Why Knight to King 4?
For years I have written as a hobby, only recently deciding to get something published. My query letters to publishers were invariably...
Break Up the Mets?
With baseball season upon us once again I am forced to acknowledge our capacity for self-delusion. This takes many forms, from “Sure I...
The Best Tax Advice
Although I am trying to publicize my writing, especially the recently released K2K4 (Knight to King 4: The Fischer-Kasparov Match) as...
The All Spin Zone - In Defense of Bill O'Reilly
There has been a lot of spinning going on, but it is not on the part of Bill O’Reilly. While I have no dog in this hunt, I do side...
Soccer is a Stupid Game
I have found professional fulfillment as a tax man and as an author, but by far the proudest days of my life were the day I married...
For Whom the Bellas Tolls
That is not a typo in the title. It refers to a court case dealing with intricacies of avoiding state taxation and illustrates the...
A Noble Warrior
It is no secret I am a huge fan of Bobby Fischer’s chess brilliance and for his extended reign of chess excellence, Garry Kasparov as...
Putting the Human Face to Chess
Fischer-Spassky was the seminal event in the last half century of chess, sparking interest in the game the likes of which has rarely been...
The Twelve Seconds of Christmas
Since when did they turn the twelve days of Christmas into twelve seconds? I have always been a Christmas traditionalist, probably...
Chess Anyone?
I am convinced if Apollo XIII happened today, there is no way those astronauts would have survived. NASA would have looked to its...
