I LOVE the Olympics. I love watching all kinds of sports competition. Football….not so much. But that’s ok…there are plenty of fans to go around for that sport. I am amazed at my diverse interest where sports are concerned. I will cheer for just about anything….archery, cross-country equestrian events, water polo, men’s badminton, synchronized diving….you name it…I pretty much am a fan. I LOVE the fact that we have this wonderful distraction during our hideous election process.
I wake up with an entirely different attitude in the mornings. It is not so much that I need to see the US of A win everything or BE ON TOP of the leader board. I just love seeing people competing at something they love and seeing all the smiling competitive faces. OK, there was a real WOW moment when the men’s relay team did the come-back-of- all-time and I did leap off the bed and nearly break my ankle jumping around. But hey….I still hung onto MY pants…not unlike Michael Phelps. If his pants slip any lower the cable company is going to start charging us a premium rate and call it an adult channel….but, I digress.
I think I have discovered the best distraction in the whole entire world. Every time we have an election, let’s be sure the Olympics is scheduled. It forces these broadcasters off the air and we don’t have to listen to their incessant interpretation of the politicians and what they said and what they meant to say. Do you know how lucky we are that John Edwards’ news flash broke the same day as the opening ceremony??? We were lucky enough to see the most brilliant opening ceremonies of all time and actually not listen to another politician tell us how deeply sorry they were for there repeated momentary lack of conscience and moral values. We didn’t have to hear over and over again of the pathetic sickness of a man so self-absorbed that he couldn’t keep it in his pants, even when his wife was going through her painful battle with cancer.
Yes…these fabulous Olympians have saved us from ourselves yet again. The distraction is wonderful….I wish it would last right through November 6th. But that would be selfish of me. I will learn to hit the off button more often and take my news in little briefs that give me just the basic details, without the personal interpretation.
The Olympics….I keep it on 24/7.
Stay tuned!!
I wake up with an entirely different attitude in the mornings. It is not so much that I need to see the US of A win everything or BE ON TOP of the leader board. I just love seeing people competing at something they love and seeing all the smiling competitive faces. OK, there was a real WOW moment when the men’s relay team did the come-back-of- all-time and I did leap off the bed and nearly break my ankle jumping around. But hey….I still hung onto MY pants…not unlike Michael Phelps. If his pants slip any lower the cable company is going to start charging us a premium rate and call it an adult channel….but, I digress.
I think I have discovered the best distraction in the whole entire world. Every time we have an election, let’s be sure the Olympics is scheduled. It forces these broadcasters off the air and we don’t have to listen to their incessant interpretation of the politicians and what they said and what they meant to say. Do you know how lucky we are that John Edwards’ news flash broke the same day as the opening ceremony??? We were lucky enough to see the most brilliant opening ceremonies of all time and actually not listen to another politician tell us how deeply sorry they were for there repeated momentary lack of conscience and moral values. We didn’t have to hear over and over again of the pathetic sickness of a man so self-absorbed that he couldn’t keep it in his pants, even when his wife was going through her painful battle with cancer.
Yes…these fabulous Olympians have saved us from ourselves yet again. The distraction is wonderful….I wish it would last right through November 6th. But that would be selfish of me. I will learn to hit the off button more often and take my news in little briefs that give me just the basic details, without the personal interpretation.
The Olympics….I keep it on 24/7.
Stay tuned!!
1 comment:
Oh, I couldn't agree more! We're loving the Olympics coverage --- it's the ONE time that having of those NBC channels (USA, MSNBC, Oxygen, etc.) really pays off.
I hope that a highlights DVD will be made available -- those Opening Ceremonies were simply unbelievable.
Consider videotaping some of those obscure sports when more than one is on at the same time --- it *could* extend your excitement right through to November 6.
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