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Trials of a woodpusher: Adventures in chess, backyard gardening, and maybe whisker chopping

@NurseDave said he misses my beard. Beyond the recent "Abe" look, here's a few from the past. Yes, I usually head-shave when sporting whiskers. A man still needs to shave on a regular basis, ya know. ;)

One of my looks from when I was consulting...
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And full growth approx 4 years ago...
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Dave in KY said:
I'll need to work on finishing my vintage Williams with you alla Fluffy @Maryland998 1508.5 style maybe. Let me know when you start Sam
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Alert!

Maybe two fingernail scrapings of soap left after this morning's shave, so it will be a thin final lather tomorrow with it. Therefore, Wednesday will be the start of Williams for me.
 
woodpusher said:
Alert!

Maybe two fingernail scrapings of soap left after this morning's shave, so it will be a thin final lather tomorrow with it. Therefore, Wednesday will be the start of Williams for me.
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Pulling my Mug with the Vintage puck I started out as a reminder (Hey My Rememberer ain't so good no more) Just a couple uses on it so far. Thanks for the heads up !!
 
The excitement of the day, a near 100-move game. This was fittingly the final game of the tournament to finish and I needed a win to place 1st and claim my 2nd Canadian Championship (back-to-back).

Sam Sharpe - Eugen Demian
Canadian Correspondence Championship, 2019
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8.Nf3 O-O 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Qe7 14. Nd2 c5 15. Rfe1 a6 16. a4 Kg7 17. a5 Qd6 18. Nf3 Rb8 19.Reb1 c4 20. Be2 b5 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Nd2 Qd8 23. Bf3 Nf8 24. b3 cxb3 25. Rxb3 Rxb3 26. Qxb3 Be6 27. Rxa6 Qc7 28. Be2 Rc8 29. Ra3 Ng6 30. Bd3 Ne7 31. Qb1 Rb8 32. Rb3 Rc8 33. Ne2 Qa5 34. Rb2 Qa3 35. Ra2 Qd6 36. Ra6 Qc7 37. Qa1 Qb7 38. Ra3 Qb4 39. Nc3 Bf5 40. Rb3 Qd6 41. Bf1 g4 42. Ne2 Ng6 43. Rb7 Rb8 44. Qa7 Rxb7 45. Qxb7 Bd3 46. Nc3 Bxf1 47. Kxf1 h5 48. Kg1 Qe6 49. Ne2 Qf5 50. Qb1 Qc8 51. Qd1 Qc6 52. Nb1 Qa6 53. Nbc3 Qc4 54. Na4 Qa6 55. Nc5 Qa2 56. Kh2 Kh7 57. Qd3 Kg7 58. e4 dxe4 59. Nxe4 Qe6 60. Nxf6 Qxf6 61. Kg1 Kf8 62. Qe3 Qf5 63. Kh2 Kg8 64. Nf4 Kg7 65. Qd2 Nf8 66. Qc3 Ng6 67. Qc7 Kg8 68. Qd6 Kg7 69. Nxg6 fxg6 70. Qe5+ Kf7 71. f4 Qd3 72. d5 Qf5 73. Qc7+ Ke8 74. Qd6 Qf7 75. Qc6+ Kd8 76. Kg1 Qa7+ 77. Kh1 Qd7 78. Qf6+ Kc7 79. Qxg6 Qxd5 80. f5 Qe5 81. Kh2 Kd8 82. Qxh5 Qg7 83. f6 Qxf6 84. Qxg4 Qe5 85. Qf4 Qe1 86. Qf6+ Kd7 87. g4 Ke8 88. g3 Kd7 89. g5 Qe2+ 90. Kh3 Qh5+ 91. Kg2 Qe2+ 92. Qf2 Qe4+ 93. Qf3 Qc2+ 94. Kh3 Qg6 95. Kg4 1-0

The final cross-table.
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Congrats Brother I was not sure but it looked like navigational metrics for the Dragon Crew. Well Deserved my friend!
 
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