Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Saturday, February 05, 2005 Some interesting emails arrived todayMost of the email that shows up in my inbox is junk. I delete it right away. Today I got several interesting, and two unexpected, email messages.One message included a link to Sky and Telescope's Observing page. On clear nights I'll check the page and see if there is something I should go outside and look for. Another message included lots of interesting thoughts about map study and started with a question -- Was it intentional or accidental that I touched on topics related to Malcolm Gladwell's book Blink? It wasn't intentional, but it probably wasn't coincidence. I recently finished the book and some of Gladwell's ideas are percolating through my brain. Certainly as I read Blink I recognized ideas that related to orienteering (the whole concept of "rapid cognition" for one). It'd be fun to sit down with Gladwell and talk with him about orienteering. I can't. But, I came across an interview where Gladwell talks about sports. Clare Durand, USOF vice president of competition, sent me the most surprising email: Your name was mentioned as someone who might be interested and qualified to serve as Junior Team Leader. I'd never thought of doing something like that. My initial reaction to doing anything for USOF is "no way." I tend to feel that the time I spend on orienteering is best spent helping my club at the local level. But, still...there is something interesting about working with the junior team. I'll have to give it some thought. posted by Michael | 6:56 PM 
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