DocAndersen
tightly pull
lifting the puppet from the ground
to dance
as if in a western movie with bullets flying around the puppet’s feet
dance
like there is no tomorrow.
pull the strings tight
so the puppet does not sag
and arms dangling uselessly
fall to the ground.
Pull the puppets strings tights
in the shadows
behind the stage
where none can see
none can hear.
Pull the puppet strings tight.
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Question of
Ever feel like someone is pulling your strings?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
when you play chess you have to be 2 moves ahead, right?
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Yes
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No
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Great picture for that poem. I never learned chess.
Chess is interesting, it is a game of strategy and timing!
Oh yes. I have watched games go on for hours, even days… Both my sons, and dad loved it.
well then if you have watched you can play!
I think that’s why I never wanted to learn. Watching them. I mean, it looks so boring as a bystander sport. Wait, is it considered a sport? Or is it still just a game.
it is a game in my humble opinion
I like chess a lot. I have never succeeded beating the computer in that game.
i played it for a long time, it is all about willingness to take risks with the computer. Yes, you can lose, but doing something out of the ordinary always gets the computer confused!
That’s true. It’s only in scrabble have I ever outdo it. Good thing about scrabble, you can make it a ‘fool’ to the extent it can’t get words right.
you can do the same in chess. Go find a book on chess master’s strategies. That is what the programmer built the application to support.
I see…I will check it out though I know it is a book to be ordered from Amazon
i suspect you can find one that is free on the internet as well!!!
That will be great. I will search for it.
have fun! i love chess it is very fun!
Thank you, Doc. I sure will.
My chess playing is very rusty but sometimes I am there for others and others pull my strings sometimes.
chess is funny, when I was a kid it was a spectator sport. Now, it is just a game.
When I was little I loved the idea of Pinocchio and I tried to imagine being a puppet
someone else pulling the strings – control passed to another!
Funny, as I read these words and saw the photo, I was taken back to a trip Dustin and I took to the beach. I was at another level for a minute. Thanks for that Doc.
memories can be triggered by almost anything. thanks for the kind words Carol!!!!
I used to play a lot of chess but now I play it with my computer, which is not so easy … I mostly lose
computer chess is all about probability if you do what isn’t probable. the computer can’t respond.
I don’t know what you mean, only mine responds very well to my every move
i meant if you do moves that are not what the computer expects it loses!
I think he assumes everything … but it really depends on the degree … how heavy she is
the computer is based on the probability of recorded chess matches. That means they tend to record the chess masters playing.
I’m not that kind of master, so it mostly overwhelms me … it’s always a step ahead of me
it is designed to do just what you are feeling. If you do the unexpected, the computer won’t be able to respond!
i will try it once …. i just don’t know if i’m going to pull such a move that my computer is not ready … i’m going to pull an impossible move
it is all about doing the unexpected!
I loved playing chess at a young age and I did pretty well.
it is all about paying attention to what is possible!
When I was little I played chess but no longer wanted.
i understand not wishing to play anymore. I haven’t played in a couple of years.
I’ve never plan in a game of chess … lol
can never figure out
cute little guy!!
he is very cute, thanks for the kind words!
I am always behind. Love this and you made my day again, and again and again.
thanks for that – i love the picture. The poem is old wrote it 20 or so years ago, but seemed a perfect fit with his hands!