April 10, 2021
— Ace Open Blog
Beginner Problem - White To Play (1308 )
Goal: White can force mate in 2 moves
Hint: Use the knight to block, not a smothered mate
Goal: White can force mate in 5 moves
Hint: Force White's King into the center of the board
3kr3/1R3pb1/P2p2p1/N6r/1N3PbP/1B4P1/1PP5/2K5 b - - 0 1
Advanced Problem - White To Play (1331)
Map out as many of the mating lines as you can.
2b4r/3P1kb1/p3p1p1/2N2p2/2B1pPp1/2q1B1P1/Pr6/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1
(Melania note: somebody complained a couple of weeks back about the Melania pics not being current and/or repeats. I confess my guilt on both counts. The trouble I'm having is that Melania has not been making that many public appearances lately so it has been difficult to come up with current pics. If you find any that you think might be good enough to post, send a link to me at my yahoo e-mail address and I will have a look. Thank you.)
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Posted by: Baron Munchause at April 10, 2021 05:31 PM (C1NyB)
Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2021 05:33 PM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: Rosasharn at April 10, 2021 05:35 PM (PzBTm)
Posted by: buzzion at April 10, 2021 05:35 PM (vMCab)
N-E8 does not matter. Block the B with either N. Q-E8#
And I saw this without the hint or the goal. So a very simple problem.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 05:37 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: lowandslow at April 10, 2021 05:38 PM (4thlk)
Posted by: Rosasharn at April 10, 2021 05:38 PM (PzBTm)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 10, 2021 05:39 PM (H5knJ)
Posted by: I'm the Honey Badger, BITCH! at April 10, 2021 05:40 PM (wJQbj)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2021 05:40 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2021 05:41 PM (Rvt88)
Posted by: April at April 10, 2021 05:42 PM (OX9vb)
Posted by: janis at April 10, 2021 05:42 PM (5ZqD2)
Son Youn Ju, OM's Korean model Girlfriend
looks sad. That is a 1940s business dress, so I understand.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 05:42 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 05:44 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2021 05:45 PM (Cxk7w)
Ooof! Took another beating today working on the garden. I've never enjoyed gardening and I like it even less now.
Best of Breed for Delilah in a trophy-supported entry at today's Tuscaloosa KC show. Sadly, no placement in the Hound Group.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2021 05:45 PM (Cm29U)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at April 10, 2021 05:45 PM (xozU8)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 05:46 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 05:46 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2021 05:48 PM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2021 05:48 PM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: SMH at April 10, 2021 05:50 PM (Vi7PN)
Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2021 05:50 PM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 05:51 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2021 05:52 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 05:52 PM (rV/29)
Looks like Delilah and Her Majesty are on a positive roll, adding to the recent wins. Delilah is undoubtably special, but she can not win everything. She is facing well financed and strong competition.
As for gardeners, aren't you awash with illegals that will garden under the gun, so to speak? Make them earn that path to citizenship.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 05:52 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: SMH at April 10, 2021 05:52 PM (Vi7PN)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 05:54 PM (nxdel)
Good day
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 05:56 PM (rV/29)
Zombie Jane Austin?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 05:56 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 05:56 PM (nxdel)
Very nice man. Gorgeous blue eyes. I couldn't help but notice dammit!
Just because you are on a diet doesn't mean you can't look at the menu.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2021 05:56 PM (Rvt88)
Posted by: SMH at April 10, 2021 05:58 PM (Vi7PN)
Looks like Delilah and Her Majesty are on a positive roll, adding to the recent wins. Delilah is undoubtably special, but she can not win everything. She is facing well financed and strong competition.
Lila was No. 1 briefly but Vigow, her main competitor, won a Best in Show yesterday. We can only do what we can do and we know Lila is giving her best. She's a trouper.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2021 05:58 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 10, 2021 05:58 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 06:00 PM (nxdel)
teeming with supremacy.
