I find myself thrilling to the incredible skill involved in tennis at this level, as I do when I watch hi-level gymnastics or figure skating or any other of a myriad of sports. For me, the thrill isn't the same as it is when I hear certain kinds of music but then, there are people who thrill to visual aesthetics much more than I do and I envy them for that.
Selma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Evans Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ed Weick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Brad McCormick, Ed.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] The highest ideals of Western Civilization, captured by Reuters.... > C,mon guys. You are all beginning to sound like marching band members > complaining about Jocks. There's room for everyone and if we meet our > potential as she has hers in her profession then everyone will be better. > At one point in my life, champion tennis players represented the power of > focus, the willingness to take risks and the overcoming of temporary > adversity with courage and strength. Then there came the complainers like > McEnroe who needed to complain in order to do their game or intimidate their > opponent but it was just a change although I didn't enjoy it as much. The > skill today is so high that I'm a little disconnected but if I was dealing > with some sort of involvement with a champion tennis player I could find the > values. > > REH > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Weick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Brad McCormick, Ed.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 2:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Futurework] The highest ideals of Western Civilization, > captured by Reuters.... > > > > I must say I'm glad I'm not married to her. But, then again, we would > have > > had some terrific fights. > > > > Ed Weick > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brad McCormick, Ed.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 9:30 AM > > Subject: [Futurework] The highest ideals of Western Civilization, captured > > by Reuters.... > > > > > > > > > > http://www.users.cloud9.net/~lcp/goodSportspersonship.jpg > > > > > > It took me a while to find this picture, but I finally tracked it > > > down (it was in the NYT print edition but not on the > > > NYT website). It > > > shows a highly gifted and privileged young person > > > (No, it's not a picture of > > > "Condee", but rather of: Serenity Williams...) graciously > > > helping a fellow gifted young person to both improve their > > > skills at cooperatively tackling serious real world problems > > > like SARS, global warming, etc. > > > > > > As the saying goes, "in plain sight, the best hiding > > > place of all". Tonight, at Lincoln Center, Nero > > > in concert (solo violin performance). > > > > > > \brad mccormick > > > > > > -- > > > Let your light so shine before men, > > > that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) > > > > > > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) > > > > > > <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Futurework mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Futurework mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
