Happy Birthday, Jason!

Well, today the counter clicks over to 11, meaning Jason is officially one year into his second decade, incredible as that seems.  After a weekend party with extended family, he…

More Chess Bragging

The kids continue to be obsessed with chess, and they’re getting better all the time.  This past Monday, they participated in a simultaneous chess demonstration with Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg at…

Hey Kids, Comics!

I don’t know what’s worse, failing to update this site with no posts for months at a time, or ending that drought with an act of shameless self-promotion.  But hey,…

Chess Kings

Somehow we’ve turned into a chess household.  Jason, Scott and even Grace are playing chess, talking chess, planning chess, reading about chess pretty much all the time. Actually, Jason goes…

Magic Gracie

Lately I’ve been trying to keep the kids entertained with card tricks.  One of them involves making a chosen card appear on demand, and to make it more fun I…