September 1, 2022
Finally a brief respite from the sweltering heat and oppressive humidity.
Hit 69 degrees, which we hadn’t seen for a while.
Felt like I should have a lunch box, new tennie runners, and ready to meet the challenges a new grade would offer at elementary school. Of course, growing up in northern MN, I recognize that by recognizing the merciful gesture offered by Mother Nature we will now be punished with more heat and humidity than first expected, with a variety of typhoons added in to really teach me a lesson.
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Recently saw someone mention something in the internet I had thought for a while but hadn’t mentioned it.
Living in Japan, I often get told this country is very strange and weird. Granted it has it’s eccentricities, but what I find weird is Japan feels strangely “normal. It feels to me like the US I knew 40-50 years ago.
Now, the current US, what I see in news and internet, I feel is the odd duck.
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Looked up, ok I stalked some people I used to know on the Internet. Just to see what became of them. People from undergrad and graduate school. A couple seem to really be movers and shakers. They really had that aura back then too.
But looking at their accomplishments, I really started to feel inadequate and that I threw away my potential. I mean I was on par with those guys, but somewhere along the road, I didn’t have that something that was needed to endure the pressures and become a consultant, an advisor, a maker of things, or a master of Mergers & Acquisitions.
After debating with myself over where I went wrong, I decided I didn’t go wrong. Instead, I honestly feel I never would’ve been able to do their career.
First, I will blame my DNA. Not tall enough or handsome enough to be inspiring.
Second, I don’t trust the “system.” I would never succeed as a member of a team. In sports, I was constantly involved in team sports, but I always dreaded the possibility of being overlooked, probably from self-hatred. That’s why the only path for me was to work alone, sink or swim on my own merit.
This kind of honesty does not come easily, but it helps to lessen envy of others.
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Strat ’77 (after Week 10)
AL East AL West
Mil 19-11 KC 20-10
Clev 17-13 Tex 19-11
NYY 17-13 CWS 18-12
Bost 16-14 Cal 14-16
Balt 15-15 Minn 12-18
Det 13-17 Oak 11-19
Tor 8-22 Sea 11-19
AL Leaders
Doubles
Money-Mil 14
Many 10
Triples
Cowens-KC 7
Brett-KC 4
Brohamer-CWS 4
HR
Thompson-Det 13
Hobson-Bost 10
Many 9
RBI
Thompson-Det 30
Bonds-Cal 30
Hisle-Minn 29
Avg.
Garr-CWS .403
Fisk-Bost .377
Meyer-Sea .355
NL East NL West
*ChiC 22-8 *LA 23-7
Phil 18-12 Cinc 14-16
Pitt 18-12 Hou 12-18
Mont 16-14 SD 11-19
St.L 16-14 SF 8-22
NYM 15-15 Atl 7-23
*Clinched division
NL Leaders
Doubles
Dawson-Mont 13
Cromartie-Mont 11
Parker-Pitt 11
Hernandez-StL 11
Triples
Brock-StL 6
Templeton-StL 4
Howe-Hous 4
Maddox-Phil 4
HR
Valentine-Mont 13
Smith-LA 11
Foster-Cinc 11
RBI
Valentine-Mont 36
Smith-LA 30
Reitz-StL 29
Avg.
Smith-LA .393
Dawson-Mont .386
Valentine-Mont .383
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