This is good. Rivers in Europe are at such drought levels they've uncovered ancient stones engraved with messages warning of hunger and famine.
Going into 3 days off and 38 degree temperatures I know - These are the days.
LINK: Hunger Stones
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A couple of links to spur your curiosity this morning:
#1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavius_(ship)
#2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Baychimo
Proof that the world can still be an interesting place, if you know where to look. Imagine a hundred years from now, when globalization has collapsed and the abandoned cargo ships, still laden with useless consumer products, are discovered adrift by our primitive heirs...
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A selection of curious and charms excavated from a villa in Pompeii, believed to be used in fertility or other spells.
I rather like the eclectic nature of it - the Egyptian amulets & beads, Roman, shells, etc. A 1st Century "Wunderkabinet".
Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sorceresss-kit-was-discovered-ashes-pompeii-180972907/
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Now at the point where I have to actually start thinking if I'm going to continue playing - continuing at the level I'm at is too painful - so, searching around for another chess site on which to begin honing my skills.
And I found this: Lichess.org
Free, open source (not that I need that), and - a bonus, whereas chess.com frequently crashes my browser, or becomes unresponsive or takes far too long to make a move - this site works clean and quick. Note that this is not necessarily a flaw in the site - my laptop crashes on many sites - usually a result of too many embedded ads or media, videos, etc. - long overdue for a "better laptop" - but it does help to play something in real-time so I can assess quickly how and where I'm fucking up.
Now to get better...
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