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chancho
Member since May-16-05
<Jer 20:10-13

Jeremiah said:

"I hear the whisperings of many:
'Terror on every side!
Denounce!
Let us denounce him!'
All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine.

Perhaps he'll be trapped; then we can prevail, and take our vengeance on him.

But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph.

In their failure, they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable confusion.

O LORD of hosts, you who test the just, who probe mind and heart, let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you, I have entrusted my cause.

Sing to the LORD,
praise the LORD,
for he has rescued the life of the poor
from the power of the wicked!">

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<1 Corinthians 13

13 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

9 For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; 10 but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. 13 And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.>

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<The Promise of the Lord's Coming

The Second Letter of Peter

Chapter 3

1 This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; in them I am trying to arouse your sincere intention by reminding you

2 that you should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken through your apostles.

3 First of all you must understand this, that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts

4 and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since our ancestors died, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation!?

5 They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water,

6 through which the world of that time was deluged with water and perished.

7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the godless.

8 But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.

9 The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance.

10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.

11 Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness,

12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire?

13 But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.

Final Exhortation and Doxology

14 Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish;

15 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,

16 speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.

17 You therefore beloved, since you are forewarned, beware that you are not carried away with the error of the lawless and lose your own stability.

18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity.

Amen.>

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<Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.>

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   chancho has kibitzed 44547 times to chessgames   [more...]
   Jun-23-25 Chessgames - Sports (replies)
 
chancho: Congrats to the OKC Thunder on winning the NBA Championship. They were the best team throughout the regular season and showed it in the playoffs as well. Congrats to SGA on winning MVP.
 
   Jun-07-25 Norway Chess (2025) (replies)
 
chancho: He left the championship on his own terms. He has won everything in sight. No better way to exit the stage.
 
   Jun-03-25 D Gukesh vs Carlsen, 2025 (replies)
 
chancho: Also called: The Angry Fist.
 
   May-27-25 Carlsen vs D Gukesh, 2025 (replies)
 
chancho: <Poor is the apprentice who does not surpass his Master.”" - Leonardo da Vinci>
 
   May-24-25 Bogdan Pietrusiak
 
chancho: His highest rating was 2310 according to this link which translates in Polish and Spanish: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogda...
 
   May-09-25 Chessgames - Music (replies)
 
chancho: All this Steely Dan talk... Here's a song from 1973: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h-...
 
   Apr-29-25 perfidious chessforum (replies)
 
chancho: Perf, just heard about this: <The White House has hit back against a reported plan by Amazon to detail the price impact of Donald Trump's trade tariffs to its customers, calling it a "hostile" political act.> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c... It's like, how dare Amazon
 
   Apr-26-25 John Eyre
 
chancho: From Tournament: 33rd Hastings Premier 1957/58... One-Week Open B: (1) <John Eyre> (London N14) 4½/5; (2) Peter Merrett (East Grinstead) 3½; (3) William Arnold Parkin-Moore (Mitcheldean) 2½; (4) N. W. Robinson 2; (5) R. L. Baker 1½; (6) Lewis James Worsell 1. ...
 
   Apr-23-25 Betty Mason (replies)
 
chancho: Miss Betty Mason. https://www.chessscotland.com/docum...
 
   Apr-21-25 Fusilli chessforum (replies)
 
chancho: Esta en un mejor lugar.
 
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Mar-13-22
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  jessicafischerqueen:

Thanks for more <Steely Dan> canyonero! They were also one of my favorite bands.

I think I like this track the best of all of those I remember:

"Whoa no, William and Mary won't do..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8...

Apr-02-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  juan31: < chancho> eso de qué TD se va es broma ?
Apr-06-22  technical draw: <juan31> << chancho> eso de qué TD se va es broma ?>

TD ya se fue pero como nadie salió a buscarlo regresó. El chiste fue que era el 1 de abril día de los inocentes.

Apr-09-22  technical draw: <chancho>. El apagon acabó conmigo. Estoy muy viejo para pasar dias sin luz. La electricidad llegó hoy sábado como a las 10 am. PR en vez de progresar parece que vamos en retroceso.
Jun-11-22  Z free or die: <What a hot mess...>

And Susan soon expects to be charging more for it...

