Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:58 AM 6/22/02 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote: >Hey, folks, the outcomes of these games will not do ANYTHING to solve the >very real problems faced by all these nations - Argentina's economy will not >bounce back into shape; France will not become the "super power" it has >always longed to be; Britain will not regain the 'glory' of its centuries of >Empire; Korea will not wake up in the morning reunited with North Korea; the >U.S. will not suddenly have learned how to bear its economic and military >power in a non-threatening way. It's a game. > >Geeeesh! BD For once, I agree with you, though your expression is a bit, well, confrontational. Professional sports and the related fan activities are fine, to a point, but let us not overstate the import of these affairs. Now, Cricket and Baseball, those ARE of epic impact, but I could never express my feelings properly on the 'Net ... <he grins> Marc msmall@infi.net FAX: +276/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html