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Working on updating the Academic Committee site for the Faculty Senate. Just a mock up right now. Later if this is approved, will move this to the real place and make it work.
So to win here against a team even the coaches tremble at the thought of playing, is spectacular. The rules in this case for overtime is that 2 halves are played. Whoever encroaches the furthest into the other's territory wins. Before overtime LHS had 2 of many drives actually reach field goal range. VHS came closer to that range quite a few times. After the first half of overtime it was obvious our defense which had played more of the game than our offense was extremely tired. They allowed the VHS to encroach over to their own 48 before they forces VHS to punt. On a good return, LHS needed almost 30 yards to get even with VHS. On a 3rd and long, the running back broke through to give LHS a first down. Then a perfect pass across the middle 2 downs later almos gave LHS the lead in encroachment. Short 2 yards, a run up the middle gives LHS the lead by a yard. With only 2 minutes to go LHS executed several great plays to gain even more yardage to come within 10 yards of the VHS touchdown zone. Having won, LHS simple protected the ball with downs to run out the clock and win the game. This is what a football game should be like. Now I wish I had gone to a university with a great football team and strong rivalries with other schools. This is something I missed while being at LHS as the football team was just developing under this coach. In the last 20 meetings, LHS has only won 3 times 1985, 1999, and now 2000. The first 2 were at LHS' stadium. I'd say this was one of the better weekends I have had.
What truly irks me is someone who campaigns beyond their capability. How can Gore or Bush provide legislation? How could Nader do anything except be an ineffective President with no allies in the Congress? Presidents ask their allies (read party members) in the Congress to write up a bill that does what they want to do. That bill more than likely will have the congress member's name on it, not the president's. The flip side is that a President's allies in the Congress can only get bi-partisan legistlation through. Any truly liberal legislation is going to be opposed by the conservatives. The Baha'i method without this campaigning fiasco is truly the better method in my opinion. If we wish to have representative government, then why do we pretend to vote on the president? How many Americans truly understand that they are NOT voting on the president? Doubt it is most. Especially since every election year I hear the same question about "why are there people listed under the candidates name?" At least I voted.
Really, I don't dispute the laid-back part. Though I think I fit more properly in the world of BORING rather than laid-back. After all, I love computers, books, and movies. Hate alcohol. Can't dance worth anything. About the only thing I have that might get me into a club or bar is playing pool. Even that I am not great at because, well... don't go to bars that often due to the alcohol, I think. Where I disagree is the naivity and innocence. Maybe I am too nice of a guy, but that does not mean that I will fall for just any sob story sent my way. Talking with people is art. You have to be able to tell if the story is above their heads, boring, or even offensive. Bottom-line is you manipulate people by understanding people. I have been known to have my strings pulled by some rather attractive and appealing women. They can be counted on 1 hand. One in particular could simply imply that she needed something and I'd jump to do it. Know a couple of women that used to pull at my strings in vain. The situation where she could pull my strings would be related to intent. Little things that I can do to make someone's like better I enjoy doing for people who are not doing to be selfish. True I am much more apt to jump and do it for a pretty female than any male. The one thing that would really cause resentment and anger in me is guilt-tripping. Anyone who truly knows me that kind of manipulating really causes deep seated anger. The first few times I am likely to grudgingly do it. After too much I am likely to become caustic. If anything what he missed is that I am too introspective. Situations get over analyzed and the analysis critiqued and the critique examined. See, here I am typing my thoughts so that I can think about them. (Have a trick of writing or typing my thoughts because the act of composing makes me articulate and organize the opinions and analyses of feelings.) Spur of the moment behavior sometimes bites me on the ass. I try to make life changing under a good conscience rather than just doing it. In the end, I need to lose some weight. Could deal with being a little less selective. Perhaps I will figure out a way to play more pool without the alcohol imbibbed by others? Still don't know how to correct this naivity that others think that I have.
Got an Olympus Zoom 70 QD 35mm camera for me to play with at photography. It's my first camera. All the other cameras I have used belonged to someone else.
My name got in the paper. Not as often as some other people like Chris or Joe. Will add a link the story in the paper to that when they get the web edition online.
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