Bejing Magic
That title is a reference only Emily and her sister will get.
Anyway, the Olympics officially open tonight. I am one of 17 people left in this country who is completely freaking stoked! In fact, I'm so excited I had to see my take on the Athens olympics four years ago.
Only two posts came up...
The first post is a lament about the lack of love NBC gave el Guerrouj got for winning gold the 1500 m and 5k in Athens. But as I re-read this post and recall a conversation I had with Fancy Kirk last week (about Morroccans and doping/performance enhancing drugs), I can't help but wonder if el Guerrouj was clean or not in 2004. I have no way of proving anything. But I will say this: they're all probably cheating.
And the second 2004 Olympic-related post is pretty amusing in my opinion. Sure the opening ceremonies were as weird as ever, but not nearly as weird as a camel racing five midgets. And if memory serves correct, I think I still owe Angie a special treat from four years ago. She answered my trivia question at the end of the post. But else would you expect from one of the other 17 people left in America who still loves the Olympics?
4 comments:
are there really only 17 of us? anyway, you should bring my treat over some night to watch the Olympics on my tv. Pick any night except Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Proud to be one of the 17 left who still have Olympic fever! I've never been happier to be out of town for work on a Friday night since I have a TV in my hotel room so I can watch the opening ceremonies! Bring on the room service and let the games begin!!!
Maybe I overstated the apathy people tended to have towards the Olympics. I had just read a poll before I wrote this post where more people said they were interested in NFL preseason football than the Olympics.
But fi the judges continue to take 10 minutes to score a vault routine, people's interest will continue to wane.
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