Olympic Fever -- Catch It!

I don't know about you but I like to watch the Olympics. From the opening ceremony, to all the ice and snow sports to the closing ceremony.

Believe it or not, one of my favorites to watch is Curling. It's basically Bocce on ice. Basically. They call it 'chess on ice' and some matches can be quite intense. I came home from work tonight and women's curling was on... the Americans vs. the Japanese. (side note -- we have a really cute team). Anyhow, the Americans lost in overtime. Boring, I know, but I think it's cool and that's all that matters.

I also think it's really cool when someone wins a medal for the love of their country. I can't, however, understand those individuals who will become a resident of another country just to compete. You weren't good enough for your own country, why would another one want you?

You see the gold-medal winner standing on the podium with tears welling up in their eyes. I can tell you right now I'd be crying like a baby.

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I'd like to apologize right now for the quality the current crop of entries I've written. There's a lot going on at work which I really don't feel like writing about and not much time for things going on in my personal life. I mean: it's Valentine's day and I'm writing about the quality of the Olympics. Tell you anything?

Don't answer that!

Top 10 Cartoon Duo's

This time out the subject is Top 10 Cartoon Duo’s. I was only going to make this a Top 5 list but I had so many entries to work with, I added the last 5. Here’s the list is no particular order – wait, that’s not right… 10. Ren & Stimpy: Call this entry the ‘Odd Couple’ of the group. A cat and a dog (I think) living together and making their way despite their obvious instincts to be sworn enemies. I have to admit that this cartoon was hard to watch sometimes because of the ‘gross’ nature of both characters – pooping and boogers a big part of the vernacular. “Oh, Re-e-e-n?”, “Yes, Stimpy!” 9. Inspector Gadget & Penny: An uncle and his niece go around solving crimes against Dr. Claw. It was actually Gadget and his dog, Brain, that tried to solve the crimes and Penny that actually solved them. She would tell Brain the solution and that crazy dog would expend a great deal of energy trying to make the Inspector understand the solution. Finally, when Inspector Gadget would ‘stumble...

High Kings vs. Celtic Thunder

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Women who disappoint

Looking back over this long weekend, I have found that there are some women in my life who have disappointed me recently: - My mother: Well, it always starts at the top, doesn't it? My mother almost single-handedly soured Thanksgiving for me this year. She has always been the type of mother who says 'out of the kitchen while I'm cooking!'... so for years we've left her alone while she prepares the meal. Mind you, we bring a lot of the materials and she just heats them up or preps them. Anyhow, this year after everything was ready to go and she was about to announce this, she comes out with: "I'm not doing this anymore. This is my last year of it. I'm almost 70 years old and I'm tired of doing it". There is a dramatic pause while this sinks in before we start pointing the finger at my oldest brother and his wife taking over the duties. I'm not sure what anyone else made of it but I felt a little blindsided. A little bit later, after the foo...

Down On Ferry Farm

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