vol. 26

Persistence trumps talent...
-- Dan Pink

• i'm not a big alexander ovechkin fan, but you have to admire this goal from last night -- the clip also shows an even better goal he had against phoenix a couple years ago...

• i think that's a pretty good example of persistence AND talent and what having both can do for you...

• dave matthews is coming to town in june -- if i'm making that one, it'll definitely be the first night -- second night for dmb is almost always a jam night and i had the (mis) fortune of sitting through this a long time ago -- tony and i went and together i think we were the only two sober people in the place -- that didn't help matters --
  

• beck... don't even think for an instant i'm going with you on the second night!

• i got into a "debate" with a student over a pretty heated issue last week over the death penalty -- i don't like to do this sort of thing at all, but the kid just wouldn't leave it alone -- his side was deeply rooted in his religious convictions and he feels as though we have no right to play the role of god -- fine... but this is what cracked me up -- his statement that NO christian could possibly in their right mind be for the death penalty -- so it was brought back up again (by him) yesterday when nathan was back -- now, nathan's a pretty religious guy, and is definitely a christian -- but it was interesting to see how this kid was much less adamant about his position (at least in his argument with me) once he found out that nathan (a person i think he truly respects) was very much for it -- i wonder if he thinks less of nathan now or if he might possibly rethink his stance on it...
  

• it was also interesting to hear how he justified the cops shooting the seton hill student even though i pointed out that they were technically "playing god" when they decided to pull the trigger... (for the record -- i truly, honestly believe the kid got what was coming to him and i feel no remorse for him whatsoever -- pull a gun on a cop -- let alone shoot at them -- and you get what you deserve...)