Posted by: chango lot at April 10, 2021 06:00 PM (g741k)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2021 06:00 PM (9Om/r)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 06:00 PM (rV/29)
Hope the recovery is almost done. And that sounds wonderful, with grand-babies all around.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:01 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2021 06:01 PM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 06:01 PM (nxdel)
Your husband is a keeper. I was so glad to meet him at last. My wife was impressed, as well.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:02 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: chango lot at April 10, 2021 06:02 PM (g741k)
I have no idea who this is. The only identifier on the Pinterest link said "Istanbul Olympiade d'échecs 2012" and I did not have time to pursue it further.
Make it your first order of business to find out.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2021 06:03 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:04 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:05 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 06:05 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: chango lot at April 10, 2021 06:02 PM (g741k)
Lynch? Yeah. DiMartini? No, not that I know of.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2021 06:05 PM (9Om/r)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 10, 2021 06:06 PM (lmikk)
The country as a whole, of US citizen registered voters, chose differently.
We have an illegitimate group of grifters behind this junta Whom we outnumber. But they have levers of power.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:07 PM (u82oZ)
44Top picture, with the sketchbook and bonnet:
Zombie Jane Austin?Posted by:NaCly Dogat April 10, 2021 05:56 PM (u82oZ)
Not a bad guess, but no, that's Zombie Queen Victoria, as played by British Actress Jenna Coleman in the BBC series Victoria. The real Victoria never looked that good.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at April 10, 2021 06:07 PM (xozU8)
Posted by: SMH at April 10, 2021 06:07 PM (Vi7PN)
Posted by: lowandslow at April 10, 2021 06:07 PM (4thlk)
Jewells, I'm glad you got to do a show! In high school, I helped my stepmom at craft shows. I don't have a crafty bone in my body, but I had long hair; so she could demonstrate her thingamabobs with it.
Posted by: Catherine at April 10, 2021 06:10 PM (3xOfR)
73 The redhead could be Jessica Chastain or Bryce Howard or Alicia Witt or someone else, they're all starting to look the same to me.Posted by: lowandslow at April 10, 2021 06:07 PM (4thlk)
Bryce is a bit more... how you say... generous around the edges.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 10, 2021 06:10 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2021 06:10 PM (kTF2Z)
*happy thoughts*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 10, 2021 06:11 PM (lmikk)
Posted by: Martini Farmer - Now a Pirate, Hoisting the Black Flag at April 10, 2021 06:11 PM (3H9h1)
80 I gonna get the new formatting down just in time for the old blog to come back.Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2021 06:10 PM (kTF2Z)
I do not mind this per se, I will just like to go back to the old comfort.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 10, 2021 06:12 PM (lmikk)
Thanks. My wife watched that TV show. Not me. Still boycotting TV, since 1977.
I seem to have read Queen Victoria was more of a knitter than an artist. I know that in one of the many British Army campaigns some of her knitting for the troops was given to the the most popular soldier, an American soldier of fortune.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:12 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Max Power at April 10, 2021 06:12 PM (Hucnr)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 10, 2021 06:13 PM (4l77G)
You're welcome, Salty.
I've noticed google image searches have pretty much scrubbed Melania. Uploads now say something generic, "Oh, looks like you're searching fashion shows."
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:14 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 06:15 PM (rV/29)
I suspect the first pic is of the actress who has recently been playing the young Queen Victoria?
Posted by: Wolfus Aureliius at April 10, 2021 06:15 PM (lSpWa)
That is a great plan. Maybe he can travel. We could go to Omaha and meet Sabin and her XO. They are good people.
Plenty of things to do right in KC, like dining and shopping.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:15 PM (u82oZ)
Pic Note: I have no idea who this is.
Oh, that's quite all right, with me!
Melania has not been making that many public appearances lately so it has been difficult to come up with current pics.
Oh, that's quite all right, with me!
