Chess is a cold bath for the mind

Robert Creely's poems have two main characteristics. 1) They are short; 2) they are not short enough.

The ultimate evil is the weakness, cowardice, that is one of the constituents of so much human nature. When, rarely, unalloyed nobility does occur, its chances of prevailing are slim. Yet it exists, and its mere existence is reason enough for not wiping the name of mankind off the slate.

It's hard to lose when your standards are so low.

Diana Rigg is built like a brick mausoleum with insufficient flying buttresses.

Activating oxygen can produce compounds called radicals that put oxidative stress on cells. Such stress could ultimately lead to cancer and other diseases.

Chess is a cold bath for the mind