[ExI] mysterious observations infer yo mama

Emlyn emlynoregan at gmail.com
Sat Aug 1 09:15:18 UTC 2009


2009/8/1 Jeff Davis <jrd1415 at gmail.com>:
> Not to go all Yoda on you, but the wisdom and utility of surrender is
> often under-appreciated, obscured by testosterone.  Similarly,
> sometimes you have to lose, to win.  I learned this playing cards with
> my wife Gail.  She's not fiercely competitive -- likes to play more
> than win -- but it makes her happy to win all the same.  And when
> she's happy, good things happen for me.  I've been known to (secretly)
> throw a game now and again.  Enlightened self-interest.   A big
> picture kind of thing.

And here's me awed by her meta-game. Mental note: never play cards with Gail!

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Emlyn

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