The game of Kings.

I have become addicted to Backgammon. It started on monday when I was trying to get my mind off a really heavy conversation I'd had with a friend at work*. I thought I would try my hand at Backgammon. After reading the rules online, I downloaded CocoaFIBS for Mac and got playing. And now I cant stop! I also play on MSN Games when I'm not on my laptop. So far I've played with people in Brooklyn, North Carolina, Ottawa and Malta. I haven't won many matches with real people, but I'm getting better.

*For some unknown reason I got to talking about the universe, the meaning of life and the existence of god. It's really bad when I start thinking about whether the universe is finite or infinite - it can't just go on forever, but then, it can't just stop because then, what contains it? And that conversation always leads onto the existence of god. Is there a higher power, guiding us through life? Are our futures pre-destined by an over-arching force? Why are we here at all? What is the meaning of life? Are merely parasites on this dirty little rock or is the human race being cultured; refined and prepared for what, at the moment, our brains cannot handle? Is there something out there in the vast universe that someone or something isn't letting us see until we're ready? And is that why the universe appears infinite? I've started myself off again... now I'll never get to sleep!