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Well, I made it all the way through the Olympics. I watched a lot of sports. A lot. Even the sports that nobody watches, I taped and watched later. I think I took care of my hockey jones. And it's nearly time for baseball. Doesn't get much better. I wish sometimes, in my sad naive way, that people actually believed in the Olympic ideals for more than two weeks at a time. It would be nice if sports could do what politics cannot: help us play fair and resolve our differences in a semi civilized manner. Not everyone involved plays by the rules, and there is a process for that to be resolved. Sometimes there are hurt feelings, but with time they pass, and no one dies to correct them. The thing that always strikes me the most is at the end, when the athletes from all countries come in together. Not separated by country, but in a huge jubilant group. I cannot imagine wanting to blow someone's face off if I have just spent two weeks learning who they are. Once someone becomes human, it's really tough to go back to them and us. And I think that is the part I like the most. That for a short while, them and us just becomes an Olympian, an athlete. A real person. We should all be so lucky. good night and good luck...stimp

spring, and sports

I have a surefire way of knowing that winter isn't going to last forever. And in a godforsaken snowhole like this, it's good to know. Pitchers and catchers reported to spring training this week. If baseball is coming, and the local Dairy Queen has opened, it is only a matter of time. Not that I have seen much of the great outdoors anyway. I am currently up to my rings in the Winter Olympics. I love the Olympics. Two full weeks of sports, and more drama than the tackiest Jerry Springer episode. You can't beat it. I mean, where are you going to see life stories played out with such pathos, especially if Bob Costas is involved? I have actually been missing Countdown to watch this stuff. I didn't know about Swinging Dick shooting that poor guy in the face until my husband told me a day later. This is a serious lack of news concern for me. But I don't care. Bring on the figure skaters, the hockey players, the snowboarders. I'll keep recording the curling, cross country, and hockey that's on in the early morning. I'm not sure what I will watch after the Games are over. The Oscars are coming up. A whole different type of drama. good night and good luck...stimp

OK...all I wanted to do was reply to my sister's post, and now I have a new blogsite. Well, it can't hurt. Hopefully I will enjoy the new neighborhood, and it will enjoy me. Until later...good night and good luck...stimp