Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Sunday, July 04, 2004 Page 40, 4th sentenceI picked up three O' books on my shelf and looked at the 4th sentence on page 40.From a 1981 autobiography Liisa Veijalainen: But once I had the map in my hand I had only one thought -- the fastest and safest route to the finish. She's writing about her mindset at a Finnish Champs where she had a good race and finished 2nd. From a 1999 autobiography of Jorgen Martensson: My foot held out for the whole classic race, but I was too cautious in my routes, running too far around. Jorgen is writing about his race in the 1993 WOC classic, after he'd injured his foot in the short final. He finished 2nd in the classic final, 31 seconds behind Allan Mogensen. From a 1994 biography of Marita Skogum: I'm sloppy sometimes, especially by eating bad food that doesn't give the right kind of energy. Marita is describing the importance of sleep, rest and nutrition. I thought I'd look at the 4th sentence on the 40th page because I couldn't think of anything to write and thought it might spur some interesting thoughts. I wouldn't call it a success, but it gave me something to write. Just for the heck of it, I'll look at the 4th/40th from a couple of non-O' books I'm in the middle of reading: Taking a step backward from what his father had said a dozen years before, Welch rejected the personal God of Emerson and the Unitarians, reiterated the importance of revealed truth in scripture, argued that revelation need not submit to reason, and spoke of that which "man could never discover by the light of his own mind." That's a bit strange... From another book: The ants went around and around the circle for two days until most of them dropped dead. posted by Michael | 3:27 PM 
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