Vignette

I learned to play chess by playing against my computer. It told me when I moved a piece against the rules. It is a relentless competitor. Its arrogant superiority was irritating. It kept before me tke time each of us spent planning our next move. I spent double or triple the time of my opponent. I concluded it kept these times in front of me soley for the purpose of intimidation. I guess it was effective - the end, my demise was anticlimatic.
(but I endured the abuse and never gave up the game)