Nancy J. McCHORD

My aunt Nancy taught me a great lesson when I was about 9. She and uncle Bill were keeping me and my brother Bill for a week (what possessed them to do that I will never know)! We were playing checkers and I had beaten her about 4 games in a row (she was allowing me to win unbeknownst to me!). I have always been very competitive but I started to brag a little and as a result she proceeded to beat me the next 5 games in a row....easily. My next 'move' was to knock all the checkers off the...