Comments on: Tagged – Five Things You Don’t Know About Me (and probably don’t care about)

By: Sport and hot cars

Sport and hot cars — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:05:49 +0000

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By: Sellsius Santa Is Naughty & Nice at sellsius° real estate blog

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By: Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:21:36 +0000

Pat the Chess Dad! Looks like we were both in Nashville for the 2003 National Elementary Championships! Your son was in the K-3 section, my son was in 4th grade at the time, playing in the K – 6. He was pretty much done by the 6th grade. The last national he played in was the Jr High’s in Tucson in 2004 (as a 6th grader). Looks like mine “semi-retired” a year or two before yours did. My son was *really* into blitz, a game I could never play well. He was actually a better blitz player than he was with normal time controls.

I was a TD in the 2003 Elem Nationals in your son’s section. Who knows, I may well have have had to resolve a “HE TOUCHED THAT PIECE!” claim for your little guy.

Small world, isn’t it?

By: Pat Kitano

Pat Kitano — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:26:50 +0000

Jay the Chess Dad! My son also played the “circuit” and we were attending two nationals per year between 2003-05, and calling them vacations (they all seemed to be on the East Coast or Nashville)… look us up in the USCF database… he’s already semi-retired pursuing other interests, all before hitting his teens!

By: Pat Kitano

Pat Kitano — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:50:47 +0000

No wonder we look at the world similarly… our sons retire about the same age (mine is now into piano and music) … and both are good blitz players. One reason my son tapered off was because he couldn't sit still for those longer games… as he grew older, others who could sit still would start to outcalculate him. Some day look forward to meeting up with you Jay…

By: Jay - The Phoenix Re

Jay - The Phoenix Re — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:24:01 +0000

Josh – just do it!

Sam – and I lived in Austin for 20 years and call Austin home. And you're the AustinRealEstateGuy.com…. Hmmmm….

Good luck with the 13 year old daughter thing.

By: Sam Chapman

Sam Chapman — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:24:58 +0000

Jay – looks like we have some things in common. I've jumped out of a perfectly good airplane 62 times. I have a daughter who will turn 13 in a month. I had a 4.0 in college – for one semester! My Point2 website ranks #1 in Google (for one term…)!

By: Josh Plummer

Josh Plummer — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:10:11 +0000

Jay,

I have been a visitor to your site before but Im http://www.activerain.com blog touring today.

Excellent, Maureen Memed me too! I have no idea what I am going to write! Its a great idea…even if it isnt exactly my real impression of what a Meme actually is.

I've always wanted to try sky diving…maybe one day I'll actually do it.

By: Jay - The Phoenix Re

Jay - The Phoenix Re — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:56:44 +0000

Thanks John. I can't take credit for the kids stuff, they take after their mother.

Mary, my kids are 13 and 15 and deep in the throes of teenagerism. I can't handle another one! But I do strongly encourage kids to learn to play chess. It's great for their brains and *really* helps them learn problem solving skills. Some of the kids are amazing players. There is nothing quit as humbling as getting crushed in an intellectual game by a six year old. James doesn't play competitively any more (it's not "cool"), but he still enjoys trouncing his father every now and then.

By: REBlogGirl

REBlogGirl — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:29:47 +0000

I'm so glad this meme thing took off. Now I have all the dirt on real estate bloggers. Jay, you are an amazing person and I'll be sending my son to you in about a year for his chess lessons. Feel free to return him when he hits 18.