tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2976315968202533528..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Is it okay not to win?Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-812973546685132112014-02-22T13:24:12.523-05:002014-02-22T13:24:12.523-05:00What an interesting column, Liz. I'm not a bi...What an interesting column, Liz. I'm not a bit surprised to hear of your achievements.<br /><br />When writing to you, I'll be extra carefull with my speling from now on.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-35323799998373757772014-02-22T12:53:10.500-05:002014-02-22T12:53:10.500-05:00I bombed out on a short, easy word in a spelling b...I bombed out on a short, easy word in a spelling bee. I didn't care about not winning a trip to Washington, D.C., since it was only about four miles from where I lived at the time. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8402254163583703922014-02-22T09:52:47.168-05:002014-02-22T09:52:47.168-05:00If it's NOT okay to not win, everyone's in...If it's NOT okay to not win, everyone's in trouble. That's why I object to competitions for young people where "everyone gets a trophy"! Even the kids know it's bogus. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45434566026643236492014-02-22T08:10:36.282-05:002014-02-22T08:10:36.282-05:00Liz, your column today immediately brought poetry ...Liz, your column today immediately brought poetry to mind--the last couplet of "Casey at the Bat."<br /><br />"And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;<br />But there is no joy in Mudville--mighty Casey has struck out."<br /><br />My fifth grade teacher made us memorize the poem and pointed out that not everyone can win every time. <br />Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com