My very good friend and ex-housemate Matt is in town visiting briefly before continuing a tour down the coast of Oregon with his fiance’, Jeanna, who I am meeting for the first time. Haven’t had much time to play, but have been reviewing some of my latest games in my few spare moments, laying out stones on the board according to snapshots and re-reading, re-counting with my own stones, asking questions and then looking to the final result to see how my imagination compares with the final result. I am not able, at this point, to see any highly significant moments of conflict or problems suitable for deeper review. I am paying attention to the balance of the stones at the fuseki, in particular. I find contemplation of the beginning of the game most rewarding, and of a particular beauty.

I have tickets to box seats from my company to go to the White Sox vs Mariners game today, so good Sunday and good bye.