Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 01:45:18 05/20/00
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On May 19, 2000 at 21:23:00, Dann Corbit wrote: >On May 19, 2000 at 02:57:17, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>I like tacos, and I'm willing to drive to get them. It takes me ten minutes to >>drive through crap traffic to get the tacos, I have to pay about a buck per >>taco, and then I have to drive the other way unless I want to eat them in the >>taco joint. I have to make sure not to forget the hot sauce, and I have to make >>sure the taco guy doesn't forget to include my extra cheese. >> >>Going and getting those tacos is neither brave nor cowardly, it's just a minor >>pain in the ass. > >I don't know. If you had to go down I405 between 4:30 and 6:30PM, that's gold >medal hero stuff. Or the 520 bridge on a rainy Monday morning?! Of course, >both of these scenarios rule out the 10 minute thingy. > >Refusing to play an opponent sounds more like a statement of purpose to me than >getting some tacos, but I am no expert about chess tournaments. >[snip] I don't have to go across any bridges to get to Space Taco, but I have to do Wallingford, which is unpleasant. I'd certainly do 520 to get to Thai Chef, any time. I used to do that bridge every day and now I'm immune. In case you are wondering, I live across the street from the zoo, near the mountain goats and the grizzly bears. I enjoy listening to the monkeys and the lions, but the bald eagles are unpleasant, and the hyenas are a little too nerve-wracking. Refusing to play an opponent is in these cases just a principled stand that you have to suffer a little bit for. It doesn't require bravery, just cost-benefit analysis that shows not a lot of cost. bruce
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