A Christmas Ballad

In anguish unaccountable the steady ship that burns at dark, the small shy streetlamp of the night, floats out of Alexander Park in the exhaustion of dull bricks. Like a pale-yellow, tiny rose, it drifts along, past lovers’ heads and walkers’ feet. In anguish unaccountable sleep-walkers, drunkards, float like bees. A stranger sadly snaps a [...]

Filed under: verse | Posted on December 25th, 2008 by palmer

Committees and nonsense

So once again, an NFL topic committee has caused havoc in debate, presenting us this gem for January 2008: Resolved: That, by 2040, the federal government should mandate that all new passenger vehicles and light trucks sold in the United States be powered by alternative fuels. This topic has….problems.  That 2040 date, while factually significant, [...]

Filed under: coaching, debate, leagues, tournaments | Posted on December 3rd, 2008 by palmer

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