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Archive for September, 2013

18. (part 4)

on Sep 17th 2013

Failure.  As adults, it haunts us.  To many, it rules our choices.  People are frozen into inaction by the mere thought of being judged a failure.  I hate it.  Because rather than trying, people let potential failure become guaranteed failure by preventing them from trying. On the other hand, children attack the world unencumbered by […]

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18. (part 3)

on Sep 4th 2013

Where to start?  Admittedly, I’m struggling to decide which anecdotes to use to describe Mike Blair.  As a decathlete, I probably spent more time with Mike than any other member of the senior class.  He and I spent hours in my beat up Jetta.  Just me, him, 3 javelins, 4 discuses (discii?), 1 shot put, […]

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