On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:53:05 AM UTC-5, kirk.stant wrote:
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 10:25:50 AM UTC-6, Dan Marotta wrote: Dude... Stop smoking that stuff! Dude, don't bogart that joint! Seriously, I'll give a slightly different perspective: I find that I lose time while racing because I get distracted with the fun (and beauty) of soaring, and do not keep focused on going fast. I have to consciously force myself to "get back in the race" at times. Usually a problem if alone; being around other gliders usually results in my fangs coming out...cuz now the high is in catching up and passing the guy in front... Kirk 66

The classic for me is daydreaming about the winner's speach I'll be giving. Tends to be self correcting.
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