Tik (pronounced teek) is dead meat

There, I’ve threatened Menick’s cat, as per custom and tradition.  Of course, Menick may also not realize that I’m of French descent, and therefore will eat just about anything.  Here, kitty kitty.  Come sleep in the nice, warm oven!
Menick dismisses the problem of cheating as an implementation issue, but I do believe it goes a [...]

Filed under: coaching, extemp, tournaments | Posted on April 17th, 2009 by palmer

The Last Harvard: Recap

So let’s sum it all up.
Apart from some of the inherent problems with various events, which are not the tournament’s own fault, discussion of the Harvard tournament inevitably settles on its flaws and faults, not on its strengths.  The strengths are the strengths of the community; the sense of seeing a large gathering of forensicators [...]

Filed under: coaching, tournaments | Posted on March 10th, 2009 by palmer

Dipshits & domains, this weekend

So a domain reseller has decided to spam me daily offering me the “preferred” azuen.com domain name to complement my azuen.net domain, because it’s better for marketing.  This all for the low low early buyer’s price of $560, which could go higher, because “he expects strong interest in this domain auction.”
Cha, right.  As if a [...]

Filed under: coaching, loose thoughts, tournaments | Posted on February 11th, 2009 by palmer

Sheesh

It’s been a while since I’ve written; dancing on the edge of burnout will do that to you.  In the last six weeks I’ve helped run tab at four tournaments: Princeton, University School, our own at Newton South, and then Big Lex this last weekend.  Now I’m prepping out Columbia, where we have a great [...]

Filed under: coaching, debate, tournaments | Posted on January 21st, 2009 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, distorts [...]

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

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