An Ordinary Fool

"Whatever talents I possess may suddenly diminish or suddenly increase. I can with ease become an ordinary fool. I may be one now. But it doesn't do to upset one's own vanity." -- Dylan Thomas

There is nothing like a game of darts to upset one's own vanity.  One minute you are on the top of your game and the bullseye is as big as a saucer, and the next minute you can't hit a double to save your life.  Jet lag, karma, rust, or bad lighting.  Who knows why, but some nights the darts are falling, and some nights the darts are not.  Unfortunately for The Ship, this was one of those nights.

We knew it would be a long night early on.  Rich started out with a runaway win, and then jumped out to a big lead in game two.  But, unable to close it out, he dropped the second game.  Andrew turned things around briefly for The Ship, by pulling off a sweep.  Fred and John followed with splits to round out S501 and put The Ship up 5-3 early.  But, maybe it was the elves, but things just didn't seem right.

Rich / Mindy started out Cricket with a come back win, despite having held a sizeable lead to start things out.  And right about this point on the night... The Ship's talents suddenly diminished.  There was bad strategy which led to a loss in game two for Rich / Mindy, despite out playing and out bulling the competition.  There were tough losses, as Fred / Andrew were swept in two close games to end Cricket, making the score 6-6 after the second round.

And then there was complete misfortune.  John / Fred were swept in the start of D501.  And in the second round, needing two Ship wins to just tie the night, Rich / Andrew dropped both games.  Ugh.  So, we ended with a 10-6 loss.  But, it doesn't do to upset one's vanity.  So we will be back next time, and I look forward to our talents will suddenly increasing.

Props:
Magnús Skarphéðinsson - For his dedication to education.