FLCC> Balloon Fest RR

[Wayne Gottlieb]

 Jack, you've been very successful at being a good guy
who writes very funny E-mail responses.  I can't vouch
for the rest.  Should I have my water checked?  Wayne

--- Jack Rueckheim <jer45 at twcny.rr.com> wrote:

> There are a few of us who are able to go out and
> race Tuesdays and weekends
> without being too concerned about not winning.  I am
> in this group because I
> was raised at the opposite end of the spectrum than
> Ano.  My parents hated
> me.  They condoned, encouraged, and rewarded
> failure.  The worse I did, the
> happier I was.  So, if I sometimes get pummeled on a
> Tuesday night or
> weekend, I am ecstatic.  My dad would have been
> proud of me and then
> rewarded me with a few doughnuts, then would have
> challenged me to see if I
> could get dropped even harder on ringwood the next
> time.  This philosophy
> has applied to the rest of my life--I am a dismal
> failure at pretty much
> everything I do--work, parenthood, husbandhood--but
> overall, I am really
> happy.  You just need to lower the bar.
> 
> Jack 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: flcc-bounces at icycle.org
> [mailto:flcc-bounces at icycle.org] On Behalf Of
> mgarcia at borgwarner.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:07 PM
> To: flcc at icycle.org; bpl27 at cornell.edu
> Subject: FLCC> Balloon Fest RR
> 
> 
> Brian-
> 
> I enjoyed the write-up, thanks for writing it.
> 
> Although it is fun and entertaining to read posts
> from people like Glenn who
> almost always fare well at races, they have the
> unfortunate side-effect of
> making it look easy and causing you wonder if you
> are doing something wrong
> if you don't win races left and right.
> 
> Of course I suspect part of my self-esteem issues
> come from being raised by
> parents who loved me a lot but placed an overly-high
> value on succeeding.
> Maybe others in similar circumstances would be happy
> to just have fun, get
> exercise and be part of a great group.  
> But that is beyond the scope of this post.
> 
> Although I would not wish these bad experiences on
> anyone, and my fellow
> riders and team-mates least of all, it is somehow
> comforting to know that
> even the strongest fittest riders have bad days. 
> And that they will bounce
> back next time.
> 
> I hope this is your last bad day for awhile.  Heal
> soon!
> 
> -Ano
> 
> 
> 
> Mariano Garcia
> BorgWarner Morse TEC Inc.
> Ithaca Technical Center
> 770 Warren Rd.    Ithaca NY 14850
> Ph: 607-266-2136 (desk) 607-266-2243 (recep)
> FAX: 607-257-5033
> email: mgarcia at borgwarner.com
> 
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