Fetched them from the pet thread, down in basement no one hardly has been there in a hour
Skip
Well, call me no one hardly 'cause I just left a longish comment there.
Posted by: mindful webworker - kinda good at checkers at April 10, 2021 06:15 PM (BqVVi)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 10, 2021 06:13 PM (4l77G)
Probably because every frigging Dokken song was about a frigging chick. That is sooo non metal. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2021 06:15 PM (9Om/r)
I gonna get the new formatting down just in time for the old blog to come back. Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2021 06:10 PMLOL. Was thinking same thing.
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:16 PM (ju2Fy)
Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett have used the shadow docket to establish a new First Amendment rule: Whenever the government grants an accommodation to secular activities or establishments, it MUST give that same accommodation to churches and religious activity.
Freedom of religion?!!! What won't they think of next?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 10, 2021 06:16 PM (VVEnO)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 06:17 PM (nxdel)
1. BxP+ Kf8 2. d8(Q) mate
1. BxP+ Kf6 2. d8(Q)+ RxQ 3. QxR mate
1. BxP+ Ke7 2. PxB(N)+ Kf6 ( if RxN 3. Qd7+ and mate next move) 3. Qd4+ QxQ 4. BxQ +e5 5. BxP mate
I see the goal is mate in 4, so don't quite have it..
(Kf8 2. d8(Q) mate; Ke7 2. PxB(N)+ K to 8th Rank leads to 3. Qd8 and quick mate)
2. Qd4+ QxQ
3. BxQ+ e5
4.
Posted by: I'm the Honey Badger, BITCH! at April 10, 2021 06:17 PM (wJQbj)
1. Bxe6+ Ke7
( 1. ... Ke8 2. d8=Q# or
1. ... Ke6 2. d8=Q+ Rxd8 3. Qxd8# )
2. dxc8=N+ there are now 3 lines.
A. ... Rxc8 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qf7#
B. ... Ke8 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qf7#
C. ... Kf8 3. Qd6+Ke8 4. Qe7#
Posted by: Green Orange at April 10, 2021 06:17 PM (AHq56)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 06:18 PM (rV/29)
Green, damnit.
Posted by: Infidel at April 10, 2021 06:19 PM (E0OEG)
Freedom of religion?!!! What won't they think of next?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 10, 2021 06:16 PM (VVEnO)
Next thing you know, we'll be wanting to get together. Like, assemble. Only the right people should be allowed to do that. Rioters, politicians, folks like that.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2021 06:19 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2021 06:19 PM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 06:21 PM (nxdel)
Racism is "physically built into" America's highways, according to @PeteButtigieg.
Racism, like asphalt but better.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 10, 2021 06:22 PM (VVEnO)
I got two hits on that image from Tin Eye. Both of them are on servers that are gone. It's 8 years ago. She probably has 4 kids and has gained 100 pounds. (The Med wife diet).
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:22 PM (u82oZ)
SAY WHAT !1!!111!!!
-BLM, Antifa, Oligarchs et al
Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 10, 2021 06:23 PM (Q9SFr)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2021 06:24 PM (kTF2Z)
Cyprus no....redhead in blue yes. I got fourteen dollars burning a hole in my pocket.
Oh look! Manhattan time....in honor of Prince Phillip's passing, two cherries please.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 10, 2021 06:24 PM (R/m4+)
olddog, I don't care about line breaks. Thank you for the in depth detail of our First Lady. Posted by: Infidel at April 10, 2021 06:19
You're welcome, Infidel. I mentioned to Salty above that Google has pretty much scrubbed image searches for her.
Breitbart and Bing are still helpful in my Melania searches.
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:24 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by:mindful webworker - kinda good at checkersat April 10, 2021 06:15 PM (BqVVi)
What did you do to make that gray box around your text?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at April 10, 2021 06:24 PM (xozU8)
When I lived in Turkey I was in the hinterlands. Sinop. You did not se any women from between the ages of 13 to their 20's. Then, after they were married, they'd show up in public. Except for the wealthy in town.
