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    I somehow can't help but feel uniquely bonded with John Crandall in 
his stellar ride on Heraldic. As he made his way to the finish line, I 
remained stalwartly positioned at the starting line (due to illness, but 
that's not the point), thus creating a "symmetry" or "balance" that 
might not otherwise have occured. I require no thanks or recognition for 
my lack of effort. It's just good knowing we may have helped John and 
Heraldic in some small way. At least there were two fewer horses on the 
trail that he didn't have to beat.
  In all seriousness, here are some thoughts on accomplishment that I 
hope put their ride in a grander perspective:
     H. Jackson Brown:  "In the confrontation between the stream and 
the rock, the stream always wins, not  through strength, but by 
perseverence."
     Vince Lombardi:  "It is time for us to stand and cheer for the 
doer, the acheiver, the one who recognizes the challenge and does 
something about it."
     Napoleon Hill: "Great acheivement is usually born of great 
sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness."
     Henry Drummond: "Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can 
do, he will never do all that he can."
     Robert Anthony: "Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons 
to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and 
results, and reasons simply don't count."
     Norman Vincent Peale: "Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only 
empty heads and empty hearts can do that."
     Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Every great acheivement is the victory of a 
flaming heart."
     Henry David Thoreau: "We must walk consciously only part way to 
our goal, and than leap in the dark to our success."
     
     And, finally, my favorite, by Sir James Barrie:"Every man who is 
high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife 
smiles, and let's it go at that."
     

      Congratulations, John Crandall, on bringing Heraldic home so very 
swiftly, and so very safely.   Dr Q, who is now more than motiviated to 
find McCann in the dark, from the back of a good horse.
    


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