (0 comments) They have been since Sunday evening. I have been unable to post last week's PakPicker results... |
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| 5/3/05 |
Chester Gall game back on track posted by williamje (0 comments) I heard from Chet today. He mailed his 9th move and apologized for the last card. He has some ser... |
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| 5/3/05 |
What is this world coming to? posted by williamje (0 comments) A police officer showing a high school class how to prepare methamphetamines. http://w... |
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| 5/3/05 |
Frank Zuckerman game posted by williamje (2 comments) This is a game in 05N15. It was delayed for almost a month. Frank claiming he never got an as... |
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| 5/3/05 |
Knucklehead of the Day Award posted by williamje (0 comments) Goes to Pennsylvania Congressman Don Sherwood who is being accused of choking a woman while s... |
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| 5/2/05 |
May is Malignant Melanoma Awareness month posted by williamje (0 comments) This is a very personal issue for myself. I have been a melanoma survivor since 1993. In all ... |
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| 5/1/05 |
Still a Knucklehead posted by williamje (0 comments) Yesterday's Sun-Sentinel had a feature article on the dishonorable jurist Eileen O'Conn... |
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| 5/1/05 |
Is this for real? posted by williamje (0 comments) Yesterday I did something I rarely do. Read the nutritional descriptions on some beverages I ... |