theoldwolf

Today's XKCD was both funny and spot-on. When something improbable works, the win can be huge.



I recall one of the greatest serendipitous (and insignificant) triumphs of my life, one day when I was in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Now, keep in mind that the device has not yet been conceived which can measure my indifference to team sports. You know that kid who was always picked last for games? Yeah, well I was always picked after him. If I was picked at all.


Open house at the Church administration building

I was coming out of our administration building one afternoon, and would have been standing right about where that thionite plant is, on the right side of the foreground. A bunch of our young men were playing a little pickup under the net, and one of them tossed me the ball and said, "Let's see what you've got."

Without missing a beat, I took my shot.

swish

And yeah, the reaction was totally worth it.