We held our collective breath watching Apollo take the lead in a speed-skating heat. Could he do it? Would he do it? It was like watching a flood rising...unstoppable. And, though our champion might not win, we can admire the skill of the winner.
We all groaned when the skiers wiped out on the moguls: Japanese, American or Canadian -it 's unimportant. We can - and will - for two weeks, elevate our national pride to include empathy.
For the next two weeks, we will be united all around the world.
6 comments:
I love your picture! We have satellite dish, so cannot get NBC, the channel that carries the olympics. I have been checking their affiliate MSNBC, because they should be having some coverage. I really wanted to see the opening ceremony! Are you actually going to any of them?
I love the sentiment here. It's been nice to watch some of the events. Lucky for us, we get CBC here, so we have our choice of Canadian or American broadcasting. I like them both, but prefer the Canadian.
I have to admit that so far I've followed more of it on the internet than tv but it is always fun.
I watched the tiniest bit of the couples skating last night. I would like to watch more but haven't had the TV on very much this weekend. Perhaps I shall watch tonight. You have sparked my interest.
Hear, hear, Stephanie.
I watched a tiny bit of the luge last night- the speeds are just amazing! I'd love to be on the sidelines to see it for real.
Hope you enjoy every minute of it.
Great post and I wish some of the TV commentators I heard over the weekend held your world view.
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