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CSCC Day #2

Well I have not had much access to my computer today.  The boy was playing Age of Empires this morning so I couldn't type.  The tournament is over for us.  Rough morning with a loss moving the boy down to 37 place for a 2-3 record.  Last minute rally at the end for a win and a over all record of 3-3.  Not good enough for a trophy but as long as he plays his hardest and has fun we don't care. 

A rough tournament for the whole SRES K-3 team.  I think we'll come in 5th or 6th in the team division.  The Boy will end in second place for his team, but that just will not be good enough with such tough competition.  On the other hand it looks like the 4-6 grade team faired a bit better and may walk out with a third place trophy.  Still too early to tell as some games are still going on.

Results (at least to last night) can be found here.

Last win Helped

Well that last win in Round 3 helped.  Back up to 23 overall (out of 78 kids), so not bad.  SRES Team moved up on notch to 7th place in the team place.  "The Boy" now in a firm first place on the team.  Last round taking place right now so we'll be leaving here soon (I hope).  Been here since 7:30 AM so a long day.  Be packing up here in a second, so no more updates for awhile.

Well the boy just came back.  Unfortunately, another loss (against another "unrated" player), so that brings us to 2-2 for the day.

CSCC Round #3 result

CSCC Round 3 is over (at least for "the boy")... Pulled of a win in 48 moves against another "unrated" player.  He is now 2-1.  We will see soon how that helps in the standings. 

I don't like the term "unrated"... that just means "we don't know how good you are really"...  This is for a number of reasons.  It doesn't mean the player can't play.

Next round in about an hour (@ 4:00 PM)... Last round started about a half hour late so I don't know exactly what time the next leg will start.

CSCC Round #2 Standings

Round 2 rough all the way around for SRES team.  No winnings for the entire K-3 team.  "The Boy" dropped to 31st overall.  Team feel to 8th place.  Since no winners on the team "The boy" still tied holding a first place slot on the SRES team.  He however, dropped to third overall on the team (don't make me explain the scoring system because I can't), and so a loss here in the next round, starting in about four minutes, would really hurt.  Oh well here's to the next round.

CSCC - Round #2

Round #2 is now over at the beginning of round 2 the standings were as follows for "the boy" in the K-3 category

Individual standing:

10th place

SRES Team

1st place for the boy

Team tied in a four way tie for 1st place

 

"The boy" lost his second game to another unrated player.  He played this same kid last year and was creamed.  This year he did much better but still lost.  After 2 he is 1-1.  Only four more rounds to go.  Next round begins @ 1:30 local.

Colorado State Chess Championship - Round 1

Sitting here in the Tivoli in downtown Denver for the 2008 Colorado State Championship.  The boy has already completed the first round.  Playing an unrated player he is now 1-0.  Three more rounds today and then three more tomorrow.  I'll keep this updated as we go along.  Round 2 starts 11:00 local.

COLGAZETTE: Flu strong in area, shuts down one school

See I said it was bad... Wash those hands!

http://www.gazette.com/articles/health_33047___article.html/flu_closed.html

*link updated - 13 Feb 08"

Take Care of the Big Rocks First

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous - yes.

The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and proceeded to pour their entire contents into the jar - effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, and your children - Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter, like your job, your house, and your car.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff."

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

"Take care of the rocks first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."

It's Flu Season

Seems like everyone has got some type of bug around here! Wash your hands!

Back up and running

Well it's a good thing I am so good at computer repair.  Laptop back up and running.  May have not been he update after all.  Looks like me expansion memory may have gone bad.  I thought I'd have to throw my system out the window, but $64 later I am up running better than before. 

ARRRRRRRRRRRG!

Well I was working on something's this morning on my 4 year old laptop when I got a message saying my Windows one care had updated.  Been using this software to backup my system, run virus check, etc.  My system said it needed to reboot to finish install  Since I was in the middle of something I clicked "not now".  About a minute and half later my laptop just shut off... no warning... no it won't turn back on... basically a boat anchor...  Microsoft sometimes using your products can be soooo aggravating...  I guess I'll try to re-build the system here in a few...  Then see if Microsoft can redeem themselves in my eyes based off what I can recover from the back-ups...

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