I live in Roebuck, a cancer cluster community in upper South Carolina. My family
consists of my wife (name withheld by request), my elder daughter (name withheld
by request), my son (name withheld by request), my younger daughter (name withheld
by request), and my two dogs, Golo and Kifi (request
denied).
Here is a picture of my boat. Click on
the boat to hear some good boating music supplied by yours truly
I attended a variety of colleges and universities--even graduated from
a couple. Spent a few years keeping the world safe for democracy. For 6 years, I
lived about halfway between Saito-zaki and Shingu. That's near Fukuoka. That's in
Kyushu. That's in Japan. That's over there near China. I learned to play Go; and
before I left, I had worked up from a 17-stone handicap to a 13-stone handicap.
My highest ever USCF chess rating was 1575. But I once won $100 at a tournament in
Charlotte. I went 5-0. In every game, I got into a bad position. Each of my opponents
elected to sacrifice a Piece for a quick winning attack and then failed to carry
it out correctly. I still remember the tournament as "Five Easy Pieces."
Ross's Picks
Best TV show: “Mystery”, Thursday night.
Best TV show before it was stupidly rescheduled: “X-Files”,
Friday Night.
Worst TV show: Seinfeld, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Best group: Yes
Worst group: Lemonheads
Most highly paid saxophone player: Kenny Gee
Most overpaid saxophone player: Slick Willy
Best book: Cannibals in the Cafeteria
Worst book: Chrysanthemum and the Sword
Best sportscaster: Dick Vitale
Worst sportscaster: Paul McGuire
Best city under 10,000: Roebuck, SC
Best city over 10,000: (no qualifiers)
Best pizza: pepperoni, jalapeno, and anchovy
Worst pizza: (no qualifiers)
Best language: COBOL
Worst language: EXCEL Macro
