Right, I got this link from Sarah's blog, which is kind of cheating, but I laughed till I cried, so I have to share. I haven't done that in about two years. This is the link - all about a cat's bad breath. There are many clues in there to why I have decided not to keep cats as pets in my house.
But anyway, I'm watching the Olympics. At lunch with coworkers the other day, we were talking about which events we like to watch the most. The usual events were mentioned - the figure skating, the snowboarding, the downhill skiing. I had to mention the speed skating. Everyone thought I was a little weird. But tonight I saw a perfect example of why it's so fun to watch. They were all skating in a pack, as the final laps were coming up you started to get a sense of just how fast these ladies were really moving as they tipped nearly horizontal going around the turns. And then one of the skaters went down. When people drop in speed skating, they don't just sit down on the ice and look sad, like in figure skating. They spit out of the middle of the pack and slam into the padded walls of the track. None of the others even blink. They just tighten up the gap and keep going faster until finally they fly over the finish line. Speed skaters are masters of suspense.
Figure skating.... there's a lot of controversy about the judging. I hope they get to the bottom of it all quick. I like to watch the figure skating and ice dancing, but it seems a little weird to combine something so artistic with all these pure sporting events.
Oh, and speaking of art. There've been quite a few live concerts at the Olympics. And I've noticed something. Ever since the world watched U2 actually sing at a performance at the superbowl (as opposed to just lip synching) all these other, lesser, artists have decided they should turn off their sound tracks and take a deep breath now and then. There have been some really lousy performances as a result. Some really great ones, too. For instance, the band "Bare Naked Ladies" were awsome tonight. Whoever it was last night was just terrible. So far, BNL gets the gold medal for singing in the cold. Maybe it's because they're Canadian.
But anyway, I'm watching the Olympics. At lunch with coworkers the other day, we were talking about which events we like to watch the most. The usual events were mentioned - the figure skating, the snowboarding, the downhill skiing. I had to mention the speed skating. Everyone thought I was a little weird. But tonight I saw a perfect example of why it's so fun to watch. They were all skating in a pack, as the final laps were coming up you started to get a sense of just how fast these ladies were really moving as they tipped nearly horizontal going around the turns. And then one of the skaters went down. When people drop in speed skating, they don't just sit down on the ice and look sad, like in figure skating. They spit out of the middle of the pack and slam into the padded walls of the track. None of the others even blink. They just tighten up the gap and keep going faster until finally they fly over the finish line. Speed skaters are masters of suspense.
Figure skating.... there's a lot of controversy about the judging. I hope they get to the bottom of it all quick. I like to watch the figure skating and ice dancing, but it seems a little weird to combine something so artistic with all these pure sporting events.
Oh, and speaking of art. There've been quite a few live concerts at the Olympics. And I've noticed something. Ever since the world watched U2 actually sing at a performance at the superbowl (as opposed to just lip synching) all these other, lesser, artists have decided they should turn off their sound tracks and take a deep breath now and then. There have been some really lousy performances as a result. Some really great ones, too. For instance, the band "Bare Naked Ladies" were awsome tonight. Whoever it was last night was just terrible. So far, BNL gets the gold medal for singing in the cold. Maybe it's because they're Canadian.