Aug-02-22  technical draw: <chancho> Como está tu pueblo Lares? Se puede deambular? Quiero visitar algunos pueblos y vivir al intemperie. Cosas de viejo en sus últimos días.
Aug-09-22  Benzol: Hi mate, how is it ?
Sep-16-22  technical draw: Aparece Fiona y tambien aparecen las histericas "meteorologas". No le hagas caso a lo que dicen en la TV y ve directo a la fuente:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/gr...

Sep-18-22  technical draw: Bueno parece que Fiona salio buchi pluma na mas. Le dedico esta cancion:

"Fiona, fiona, bo-biona
Banana-fana fo-lona
Fi-fi mo-miona
fiona!"

Sep-18-22  technical draw: Por burlarme de Fiona se fue la luz como por una hora. Toma!
Dec-09-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: You seen the trailer(s) for John Wick 4 yet? You're the one that introduced and got me hooked on JW.

I can't wait for JW4

Dec-25-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: Feliz Navidad, compañero Chancho!
Dec-30-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Happy Holidays for the 8th straight year, <chancho>.
Feb-21-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Have you seen (all) the trailers for John Wick 4? If not, look them up on YouTube.

Thanks to you and your post many, many, many years ago, I love the series.

Mar-23-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: Thanks (or am I the cursed one?) John Wick 4 will be in US theatres in 2 days (Oh, Thursday is Picard episode 6)

To/until this day, I curse/bless you to have introduced me to Mr. John Wick,

RIP. Mr. Riddick. (I will miss him very much)

Mar-29-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: This (one) is for you bud. I freakin' laughed my donkey off and rolling on the futon while watching this. (I don't have an ass or floor...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD4...

May-19-23  technical draw: Terminé de ver "How to become a Tyrant". Muy bueno. Ahora voy a tratar de ser el tyrant de Chessgames!
Jun-06-23  technical draw: Nuevo record de temperatura, 94˚. Rompió el record del 2012. Y el indice de calor está en 117˚! Ni con el aire en lo mas bajo se escapa uno.
Jun-07-23  technical draw: Yo no creo en el calentamiento global porque hay que ver las estadísticas. (Aparte de que cualquier incremento en las temperaturas es producto de la gran bola de fuego en el cielo y no de los hombres). Ahora si ves el último record fue en el 2012 y en los 11 años que han pasados porque no ha incrementado la temperatura?

Es mas la temperatura record de Puerto Rico se estableció en el 1996, hace 27 años y fue de 104º.

Así que yo no me monto en el carrito de el calentamiento global hasta que en verdad hay evidencia científica.

Jun-07-23  technical draw: Parece que hoy tampoco hay respiro contra la alta temperatura. Salí un momentito para chequear el buzón y fue como si entrara en un horno. Regrese de inmediato a mi habitación con aire y está en lo mas bajo pero todavía se siente el calor. Y falta el mes de Julio!
Jun-10-23  technical draw: Tuve que soltar $60 para otro abanico. El aire no es suficiente. Sudé la gota gorda montándolo pero valio la pena, ya se siente un alivio.
Feb-10-24  technical draw: Fallece la gran periodista e intelectual Puertorriqueña Jennifer Wolff. Eso me pone muy triste porque yo la admiraba mucho. Que descanse en paz.
Feb-11-24  technical draw: Tambien lamento la muerte de una joven que me enamoré de ella a lo adivino por fotos en los periodicos. Ella era nadadora y ganó 12 medallas en natacion en los juegos centro Americanos y del Caribe en el 1966. Se trata de Anita Lallande. Que descanse en paz la novia que nunca conocí.
Jun-18-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: <TD> El año 2012 es bastante reciente. Aqui puedes ver las estadisticas de largo plazo:

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/w...

I don't make much of year-to-year fluctuations (e.g., the recession triggered by the pandemic reduced global emissions). But in that NASA website, you see statistics for 140 years, and the trend is indisputable. Also, the burning of fossil fuels grew exponentially during that period (as did the global economy).

For global data, I find the website Our World in Data to be the best resource out there. The first graph in this page shows the growth in energy consumption by source since 1800:

https://ourworldindata.org/energy-p...

I don't assume that climate change is responsible for every single hot day, but I do think it's responsible for the rising trend. When I look at food production projections to the year 2050, when there will be 9.7b of us, I do worry that things may turn ugly. Rising temperatures, on average, reduce crop yields.

Feb-08-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: May I interest you in my <morbid trivia>? Check out my forum!
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