I'm a member of Electronic Arts' online gaming community, Club Pogo. Generally speaking, it's a nice place to kill some time.

I've been on a chess kick lately, playing dozens of games over the past couple of weeks. So, I head over to chess this morning, and "sit down" at a table. My opponent started a rated game, but refused to move because of the fact I'm a Club Pogo member.

Unfortunately, if I were to leave, it would count as a loss and my "Unfinished Rated Games" tally would go up. By the same token, it would count as a win for this goof-ball.

Now, that would normally not be a big deal -- it's just a game, right? Well, normally, I'd agree, but the whole principle of it annoys the hell out of me.

Completely apropos of nothing, I noticed I've been neglecting the site since... November of last year. I really need to post more often.