For this post to have any substance to it, here's a link to pictures. They're from the most recent debate trips. Enough said, I think.
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| San Antonio_Alabama debat09 |
ALTHOUGH it is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Is that true, and if so, what is the relative worth of my massive collection of pictures? Is a picture truly worth a thousand words, when fewr than those thousand words can tell more of a story than the picture can? Hence I am of the position that a ratio of roughly... 100 words to 1 picture is appropriate. At least for my purposes. You may find that people who are more efficient in their storytelling (fewer words), or just plain better at it (many more, and probably more eloquent) have a different ratio, but that's up to them.
So although I cannot provide a full 100 words for my many pictures (when in fact it is closer to a [...] to 1 ratio), I shall provide something else for your minds.
Random trivia: "Something for your mind" is the title of a techno song
To sum these past two weeks up in a couple sentences...
First, I went on a trip that turned into two separate trips, one to San Antonio, one to Trussville Alabama, both for the purpose of speech/debate in the NCFCA.
Second, both tournaments were rather a disappointment for me on the ballots. Many rounds were too far south
Third, the last tournament was really a breath of fresh air. I have met (and I don't mean just met, I mean gotten to know) several people, all of whom put my whole speech and debate career in a different light, inspiring me to view my life in a different life... summary of the summary, see the page title. Quotes are so nice :)
Fourth, see if you can identify some of the people in the pictures. If you can't, I'm sure the person in question may come along and post a comment on their own picture, at which point you may be one step closer to understanding just who these strange people are that I *must* (HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF) working with on debate.
Fifth, I believe my audience is fluctuating, both up and down in numbers, as one comes and another leaves. Farewell, may you travel in peace, those who depart, and greetings to those newcomers, though you be close friends or distant acquaintances -- you are welcome here!
"That's all folks!"
-Petr
