You just know you’re gonna grow up to have a hard life, if your cat beats you at table hockey.
Look at the fun cats can have with people-toys, when there are no paper bags or cardboard boxes–or purses left open–available.
I wish they’d play chess, though. Nobody to play it with, around here.
What a life! Imagine that there are tablet computer video games just for cats. 🙂 My Siamese has been known to play that very game, but I’m usually able to beat her score.
I LOVE playing chess, but nobody wants to play… at least with me! 😉 I wonder why… maybe it’s cuz I never loose! 😉
I wonder if we could play on line. Maybe Joshua could play you, although he’s still a beginner.
Yeah, maybe. It’s lots of fun!
I didn’t know there are levels of playing like a beginner. Chess is chess, right?
True, but you get better at it with experience–and there’s always something more to learn about it.
Cool. Maybe I need to learn some things then.
Can you tell me (in very general terms!) how much chess you know? Stupid question alert: that may be one.
All the pawns are on the 2nd rank.
Rooks go in the corner and the knights next to them. Bishops are next, then the queen and king.
White always goes first.
Pawns can move 2 spaces in front of them, the rooks can go straight above and across. Bishops go diagonal…. etc….
Good, you know the rules. How about the general principles?
But of course, when I learned chess, I learned it from other kids and never heard a word about any general principles. We played for fun, and over the years, a lot of the general principles came naturally.
Principles meaning???
Stuff like standard openings, how to control the center of the board (whether up close or from a distance), the safest location for your King, and how to keep it safe–that sort of thing. Again, it might be a stupid question.
Uhhh uhhh! Okay. I’m taking my position on chess to pre-beginnger!
I kind of know what you’re talking about, but it’s hard to write out instead of explaining in person.
That’s okay, Lydia.
You and Joshua could play online, if you can find a site. That’d be fun.
Awesome! You can be our referee! 😉
That’d be fun, too!
I’ll tell Joshua next time he’s on here.
Oh, yeah! That should be fun!
YESSSSSS! It’s a deal! 🙂 🙂
OK!! 😄 It would be easier if there were no time-zones, but we’ll figure it out somehow!
I know, my first thought was the same thing! Big time zone difference!
There are sites where they give you three days to move–Chessfordollars.com, if it still exists–so the time difference isn’t a problem.
Cool. I’ll check it out.
Cool! Is it free?
Yes–a lot of those sites are free. The “dollars” are metaphorical.
That’s great! I checked out the site.
I’m glad it still exists. I had a lot of fun there. You might still be able to find some of my games in the archives. Betcha they only kept the ones I lost.
Awesome! I wonder when we can get started!
See what Lydia says.
OK! Also it would be nice to be able to play chess with you someday!
I think we could manage that.
That would be brilliant!
But for now, I have to go to bed, because it’s…
Well, er, late…
Yeah! 🙂
When should we start?
Is Chess for Dollars still in business? Do you have an account there? And just now I’m tearing my hair out with another stupid WordPress problem.
The site’s still there, but I don’t have an account there yet. I hope your problem with WordPress will get fixed!
It’s driving me nuts today.
I’ve prayed that the problem will be solved. Can I help, by any chance?
Thanks, Joshua, but I don’t think you can do anything.
Breaking news: I’m now officially in the game! 😄🎉 In the internet chess world into which I have newly entered, I am known as JoMaS. I hope that’s not too weird, but I like it! 😉
I must make a note of it.
For some reason, the site’s not working very properly. An error comes up when I try to click on “My Games.”
But you don’t have any games there yet, do you?
No, I don’t, but I don’t know how to start a game.
Did you check out the website?
Yes, I did! To me, it doesn’t look complete. I enrolled by the way!
OK how did you do that?
I “made an account”
OK, that’s what I meant! I “made an account.”
Lol uh oh. So we both “made an account”
Was that suppose to happen?
Yes, I think so. I’m no expert at this.
Ehh me either.
I know my user name and password though.
I signed in as “JoMaS,” which is pretty weird!
OK well mine is lydiandjosh
OK! Sounds nice! 🙂
But now what?
I don’t want to keep you up.
Don’t worry about that! I have to admit I don’t know what to do!
And I thought you knew how to do everything….
Sorry… I’m no genius… no, not at all! We need Lee Duigon!
Yeah where is he?
Just so you know, I’ve still been watching your new youtube videos, but as of now, youtube comments have been acting up with me, so as soon as that’s resolved… I can comment.
I noticed I can’t comment on your videos anymore, but I know how to fix that.
I know and I feel so bad about that.
HOW? I already tried settings.
You have to mark all your videos as “Not Made For Kids,” that way the comments will come back hopefully. It will be faster if you bulk edit.
Yeah you told me that before – and I did!
I think it has something to do with some safety thing my mom put on our devices.
Oh, I see. Well, thanks for watching our videos!! I’ll be sure to watch yours, too!!
You’re welcome!!!!
Awesome, I’m still trying to fix it though.
You did see that “he’s” here???
Yes, I did! But now I have to go to bed and dream about Garfield playing chess!
Cool!
OK good night.
Lol have fun!
Thanks! Good night! 😉
Hi, Lydia–I think this is how you do it, now that you both have user accounts. 1) Log in. 2)go to “Challenges. 3) Go to the “Create A Challenge” page and enter Joshua’s user name in the appropriate place, and click the parameters you want to use (time allowed for moves).
Given that almost everyone on earth is better at computers than I am, you ought to be able to do that easily enough.
OK. I just did all that.
We can play this for free, right?
Better check–but as far as I know, yes. I played lots of games there for free, it never cost me anything. The “dollars” are imaginary.
But always check! Because I haven’t been there for a few years, and they might have changed some things.
Oh! Thank goodness!
I was like “what the heck!? People can get money??” Anyway, that’s cool.
I will.
I’m here… twisting in the wind.
Cool! Huge relief! 😉
Busy being tortured by my computer so far today…
Once you both have accounts and want to play a game together, you can set it up so that each player has, for instance, three days in which to post a move.
I don’t remember how to get started, but there should be instructions there.
Every player has to have his or her own account. I think! Haven’t been there for a few years.
OK we did that!
Love the one with the kitten and little kid playing with the toy car together. The little kid’s laughter is infectious. 🙂
Children and pets are a wonderful combination. Whenever I see kids and pets together, I feel as as I’m seeing something very special. Children have a natural affinity for their pets and pets seem to be very well suited to interacting with children. The thing I love the most is that children seem to drop all pretense when playing with pets. They are completely natural in that situation. I think it’s one situation in which we see things closer to the way God intended.
We didn’t have any pets when I was a baby or a toddler. So I missed out.
We did, but it was a nervous little dog. Think of a canine Don Knotts. 🙂