Chessed Down by Bobby. Chessed Up by Fischer.

Chessed Down by Bobby. Chessed Up by Fischer.

He still haunts me. And, his ghost does. They chess me up. They chess me down. Five years after his untimely death, Bobby Fischer is still very much a moving force. His chess chases me, checks me, and mates me up. Sometimes, he and I are still mates. In stalemates....
"Ordinary" America, Minus-10 Celsius

"Ordinary" America, Minus-10 Celsius

Today, I am saluting the “ordinary” America. Because, it’s extraordinary. (People who copy the “American” lifestyle — copy this America. This real America.) It’s ten degrees Celsius below zero in New York. Here in the U.S., we...