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Friday, August 20, 2004
9:50 AM Retraction Ok, I admit it, I must retract some of my rant about the Olympics. My reasons for the retraction are threefold. First of all, it's not every sport where you have a crazy tutu-wearing Canadian interfering with the games like this guy:
Yes, that is a blue tutu. If you want the whole story click here. I cannot believe that (1) he was sentenced to 5 months in jail for this stunt, and (2) that he was sentenced in 2 days!! Those Greeks have one heck of a justice system. Alas, we did miss the Tutu Man at the time, but the news clips were enough to restore some interest in the swimming events. After all, you never know what might happen next in the crazy world of Olympic swimming. The second reason for the restored interest is all about Dana. Dana is a die hard Olympic fan. And we had the pleasure of watching the Olympics (swimming and gymnastics) with her last night. Dana is not only a huge defender of the Olympics, she also knows tons about them. She knows all about the athletes. Where they are from. How old they are. Their shoe sizes, favorite foods, astrological signs (ok, maybe not quite, but give her time). Dana's enthusiasm is infectious. So I will continue to watch the unending swimming and gymnastics thanks to Dana. The third reason can be summed up in one word: sailing. We found this Olympic event being broadcast last night. Man oh man was that not very fun to watch. I found myself hoping that one of the sailors would fall overboard so I could see swimming again. Granted, I still think there are too many heats and rounds of the swimming and that, as a result, you can't always tell right away which race is really for a medal. But for now I won't give up on swimming (or gymnastics). However I must note for the record (and Dana can confirm it) that last night there was practically nothing on other than swimming and gymnastics. So my rant was not all wrong. |
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