Back when we were young, silly in-love newlyweds, I asked Mr. Nani if he thought I was sexy and he responded "sometimes". Of course I wanted to knew when, thinking it was the evening I wore my new negligee or something of that nature. To my surprise, he said it was during the week he'd been teaching me how to play chess. Well, he explained that during our very first real game, mano y muerto, no hints or help from him, he looked at my face, concentrating, deep in study of the board(I so wanted to win). When he noticed tiny droplets of perspiration on my upper lip, he wanted to brush the board and pieces off the table in one felt swoop, take me in his arms and so on and so forth. (blush). Yes I won the game probably because I broke his concentration. Posted by: Nani | March 8, 2006 10:55 AM (submitted by kbertocci)

I'm personally not in favor of guns. I've fired my share- rifles, shotguns, handguns, even a cap and ball pistol once, but don't expect to ever shoot another. I worked in a medical school for nine years. During that time I worked in four different hospitols and the state medical examiner's office. I saw children shot by their parents, parents shot by their children, children shot by other children. I saw hunting accidents, gun cleaning accidents, guys shot by jealous husbands (and wives), store clerks shot in robbery attempts, drive bys, military wounds at the VA, cops shot by the bad guys and bad guys shot by the cops, and suicides, lots of suicides. Got a problem? Sick? Lonely? Mad? Impotent? Stick a gun in your mouth, under your chin, to your temple, over your heart(that's the one that's hard to hit). Pull the trigger with a string, with your finger, with your toe. After nine years I left that job and I am not in favor of guns.
Posted by: kurosawaguy | July 6, 2005 10:09 AM (submitted by kbertocci)