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Jul. 7th, 2009

to cele

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http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE5665Y820090707?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews&rpc=22&sp=true

Jul. 1st, 2009

binsky wins 10-0

early bird 1. reno.

Jun. 25th, 2009

michael jackson dead?

?

Jun. 24th, 2009

bangkok

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been there.

won that.

if i have the energy, reno probably can use my help more.

super-exciting new horizons in my career (missiles, wind-turbines) keeping me exceedingly busy.

also need to take care of my health.
`

Jun. 22nd, 2009

human's best friend

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE55L2B020090622?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt&rpc=22&sp=true

Jun. 21st, 2009

californian wins ho

HO results from cgp

Read more... )

Jun. 19th, 2009

attentiveness fail

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wof:

contestant#1: i'd like to buy a vowel -- an I.

bzzzt.

contestant#2 (the turn immediately following #1): i wanna buy an I.

contestant#3 (10 seconds later): can I buy an I?

*facepalm*

this ever happened before?
`

john mccain vs n korea

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/19/military-set-intercept-north-korean-ship-suspected-proliferatin-missiles-nukes/

Jun. 18th, 2009

salute to dewk



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Jun. 17th, 2009

elliptical reasoning

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which equipment is best?

and what is your reasoning?

monkey and others, please help!

thank you.
`

Jun. 5th, 2009

Dis cuss.

Dis cuss:

The short version:

The Reno tournaments will be able to be sanctioned and rated as NASPA
events, as the organizers/directors have taken (or will soon take) the
steps needed to make that happen.

The longer version:

This has been a long, and, at times, painful process, but together we've
worked out an acceptable framework within which this could happen now,
in time for the July Reno tournaments (46 games!) - just part of the
growth pangs as we learn to toddle as an organization, I guess. This
will also cover other upcoming Bay Area tournaments. I say together,
but to be honest the Bay Area Directors are making the bigger step vis a
vis their previous positions. Speaking only for myself, I appreciate
that and was what I hoped for in the spirit of short-term unity and
desire for long-term changes for the good of all. Plus, I wanted to
play Reno this year.

The various Bay Area directors don't all think the same on every issue
that comes up, and neither does the NASPA Steering Committee. In this
case, the issues raised by Jeff and Rick and others were well-received
by some on the SC, and not so well-received by others, which is fine.
That led to a number of other issues, not the least of which was the
timing of everything - pressure on Reno due to the July 1 NASPA
membership deadline, pressure on the SC due to that as well as all the
ongoing organizational work and, especially, the upcoming NSC preparations.

The Reno organizers acquiesced to NASPA membership and player fee
requirements in exchange for an assurance from me (with support from
several other Steering Committee members) that we will continue to work
on the governance issues within NASPA. We want the new player
organization, and its decision-making structures, to be responsive to
player needs as well as representative of the makeup of the entire
competitive Scrabble community. We all recognized that this wasn't
something that could be done quickly or under time pressure, at least
not done satisfactorily.

The proposal I've made to the Steering Committee, to be taken up after
the NSC, is to form a committee (tentatively called the Bylaws Review
Committee) dedicated to addressing all of our governance issues,
particularly our bylaws. The bylaws are the nuts and bolts of how we do
things, how the Board of Directors/Trustees/Steering Committee acts and
is selected, etc. - in short, the medium that shapes and describes who
we are and how we do things. They can be changed as needed, but not
willy-nilly. They require careful thought and consideration, and my
hope for this committee is that it will help NASPA be the kind of player
organization that the great majority of us want it to be, the kind of
organization that, in the end, was the crux of what Jeff and Rick were
really asking for.

It's impossible for us to completely satisfy every person's ideal, but
together we should be able to come up with something that most of us are
happy with, that will set the direction for our future as an
organization and, not least importantly, let us play Scrabble to our
heart's content.

Steve Pellinen
NASPA Steering Committee
Honorary Bay Area Director (the next NAST Final will be there in Feb 2010)

posted to cgp minutes ago.

May. 26th, 2009

Director Rick Wong's Annnouncement

Rick Wong's post to cgp and Directors' email list )

oregon tile 2010 top prize $50,000?

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http://tinyurl.com/otgbrp

if bill gates is going to spend $100M on google-killer ads, surely he can pay $1M to drbing in royalty fees?

not to mention a personalized license plate of an automobile that pulls into seattle territory from an adjoining state from time to time...
`

May. 24th, 2009

find all 8s

that match the string ??xyzxyz where xyz is an acceptable 3, repeating itself in this case.

BRINGING woulda qualified except ING ain't a word. no computer help please. do this mentally. let us see who gets this first!!

:)

May. 19th, 2009

Sam Aliya -- to Malaysia!

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http://scrabbleassociation.com/tourneys/2009/wsc/usa/index.html

Two of us Sams selected to represent our uncle at the World Scrabble Championships.

I also made the USA Causeway2009 Team!

Can't tell you how happy I am about this!

woohoo!
`

a new, wise monkey

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http://tinyurl.com/pm5gkg

:)

now why can't cgp be this civilized?

For those of you put off by petty mudslingings on cgp, relax! This is nothing compared to what is currently going on openly in another scrabble list in a continent far away.

Just a sampler, spelling errors, warts and all:

"But as an irrational aside, as most of this diatribe is, I do look forward to reading those chapters of this history on which Scrabble women you didn't sleep with in the 1990s.

Ha ha ha. I am having a great laugh here at all of this small mindedness and irrationality.

Cheers"

which elicited this response:

"Wow, that is some ' great laugh at all of this small mindedness and irrationability ', ***. As I mentioned in an earlier email, and it has proved to be very accurate ; your usual small mindedness and irrationability happens immediately AFTER you 1 ) forget to take any of your medications , 2 ) after another overly lengthy session in front of your frightened mirror. You have to be very, very carefull with what you write on the ****scrabble site, or the internet for that matter, because your well being is subject to the availability of batteries for any one of your many well used toys. As for sleeping with some women in the 1990's : I'm sorry I didn't have you on my list of targets, but I didn't need any fleas. God bless you and please remember your medications."

End quote.

Update: both the parties have just been asked not to post for 24 hours.

May. 11th, 2009

another feather in windage's cap!

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/05/11/bing.mayor.ap/index.html

May. 10th, 2009

eagles concert

was great! very satisfied.

humor

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/09/obama.correspondents.dinner/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

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