Istanbul was a different story. Very cosmopolitan. Great city and fun.
And the ladies were quite lovely.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 10, 2021 06:24 PM (axyOa)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 06:26 PM (nxdel)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 10, 2021 06:26 PM (fLVm1)
Posted by: davidt at April 10, 2021 06:27 PM (EdQIG)
black king has to move one to the left, as the other squares are covered by the white bishops. (unless i missed something)
white queen then moves diagonally to the top row, mate
so now someone please tell me in plain english what i got wrong, because i usually do.
Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated at April 10, 2021 06:28 PM (4EWJ0)
Yes, you've mentioned this in the past. But I could not tell at all. Please tell him that I still go out, and I have issues. Just ask my wife.
He will be fine.
But let me think a bit. Does he do games like Blokus, Scrabble,ot Monopoly We can order food in.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:28 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: chango lot at April 10, 2021 06:28 PM (g741k)
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 06:29 PM (nxdel)
Have any trolls tried messing with this back-up blog yet?Posted by:davidt at April 10, 2021 06:27 PM
yeah, they were posting a bunch of gif nonsense, but they seem to have quieted down now
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 10, 2021 06:30 PM (DUIap)
Same as mine. Must be wrong.
Posted by: Green Orange at April 10, 2021 06:31 PM (AHq56)
Have any trolls tried messing with this back-up blog yet? Posted by: davidt at April 10, 2021 06:27 PMTroll on the Pet Thread today. Pixy mentioned this morning someone was scanning the back-up server. Slowed the blog down to a crawl. He was able to ban-hammer that one. But I guess that's more of a hacker than a troll
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:34 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 06:37 PM (rV/29)
For humor use only:
"For 20 long and wonderful years," mused the gent at the bar, "my wife and I were deliriously happy." "Then what happened?" asked the bartender. "We met."
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:39 PM (u82oZ)
Yes, that's raykon. Evidently nobody has banhammered him, because he has been polluting threads with the same hash for several days.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2021 06:40 PM (mzC78)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:40 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: Ronster at April 10, 2021 06:40 PM (6xJAQ)
In 10 years when the now destroyed yutes are either permanent basement dwellers or killing those what broke them it will be fun to watch the Left say it wasn't actually them what did this, but Republicans and the parties just switched (again) during those years.
Posted by: Bete at April 10, 2021 06:40 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2021 06:41 PM (StOu7)
Let's face it. Our comments and commenters are of interest to "others." Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:36NSA Bob or his friends.
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:41 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 10, 2021 06:42 PM (Q9SFr)
Nappy time.
Jewells. congrats.
Posted by: Infidel at April 10, 2021 06:42 PM (E0OEG)
Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 10, 2021 06:43 PM (Q9SFr)
Advanced puzzle.
1. Bxe6+ Ke7
( 1. ... Ke8 2. d8=Q# or
1. ... Ke6 2. d8=Q+ Rxd8 3. Qxd8# )
2. dxc8=N+ there are now 3 lines.
A. ... Rxc8 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qf7#
B. ... Ke8 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qf7#
C. ... Kf8 3. Qd6+Ke8 4. Qe7#
D ... Kf6 <- missed that one. I can get mate in 5 moves, but not 4.
Posted by: I'm the Honey Badger, BITCH! at April 10, 2021 06:43 PM (wJQbj)
Or as I call them: family. 3 generations have and are working there. They are totally woke, alas.
I could impart some info, but OPSEC.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:44 PM (u82oZ)
Thanks for the chatting. You all put a spring in my step.
May your evening be filled with fun.
Work those Plan Bs. We will need them. And remember -- OPSEC, OPSEC, OPSEC.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:47 PM (u82oZ)
What did you do to make that gray box around your text?
