A world divided

So I mostly live in the world of the Massachusetts Forensic League, which governs most of the local tournaments in Massachusetts.  It’s an inverse of what they do over in New York, where CFLs run the local show and they get together once a year for the State League to step in; here we do [...]

Filed under: debate, leagues | Posted on March 19th, 2009 by palmer

The Last Harvard: PF Final

So Monday continues.  After the Oratory final, I headed into Harvard Square to buy myself a new phone, since the old razr was clearly dead now, rendered brainless by continually confused internal software.  It being around 3 years old, I was due for a relatively cheap phone anyway, in return for selling two more years [...]

Filed under: debate, tournaments | Posted on March 8th, 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, [...]

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

And they’re off

So the Bump tournament begins tonight, which means unless he really wants to mess with my head, I won’t be hearing from Jim Menick again until Sunday at the earliest.  Not that I mind hearing from Jim, but he has a specific talent for finding the oddest damn bugs in tabroom, so it’s just as [...]

Filed under: debate, tournaments | Posted on November 14th, 2008 by palmer

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