it felt like i might actually drive right into the end of this rainbow!

Kiteboating with Don Montague and gang in Maui, HI

It's Kiting Season!

A Gusty, but uncrowded session at Waddell Creek, CA, late June 2009.   The weather was warm, the waves Susan size, and my new kites, Bliss.

When Ryan moved into the office he wasn’t super keen on the outdoor sports, so we picked up a free air hockey table on Craigslist.   It was obnoxiously loud, and only two people could play.  If you missed the puck you were liable to bruise your fingers, but if you hit the puck at just the right angle, you could sneak shots in all day long.  We mastered it within about a month, and after that it sat idle until Zach and Bobby decided to have a contest to see who could sell it for the most money.    Zach won by discounting it to the first buyer.

Proceeds were used to buy an old Harvard Foosball table, the perfect game for an office of 4.    We played our hearts out on that table. Ryan came out of his shell and emerged as the wittiest of us all, Zach started to be nicer when he realized it would only amp Bobby and me up and make us play better.    We laughed, we fought, and then we played some good foosers and realized how shitty we (and our table) were.   Ray, saved us and let us steal a Tornado table from the Yahoo offices.  We sold the old table for twice what we paid.   Over the last year, Zach has mastered the Snake, Bobby has stopped making Bobby goals, and Ryan has a wicked R-Force.   We eventually bought gribs, learned to scuff the ball and lubricate the table.   Although we’ve tried many times to change the teams, they end up always being the same.   Me and Bobby vs. Zach and Ryan.   Zach and Ryan used to win the majority of games, but lately we’ve been making a strong showing.    All of this has led to the evolution of the $5 game.   One game a day, its for $5.  Money is on the table immediately after lose.   Right now Bobby and I are down $15.   It’s only a little bit competitive.

All of our games have constantly reiterated the importance of play in the development of Triggit, and our growth as a team.   When we are angry, we take it to the table.  When we are celebrating, we play a game for fun.    When we just need a break, the competitiveness of our games demand your full attention.   We don’t take fancy retreats, and although great friends we really don’t hang out that much on the weekends, but we do play some foosball. And over that table, through play, we have created a foundation that won’t crack.

Being white means to engage in a day in, day out struggle to prove that you are smarter than other white people. By the time they reach college, most white people are confronted with the fact that they may not be as smart as they imagined.

In coffee shops, bars, and classes white people will engage in conversations about authors and theorists that go nowhere as both parties start rattling off progressively more obscure people until eventually one side recognizes one and claims a victory. By the time they graduate (or a year or two afterwards), white people realize that they will need an edge to succeed in the cut-throat world of modern white society.

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