Posted by: OregonMuse
Heh. Just styling on the container DIV tag.
style="border:3px solid black;padding:4px; background-color:#ddd; color: black; margin:1em 0 0;"
Nostalgia mode
Posted by: mindful webworker - because I can at April 10, 2021 06:48 PM (BqVVi)
Thanks Ben Had and Infidel. I'm gonna go lay on the heating pad for awhile.
Posted by: jewells45 at April 10, 2021 06:48 PM (nxdel)
Got another 24 hours.
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:50 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 10, 2021 06:33 PM (u82oZ)
---
so sorry senor... me no comprende gibberish.
Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated at April 10, 2021 06:50 PM (4EWJ0)
For humor use only:
"For 20 long and wonderful years," mused the gent at the bar, "my wife and I were deliriously happy." "Then what happened?" asked the bartender. "We met."
-- NaCly Dog
I complained to my wife once about her snoring.
She said:
"No one else mentions it."
I don't bring it up anymore.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2021 06:51 PM (Rvt88)
June 16, 2018
verified
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 06:52 PM (rV/29)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2021 06:52 PM (VEeVy)
Nothing enough electroshock therapy wouldn't cure!
Sadly, green energy can't provide enough power for all the electroshock treatments that this country needs!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 10, 2021 06:54 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Ronster at April 10, 2021 06:55 PM (6xJAQ)
Posted by: BifBewalski - thank you! at April 10, 2021 06:55 PM (VcFUs)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 10, 2021 06:55 PM (2DOZq)
https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/emergency/making-water-safe.html
Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated at April 10, 2021 06:55 PM (4EWJ0)
Have pot of chili bubbling in the oven. My little place smells lovely. Having dinner with #1 son tonight. Marine is at Camp LeJeune at boat school. He sent me pictures from the beach yesterday.
Love you all.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2021 06:56 PM (U2p+3)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2021 06:57 PM (VEeVy)
https:ace.mu.nu is preceding www.telegraph.co.uk...
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 06:57 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2021 06:57 PM (Rvt88)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 06:58 PM (rV/29)
Oops. I covered that at the beginning but my Ke6 should have been Kf6 and it's mate in 3 as shown.
Similarly my Ke8 should have been Kf8 at the beginning.
Posted by: Green Orange at April 10, 2021 06:58 PM (AHq56)
Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated at April 10, 2021 06:58 PM (4EWJ0)
Nurse ratched, my nephew is stationed at Camp Lejeune, too.
Posted by: April at April 10, 2021 06:59 PM (OX9vb)
1. Bxe6+ Ke7
( 1. ... Kf8 2. d8=Q# or
1. ... Kf6 2. d8=Q+ Rxd8 3. Qxd8# )
2. dxc8=N+ there are now 3 lines.
A. ... Rxc8 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qf7#
B. ... Ke8 3. Qd7+ Kf8 4. Qf7#
C. ... Kf8 3. Qd6+Ke8 4. Qe7#
Corrected.
Posted by: Green Orange at April 10, 2021 07:00 PM (AHq56)
One different way.
[url]www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/make-up/melania-trumps-best-beauty-looks-state-visit-uk/
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 07:01 PM (rV/29)
Even the Masters not an escape for me now because of my pulling for Spieth. It's like I'm a curse for whoever I root for. Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 10, 2021 06:55Where'd this MatsuYamaha guy come from? Up by 3? Hour ago I thought Rose leading.
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 07:01 PM (ju2Fy)
Me: Just styling on the container DIV tag.
Oops, sorry. I meant P tag. (DIV looks like it works, until you hit post, then it doesn't.)
I use a P tag styled as mentioned, and for breaks inside the paragraph I use a pair of BR tags.
Tedious HTMLing, which I'm used to after twenty-five years of webworking.
Posted by: mindful webworker - because I can at April 10, 2021 07:02 PM (BqVVi)
Hopefully Spring has sprung at Casa de Ben Had!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 10, 2021 07:04 PM (hOUT3)
Bizarre weather week here in central WA. Snow, mountain snow. The I-90 pass was closed a good part of the day because idiots don't either, do chains or, think that four wheel drive means four wheel stop. Also, that speed limits are merely a hint.
