Great quote from a few weeks ago that I somehow missed until now. I've replaced the original noun clause because I have no sense of whether the statement is any more true of the specific original noun clause than it is of most of humanity.
God, those [competitors] had an amazing sense of entitlement. If you don't succeed at something, don't try to understand what's going on and then act in a reasonable manner but rather blame the nefarious system. I mean, when systems are flawed, as all systems are, it seems more reasonable to accept that or stop going.)
--West Berkeley Flats
A mostly irrelevant aside regarding Brian's latest post: 1998 was my second year in BU Law. I don't think I saw either 1997 ACF Nationals (in the midwest somewhere?) or 1998. Mike H. and I did go to the 1999 tournament in Chicago and finished dead last.
J.J. as a teammate reminded me a lot of White Sox broadcaster Hawk Harrelson. Since I know a lot of people irrationally dislike Hawk's broadcasting style, I should stress that this is neither a compliment nor an insult. It's just a personality type, with a lot of emotional intensity.
Posted by Matt Bruce at November 28, 2006 01:06 PMIt's crazy that I was on the damn team he's talking about and I still don't remember anything about a hose or a physics question or even that we'd lost, even though I know I'd have remembered if we won. Actually, the only thing I remember is sitting next to Brian.
Mostly that says how much I had to offer to an ACF team at the end of my career.
Posted by: M.S. at November 28, 2006 01:22 PM