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Olympapalooza
Although I am absolutely not a lover of sports, I continue to be glued to the TV watching the Olympic games whenever I can. I will watch anything (even the ubiquitous swimming and gymnastics). Though I must admit that I find myself wondering about certain events and being thoroughly disappointed in others.
Dana's favorite "sport" in the Olympics is "race walking." I think mine has to be the trampoline. Did you even know that the Trampoline is an actual Olympic event? Seriously. Jumping. Up. And. Down. Huh? In case you doubt me click here. I have always believed that if I just tried enough sports I would eventually find one that I am not absolutely horrible at. Little did I realize that I glossed right over the trampoline back in second grade. I see Olympic potential in my future. No one loves to jump on the bed more than me. And I'm sure it's totally the same as the trampoline. Too bad our homeowners' insurance specifically excludes coverage for injuries resulting from trampolines (that and diving boards - apparently Mercury is not a big fan of jumping in general).
Other "sports" right up there with the trampoline are necessarily badminton and (sorry Mark) ping pong (or as the Olympics calls it "Table Tennis"). Whatever. Doesn't matter what you call them, are they really Olympic sports? What's next - wait for it - juggling? But is juggling a sport or an art form? Hmmmm.
Beach volleyball is another one I don't get. Wouldn't it necessarily be limited to countries that actually have beaches?? It seems either discriminatory (to exclude countries who don't have beaches) or downright silly (to have countries play that don't actually have beaches). Not sure which is worse.
The other night we saw that fencing was on. We were intrigued. We expected lots of parrying, thrusting and whatever else fencers do. We even hoped to see someone slapping someone else across the face with a glove like in all the movies with duels (because clearly everything you see in the movies is accurate). No such luck. It really wasn't entertaining at all. Just two people sort of hopping around and then poking at each other with the sword thingy (the foil?) hoping to trigger the electronic sensors. Really disappointing. At least they could have used real swords so it was absolutely clear who was winning. Or put them on a trampoline while they fenced.
I do know that if I was going to throw my hat into the ring and compete in the Olympics (I'm sure it's not too late) I would certainly pick a sport like gymnastics or swimming where there seem to be like a gazillion medals handed out. Different swim length. Different strokes. Different apparatus. Relay. Individual medals for each apparatus and for all around performance. Team awards. They must seriously hand out thousands of medals.
That's about it for my Olympic musings. Gotta go and watch some more. . .
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