Well, I'm pretty surprised and pleased that I'm doing so well in the early going. I get a little surge of pride when I consider my score. I know it's a sin, but there it is. And I like what Steinbeck wrote in The Pearl :
“For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have.”
Anyway, I believe in setting goals and visualizing your success. I have plotted out my goals throughout the season and I'm way above the curve. I know it's a cliche, but having a boat is a real game changer. I am blessed.
It's fun to be ahead as a team this year. We've taken a beating the last two years and I think we'll get the bragging rights back this year. But I know it's silly to declare a winner in a horse race when they're only two jumps out of the starting gates, so don't think we aren't wary of you Northerners. Once you get untracked it will be a real horse race. But we have some prime players waiting in the wings. Both Pisco and R2U2 are on the injured reserve list but should be back soon. (Don't you love mixed metaphors?)
I heard once that goals that aren't written down are just wishes. I don't want to be a "coffee-cat" (as my kids said when they were little), of Jeff with his goal of 90, but that is mine too.
Good luck to all. I hope to see you on the water soon. We all better jiggy with it--there are only 205 days left in the contest
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“For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have.”
Anyway, I believe in setting goals and visualizing your success. I have plotted out my goals throughout the season and I'm way above the curve. I know it's a cliche, but having a boat is a real game changer. I am blessed.
It's fun to be ahead as a team this year. We've taken a beating the last two years and I think we'll get the bragging rights back this year. But I know it's silly to declare a winner in a horse race when they're only two jumps out of the starting gates, so don't think we aren't wary of you Northerners. Once you get untracked it will be a real horse race. But we have some prime players waiting in the wings. Both Pisco and R2U2 are on the injured reserve list but should be back soon. (Don't you love mixed metaphors?)
I heard once that goals that aren't written down are just wishes. I don't want to be a "coffee-cat" (as my kids said when they were little), of Jeff with his goal of 90, but that is mine too.
Good luck to all. I hope to see you on the water soon. We all better jiggy with it--there are only 205 days left in the contest
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The older I get the more I would rather be considered a good man than a good fisherman.