The Summer Games
It’s funny… Every Olympics kinda sneaks up on us, then we are suddenly talking about sports we’ve never seen… I’ve been mezmerized by the Olympics in China, from the opening ceremonies, which were the MOST amazing live stage show I’ve EVER seen, to the individual stories of the athletes… It’s a spectacle!!!
All of a sudden we know what a KILL is in beach volleyball, how to score a synchronized dive team and the rules for women’s floor exercises…
And the US is doing GREAT!!!
It’s a great break from the political craziness of this election cycle. We can root for the US, root for the underdog, and marvel at what China is becoming… They are the next world power. Better they are friends, than enemies….
Go Team USA!!!
Unfortunately, there’s ALWAYS a disruption, and the fatal stabbing of Todd Bachman, CEO of Bachman Floral and Garden, a fixture here in the Twin Cities cast a shadow on the debut of the US Men’s Volleyball team Saturady night. All good KARMA goes out to his wife, Barbara, who is in critical but stable condition in a Beijing hospital. The murder seems to have been a random event, occuring at a landmark called “The Drum Tower.” Following the knife attack, the killer commited suicide, jumping from the tower.
And, I just have to mention, the Chinese Women’s Gymnastics team is a complete fraud! If one girl on that team is really 16 years old, then I’m 30 !!! China has a team of 12 year olds with ‘passports’ that claim they are 16!!!
End of rant…