The Five returns with some more Sunday reading. Let’s get
to it.
1. For several months, my nephew Roger has played
chess with Liam once a week over the computer. Roger loves chess and is trying
to introduce Liam to the game. I will read this story to Liam and I bet Roger
will enjoy as well. The headline says it all: “From
Homeless Refugee to Chess Prodigy, 9-year-old Dreams of Becoming Youngest
Grandmaster.”
2. Ever since
Liam and I started the first Harry Potter book, I’ve been fascinated by the author
J.K. Rowling. Technically, I was fascinated with her before but even more so
now. So when I came across this story about Rowling tweeting a question about
bitcoin, while drinking old-fashioneds (plural), how
could I resist? Elon Musk makes a cameo as do the CEOs of
“prominent” bitcoin companies.
3. If I could
bait a hook, I wouldn’t be writing a blog called Bobproof. I can count on one
hand the number of times I’ve gone fishing, and each time it took a fishing
village to help me with each aspect of the sport (save for casting). Even so, I’ve always enjoyed reading about fishing and admired the patience,
dedication and skill it takes. As a kid, I do remember with much help catching
a couple of bluegills, and perhaps that’s why I enjoyed this article about
how, “shore
fishing for bluegills takes on a new shine.” You could also
substitute the fishing in here for most other hobbies and it would still
resonate.
4. Is the
baseball card boom of the late 80s and early 90s coming back? Probably not, but
it is interesting to see how no MLB combined with nostalgia is driving
up the value of rookie cards for players such as Ken Griffey Jr.
5. Perhaps
because I only saw him on those great Lakers teams, I’ve struggled to
believe that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played for the Bucks. I mean I know he did,
for six season no less, it just always seemed implausible that he started his
career in Milwaukee. This was a fun look at how
his skyhook helped the Bucks win a classic game in the NBA Finals.
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