New level of "business casual" unlocked: the bank teller today was wearing a hoodie and a baseball cap!

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The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life.

— Paul Morphy (?)

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Socks possess the mysterious power, like cats, of vanishing; unlike cats, they don’t get hungry and come back.

— Gwern Branwen, on Socks

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Walking to church, listening to church bells 🔔, add a special delight to this Sunday morning!

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Winter is coming... the butter in the kitchen cupboards in no longer soft!

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