August 20, 2005

• Two things, one belated and one current....

  The belated is a photo of Dmitry opening his presents the night before his birthday (he'd just gotten out of the shower):

  

  Here he's inspecting the remote control to the stereo system we got
  him, and you can see the box containing the computer chair to the
  right.  I forget - did I mention before that Dan assembled the
  chair?  Did a terrific job, too.  Very handy boy, Dan.

  

  And this didn't turn out well (took multiple shots, but without the
  flash it was too dark, and with it there was an obscuring glare), but
  you can sort of see the score at the top, left side of middle:  750!

  I have been trying for years
  to hit 750.  I've managed 745 several times, once when I neglected
  to move a card from the deck to the piles before putting it on the
  stacks, which cost me the necessary five points, but by jingo, I
  finally did it. 

  Only thing that is bothering me a trifle is, contrary to what Don said, I don't believe it was
  a "perfect" game (this is solitaire, BTW), as I distinctly recall
  having to place two aces on the stacks without first being able to put
  them on the piles, which would have increased the score by ten points.

  [blanching]  You don't suppose.....?  

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