[EdSharkey]

I think it is cool to think of one's self as the hero in the story of their life. You battle adversaries, have little victories, complete long story arcs, find a sweetheart and have romance.

I feel Perl does not deserve to be mentioned in a hero's tale. There's been too much rankling and nincompoopery out of perl's characters given the size of that community. Far, FAR too much griping. Perl is a bummer, and that is why it did not win.

My philosophy is: live the life of a champion - overcome and be a shining light for others. Your war stories should be mostly glorious victories, no matter how mundane the battles or battlefields were.

[jnbiche]

This is pretty good advice to live by. I should keep this in mind for myself.

[juliangregorian]

You're both joking right? I find myself wanting to google this guy in 5 years so I can see how much real life kicks his poetic ass.