A Foolish Consistency

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. 'Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.' Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

A Fool At Least Once a Month

"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month." -- Fyodor Dostoevsky

In my opinion, The Ship is the cleverest of all, because we throw darts at least once a week.  Unfortunately, we have only been winning matches about once a month.  It seems like it's been a year since I have written, but hopefully this write-up will let you see The Ship more clearly, love The Ship more dearly, and follow The Ship more nearly, day by day by day.

In an instant, things got started on a good note, as Rich won the first game of the night.  But, like sands through the hourglass, the games ticked away and The Ship could not find another win in S501.

After what seemed like eons, The Ship scored a win in the opener of Cricket from Fred / Mindy. But Rich / John were unable to post a win, and The Ship had fallen hours behind in the race that is darts, down a 10-2 hole.

Rich / Mindy only took a minute to win the first game of D501.  Fred / John ended the long night with a win, but the night ended at four to twelve for The Ship.

Props:
Mindy - For tracking the Shippy, and taking the lead.

A Fool at Forty

"Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed." -- Edward Young

As the wise old masters of the NYDO, The Ship has seen it all when it comes to darts.  As we approach forty, we happily pass along the accumulated wisdom of the ages to other darters.  Whether it is a quick tip on simple math, or the genesis of dart terms, or the best double-out option, we are quick to help out.  But just when we think we've seen it all, along comes something new, like a one-armed player, which even we are not sure how to handle.

Rich got us out of the blocks slowly with a split, but Andrew and John both quickly picked up speed with two sweeps.  Dave pulled the One-Armed Bandit in the final game, and got unlucky as he dropped both.  But, The Ship had sprinted out to an early 5-3 lead.

When it comes to Cricket, even the wisdom of Mitch Cumstein cannot help out The Ship.  Rich / Andrew only managed a split in the opener, despite leading both games early on.  But Dave / John were again framed by the one-armed man, and they dropped both games, and the match was now tied 6-6.

Dave / John went back out to start D501, and finally defeated One Arm Joe.  Rich / Andrew also split their final two games, and The Ship ended a long night with an 8-8 tie.  Which is lucky, in Haiti.  How 'bout a Fresca?

Props:
Fred - Not yet a fool, but only a year away.

You Must Not Fool Yourself

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." -- Richard Feynman 

When in doubt, go back to first principles.  Try as they might, teams can't fool The Ship.  And The Ship doesn't fool itself.  If nothing else, Full of Ship has never been full of ship.  Anyway, let me give you the full gist of fullness that was The Ship, to the fullest.

John started the night this week, and pulled a split to start.  Rich followed with two wins, but he was just fooling himself, as we'll see later.  Andrew began his onslaught of AS points with 225 in his games, plus a split.  Darian gave The Ship another split, and we were off to a 5-3 lead after S501.

The Ship can't fool anyone in Cricket, and this week was more of the same.  Andrew / John split the first two games, and Rich / Darian split the second two, as the wheels inexplicable fell off in the second game.  Still, The Ship was up 7-5 after Cricket.

Rich / Darian continued their slide into D501, dropping both games to start things off.  But John / Andrew came through with a sweep of the last two games, giving The Ship a 9-7 win for the night.

Props:
Andrew - Four wins, and all of the Ship's AS points for the night (350).