Posts Tagged with ‘Olympics’

Closing Time

As this is being posted the final day of competition is beginning in Beijing — yes, the Olympics are coming to a close.
It’s been a great two weeks and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I’ve watched more events then I can possibly remember — everything from fencing to track and field to badminton to [...]

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Safety Pins and the Olympics

As I’ve said in numerous posts, I love the Olympics. I enjoy the competition, the stories, the sports, everything. But one thing I absolutely don’t understand is why athlete numbers are still attached to uniforms by safety pins. It doesn’t make any sense. Surely there is a better way.
I mean, they talk almost nightly about [...]

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Michael Phelps is the Olympics

I don’t have much to say about Michael Phelps that hasn’t been said on just about every computer screen, tv, radio and newspaper in the world. He’s pretty much the most incredible athlete on the planet. Eight gold medals in a single Olympics is a feat that probably will not be bested for quite some [...]

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Time to Get Your Olympics On

Every four years, well two if you count the winter games, the world comes together in the spirit of competition to celebrate athletes and the games they play. This year the torch stops in Beijing, China for the summer games.
I happen to love the Olympics and all that they stand for. When they come around [...]

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Curling is Cool

With the Olympics in their final week I have become almost addicted to the sport of Curling. Perhaps it’s the daily coverage that CNBC has given the sport, the strategy involved, or the beautiful Johnson sisters who run the US Women’s Team but Curling has got me hooked.
Before these Olympic Games I thought Curling was [...]

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Torino Olympics Opened for Business

The world’s greatest winter athletes have all descended upon Torino, Italy for the 20th Winter Olympic Games. This means that for the next two weeks or so I’ll be pretty much glued to the television… well more so than I usually am.When it comes to Olympic events, I enjoy the ones that have to [...]

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Let Patriotism Rock

I think America has lost its mind. For many reasons America has tarnished its name among the rest of the world. There is a huge anti-American sentiment and tons of people who hate America, Americans, and everything that our great country stands for around the world. Giving into this attitude, the U.S. [...]

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