Continuing on the stuffing one's face theme, --that hot dog affair spoken of in yesterday's post. Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, of course! Held each July 4th, on Coney Island. This year conquered "by the greatest eater in the history of mankind." (A title I answer to as well, truth be told.) Joey Chestnut reinstated himself as king - by eating 70 hot dogs! news
Principle in the type: "One of the greatest weaknesses in most of us is our lack of
faith in ourselves.One of our common
failings is to depreciate our tremendous worth." L. Tom Perry
The funny side of politics? Oh Please!! It's a nightmare right now! .... wait a second. Here's something that might make you chuckle. Take a load off from the presidential race, and enjoy:
(And below? A little theory on opposites, and competition.)
Principle in the type: "Various schools of thought about forest management have
been followed through the years . . . a test plot was selected for a practice
known as release thinning.Foresters identified what they felt were
potentially the largest and healthiest young trees in the test plot, and then
they cut and pruned out the less-promising trees and the competing
undergrowth.The supposition was that by
removing much of the competition for water, sunlight, and soil nutrients, the
chosen trees would be released to
grow and develop in extraordinary ways. . . . After some years it became
obvious that just the opposite was occurring.Once freed from competition, the chosen trees became complacent.Instead of stretching upward toward the
light, they slowed their vertical growth, put out many lower limbs that
eventually became useless when the canopy closed, and became fatter.None of the trees in the test plot compared
in size or vitality to the trees that had to compete and overcome opposition in
order to survive and thrive."Marlin K. Jensen
I did not shoot coke out my nose laughing when I saw this video. But I would have, if i'd been drinking coke. So funny. And thus finishes a perfect romp through football'ness this week.
Principle in the type: "You are not competing with anyone else.You are only competing with yourself to do
the best with whatever you have received." L. Tom Perry
This years Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course, are behind us. 100 competing dachshunds raced "in a fundraising benefit for the Seal Beach [California] Animal Care Center." Finalists go on to the 2015 Wiener National Finals in San Diego. Cute little buggers.story
Principle in the type: "You have to be able to learn from victories and
defeats.That's the mindset of a champion,
and that will never change." Mike
McCarthy
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