I lost again to Stockfish level 3, this time as black. I'm still confident I can beat it. I'm so new to chess, after all. Forcing myself to write a blog every day means that even if what I've been writing about is inconsequential, I will eventually write something of use to the world that I wouldn't have otherwise if I didn't cultivate this daily habit. Also because this is public I've been more consistent with writing a blog every day and playing a game of chess than I have been with some of my other New Year's resolutions. My failure to keep up wouldn't be something private that I could just excuse myself for, even if the audience for this blog is currently virtually nonexistent.