The Third edition of the SkEW.
The Olympics
Does anyone really even give a "skate" anymore?
I must admit, the Olympics are a hot topic in our house. We enjoyed watching the Summer games two years ago but these winter ganmes are more entertaining to us. Nick and I had been together almost a year when the 94 games were on. Those were the first winter games I remember watching. We have watched them ever since. I like watching the skiing and snowboarding and skating-both figure and speed.
Turbo made it through most of the Opening Ceremonies, but fell asleep before the torch lighting. Turbo always wants to know who to root for, since there is no uniformity in the uniforms worn by Americans. He likes to watch the skiiers going fast down the hill and ask when he can do that. We tell him when he learns to crosscountry ski better.
It's kind of nice not to wonder what we will watch because we just watch the Olympics. However, I'm not too fond of some of the commentary. There are times when I wish they would just shut up and let me watch what's going on. At times I think they are just rambling the fill the air time. They don't really say anything constructive half the time. THere are times when the fluff pieces are ridiculous. But we will keep watching and admiring those athletes who are doing their best and entertaining us at the same time.
