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And what if one has a fondness for, (gulp), both? Sports and sports video games. Not that I would be speaking of myself. Huh-uh. No way. Not me. Just asking. I personally am far too serious about life to waste my time on such things. Just wondering. Really. Carl Westberg Jr.<br><br>> From: editor@lataheagle.com<br>> To: lfalen@turbonet.com; godshatter@yahoo.com; chasuk@gmail.com<br>> CC: vision2020@moscow.com; carlwestberg846@hotmail.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Anyone want a basketball coaching job?<br>> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:36:20 -0700<br>> <br>> So, what is the difference between a sports nut and a video game nut?<br>> Same thing, different addictions.<br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From: "lfalen" <lfalen@turbonet.com><br>> To: "Paul Rumelhart" <godshatter@yahoo.com>; "Chasuk" <chasuk@gmail.com><br>> Cc: <vision2020@moscow.com>; "Carl Westberg" <carlwestberg846@hotmail.com><br>> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:23 AM<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Anyone want a basketball coaching job?<br>> <br>> <br>> >I am in general agreement.<br>> > Roger<br>> > -----Original message-----<br>> > From: Paul Rumelhart godshatter@yahoo.com<br>> > Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:06:45 -0700<br>> > To: Chasuk chasuk@gmail.com<br>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Anyone want a basketball coaching job?<br>> ><br>> >> Chasuk wrote:<br>> >> > I used to work with a guy who was a major sports enthusiast and he<br>> >> > would begin every morning with a play by play recounting of any game<br>> >> > he happened to have watched the night before. I politely asked him to<br>> >> > stop, but he continued. I told him that I didn't care, but he<br>> >> > continued. Finally, I asked him, "Are we talking about football,<br>> >> > baseball, or hockey here?" He was so flummoxed that he never bothered<br>> >> > me again.<br>> >> ><br>> >> I can understand getting enthusiastic about things and wanting to share<br>> >> it with others. It's just that nobody wants to hear about the<br>> >> programming trick I just learned and had to play with all weekend.<br>> >><br>> >> When people ask me who I'm rooting for in the Superbowl, I usually reply<br>> >> with "I'm not going to watch it, I'm not really into baseball anyway".<br>> >> I like their expressions, both facial and verbal, and it covers the fact<br>> >> that I usually don't know who's playing until about three days before it<br>> >> starts and the media blitz is big enough to get past my not watching TV,<br>> >> my spam filters, and my use of the firefox adblock extension.<br>> >><br>> >> There's a part of me that could get into sports, but I work hard to<br>> >> repress it because I have enough time-sinks at the moment.<br>> >><br>> >> Paul<br>> >><br>> >> > I watch the World Cup once every four years, mainly for nostalgic<br>> >> > reasons. That, and its elegant. I find it sorta pretty.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Chas<br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> =======================================================<br>> >> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> >> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> >> http://www.fsr.net<br>> >> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> >> =======================================================<br>> ><br>> > =======================================================<br>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> > http://www.fsr.net<br>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > =======================================================<br>> ><br>> Kai Eiselein<br>> Editor, Latah Eagle <br>> <br><br /><hr />Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! <a href='http://biggestloser.msn.com/' target='_new'>Learn more.</a></body>
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