Jul

23

You have to admire a state that distinguishes is BBQ intrastate between eastern and western styles. Ole Time BBQ on Hillsborough in Raleigh serves an excellent example of the former for those in NC. (ie Stefan)

Reading The Boys in the Boat about the 1936 U Washington crew team and their journey to compete in the Berlin Olympics. Some great coaching and lessons from Ulbrickson the Washington coach. The downplaying of expectations before big races, "My boys are not ready for the race but they're the best we got", the quiet in the boatyard before the competitions, the practices at night in brutally cold conditions to avoid observation from competitors. The Stoicism in the face of victory and defeat.

Art Cooper responds:

I enjoyed The Boys of '36 by PBS on their American Experience series very much.

Jeff Watson adds:

I’ve been rereading Finnegan’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning Barbarian Days, arguably one of the best autobiographies I have ever read. The best surfing literature.

Nils Poertner writes:

good to read a book at all. most adults I know, in particular - males, and from a certain age onwards, say 40 - often give up on reading long text. why? hm, I guess visual stress during the day from excessive near vision these days so overwhelming (screen time), and made worse by poor visual habits etc (ppl don't blink enough when they read text etc) maybe other reasons, too. lack of curiosity etc.


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