As a lad, I watched tons of TV. I'd schedule my week around the line-up. Things like presidential funerals and, well, the Olympics were an annoyance to me when I was a kid, because it messed with my schedule. As I got a little older, I welcomed the Olympics. It was a shared experience. Shared with the Country. Shared with my family. The Cold War gave it a special significance. It was IMPORTANT. The Russians stealing a basketball gold from us in the Summer of 1972; The Americans taking the Gold from the Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympic "Miracle on Ice". Once in awhile, I still count Kazakhstan and Belarus and those other former Soviet Socialist Republics along with Russia to see how we stack up, but the Cold War is over. I don't watch as much TV as I used to, but still enjoy the Olympics... Cold War or not.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Olympian Television Watching.
As a lad, I watched tons of TV. I'd schedule my week around the line-up. Things like presidential funerals and, well, the Olympics were an annoyance to me when I was a kid, because it messed with my schedule. As I got a little older, I welcomed the Olympics. It was a shared experience. Shared with the Country. Shared with my family. The Cold War gave it a special significance. It was IMPORTANT. The Russians stealing a basketball gold from us in the Summer of 1972; The Americans taking the Gold from the Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympic "Miracle on Ice". Once in awhile, I still count Kazakhstan and Belarus and those other former Soviet Socialist Republics along with Russia to see how we stack up, but the Cold War is over. I don't watch as much TV as I used to, but still enjoy the Olympics... Cold War or not.
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...and the US beat Canada for the first time in 50 years last night! WooHoo!
We love the Olympics too! The US - Swiss competitions are especially fun :)
And if there is ever gay men's tennis the Swiss might actually beat the US.
Andy Roddick
That's funny Anon Andy, because I believe that Feddy has pummeled you with something like 18 victories to your 2...
Like I said, he'd win....... in gay men's tennis.
You Swiss can't even take a compliment! Here's a hint, stay neutral!
Andy Roddick
(not a bad gay tennis name either!)
Hey, now! It's fun watching Andy (Roddick. Mathews. Whatever) and Star banter.
Whoa now, don't drag me in to this! I'm a big Federer fan (even if his name is kinda like Banana, I never know when to stop!
Andy Mathews
(NOT Roddick, isn't that redundant?)
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