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    The Secret Link Between Chess & Playing Music By Ear

    by Jermaine Griggs
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    Along with golf, I’ve recently picked up playing chess. And like any new interest, I’m a huge proponent of immersing myself in the topic by reading books, subscribing to services to learn from others’ experience, and of course, practicing regularly by playing friends online. But I cannot underscore enough, the power of “reading.” Some will [...]

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    What A Near-Death Experience Taught Me

    by Jermaine Griggs

    I jumped in.

    Ferociously paddling my arms and legs like I had observed the other children doing, I tried to get back above water but nothing happened. I just sank deeper and deeper.

    As I looked up, all I could see was dozens of legs kicking… and… blue water.

    Water gushed through my nose and mouth; my ears now flooded. I paddled incessantly for dear life. Surely someone could see me.

    10 seconds passed… 20 seconds… 30 seconds… 40 seconds… a minute.

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    RIP Bernie Mac

    by Jermaine Griggs

    bernie mac Saturday, August 9, 2008. Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, AKA “Bernie Mac” passed away this morning at age 50 from complications with pneumonia. He also suffered from years of lung disease, which went into remission in 2005.

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