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3-20-2006

Scrabble for Amputees

I'm sitting in the coffee shop, and this group of Scrabble enthusiasts is right next to me. They're here a lot. I'm not sure I've ever been as passionate about anything as these folks are about Scrabble, so I guess I'm happy for them that they have a little club where they can be amongst there own people.

Anyway, what I'm wondering is if there's some sort of support group for Scrabble players who's lives have been affected by debilitating arthritis. I mean those tiles are really small. Do they make giant Scrabble boards with giant tiles for people who no longer have the manual dexterity that they once did? Should I be copyrighting this shit?

How would Stephen Hawking play Scrabble? With a series of blinks that move remote control tiles on an electronic board?

Sometimes it feels like I'm the only one with the courage to ask the tough questions.