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07-22-2004, 12:13 AM
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| Re: Riding with courage Blair P. Houghton wrote: > Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to >> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you? > > Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do. I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!? > Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too. > > Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more > difficult than just sitting back there and taking what > you're left. It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes. > It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day, > but it's in that general direction, semantically. Issue settled previously in thread. Bill "bedtime" S. |
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07-22-2004, 11:28 PM
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| Re: Riding with courage S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote: >Blair P. Houghton wrote: >> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to >>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you? >> >> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do. > >I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!? If your buddies are standing around with beers in their hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle... >> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too. >> >> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more >> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what >> you're left. > >It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes. I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope. >> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day, >> but it's in that general direction, semantically. > >Issue settled previously in thread. Didn't read the whole thread. --Blair "Didn't want to." |
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07-22-2004, 11:28 PM
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| Re: Riding with courage S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote: >Blair P. Houghton wrote: >> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to >>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you? >> >> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do. > >I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!? If your buddies are standing around with beers in their hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle... >> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too. >> >> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more >> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what >> you're left. > >It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes. I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope. >> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day, >> but it's in that general direction, semantically. > >Issue settled previously in thread. Didn't read the whole thread. --Blair "Didn't want to." |
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07-22-2004, 11:28 PM
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| Re: Riding with courage S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote: >Blair P. Houghton wrote: >> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to >>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you? >> >> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do. > >I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!? If your buddies are standing around with beers in their hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle... >> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too. >> >> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more >> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what >> you're left. > >It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes. I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope. >> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day, >> but it's in that general direction, semantically. > >Issue settled previously in thread. Didn't read the whole thread. --Blair "Didn't want to." |
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07-22-2004, 11:28 PM
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| Re: Riding with courage S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote: >Blair P. Houghton wrote: >> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to >>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you? >> >> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do. > >I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!? If your buddies are standing around with beers in their hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle... >> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too. >> >> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more >> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what >> you're left. > >It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes. I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope. >> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day, >> but it's in that general direction, semantically. > >Issue settled previously in thread. Didn't read the whole thread. --Blair "Didn't want to." |
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07-22-2004, 11:28 PM
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| Re: Riding with courage S o r n i <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote: >Blair P. Houghton wrote: >> Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >>> When the TdF commentators say the yellow jersey "used his courage to >>> get back up to the back of the pack" does that have meaning to you? >> >> Courage is doing something you know you don't want to do. > >I'm brave to do a load of laundry?!? If your buddies are standing around with beers in their hands waiting for you to select the "fluff" cycle... >> Overcoming pain is a form of courage. Risking a crash is, too. >> >> Climbing through a pack is more dangerous and more >> difficult than just sitting back there and taking what >> you're left. > >It's not really /dangerous/ on a climb, but harder yes. I meant climbing as in positionwise in the pack, not slope. >> It's hardly crawling up the sands of Omaha Beach on D-Day, >> but it's in that general direction, semantically. > >Issue settled previously in thread. Didn't read the whole thread. --Blair "Didn't want to." |
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