tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425345447397208455.post3696502666382779108..comments2023-03-23T10:38:43.870-05:00Comments on The Chess Museum: SAM NAYLOR SIGNS UPBob Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08974822175772021746noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425345447397208455.post-57829181489405109692010-06-13T15:49:29.372-05:002010-06-13T15:49:29.372-05:00Deadlines are set for a reason -- to avoid procras...Deadlines are set for a reason -- to avoid procrastination and doing nothing and maybe having later regrets. I am aware of this from years of experience. Besides, it separates the men from the boys. Life IS a deadline for almost everything we do or want to do. Distraction is the main "enemy" of doing.Bob Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974822175772021746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425345447397208455.post-42099303816913982082010-06-13T14:30:41.024-05:002010-06-13T14:30:41.024-05:00But can we have any of our puddin' if we don&#...But can we have any of our puddin' if we don't eat our meat?lazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13133425804961947281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425345447397208455.post-85478076981256348362010-06-13T05:08:24.640-05:002010-06-13T05:08:24.640-05:00any stuff that threatens: 'you can't have ...any stuff that threatens: 'you can't have desert until you eat your peas' [even tho' i totally agree that peas are good for me and i love them], is a huge turn-off. if i DO decide to attend, it will be only in spite of such hyped coercion -- which i consider to be even worse if it is true [which it probably is not!].<br />i would buy: 'you can only get the 'magic bullet' for,( say), 75% of the cost of paying to attend' and, (say), 3 - 12 months later [or, (better), 'in a semester's subscription to CR'].<br />but, truth be told, i also detest those 'this offer is good only until you next have to go to the bathroom (or, 'until Tues, July 34th at 1547 p.m.)pleasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415494347656390045noreply@blogger.com