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ok, so... I'm missing this place! but I'm in a different place that I was. my Exercise program is in shambles, old (good) habits have been lost, and the passion that I try to bring to all my efforts was less so- I need to get it back. and part of that means coming back HERE. telling y'all that I will do better and being accountable to someone for Doing it! ofc, its midchallenge, but there's always a reason to procrastinate... THAT (procrastination) must stop! it must stop today. --- about the only thing to add is over the summer I fell back in love with Chess and I am truly trying (again) to improve. chess is important to me, as its a sign of clarity of thought and a challenge of unbelievable difficulty. Even my big 100 miles walk (which IS happening again in 2019) it Not, IMHO, as daunting and difficult as improving in chess. due to long experience I even have a number/rating to fit the accomplishment and If I can claw my way to 1600* (online) it would be a big, big deal.** ... I feel a little awkward about dissapearing from you guys lives like that. I really appreciated the effort some of you spent in encouraging me last year. and I probably need it more than ever. so I'm BACK! I hope I can post regularly. maybe NOT like the old days but I NEED to get back to old habits and this is a good place to sart *FYI, I'm sure a Rating like 1600 doesn't mean much to anyone around here. but I feel the need to explain it. First as you might guess, computers are Really, really good (at chess)- they NEVER make a mistake and look at millions of potential positions. they play around 3000. you might call that near perfection in chess. as for how Low people go, well I would say that the average uneducated (but having some promise) adult would be about 800. an "expert" is both a good player and a suprisingly defined chess player. if you are above 2000, you are an expert. so 1600 is definitely an intermediate player- good enough to beat newer players with ease; yet would Not win against an expert. ** BTW, if your curious, actually, chess and exercise go together very well. for a sport that involves long hours of sitting, it is Really strenious (at high levels) to keep the concentration and focus like that. Exercise gives muscles the ability to endure. and endurance is Everything in high level chess.