Overheard

“The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.”

“Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.”

“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.”

“The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.”

“When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we’re still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on—series polygamy—until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.”

Comments

I've got a standing offer from a friend that plays on a very open and beginner friendly team...I'll email her and get the details again.

Posted by Boris Mann  at  4:11 pm on Apr. 16, 2006

My friend Eric Baron is the captain of the East Van Halen team, and they play on Thursday evenings. They're very open and beginer friendly too.

Posted by Rachael  at  9:31 pm on Apr. 16, 2006

I want Travis to get a team, so that I can sub for it or play along side him in all our mediocre glory.

East Van Halen may not qualify as entirely beginners, but they're certainly not expert. I see they finished 5-3 in Div 6 (of seven divisions) last summer. Plus, they wear gnarly black rock t-shirts.

Dude, you're listening to a Jefferson Starship retrospective? Couldn't you at least listen to Jefferson Airplane?

Posted by Darren  at  10:33 pm on Apr. 16, 2006

Both offers sound nice. Please let me know how to get in touch with the team captains or whatever I need to do next...

Posted by Travis Smith  at  10:42 pm on Apr. 16, 2006

man, that's a lot of running...

Posted by rob knox  at  8:52 pm on Apr. 17, 2006

A friend of mine's on 2 or 3 teams, at reportedly varied levels of intensity. I can put her in touch with you if you're still looking.

Posted by Christina  at  1:05 pm on Apr. 28, 2006

Thanks for the offer, Steena.

Unless things go badly wrong (and ha ha why would they) I think I'll be joining the Eat Van Halen team recommended by Rachael.

Oops, I mean the EAST Van Halen team. Sorry about the sudden flashback to that "Alive" movie.

Posted by Travis Smith  at  1:08 pm on Apr. 28, 2006

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