Winning

[patterndude at attbi.com]

Zenfully delicious.
>  I was talking to Vern this weekend at the D4 D5 Shootout, by the way this a 
> great contest, and I love all the guys that show up, sometimes we get caught 
> up in a winning mode, but we must all be aware of what pattern is all about, 
> and Verne said that Dave Van Linsowe said it best the contest is you, you are 
> the only contestant so you are competing against your self, not someone else, I 
> believed this for years, the first thing that drew my attention to pattern was 
> the beautiful planes so sleek, all so custom 2 of the same plane but so 
> different, in hardware, colors, each with it's own distinct design  pattern by 
> the 
> individual, and what grace these things show, these things are smoother than 
> soft serve ice cream, there is nothing more beautiful than a perfect slow roll 
> horizon to horizon, there is nothing that makes you feel better than knowing 
> you just done it as it should be done. 
>  So at your next contest say to yourself "I GOT TO BEAT ME" not anyone else 
> just me, you will be amazed at how much less stress you will have and how much 
> better feeling you will come away with and remember there is always another me 
> to beat.
>  Life is good and Pattern is great. 
> 
>  Steve Maxwell

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