On Dogs, Homework, And Safeguarding The Ego
"[G]enuine excuse artisans -- and there are millions of them -- don't wait until after choking to practice their craft. They hobble themselves, in earnest, before pursuing a goal or delivering a performance. ... The urge goes well beyond a mere lowering of expectations, and it has more to do with protecting self-image than with psychological conflicts rooted in early development, in the Freudian sense." The New York Times 01/06/09

Posted January 6, 2009 05:37 AM