DOuG pRATt – Page 483 – Prattling Before the Pratfall

The Progress of Pilgrims

Family lore isn’t always reliable, as Elizabeth Warren found out the hard way. With that understanding, my late father claimed that our family is descended from Phineas Pratt, who arrived in Plymouth in 1623.

That Sinking Feeling

I haven’t yet seen the Netflix mini-series The Queen’s Gambit. It has, along with sheltering in place at home from the coronavirus, reportedly greatly increased demand for chess sets. Actual, physical boards and pieces.

Me? I’ve been playing Electronic Hand-Held Battleship. A gift for my son many years ago, that he no longer plays, now with a new CR2032 battery.