Comments on: Compact Cameras http://dearj.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/compact-cameras/ correspondence and calamities Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: dearJ http://dearj.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/compact-cameras/#comment-2113 dearJ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:22:28 +0000 http://dearj.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/compact-cameras/#comment-2113 I guess "reminds" is not the right word to use here -- I managed to overhear a snippet of conversation that went something like: "So, you think the Ducks have a good chance this year?" "Yeah, it's pretty much the same team as last year." "So ... Gretzky sure was great, wasn't he?" "Yeah, and don't forget Mario -- he came back a couple of times, too!" I sort of zoned out after that. It's the casual interest of undedicated (local Ducks) fans, throwing around a few names you hear in passing on ESPN. It's as if the current players didn't have careers prior to joining THA GRATEST TEEM DUCKS. The end of college football season (ever since USC's resurgence, we in Southern California are all but inundated by that hype machine) and NFL pretty much spells the end of sports talk for a couple of months, until the Angels and Padres start to kick off their seasons (full disclosure here -- have been a Red Sox fan since '96, didn't much care for baseball before then). I guess “reminds” is not the right word to use here — I managed to overhear a snippet of conversation that went something like:

“So, you think the Ducks have a good chance this year?”

“Yeah, it’s pretty much the same team as last year.”

“So … Gretzky sure was great, wasn’t he?”

“Yeah, and don’t forget Mario — he came back a couple of times, too!”

I sort of zoned out after that. It’s the casual interest of undedicated (local Ducks) fans, throwing around a few names you hear in passing on ESPN. It’s as if the current players didn’t have careers prior to joining THA GRATEST TEEM DUCKS.

The end of college football season (ever since USC’s resurgence, we in Southern California are all but inundated by that hype machine) and NFL pretty much spells the end of sports talk for a couple of months, until the Angels and Padres start to kick off their seasons (full disclosure here — have been a Red Sox fan since ‘96, didn’t much care for baseball before then).

]]> By: warwalker http://dearj.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/compact-cameras/#comment-2111 warwalker Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:12:42 +0000 http://dearj.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/compact-cameras/#comment-2111 I am curious: why do people at work remind you of Ducks fans? I am curious: why do people at work remind you of Ducks fans?

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