I may not be the authority for either of these points, but I might as well try. First, about good players- I am not one of them. Not by a long shot. I had my little areas and pockets of interest and expertise, and learning about new things through question writing and tournaments was fun. As such, I've had very little opportunity to meet and mingle with these names which are quite familiar after my four years (aside from fellow teammates like Ed Cohn, Peter Austin, the graduated-but-visiting Fred Bush, and the undersung-but-wonderful Arcadia Falcone who will be at Berkeley soon, so enjoy her company!). Forgive these slight personal biases, if you will. In any case, I'm glad to see for the most part players complimenting each other. I'd like to at least think that these people, should I ever meet them, would be pleasant. After al, I don't see the point in spending days at something with people you can't stand (in the real world, it's called "work"). Of coursing, the sarcastic comments and surreptitious mocking has it's points, but not enough to carry the day. Secondly, dear Jason Mueller. Despite the fact that I cleverly opted out of KU (my family's alma mater, basically, and my high school's main choice), I do get oddly protective about my state from time to time. I don't like the image of my friends spending time in "hell on earth". It's a fine school, with fine alumni and faculty and students. And while I'll stop far short from calling it The Most Wonderful Place On Earth (tm), I will stick up for it, and for this fine team I've never had the pleasure of meeting. Anyway, it's nice to feel respect, awe, amusement, and curiosity these days. -Dan Blim =) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
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