tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post114047709046800754..comments2024-03-27T20:10:46.984-07:00Comments on The Rambling Taoist: The Draped FlagThe Rambling Taoisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1140633316222024142006-02-22T10:35:00.000-08:002006-02-22T10:35:00.000-08:00Annonymous,Why stop at just Davis? Will Hedrick d...Annonymous,<BR/>Why stop at just Davis? Will Hedrick donate his bonus?The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1140557523720116552006-02-21T13:32:00.000-08:002006-02-21T13:32:00.000-08:00Get a load of the anonymous racist.You know, I'm f...Get a load of the anonymous racist.<BR/><BR/>You know, I'm fine with anonymity in this case. I really don't think I'd want to know any more about this person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1140555766662863702006-02-21T13:02:00.000-08:002006-02-21T13:02:00.000-08:00What this tells me, Trey, is the same thing it alw...What this tells me, Trey, is the same thing it always tells me...when it comes down to it, the only person you can really change is yourself. Be the change...be what you want the world to be...others will have to come around when they're ready and they won't do it because you force them.floundericiousmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528968755855966339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1140540673462357482006-02-21T08:51:00.000-08:002006-02-21T08:51:00.000-08:00"Gold and silver medal-winning U.S. speedskater Jo..."Gold and silver medal-winning U.S. speedskater Joey Cheek donated his $40,000 bonus from the U.S. Olympic Committee to Right to Play, a humanitarian organization that helps disadvantaged children through sports. "Since Cheek spoke up, Gap, the United States clothier, has pledged $25,000, joining others in a money chain that has surpassed $300,000."<BR/><BR/>I wonder if Shani will be as giving?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1140540036271225622006-02-21T08:40:00.000-08:002006-02-21T08:40:00.000-08:00oh and i also agreeHats off to Shani Davis!! We sh...oh and i also agree<BR/><BR/>Hats off to Shani Davis!! We should all be proud of his hard-earned gold medal.<BR/><BR/>it was a achievement that anyone should be proud of. I could never do it thats for sure...<BR/><BR/>Casey Kochmer<BR/><A HREF="http://www.personaltao.com" REL="nofollow"/>Casey Kochmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074213539857972743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1140539880276440982006-02-21T08:38:00.000-08:002006-02-21T08:38:00.000-08:00So much of the story is hidden. Who is to say, wha...So much of the story is hidden. Who is to say, what is the real story? Anything we hear in the press, is far far far away from any sense of truth.<BR/><BR/>The fact is the Olympics are a joke, which is why no one watches them anymore. Its not about the sport, its about the money. Looking back the height of the Olympics was more of a political war, a time for people to be proud of their country, at a time you never knew when the nukes might be thrown against the other side, it was a time people could watch the fight in proxy with the warriors using only their sporting skills. Now that the cold war is over, that need of a safe confrontation arena has been lifted. <BR/><BR/>This current spat, is as you rightly mentioned is about the money, and the behind the scenes petty fights between people fighting over their potential future careers. <BR/><BR/>Casey Kochmer<BR/><A HREF="http://www.personaltao.com" REL="nofollow"/>Casey Kochmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074213539857972743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1140494345152429972006-02-20T19:59:00.000-08:002006-02-20T19:59:00.000-08:00From the runup to the Olympics, and since the game...From the runup to the Olympics, and since the games began, it has been clear to me that Chad Hedrick is all about Chad Hedrick. Most super-successful athletes possess a certain amount of self-confidence that often comes out as arrogance. I can deal with that, and I understand it. The person's true character is generally revealed at the moment of their greatest triumph - or greatest disappointment.<BR/><BR/>There have been a lot of other athletes who entered the games with big dreams of multiple medals, and almost all came away short of their ultimate goal. The ones I can remember have handled themselves with more class than Hedrick. His snub of Davis reeks of selfishness more than racism to me. He needs to grow up. He has already achieved a lot that he could rightly be proud of rather than grousing about what he didn't get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1140482593857181012006-02-20T16:43:00.000-08:002006-02-20T16:43:00.000-08:00Good post.It honestly upsets me a lot, all this ba...Good post.<BR/><BR/>It honestly upsets me a lot, all this bad media coverage of Shani. I personally know Shani, and the way they make him out to be isn't how he is at all. He is honestly one of the nicest guys I've ever met, and he skates because he LOVES the sport not for all the spotlight, unlike Chad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10694316.post-1140479271350454642006-02-20T15:47:00.000-08:002006-02-20T15:47:00.000-08:00Good post, Trey. Perhaps when it comes down to it,...Good post, Trey. Perhaps when it comes down to it, we all act out of self-interest, ultimately. Even Mother Teresa probably did what she did to feel good about herself. Maybe the question, then, is: Does my self-interest keep anyone else from fulfilling her or his self-interest? <BR/><BR/>BTW, we love your "aprotypo" (an apropos typo) coinage of a new word, "controversary" - perhaps defined as controversy between adversaries?Editor at Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466670903648209429noreply@blogger.com