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Re: An apology from someone a little foolish, a little selfish, and a little inconsiderat
Ken, I really hope I didn't say "incoherent" (and if I did, it was me being incoherent)--you did great. The audience might not have had a good time hearing you, between the gym's acoustics, the noises of field disassembly all around, and perhaps a hint of ADD setting in after a long day of hard fun. In many ways, it was like 1351 in the last match of the finals*. Don't let it discourage you--if I can make it back out to next year's Cal Games (which I sincerely hope to do), I'll have my ears ready for that twenty-minute version.
*In the last match of the finals, neither of 1351's alliance partners moved. 192 had RC issues that couldn't be sorted out easily, and 840 just plain never moved for reasons beyond me. So now we have 1351 running solo against 254, 968, and a solid defensive robot in 1516. Even with the deck stacked against them to that immense degree, they still managed to put up 18 points. I tip my hat to them. |
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Re: An apology from someone a little foolish, a little selfish, and a little inconsid
Sometimes Ken, when you feel so passionate about something, it needs to be said. You can say those things, and people can choose to listen or choose to sit there and mill around or whisper away until you are done. Either way, if you believe in what you said, and felt that you needed to say it to everyone, by all means, good for you. I assure you, people will forget about the time it took. I am a firm believer in freedom of expression, and I'm proud of you for excercising that right.
Oh...and dont feel bad. The crowd at River Rage had to listen to my sorry voice, thoughts, opinions, horrible sense of humor, and even more horrible singing voice for 8 hours. Thats the beauty of having the microphone in hand my friend. ![]() |
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Re: An apology from someone a little foolish, a little selfish, and a little inconsid
Ken, last I heard, we did not replace you with a robot. Nothing is ever perfect, go ahead look around. You can't find perfection, something is wrong with everything. Don't be nit-picky, accept it, your not a robot (and they aren't perfect either)
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Re: An apology from someone a little foolish, a little selfish, and a little inconsiderat
I just read you speech and man that was amazing. Wow is about the only word that I can think of to describe it.
I wish I was there to hear this in person it must have been amazing. I could only imagine the amount of emotion that was put into this. I applaud all of your efforts and hope that you do not think that your words were wasted. Your words are true to FIRST and I hope they reach out to many more people than you could have ever dreamed. |
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Re: An apology from someone a little foolish, a little selfish, and a little inconsiderat
Wonderful words Ken, and great job with Cal Games. I'm sorry to have missed it. I promise next year, barring another robotics event getting in the way (or god forbid, a midterm), I will be at Cal Games.
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Re: An apology from someone a little foolish, a little selfish, and a little inconsiderat
You're apologizing for that? It's wonderful, and like Andy B noted, I bet it was even better in person. I think I would have done the same*
Don *Assuming I could write like that... |
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Re: An apology from someone a little foolish, a little selfish, and a little inconsiderat
I want to show my appreciation to those of you who sent me wonderful encouragements after my last message. They mean the world to me. I want all of you to know that once I've gotten a good night sleep, I had some time to reflect on how awesome Cal Games was on Saturday. I had a great time, and I know everyone had a great time too. And that's what we are going to remember years from now, the happy moments.
But let's move forward so we can think back on more happy moments in the coming season! And don't let me get in the way of the truely important things that need to be said. We need to recognize those who put just as much time and energy into Cal Games as I did. If you missed them, please take a moment and look at the individuals and teams who made Cal Games possible. [WRRF]: Congratulation to all 24 Cal Games Teams for an incredible event! [WRRF]: Thank You to our 2006 Cal Games Volunteers Finally, lots of you have asked to see the long version of my speech. I really appreciate that. Don't worry, it will be posted and e-mailed by this Friday. Cheers, -Ken L |
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Re: An apology from someone a little foolish, a little selfish, and a little inconsiderat
Ken,
I think its always natural to second guess decisions or speeches or anything like that. But echoing what people have said... its speeches like this that make people think. To give you a clue... I can remember way back in the day... when I was in High School... I always listened to the speeches... I heard what Dean was saying and it took heart. It was for that exact reason that I started 229. If I hadnt really heard his dream, FIRST would have been nothing more than a competition, nothing more than a science fair, nothing more than a plain old high school sporting event to me. Yeah I still would have had fun, but I wouldnt have had that spark that lead me on to go on and try and make a difference. I may not have realized all that my mentors were giving me, all that I needed to give back. The key is to realize that not every single person is going to feel this way. While everyone here seems to echo the same feeling, for each of them, I bet there were 10 more at the competition that didnt listen. But thats ok. Going into 229, my goal was to affect just one student the way I was affected, for me, if I did that, it was a success. So measure not by the masses, but by the sparks that you generate. |
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Re: An apology from someone a little foolish, a little selfish, and a little inconsiderat
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