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| odds and ends |
| 09.22.05 (5:32 am) [edit] |
I get frustrated by players as a coach. Maybe I am a curmedgeon (although I didn't figure I'd reach that until age 50), but young people today prefer excuses to responsibility.
I admit to doing that every once in a while, but when faced with reality--sticking your head in the sand does no good. How many excuses can you give or how much can you blame other people before accepting personal responsibility, accepting constructive criticism, etc?
This would be easier if the full roster of 14 were here. But 4 players didn't show at the start of the year (although one called me, explained why--and was for good reasons...so at least SOMEONE is responsible) and we have only 10 players.
But that's an excuse, too. Either you are good or you are not good and have to accept that--and work to change it if not satisfied with the situation. Perhaps it is simply a phenomenon of the two-year school experience?
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This is going on in other areas. Talking to the band director, there are fewer and fewer double-reed players out there, fewer french horn players, etc. Why? The conclusion college music professors have reached is that the teachers at lower levels don't want to put in the work to teach. The students are not asked to push themselves--so there are fewer people playing instruments, and fewer types of instruments being played. At a certain point--does this mean instruments will die out....how long before there aren't enough oboe players or I guess--how many schools provide instruction in pipe organs (for church players, etc)
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Just as good is when people claim responsibility for things they did not do--taking credit for success that isn't theirs.
With perspective, is this an issue that goes on with every generation--and results in the "Well, when -I- was a kid" speech? Or is this an impending crisis?
I tend to think that the "Me" Generation--the Baby Boomers who whined about Vietnam, who refuse to cut Soc. Sec because they are entitled to those benefits, who don't understand fiscal responsibility--they have created this situation. How do we get out of it?
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| dynasties / Jolly Roger |
| 09.07.05 (9:53 am) [edit] |
Well, Dynasties is out and about.
Definitely pleased with it, though the two pawns aren't distinctly different in sizes. There's also a minor typo in the rules, but otherwise things are good.
Definitely high quality.
Also nice--the first couple comments/reviews are out for it and one of the big on-line reviewers calls it "The best 2-player game of 2005". I think that's high praise.
My concern was primarily that the designer be happy with his work. So I was happy to get the email yesterday that Alan was happy with the way the game developed!
Yay!
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On the down side of things, separation from family is still rough and gets rougher daily. I logically understand the necessity of sacrifices--and even realize this is nothing compared to people separated by the distance from here to Iraq--but it sucks nonetheless. One way or the other, the separation will end by 12/06.
Of course, the bright spot is that as a family we have been able to stick together--and it has increased our appreciation of each other as husband/wife, father/children, and even mom/children.
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