Friday, January 03, 2020

College Basketball's GOAT?

Who is the greatest college basketball player in history? The Greatest Of All Time, the GOAT? Michael Jordan was great in college, but was he the greatest? Lew Alcindor? Bill Walton? Bill Russell? Pete Maravich? Christian Laettner? Oscar Robertson? Ralph Sampson won two straight player of the year awards. Patrick Ewing was great, but not the greatest. Not Len Bias. I'm sure I'm leaving someone off, but here's my rank… 
1. Alcindor
2. Maravich
3. Walton
4. Laettner
5. Sampson
6. Russell
7. Robertson
8. Ewing
9. Jordan
10 Bias
 
Sometimes they have those long putt contests to win cars, and the putts are ling 40 yards long, up and down hills with three or four breaks.
 
Ceil and Bruce Ambrose did meet up at the Passion Conference. It gets over today at noon. Anna is taking Christian to the rehearsal dinner tonight and wedding tomorrow. Christian is spending the night at our house tonight.
 
Back at work. Got my work emails going again. Only had 140 to go through. Already got it down under 30. 

Got a lunch meeting on Friday. Probably Jason's Deli. Trying to be good here in the new year. Leftovers for lunch today.
Recommended Reading from Bill Gates:
1. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
2. These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore. Only 800 pages, Gates calls it "the most honest and unflinching account I've ever read."
3. Growth: From Microorganisms to Magacities, by Vaclav Smil. Gates admits he doesn't always agree with the author.
4. Prepares: What Kids Need for a Fulfilled Life by Diane Tavenner.
5. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker. The book persued Gates to change his habits.
Winston Churchill: when you are walking through hell, keep walking.
A mouse dropped in water will give up and drown in minutes. But if it is rescued, it will tread water for more than twenty hours the next time.
Unprofessional work habits: Showing up late to work…Rolling in late to a meeting…Calling in sick when you aren't…Easting smelly foods at your desk…Being negative all the time…Playing 20 Questions on every new assignment…Being a slob…Being distracted during meetings…Interrupting your coworkers…Acting like you know everything (you don't)…Bragging to your coworkers…Grooming yourself at your desk…Practicing poor hygiene and grooming…Discussing personal problems…Talking about political or partisan issues…Being too nosy…Unseemly bathroom chatter…Selling stuff to your coworkers…Soliciting signatures, volunteers, or donations…Getting drunk on the job…Commenting on someone's appearance…Being too noisy…Making personal calls all day long…Being overly cliquey…Spreading your things all over the place…Swearing a lot at work…Displaying nervous habits…Avoiding social work events…Obnoxious email habits…Berating a subordinate in front of others…Judging your colleagues too harshly…Communicating only through email, especially negative interactions…Not being courteous in the office kitchen…Texting and emailing during meetings…Always being just a few minutes late…Being overly social. Asking a couple of questions is okay if asked when a coworker isn't in the middle of anything. Only dig deeper if the coworker seemed interested and responds favorably…Appearing aloof – keeping your head down at your desk to avoid social interaction.
 

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