Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Unbelievable "Battleship" Coincidence!

During the course of my life, I must've played hundreds of games of the board game "Battleship" -- first with my siblings as a child and now with my own children as a parent. In all of those times, I have *never* had this happen to me!

Last night, I played a game with my 9-year-old daughter, and I knew about mid-way through that something freaky was going on (yes, it was a full moon!). We confirmed it when the game ended and had to document it with this photo:


In case you can't see the coincidence, here's the breakdown:

Battleship: columns identical, rows identical
Carrier: columns identical, rows off by 1
Destroyer: columns identical, rows off by 1
Submarine: columns identical, rows off by 3
PT Boat: columns off by 1, rows off by 1, rotation inverted

I'm absolutely certain that we'll never get closer to independently setting up identical boards!

Friday, February 15, 2008

Sports Photos

My friend Pallavi Shah is a budding sports photographer. She's getting pretty good while shadowing some seasoned pros. Check out her growing portfolio.