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It would be remarkably uncharacteristic of me to actually succeed in quitting smoking, so I expect someone to take me out drinking and jam half a dozen lit Marlboros in my hand at some point, thereby kicking my undisciplined ass off the wagon again. It needs to happen soon, 'cause I am going to Vegas on Saturday and smokes cost like $7 a pack on the strip. Maybe cigarettes are cheaper near the Clark County Chess Club, where I plan to show up and bang heads. I mean seriously, how well can people play chess living out in the middle of the desert? Leonid Kritz. Hrumph. I have never lost a game to a 2578 rated player, and I don't intend to start now.

Let's see. Talked about smoking and chess. What is the other thing I'm kind of fixated on? Oh yeah...