SCRABBLE: Like Life, It Has Its Cycles
Remember that idyllic week when you woke up every morning feeling rested; the air smelled so fresh; the sun shone so brightly; the gentle warm breezes felt so delicious as they caressed your skin?
Today, in paradise, it is a whole other story. We’re on storm watch. There are a series of storms coming in from the Pacific that will wash over southern California. (Remember the lyrics? “It never rains in California . . . . . it pours, man it pours.”) Some of the lookie-loos who are headed toward the ocean, to see the monster waves, will ignore all the warnings, wander up close, to get a better look, and be swept away by an errant wave. A surfer or three will give up their lives to an undertow. Some innocents, who built their dream house in a special location, especially for the view, will watch their home become buried under a sea of mud, washing down the mountains, due to the recent fires.
Remember that night at scrabble club a few weeks ago? You were undefeated; you had your highest 4 game series for the year, enjoyed a triple/triple, and played 10 bingos during the evening. 
What has happened to your game? Last week at club you lost all your games; you suffered a humilliating loss to the lowest ranked player in the club; you could barely break 300.
When I lived in Michigan I remember something that people always said. “If you don’t like today’s weather, just wait a day.” That same saying can apply to so many things in so many places.
Life has its cycles. Geologists know it by looking at rock stratification. Stock Market analysts know it by watching the trends. Historians know it by watchings similar events repeat themselves centuries apart.
And yet there are those who refute it, steadfast to their stubborn blindness Creationists deny it. Al Gore actually thinks that Man influences climate change. And those people who live at the edge of Seal Beach, what can be their rationale?
From what I have learned in life, I offer this advice to serious scrabble players:
Learn the words, learn the strategies, learn the rules, and learn patience. Be ready to pounce when the world turns and the cycle is favorable.
To prepare yourself efficiently, consider the online class: SCRABBLE 101.