SCRABBLE: One Doesn’t Need Money To Be Rich
The Man Is Richest Whose Pleasures Are Cheapest.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Therefore, scrabble enthusiasts must be the richest people in the world.
Give me an enthusiastic opponent, a scrabble set and some paper to keep score upon and I’m in Nirvana. Occasional ecstasy overwhelms me when I identify a bingo on my rack that plays on the board. Playing in proximity to a restroom and a food source makes it all the better. I can be in most any major city on business or vacation and find a group of willing strangers to play a game with me at their local club. If I ever find myself suffering from a lonely night, a computer and the internet can bring an array of online players into my living room to chase away my cares.
Woe to the golfers who require links and clubs; always risking the loss of costly golfballs; always dependent upon Mother Nature’s elements.
Woe to the downhill skier who requires costly runners and white powder; at the verge of extinction due to ‘global warming’ (reference Al Gore).
Woe to the theater goer who is furloughed or terminated from their job. They may never be able to afford the price of an orchestra seat again.
Hail to the scrabble player who can play at clubs for fees as low as $2 – $12 for a 4 game session.
Hail to the scrabble players who can challenge themselves online all day and night, avoiding the inane servings on commercial TV.
Hail to the scrabble players, who through their usage on the board, keep alive words like crwth, duumvir, and unununium.
Considering all the money I’ve saved, I think I’m going out this afternoon to check out Denzel Washington in his new movie, ‘The Book Of Eli’.