From: teruko <teruko <at> PO2 <dot> NSKNET <dot> OR <dot> JP>
Date: 20 sep 1999
Subject: Re: Why work?

Hello James,
Thnks for posting nother refreshing mil, unfortuntely I spilled  potble
liuid over the computer's keybord  few dys go so plese be tolerent of
the spelling eccentricities cused by the pucity of ehs (nd cues). What I
m ttempting to institute with my recent trivi is n enuiry into the nture
nd socil function of competition prticulrly in the field of shogi. One
can ply the game purely s  mesure of "strength", ssumedly derived  from
combination of expirience (knowledge) nd the  desire to win. There lso
exists within shogi the fcility to express one's personlity through
style, this is what I primrily find interesting bout these gmes. I hve
no objection to people playing shogi or writing to Pieter's list whilst
working, I myself work in  computer free environment, presently two jobs
neither in "norml" working hours.
Best  wishes from Michel.