Have you ever met any Yale grads?
(I meant bowed before their greatness?)
Have you ever met any Yale grads?
(I meant bowed before their greatness?)
I think this is treading awfully close to being political. Which makes it difficult to agree with Jim and stay away from politics at the same time.
Yes, my flute professor throughout my undergrad and grad program was a Yale graduate. A friend of mine is getting his Master's there right now. No politics involved here - having preconceived notions about anyone based on their place of study is simply arrogant.Originally Posted by Otto Seaman
Nothing "arrogant" or "rude" intended ... sorry if you took it that way ... but I think that is on you ... not me.
I would have loved to have gone to Yale ... and, trust me, I grew up a long time ago.
It was just a tongue-in-cheek comment ... an off-the-cuff comment about why Greg hadn't figured out the supposedly obvious before he left on his trek.
Are we getting a little too sensitive out there???????
I am sorry but some of the comments here in this thread and others really rub me the wrong way. You might not have meant it that way - fine. But a lot of people do, and act like a degree automatically means the person is a bookish snob with no real-world experience or skills.
So, I think we could all be a little more conscientious about what we say and how we "judge" others.
I agree completely ... judgment should be left to those without fault.
Questioning comments are fine ... offhand sarcastic comments are fine ... but I really wonder at some of the openly hostile comments posted without knowing anything about Greg. I certainly don't know anything about him either ... but until I learn otherwise I will support what he is doing ... I contributed to his Kickstarter and have offered to host him at my home on his trek.
His Yale credentials are only of note to me because they add interest to the story ... as you can tell from the various comments on this thread.
DAY 26:
The Westward trek continues ... Greg is about half-way to Cleveland where he is expected to turn south to Florida ... currently in or near Carbondale, PA.
About 300+ miles covered ... lost 4 days in the second week in New Haven with shin splints and seeking treatment for a spider bite today at ... appropriately ... a "walk-in clinic."
It's reported that spirits are still high and humor good.
has he said anything yet?
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Wait until he pulls his darkslide and realizes that he forgot to close the preview lever!
Shin splints on the second week, there is no way he will make it across the country.
Zak Baker
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"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."
Ansel Adams
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