| I always do enjoy the Opening Ceremonies because of the usual color, pageantry, the parade of Nations etc. Last night I thought the scroll and the dancers "painting' on the LED screen was pretty cool as well as the performers walking around the globe.
As for the lighting of the Olympic flame - it was good but I honestly thought it went on too long. Not taking anything away from the skill and physicality of that athlete in doing what he did but after awhile it made me dizzy just looking at him. My personal favorite was in 1992 in Barcelona. I believe it was an archer on the Spanish team who lit the torch by shooting an arrow into it. It was short, sweet and boom - it was one of those wow moments.
When I heard about the stabbing I thought it was a terrorist attack. There's a lot of reasons why I don't think China should have been awarded these Olympics and this is an awful way to start these Games but honestly in America we live with crimes like this everyday. It's a terrible tragedy and hopefully the volleyball team can come to grips with it as much as possible. __________________ "Finally, A guy who says what people who aren't thinking are thinking" - Jon Stewart on CNN & ABC host Glenn Beck |