Posted by: Winston GOPe not one dime, not one vote at April 10, 2021 07:08 PM (mgvLE)
The problem with golf, and she knows this, is that the best don't always win anymore, and a lot of times they don't even get close to winning - its an odd combination of luck and streakiness now given the advancement of the golf ball and the modern equipment available. And at the elite pro-level, they are all pretty much the same in their ability, so pulling or hoping for anyone golfer is just a fruitless task.
And TV sports (if golf is even a sport, its more a game of skill and chance), you really need someone to route for with a solid chance every week...and modern golf no longer affords that. The Masters has been reduced to a two hour after thought these days by CBS - a small segment played out on a dismal Saturday afternoon - and that is an indication of that loss of fans...that's a shame given professional golf's adherence to mostly conservative values. But only a real return to much less forgiving equipment and golf balls will return pro golf to its former glory.
Posted by: Boswell at April 10, 2021 07:09 PM (w2LAm)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2021 07:09 PM (VEeVy)
Checked on an old thread it's not allowing me to imbed the link at all
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 07:09 PM (rV/29)
alternative to boiling water: use bleach (unscented) https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/emergency/making-water-safe.html Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated at April 10, 2021 06:55You're suggesting advice from the mask-lying-pos's from the CDC??? I'll stick to beer.
And green damnit.
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 07:10 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 10, 2021 07:12 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: palerider at April 10, 2021 07:13 PM (Aashi)
Posted by: jewells45
Don't they all
Posted by: Jean at April 10, 2021 07:13 PM (Odarn)
This is a skill you should practice.
Posted by: Jean at April 10, 2021 07:15 PM (Odarn)
its too cold and wet for outdoor stuff. Posted by: palerider at April 10, 2021 07:13 PM (Aashi)
Last week Bastardi said we are going to have a cooler than usual April.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 10, 2021 07:15 PM (rV/29)
I will see both of you soon.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 10, 2021 07:15 PM (U2p+3)
Pre-Y2k, Clorox had a page on their website. 16 drops of plain, unscented bleach per gallon of water.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 10, 2021 07:15 PM (OCTRt)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2021 07:15 PM (VEeVy)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 10, 2021 07:16 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2021 07:16 PM (StOu7)
Posted by: Winston GOPe not one dime, not one vote at April 10, 2021 07:18 PM (mgvLE)
I have had a productive week. I finally got a new phone so bye bye battery issues. Got my data transferred and got it paired to the car with only a little bit of tech assistance from my carrier. I picked up my new Rossi pump action 22 today and can't wait to try it out. I also made an offer on a condo but don't think it is going anywhere but at least I put it out there. Weather has been lovely. Now, if only the grey boxes come back.....
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 10, 2021 07:18 PM (sd8p8)
Posted by: Igotnothing at April 10, 2021 07:18 PM (xf2hT)
1. BxP+ Ke7
2. PxB(N)+ Kf6
Now what? That's the D. line I don't think you cover, move 2 for Black Kf6, not move 1.
A found attacking via long diagonal, which was my solution in #97, but took 5 moves.
Posted by: I'm the Honey Badger, BITCH! at April 10, 2021 07:19 PM (wJQbj)
I just spent a week naked. We flew and I didn't want to check a firearm. Not used to not having the assuring weight.
Posted by: Igotnothing at April 10, 2021 07:20 PM (xf2hT)
Did you throw some Slap Ya' Mama on the shrimp?
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 07:22 PM (ju2Fy)
A country that tosses out melania for the make believe "doctor" is a very fucking unserious country. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Make believe doctor and make believe president.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 10, 2021 07:25 PM (VVEnO)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2021 07:26 PM (VEeVy)
I would eat my shoes if they had that orange sauce on them.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2021 07:27 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at April 10, 2021 07:28 PM (xozU8)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
America didn't. China did.
