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Nov. 24th, 2009

view from my hotel room at the worlds

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2033243&id=1603308606&saved#/photo.php?pid=30569674&id=1603308606

Nov. 19th, 2009

stairway to heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JJu4l8h_nU

Nov. 10th, 2009

petechia

got all my shots for malaysia/korea/india today.

first time i ever heard petechia: the nurse used it, pointing to my arm.

12 hours later, here i am, playing quack, got to lay down petechia, the 5th and last of my bingos to beat the duck 564-353.

he won't get me back now as he usually does, as i am going to bed now! :)

Oct. 29th, 2009

expected dates of publication of next editions of US "source" dictionaries?

can someone let us know the expected years of next updates for the US "source" dictionaries? these are tomes traditionally used to cull new words for ospd/owl updates.

thanks.

Oct. 28th, 2009

this is clever. i should try this.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/28/did-schwarzenegger-say-fk-you-to-legislature/

your boss stepping on you?

it could be a lot worse:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/5757308/Video-Chinese-tight-rope-walker-sets-two-new-records.html

Oct. 27th, 2009

travel reimbursement?

http://www.katu.com/news/local/65957522.html

Oct. 26th, 2009

don't have a cow, man.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6891362.ece

Oct. 23rd, 2009

chef jackass, please bring me some green tacos

and there ain't no such thing as green ham!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/world/europe/23degrees.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Oct. 20th, 2009

wsc starting time

moved to 9 am every day.

Oct. 15th, 2009

you may mess with chuck norris

you may even mess with texas. in fact, it is encouraged.

but never, never mess with dr bing.

http://www.politico.com/click/stories/0910/bass_disrupts_flight.html

Oct. 10th, 2009

another proof that antimath can't do math

http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/cgi-bin/wotd.pl

kainit is me sans math.

Oct. 9th, 2009

naspa joins wespa

Message from Sam Kantimathi, Chairman NASPA-WESPA Liaison Committee:

Minutes ago, I have been informed by the Treasurer of WESPA that NASPA has just joined WESPA as a Class 1 organization with a membership of approximately 2,100.

This important development in the World of Scrabble would not have been possible without the hard work on the part of many of us including Elie Dangoor, John Chew and Chris Cree. Tony Leah and I have been working tirelessly towards this for much of this year and would be happy to answer any questions.

Our thanks are also due to Hasbro, the Steering Committee, and Mary Rhoades and Carla Cree.

All the best,

Sam Kantimathi

Chair, NASPA-WESPA Liaison Committee

October 8, 2009


The following is the News Release from NASPA Executive Committee:

On behalf of the Executive Committee, I am happy to announce that
NASPA has become a member of WESPA (World English-Language Scrabble
Players Association). We have now joined the likes of the United
Kingdom, Australia, Tel Aviv, Malaysia, and South Africa in pledging
our united interest to promote English-language Scrabble as a serious
competitive endeavour, and to support English-language Scrabble
players throughout the world as the need arises.

The decision to join WESPA was only made after consultation with, and
approval by, the Steering Committee at its meeting at the National
Scrabble Championship in August, 2009, and with Hasbro's approval a
few weeks later. All recognized the importance of giving a voice to
our North American players when they compete internationally, and to
represent North American players' needs on the world stage. The cost
for membership is $150 per year.

It is imperative to understand that this is not an endorsement of the
Collins word list. I repeat, joining WESPA is not the first step in a
not-so-subtle plot to eventually merge our dictionaries. NASPA has no
plans, right now or in the foreseeable future, to adopt Collins.
Should this become a contentious issue from WESPA's side of things,
NASPA can always choose to revoke its membership.

Any questions regarding this can be addressed to Robin Pollock Daniel,
your new NASPA spokesperson, or to Tony Leah or to Sam Kantimathi,
who are the points of contact in Canada and the U.S., respectively.

Oct. 7th, 2009

this airline will have you pissed

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1218473/Airline-goes-green-asking-passengers-use-toilet-boarding.html

Sep. 16th, 2009

wow!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/tooth.eye.vision/index.html

Sep. 12th, 2009

naspa about to join wespa

`
heard it here first.

stay tuned.

also, all this weekend's sowp games will be naspa rated just as if they are owl games.
`

Sep. 9th, 2009

an easy contest

why is dick cheney practicing Shirshasana today?

first correct, _intended_ answer to sam at samtimer dot com wins a prize.

Aug. 30th, 2009

can-am: us team gibsonized with 3 rounds to go!

~

'xcept, the organizers don't know how.

us team wins 52.5 to canada 31.5 at lunchtime. 2 more games scheduled.

memorable experience. lots of camaraderie.
~

Aug. 28th, 2009

CA-MAN is in CAN-AM

arrived safely. had a nice dinner with the canadian team. they made me a honorary canuck.

wish me luck! and the team too!

psyched!

Aug. 18th, 2009

i have 4 words to say to organizers of pizzeria tourneys

`
geoff thevenot!
`

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