his was posted by Tom Smith, the Filker, on alt.callahans. This link is to his site.

“Perhaps you didn’t realize,” quoth Tom, “that, in my misspent youth, I was a tournament chess player. In fact, thanks to a mathematical quirk, I was officially a Master for… ohh, maybe twelve hours. The next day I lost the first two games in a long losing streak, and soon I was back where I should be.” He smiles both wryly and wistfully. “It’s … Read the rest...

This was posted by Tom Smith, the Filker, on alt.callahans. This link is to his site.

And, I can always go for a little idle worship. In fact, one of my favorite grade-school Show & Tell projects involved me kidnapping my sister’s vast Barbie doll collection, dressing them as various pagan goddesses, and hanging them on the elm out front. Instead of the usual Trinity, this work showed the entire family history of The Maiden, The Mother, and The Crone. … Read the rest...