Posted by: The Gipper Lives at April 10, 2021 07:28 PM (Ndje9)
Posted by: Gray Orange at April 10, 2021 07:29 PM (Tnijr)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 07:31 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: Smurf High Command at April 10, 2021 07:32 PM (i7UvS)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2021 07:32 PM (kTF2Z)
I just spent a week naked. We flew and I didn't want to check a firearm. Not used to not having the assuring weight.
Posted by: Igotnothing at April 10, 2021 07:20 PM
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I went without my gun for 2 hours having a pain procedure done on my back the other day and I did not like it one bit.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 10, 2021 07:33 PM (JUOKG)
I would eat my shoes if they had that orange sauce on them. Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2021 07:27 PMDuke, that orange sauce was really big hit at our house. I think I mentioned to you that Orange Chicken dish is going into our regular rotation. It was really good on the tuna.
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 07:34 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2021 07:26 PM (VEeVy)
a little salt and pepper rarely hurts. To me and many, seasoning is a word that means only one thing, salt and pepper. The rest is spices, herbs, etc.
But if the sauce is strong enough, there are times when there is no need for seasoning at all. I have been getting into Korean style ramjun (ramen) recently and some of those spice packs are so hot the idea of adding anything else seems superfluous.
Posted by: Quint at April 10, 2021 07:35 PM (fjS2+)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2021 07:38 PM (VEeVy)
I can be wrong as often am
Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2021 07:40 PM (Cxk7w)
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2021 07:16 PM (StOu7)
Hideki needs to learn some English. This is a business, and he needs to work at all aspects of the craft. If he chooses not to, that is fine, but he will be leaving money on the table. Look at the Spaniards that have done so well in the Masters, they pretty much all learned English, and learned it well. Sure he will be all that in Japan if he wins, no doubt there. But still, he should learn the language because it will open up a lot more opportunities.
Posted by: Quint at April 10, 2021 07:40 PM (fjS2+)
Posted by: Jen the original at April 10, 2021 07:41 PM (pXmG8)
Hideki needs to learn some English. This is a business, and he needs to work at all aspects of the craft. If he chooses not to, that is fine, but he will be leaving money on the table. Look at the Spaniards that have done so well in the Masters, they pretty much all learned English, and learned it well. Sure he will be all that in Japan if he wins, no doubt there. But still, he should learn the language because it will open up a lot more opportunities.
Posted by: Quint at
He actually speaks English but doesn't want to do it publicly that much. May be more of a shyness issue. I notice the Korean guys tend to be reluctant too though not as much as Hideki.
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2021 07:45 PM (StOu7)
Posted by: Weasel at April 10, 2021 07:45 PM (MVjcR)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 10, 2021 07:46 PM (ju2Fy)
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 10, 2021 07:47 PM (StOu7)
Posted by: Weasel at April 10, 2021 07:47 PM (MVjcR)
Posted by: Jen the original at April 10, 2021 07:41 PM (pXmG
Is Glamor magazine still publishing? Why would anyone waste a nickel on that rag.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 10, 2021 07:47 PM (oUcR5)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 10, 2021 07:47 PM (axyOa)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2021 07:50 PM (VEeVy)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at April 10, 2021 07:50 PM (oUcR5)
good point. That is an old cliche,but from my experience it rings true. The foreigner who can't speak English, speaks it better than most Americans trying out their language. My point was this is show biz, and he needs to give the people who are paying for it a bit more.
I heard the Korean girls who dominate the LPGA work very hard on their English skills for just that purpose. Shy is fine, but these people are millionaires with a brand. But Japan can be a different place. I think some don't fully understand how insulated it can be. It is an island, and in many ways less open to outside influences than a mainland country such as China.
