I’ve got the fever…olympic fever.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006Taxes are in the mail!! (Well, to the accountant anyway).
And I went to the grocery store, too. Got just enough stuff to get us through the next four days. Then it’s off to New Jersey for the weekend.
I’m still working on my post on “Plot.” What can I say, thinking is hard work for me.
So, is everybody else watching the Olympics? I’ve got the fever…olympic fever. I mean, who knew Ice Dancing could be so exciting?!?!
And we’ve been watching curling every night. It’s on CNBC every night at 5. Did you know a curling match/game/whatever lasts 3 hours? Each team has 75 minutes to complete the game which adds up to 3 hours. Seriously, I know more about curling than anyone (besides actual curlers) needs to know. And I still have no idea what’s going on half the time.
The Hubster is hilarious. He sits and yells at the TV, telling them that they made bad throws or that they should have done something else. He has no idea what’s going on eaither, really (though he claims that he does - he’ll come home arguing with me).
And have you heard about the naked curling calendar? (Picture at the bottom of the post). That cracks me up.
I actually think the coverage is pretty good - much better than in years past. As far as I can tell, between all of their channels, they’re showing pretty much all of the sports. But my favorite is the “Olympic Moment” with Jimmy Roberts every night on NBC.
Did you know that only 6 (now 7 I think) medals in the Winter Olympics have ever been won by countries in the southern hemisphere? And the first one was a skier from New Zealand in 1992 (their only one, the rest belong to Australia).
Women’s ice skating start tonight. Eh. I don’t know if any of you have been watching Olympic Ice on USA, but it’s really a funny show. I don’t know if an hour of figure skating analysis is neccessary every day, but Dick Button is one grumpy old man, and he’s entertaining. As is the Canadian gold medalist in pairs from last Olympics (David somethingorother), he’s funny.
Anyway, what’s your favorite Olympic sport? Or do you have any Olympic fun facts to share?


