Cup XXVII: Shah Mat

Tea: Joseph's Dream with honey

Music: Robert Fripp, "Starlight I"

Time: Night

Convergence of cool things tonight.

I won a chess tournament at Nighthawks. For that, I got a book (always a welcome prize for a wordperson). After that, I got to share a new taste with friends.

(Yeah, so the Coast and Center link is self-referential. Cut me some slack, it's late.)

And on top of that, my foot (tendinitis casualty du -- I'd say jour, but it's been more like a week) is doing much better. This is a very good thing.

And with that, off to dream.

But before that, speaking of chess:

I'd always heard that "Shah Mat" -- the Persian phrase that gives us "checkmate" in English -- meant "The king is dead." This article claims otherwise.

Not being an expert in such things, I make no claims to know which is right. I just like stirring the pot sometimes.

Okay, now it's dreamtime.

Tonight's spooky story:

Richard Marsh, "A Set of Chessmen"