Oh Noez! Da Big Bronx.....

Maybe it's because we sometimes lapse into the "Can have cheeseburgerz" LOLcat language around here, but I seem to think of The Big Bronx Tournament this weekend in LOL phrases. My "team" - daughter and partner - are 2-1 as of this writing. Much prep and back and forth before the event; 2 nights of endless printing of blocks and evidence, cups of coffee, theorizing about how to beat this team or that one. You can cut the tension with a machete here before a tournament, between the actual anticipation and preparation, and the mad rush to jam all the school work before and after. When we picked up last night, adding a third friend and schoolmate to the mix, we wondered how they still had the energy and passion to get into the gory details of each round after a full school day and 2 rounds. They were gone this morning by the crack of dawn, and we received the update just an hour ago.

When you stick debaters in the back seat of your car, you never know what will happen. There was brain storming on strategy, your requisite cattiness about this one or that one, anticipation of what today's rounds would bring - and a real, tangible reminder that when you challenge high school kids to rise to the top, they'll take their best shot. Of course, a lot of the talk went on at a speed and a sound level I really couldn't consistently follow. Nonetheless, it was inspiring. Can't wait to hear today's results!