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65th Square: Day 52: Woohoo!!!
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Thursday, April 14, 2005. Well anyway it's nice to finally have something positive to report. Also good to see our ranks swell with new members. Welcome all. I'll get around to updating my sidebar soon. Now for some real fun! Tax time. I was all ready to get it done early this year, but of course I didn't get all of the forms until a few days ago. Cheers. Posted by Dave at 7:09 AM. You are very welcome. Glad you folks can put it to good use. Fellow De la Maza Knights. Man de la Maza. King of the Spill.
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Viking Sword: 11/01/2003 - 12/01/2003
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A Knight in quest of completing the 7 Circles of De La Maza. Monday, November 17, 2003. Rating: 5 star * * *. This Album is prog metal (progressive metal). There are two complete gems on this CD,. These songs make me glad that music even exists. Incorporates symphonic elements of strings, trumpets, etc. with heavy metal. It is a 24 minute long piece with 7 movements that recount the classic tale of Homer's, The Odyssey. The next incredible piece is called. Posted by Viking Sword at 11:09 PM.
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65th Square: March 2005
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Wednesday, March 30, 2005. Day 39: Alive and still kickin. Still here, still solving, still sucking at solving. Level 20 has not been kind. The frustrating part is that when I miss a move, I've usually examined and discarded it. Though I suppose that's good in a way. I've thought about repeating the level, but since I'm doing the modified 10 circles I'll be back to level 20 in a few weeks anyway. Posted by Dave at 11:23 AM. Monday, March 21, 2005. Day 30: Level 10 is history. I do want to try and mix in ...
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65th Square: Days 53-54: 1 down 9 to go
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Saturday, April 16, 2005. Days 53-54: 1 down 9 to go. Finished up level 30 Friday evening. Managed to get the percentage up to 60%. The last 3 days I was at about 75% once I started warming up, so I'm felling pretty good about the whole level. I want to make sure that I thank everyone for their support. As you all know it does help. Dozens of times the last few weeks I was tempted to hang this up or put my fist through the laptop screen. Thanks everyone. Posted by Dave at 11:19 PM. Man de la Maza.
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65th Square: Farewell for now
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Monday, April 25, 2005. Due to a recent change, it is time for me to set aside this quest, at least for now. It's really a good/bad news situation. Finally found and landed a new gig late last week. Better pay, cheaper health care and I'll be working with/for an old friend of mine. The down side is that my daily 20 minute round trip will turn into about 2 hours. That combined with the challenges of a new job have convinced me to take a break for awhile. Don't stress about percentages. Yeah, having to cha...
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65th Square: Day 30: Level 10 is history
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Monday, March 21, 2005. Day 30: Level 10 is history. After a particularly pathetic blitz outing at FICS I decided to solve a few more problems around last night. I ended up finishing the last 35 to complete level 10. Got on a roll and didn't feel like stopping. Anyway this should give me a good head start to this week. 110 problems complete out of 110 for Level 10 Circle One. Posted by Dave at 11:24 AM. Since you are a time stat geek, can we await some stats on cumulative time usage in the future?
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65th Square: Day 21: 3 down
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Sunday, March 13, 2005. Day 21: 3 down. That's 3 weeks down. I have to admit I never figured I'd last this long. The concentric squares drill finally paid off in a game. I was extremely short on time and had a Queen vs 2 Rooks. I found the fork nearly instantly. The squares didn't pop out or anything, but I did recognize the pattern to find the tactic. I would have found it before I training, but the speed of recognition really surprised me. Nice to see the work is worth the effort. Just tell me when and...
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Viking Sword: 04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004
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A Knight in quest of completing the 7 Circles of De La Maza. Monday, April 05, 2004. Posted by Viking Sword at 8:58 AM. Sunday, April 04, 2004. CHESS, PHILOSOPHY, STYX . On a final note, I just purchased STYX Greatest Hits. This stuff is unbelievable. How can one compare any current MTV generation rock band to these guys. The song "Come Sail Away" completely destroys a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g on current pop/rock radio. Posted by Viking Sword at 10:32 PM. View my complete profile. Knights Errant De la Maza.
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Viking Sword: 03/01/2005 - 04/01/2005
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A Knight in quest of completing the 7 Circles of De La Maza. Tuesday, March 22, 2005. Just wanted to let everyone know that I am still here and dillegently working on circle one. I am now on problem #540. This stuff actually is working! Posted by Viking Sword at 6:42 AM. Wednesday, March 09, 2005. A THANKS TO THE KNIGHTS ERRANT. My thanks go out to all of the nice "welcomes" by the Knights Errant. Posted by Viking Sword at 8:46 PM. Tuesday, March 08, 2005. Posted by Viking Sword at 8:55 AM. Man de la Maza.
