behind the glasses

• rambling

  I was reading a story and in it, the character was reminiscing about a summer when he was a child and in summer camp. I put down the book and starting thinking about summers when I was young. I can still feel the heat of my summers and the cooln... | Read More

  • gretagarbo
  • | Aug 15, ‘09
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• a moment of smugness

  Chess is such a demanding game. Even when you think you did well, once the smoke has cleared, it turns out that you made some horrid miscalculations. It's a wonder that all chess players don't just jump off a bridge and get it over with. | Read More

  • gretagarbo
  • | Jul 20, ‘09
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• Varsity Lettered Chess Players

  Oct 21, 1939   Checkety-eck-tee-eck-tee-eck- Checkmate..You don't hear cheers like that anymore. | Read More

  • gretagarbo
  • | Jan 28, ‘09
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• ON THE CASE OF A FEEBLE-MINDED CHESS PLAYER

    On The Case Of A Feeble-minded Chess Player. During the course of this study several cases of chess playing among the feeble-minded have been reported to the writer, but it has been impossible to secure definite data except in one case. It ... | Read More

  • gretagarbo
  • | Jan 9, ‘09
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• You must admit to the addiction

              I am alone. In my real life, no one plays chess. When I talk about it to friends, family or people in my office, I am greeted by an indulgent stare. They do not understand. They do not feel ... | Read More

  • gretagarbo
  • | Aug 13, ‘08
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• In ceremonies of the horsemen,

  Even the pawn must hold a grudge.   | Read More

  • gretagarbo
  • | Jan 31, ‘08
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• do you have to be nuts to play chess..or is it only me?

      I think it helps. | Read More

  • gretagarbo
  • | Sep 29, ‘07
  • | 451 views
  • | 9 comments