That sting that I felt lost its power as the days passed.

There are silver linings in failed ventures, and tournaments lost. Enjoying the process isn’t always easy, but it’s necessary. Life can’t only be about the destination we spend so little time there before it’s time to move on to the next thing, and the time that we spend getting to that point, the actual journey itself, comprises most of our time here. When you know the ending, and the ending did what this ending did to me, it’s tough to focus on the journey. There was still the matter of that introduction though…

I have provided links for all the videos (the article is best if the videos are seen first). I watched all the Vintage Super League play-in tournament videos again, I wrote an analysis of my games, I added in commentary about playing, my journey in getting better, and what the future could hold, if I work for it. The introduction has always been the easiest part. When I write, I don’t always write ‘in order.’ The introduction isn’t always first. Twenty Black Lotuses and twenty Plague Rats.

“These kids today with their collector numbers and their newfangled tap symbol.

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