Kewl, just kewl. On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Joe Copeland <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just that we need to see ourselves as part of a community rather than > above ( or better) than that community. Overall, Americans in the states > tend to think with a great deal of self centeredness, to the point that we > don't see Canadians or Mexicans as American, even though they both reside > in North America. Through my travels I learned that other countries are > different, not better or worse. > > > On Thursday, October 4, 2012, asc490 wrote: > >> Hi Joe, many thanks. >> >> But what does it mean when you say "your country's place in the world". >> >> Cheers >> AJ >> >> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 6:48 PM, Joe Copeland <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> Well, when you get right down to it, the U.S. did create something called >> a World Series and then neglected to invite the World to participate. In >> my world travels, which were extensive, the most important lesson I learned >> was my country's place in the world. As for the track pic, it looks like >> he's stretching out his calves, but I could be wrong. >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 11:44 AM, asc490 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Me being arrogant for a second thinks that you Americans are just not >> used to look beyond the rim of your teacup so America = World for you guys >> and therefore AR = WR. Would that make sense? Or am I just arrogant AND >> wrong ;-) ? >> >> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Joe Copeland <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> Okay, never mind! Just did a more thorough search and by golly there IS >> such a thing as an American Record in swimming! Who'd a thunk it? We >> Americans can be so arrogant sometimes! >> >> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Eric Rex <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Was the group, perchance, ARmnisport? >> >> As Always, ER >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport >> http://speedorex.blogspot.com/ >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Triathletepix/ >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Joe Copeland <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Thursday, October 4, 2012 4:15 PM >> *Subject:* [omnisport:20645] Omni Guys 10/04/12 >> >> I've got a question for the group at large. On another group I belong >> to, a picture was posted by of a group of swimmers where one was holding a >> handmade sign with his time and "AR" on it. The group was discussing what >> AR stood for. One person thought it meant American Record which sounded >> dubious to me. I did some internet searching and didn't find anything >> conclusive, but I thought it might mean Athlete's Record, like a personal >> best. Does anyone know what AR really stands for? Thanks! >> >> And as always: >> >> Enjoy! >> >> -- >> Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "omnisport" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe fr >> >> > > -- > > Take a moment and view my blog! http://hohcopelandwj.wordpress.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
