I just read a story in the news about Allan Simmons. That’s Britain’s best-known Scrabble champion. Among other distinctions Mr. Simmons is the former Chairman of the World English Language Scrabble Players Association and has written half a dozen books on the subject.
Just let that sink in for a second. He writes entire books about Scrabble, six of them so far.
Anyway, Mr. Simmons has been banned from international competition for three years because he allegedly violated official rules governing the blind selection of letter tiles. These rules are very detailed and specific. He says he didn’t cheat but he admits the procedure is so wonky he might have picked tiles out of the well protected bag with his palm facing south or northwest or something like that, who cares? Well, he doesn’t and that’s what I love about the story.
Did I mention that he’s written six books about Scrabble? I think that’s amazing.
?How many of us would put all of our life’s work, no matter how insignificant it may seem to others, behind us and just move on?
Allan Simmons is 60 and ready for a new start. I think that’s inspirational.
?The meaningful things in your life don’t leave you. It’s the other way around.
