Brick Update

Mike and i thought you'd like a progress report an the brick acquisition project. So far TFW has had two separate benefit drafts. The first was a Mirrodin block draft and the second was a Time Spiral block draft. Both were held at Top Shelf Games and received enthusiastic responses.

As a result of these drafts we have raised eighty-nine dollars and twenty-four 20 oz. bottles of Diet Pepsi Lime. Why did we get the Diet Pepsi Lime? That is an interesting story.

As a result of Barrak Obama's bungling of the economy, many people are finding them short on cash. For some people this is a temporary problem. (I should correct that statement, for each American this is a temporary problem that will hopefully be corrected on November 6, 2012. But i digress.) Many of the people i play Magic with will find themselves short on cash, especially when they show up on Friday night not expecting to draft. So in keeping with the best of charitable fund raising traditions we here at TFW accept pledges. The first draft had three pledgers. One of these pledgers, Steve, is the supplier of the Diet Pepsi Lime.

Steve has a long and contentious history with TFW. He has founded a competing team in an effort to suppress our glory. It is safe to say he does not care what TFW thinks of him. Despite him not caring what TFW thinks of him, we let him into the draft. He did protest his money going to support the ambitions of Fort Wayne's premier website dedicated to insult and immature bragging. So Steve formulated a plan to both play in the draft and frustrate the goals of his nemeses.

Steve was aware of the coup i conducted to sieze control of Team Fort Wayne years ago. (He fervently reads every TFW update.) He is also aware of my opinion of Diet Pepsi Lime. By some trick of chance, fate, or (my favorite) karma about the time Steve's pledge would come due he chanced upon a large cache of 20 oz. bottles of Diet Pepsi Lime on sale at a local gas station. Knowing that i could not resist recieving a supply of Diet Pepsi Lime, he contacted me and offered this largess in exchage for the cancelation of his debt to TFW.

I was confronted with a dilemma: team loyalty or personal gain. Steve's offer would benefit me both by gaining a large quantity of my favorite non-eggnog beverage and in terms of novelty. I had not yet had Diet Pepsi Lime in 20 oz. bottles. But accepting this gift would delay the purchase of the brick and forstall team glory. Because TFW is an objectivist institution, i elected personal gain.

Based upon his feat of outwitting Team Fort Wayne, the team's executive committee determined that the 'h' would be dropped from his name and Steve would be extended an invitation the stay at Sonksen House for Origins this year.

The next benefit draft will likely take place Friday June 13 at Top Shelf. All are welcome to attend.

Later

Bob