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March 22, 2006
Visions of Speed
The name of this blog actually comes through the agency of two friends. One, before I would come to know him as friend, thought my last name was Dassler. The other friend, who has a penchant for giving his friends nicknames, began to call me Dassler shortly after we met. The "effect" part came in a pick-up, mini soccer game at a L'Abri retreat. Though I am no soccer wunderkind, neither the "wunder" nor the "kind" part, I moved rather faster than my friend thought I would be able to and scored some quick goals, and so he added Effect to Dassler, ala the Doppler Effect. And, thinking that was rather cool, I made it the name of my blog.
Even though it snowed here yesterday, I feel at the end of a winter's worth of hibernation, except this bear has not just been sleeping but "hibernating" Winnie-the-Pooh style i.e. with a well stocked cave. And we all know what happened when Pooh tried to leave Rabbit's house that one time.
Yesterday, on a 5+ mile walk through Forest Park and to the grocery store, I began to have visions of speed, not, mind you, of blinding, competitive speed, but of simply being able to move easily, freely, quickly.
So, the plan is eating better, walking, and cycing indoors, for starters. Then, hopefully, some time in the not too distant future I will be able to do all the things in the blurry images above, and do them with ease. And the ultimate goal? That would be this Autumn, and several Autumns to come, to play full-back, or half-back if I really get fit, for Covenant Seminary against the Lutherans. That will be sweet.
p.s. Careful readers will detect a double goal in the last paragraph.
Personal Growth or Lack Thereof | By jackdas | 10:54 AM
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yo, dassler, my goal whenever i play the lutherans is to hack at them so much that they commit the unpardonable sin.
i came SO close three years ago!!! i won't give up!
Posted by: jeremy at March 22, 2006 10:59 AM
Dear Bear :) I too very much love the coming of spring. It is saturated with the hope and possiblity of things being renewed. This is both exciting and intimidating. It forces me to remember that what is worthwhile is often difficult, and that is actually a good thing.
Yes I do hear the subtle goal in your post, and I think they are wonderful and achievable goals! You are well gifted in both!
Posted by: lj at March 22, 2006 11:14 AM
i'm glad for you about this decision, neil. i think that there are good things in store for you there, and you have a lot to offer them. AND you get to see mom heirendt in the library. what's better than that?
Posted by: ah at March 23, 2006 10:26 AM
Jeremy, I played in one of those games several years ago, and, man, they are intense.
Thanks, for the encouragement Lloyd and Angela. Now, if I could only work with Mom Heirendt in the library :) but I will settle for only seeing her, if I have to.
Posted by: Neil at March 24, 2006 9:40 AM
