Memorable Advice

Memorable Advice



(1) E.M. Reubens, Russian born mentor during the decade of my twenties, frequently reminded me of the facts... that the constantly changing position on a chessboard is extraordinarily fragile; that it's utterly foolhardy to presume to launch "lightfoot attacks" in the opening; that it's equally unwise to attempt to press the attack on every subsequent mid/endgame move; and that to play well I must learn to content myself with making low key luft moves, along with (what he viewed as the heart and soul of sound strategy) "high class waiting moves".

(2) My Dad, who was one giant of a kind hearted Swedish man, with an easygoing temperament and common touch, owned an enormous inventory of half funny jokes, whimsical one liners and provocative sayings. One of them, "If you can't be frank, be earnest" fell on deaf ears at the time. Only decades later would I begin to discover the incredible biographical iceberg dimensions of those simple seven words.

(3) Another memorable advice received during my university days was from Mr. Klintworth (VP of HR at the large insurance company where my wife was employed as his secretary). As we thanked him and his wife for a lovely dinner and evening, shaking my hand at the front door, he riveted an intense eyelock and smiled and said, "Bobby, matter!" (permanently constructing a sententious verb from a vanilla noun).



Let's hear a few of yours...

Darvlay - Up the bum, no babies.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Memorable Advice



(1) E.M. Reubens, Russian born mentor during the decade of my twenties, frequently reminded me of the facts... that the constantly changing position on a chessboard is extraordinarily fragile; that it's utterly foolhardy to presume to launch "lightfoot attacks" in the opening; that it's equally unwise to attempt to press the att ...[text shortened]... ucting a sententious verb from a vanilla noun).



Let's hear a few of yours...

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Darvlay - Up the bum, no babies.

Originally posted by Silverstriker
Never take any abuse or comments against you personally. (This came from a teacher whilst i was doing my training)

If at first you don't succeed, then maybe skydiving isn't for you.

When someone accuses another of something, step back and look at both parties before just going along like a sheep.

Those are two of my father's teachings.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Memorable Advice



(1) E.M. Reubens, Russian born mentor during the decade of my twenties, frequently reminded me of the facts... that the constantly changing position on a chessboard is extraordinarily fragile; that it's utterly foolhardy to presume to launch "lightfoot attacks" in the opening; that it's equally unwise to attempt to press the att ...[text shortened]... ucting a sententious verb from a vanilla noun).



Let's hear a few of yours...

Originally posted by Starrman
Oh grud 😞 It was so much nicer here whilst you were away.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Memorable Advice



(1) E.M. Reubens, Russian born mentor during the decade of my twenties, frequently reminded me of the facts... that the constantly changing position on a chessboard is extraordinarily fragile; that it's utterly foolhardy to presume to launch "lightfoot attacks" in the opening; that it's equally unwise to attempt to press the att ...[text shortened]... ucting a sententious verb from a vanilla noun).



Let's hear a few of yours...

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Not one of your good days, Starrman, huh? Hmm...

Originally posted by Starrman
You're like the STANG of spam.

It puts the lotion on it's skin. It does this whenever it's told.

Originally posted by Sam The Sham
It puts the lotion on it's skin. It does this whenever it's told.

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Darvlay - Up the bum, no babies.

Time does not equal money, you can save up as much money as you like but you cannot save time. You have to spend your time as you get it.