Don't know about you, but all this Olympics watching is making me so tired. But how can I go to sleep without knowing what's what?
Another great day for Michael Phelps as he become the winningest gold medal Olympic athlete and set two new world records including breaking the 7 minute mark during the 4 x 200 m relay.
A silver medal should be cause for victory, but the US women's gymnastics team was such a contradiction from the men's team last night. Of course, the expectations were different for them than the guys. Not to diminish China's win because they were the better team tonight, but I do have to wonder about Bela Karolyi's assertion that half the team is younger than sixteen. Some of those girls look very young. And he justified his claim the same why I'd done with hubby a few hours earlier when we were discussing it-their own country issued their passports, the same country that also inserted computer graphic fireworks and had a prettier child lip sync for a little girl who had the best voice during the opening ceremony. We'll probably never know the truth.
My heart ached when I heard children were taken from their families at age three to train. According to the announcer tonight, this happened to China team captain Cheng Fei and she only got to see her family about once a year. I can't even imagine that as a mom. I'd be beside myself. She had called her family and asked to come home. Her family said no because she had a better chance of making something of herself and they would all be better off with her staying in gymnastic.
I know the Eastern Block countries did the same thing with children, but I didn't have children of my own then. It just seems wrong on so many levels. I wonder when it's all said and done if the medals are enough or if they would have rather had their families and a normal childhood. What do you think?
I was talking to a writer friend today on the telephone and we were talking craft. She brought up something and I asked her to explain it more. She said I was the one who told her about it, and as we talked more a few things about it came back to me, but not many. Yikes!
How could I forget something like that? Granted I've had three kids so maybe that does effect the memory cells even more than I thought, but still...not remembering scared me a little. Has that ever happened to you?
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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Sorry I haven't been watching the Olympics, I have been really busy this summer with work outside. So I haven't watch much TV
I fell asleep at the last minute and missed the last 30 minutes of the gymnastics round. When the girl fell off the beam, I knew then that the US would get the silver.
I always forget something but it does come back to me; sort of like a deja view moment.
Have a good Wednesday.
That relay race was smokin' hot!!! They totally blew the other teams out of the water!
I'd believe some of those Chinese girls were under 16.
I find their whole system very sad for everyone. They put winning above all else. I taught my children very early that if you have to cheat to win than it's not worth anything. The events that have to rely on judging are always suspect!
The more I have on my mind, the more I forget things.
I forget things, and try not to worry too much about it. I think we compartmentalize things that are the most important to us or that made the most impact and then the rest sort of drifts away. At least that's my theory. *G*
I hope you're having a good day and getting some rest. *g*
I think Karoyli is right. NO way are all those girls over 16. Unless 16 yo girls are still losing baby teeth.
I watch when I can (usually the next day--love DVR), but today was Wednesday so NOTHING productive got done. I was run, run, run from rise to rest.
::yawn::
I have been also watching the olympics... and going to bed at 1AM is getting me tired too!
I'm always amazed by the dedication of the athletes. And I find it interesting that every country has their own unique approach to things--even the small things, like who carries in an athlete's gear. Very interesting, all of it.
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