1. "So, two cheers for democracy; one, because it admits variety, and two, because
it admits criticisms." - E.M. Forester.
2. "The finest souls are those that have most variety and suppleness."
- Michel de Montaigne.
3. " Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety." - Francis Bacon.

Criticisms can be perceived either as threat or challenge, depending on pitcher's intention
and the method of delivery, as well as the catcher's level of ability in transforming the
on-coming ball from threat to challenge; the more excess capacity of suppleness the
catcher has, the more chances the catcher would catch the ball, making it a strike, not
a ball in baseball games.

How do you perceive these in-coming balls, as harm, threat, or challenges ?
Ref; "Harm, threat, challenge." in Yeol-Dang, 13/2/3

Would you enjoy eating your dinners without any spices?

Ron called just a few minutes ago while I was writing this posting. We set ping pong play
time at 11: AM. And then Dan called to play; he agreed to come at 11:00 AM also. Mr. Lim
called also, to say hello; just came from Seoul to Seattle; I urged him to get started in
ping pong, too. Would anyone?
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Just came back from ping pong games, 3 hours. A new variety by chance was suggested
by Ron. My wife alone against two men, Ron and Dan at the same time, as in a doubles game. She clobbered them, shocking them both, leaving my wife screaming, " Yah!, Hurrah!", and me at the chair,"Wow, Great!" I'm describing these details to get you
interested in doing the same.
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I read koreatimes' top story about the cancer-death rate of 32% among you and me at the top among various population groups in US. Suicide rate is #1, too. Let's do some-
thing, physically and mentally.
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"Variety is the very spice of life. That gives all it's flavour." - William Cowper.