Posted by: Quint at April 10, 2021 07:50 PM (fjS2+)
Nice! Mine are downstairs next to all of my metal cutting tools.
Posted by: Weasel at April 10, 2021 07:51 PM (MVjcR)
That pattern really appeals to me.
I used to have a sports coat in black and white hound's tooth. It was tres cool!
Posted by: naturalfake at April 10, 2021 07:51 PM (dWwl8)
Posted by: Tony T at April 10, 2021 07:52 PM (vRM+I)
Get the wife to supervise. I've found that always helps.
Posted by: Ronster at April 10, 2021 07:53 PM (6xJAQ)
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Yep. Not bad though, $329 for the whole thing from my equipment place. Even the JD guy was surprised.
Posted by: Weasel at April 10, 2021 07:54 PM (MVjcR)
A ways back, prior to the C19 debacle, I was doing my homework on emergency preparedness (= earthquake, here, really nothing else to worry about except fires, but then you just scoot, totally different issues).
Got some pool shock (calcium hypochlorite) for water purification, decided to delve into it a bit, for various reasons. Did a medium-shallow dive from most prominent sources. One was CDC guidance. I noted how the thing was packed to the gills with references (to actual research results). Kind of overwhelming.
When C19 started, I made it my hobby, so was reading everything put out on it from CDC and several European sources. Before long - once the radical experimental "mitigation" policies started coming out - I noticed that wisdom and advice dispensed by CDC came with approximately zero references or basis in science (and I don't mean the novel aspects, where, duh, there won't be much to go on).
Of course the crowning inglorious disgrace here is masks, for which voluminous research and understanding exist, going back 70 years+. Some have noted one glorious little thing, the CDC itself published a meta-study *in May of last year* summarizing the research: limited benefit from true respirators properly used in a clinical setting, no measurable benefit from everything else. And they didn't even touch on the observational data, which goes back even further, and of course confirms the lack of efficacy of masks for this kind of problem.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2021 07:54 PM (OTzUX)
She's very good with the M1 carbine too. But for around the house, the Model 60 may be the answer.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2021 08:01 PM (OTzUX)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at April 10, 2021 08:05 PM (xozU8)
Posted by: Bluto Hogan at April 10, 2021 08:05 PM (W4eKo)
Posted by:rhomboidat April 10, 2021 07:54 PM (OTzUX)
Ah, but you neglect that as a totem it makes people feel secure, so from that stand point whether or not it actually does anything is less relevant. Because science is about the feelz to those what loves and worships it sexually.Posted by: Bete at April 10, 2021 08:05 PM (Ojki1)
Posted by: buzzion at April 10, 2021 08:05 PM (vMCab)
Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2021 08:06 PM (VEeVy)
Of course the crowning inglorious disgrace here is masks, for which voluminous research and understanding exist, going back 70 years+. Some have noted one glorious little thing, the CDC itself published a meta-study *in May of last year* summarizing the research: limited benefit from true respirators properly used in a clinical setting, no measurable benefit from everything else. And they didn't even touch on the observational data, which goes back even further, and of course confirms the lack of efficacy of masks for this kind of problem.Posted by:rhomboidat April 10, 2021 07:54 PM (OTzUX)
An Ohio court ruled the mask mandate unconstitutional. Part of the ruling is that they could provide no scientific evidence to justify wearing masks. So for all the "TRUST THE SCIENCE!" shrieking when it came time to prove it they could not provide any SCIENCE to TRUST.
Posted by: buzzion at April 10, 2021 08:11 PM (vMCab)
Now emperor Inslee wants to reinstate thd bullshit. Eff him!
Posted by: Diogenes at April 10, 2021 08:11 PM (axyOa)
Might you be an Irish Democrat?
And good on you no matter what!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 10, 2021 08:33 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Fatso at April 10, 2021 10:01 PM (mwDnq)
Posted by: norrin radd, wielder of the power cosmic at April 10, 2021 11:35 PM (8TYvf)
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