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9.3.10
5.3.10
Olympics!
So I know they are over (sigh), but I had to belatedly post about how much I love the Olympics! I was lucky enough to live in Atlanta during the '96 games and I've held on to the love ever since. Thanks to Tivo (LOVE it) I got to watch a lot of these winter games. Here are some of the reasons I love the games...
1. Lots of opportunities for cheesy crying--SERIOUSLY people, I cry at every. single. medal ceremony. Every race ending, every little side story that NBC so cleverly attunes to inspirational music. Much like those dang Sylvan Learning Center commercials, the Olympics get me every time.
2. I love how when watching almost every winter sport, the commentators go on and on about how dangerous the sport it, how many times each athlete has almost died, etc...kind of ironic that we celebrate such danger, isn't it?
3. As a former (I didn't say talented) figure skater, I am glued to the TV for all the figure skating. This year I discovered I actually like the ice dancing thanks to the Canadians (they win the beauty award) and the cutesy Americans Davis and White. Could they be any more adorable? I guess the only way I could have liked either couple more was if they were an "off-ice" couple as well...why? Because...it just makes it better! YAY Shen and Zhao!
4. The Canadian beauty shots of glaciers and cute fuzzy snow animals they show at the beginning of each segment. I had to google to figure out what the adorable white yak thingys were that they kept showing. Turns out they are mountain goats. I prefer to go on thinking of them as the illusive White Olympic Mountain Yaks. That alone made me want to jump on a plane to Canada. Well that and the fact that Anne of Green Gables lived there.
5. Mary Carillo segments. Love her.
6. If you missed the Tom Brokaw piece on Gander, Canada, and the role it played in 9/11, you have GOT to check it out. It seriously rocked my world. Long story short there town doubled in size when about 50 planes from Europe were diverted there on 9/11 and everyone in the town banded together and opened their homes, stores, lives for the next three days in a really inspirational way. It is a really beautiful reminder that goodness endures despite the evil in the world.
7. No matter how old I get, I always wonder...will I ever be an Olympian? Time will tell!!!!
1. Lots of opportunities for cheesy crying--SERIOUSLY people, I cry at every. single. medal ceremony. Every race ending, every little side story that NBC so cleverly attunes to inspirational music. Much like those dang Sylvan Learning Center commercials, the Olympics get me every time.
2. I love how when watching almost every winter sport, the commentators go on and on about how dangerous the sport it, how many times each athlete has almost died, etc...kind of ironic that we celebrate such danger, isn't it?
3. As a former (I didn't say talented) figure skater, I am glued to the TV for all the figure skating. This year I discovered I actually like the ice dancing thanks to the Canadians (they win the beauty award) and the cutesy Americans Davis and White. Could they be any more adorable? I guess the only way I could have liked either couple more was if they were an "off-ice" couple as well...why? Because...it just makes it better! YAY Shen and Zhao!
4. The Canadian beauty shots of glaciers and cute fuzzy snow animals they show at the beginning of each segment. I had to google to figure out what the adorable white yak thingys were that they kept showing. Turns out they are mountain goats. I prefer to go on thinking of them as the illusive White Olympic Mountain Yaks. That alone made me want to jump on a plane to Canada. Well that and the fact that Anne of Green Gables lived there.
5. Mary Carillo segments. Love her.
6. If you missed the Tom Brokaw piece on Gander, Canada, and the role it played in 9/11, you have GOT to check it out. It seriously rocked my world. Long story short there town doubled in size when about 50 planes from Europe were diverted there on 9/11 and everyone in the town banded together and opened their homes, stores, lives for the next three days in a really inspirational way. It is a really beautiful reminder that goodness endures despite the evil in the world.
7. No matter how old I get, I always wonder...will I ever be an Olympian? Time will tell!!!!
24.2.10
Petticoat
Driving home from church on Valentine's Day, my friend M and I saw this tree and I had to stop to take a picture of it. I noticed how pretty the bottom half of the tree was and M brilliantly said "the tree has a petticoat". Perfect! It looks like the pink flowers are just pushing the green leaves up and out. Can't wait for Spring...
19.2.10
6.2.10
"Whatever the course of our lives, we should receive them as the
highest gift from the hand of God, in which equally reposed the power
to do nothing whatever for us. Indeed, we should accept misfortune not
only in thanks, but in infinite gratitude to Providence, which by such
means detaches us from an excessive love for Earthly things and
elevates our minds to the celestial and divine."
highest gift from the hand of God, in which equally reposed the power
to do nothing whatever for us. Indeed, we should accept misfortune not
only in thanks, but in infinite gratitude to Providence, which by such
means detaches us from an excessive love for Earthly things and
elevates our minds to the celestial and divine."
-Galileo
Brilliant!
2.2.10
Lovely
Today on my walk I saw a balloon caught in a tree and I thought, flight delayed, or just a tree having a party?
I'm listening to THIS and it just makes my day every time. What I wouldn't do...sigh.
I was waiting for the elevator to take me up. A dapper young man was waiting to go down. They arrived at exactly the same time and said "BONG" simultaneously. With a boyish smile he said, "We both won!". I didn't know we were racing, but it was CHARMING.
How is your day?
I'm listening to THIS and it just makes my day every time. What I wouldn't do...sigh.
I was waiting for the elevator to take me up. A dapper young man was waiting to go down. They arrived at exactly the same time and said "BONG" simultaneously. With a boyish smile he said, "We both won!". I didn't know we were racing, but it was CHARMING.
How is your day?
1.2.10
Newport
I know a very fashionable and witty person named Earrings. Here is my version of a Sartorialist entry on Earrings:
We hung out in Newport this weekend, at a place I like to call The Vortex, because once you hang out there, you have a LOT of trouble leaving. Bike Rides. Every movie you've ever wanted to watch. Hot tubs in grottoes. Beach walks. Porches made for sunsets. AND...
One of my favorite dogs. I call him Brinkles.
It was a beautiful weekend.
A weekend that some people could have spent time taking down their Christmas llamas. But I'm glad they didn't, so I could enjoy seeing it.
It was amazing. Just what I needed. I think Brinkels was worn out by all the extra attention, but I know inside he hopes I'll come back soon.
We hung out in Newport this weekend, at a place I like to call The Vortex, because once you hang out there, you have a LOT of trouble leaving. Bike Rides. Every movie you've ever wanted to watch. Hot tubs in grottoes. Beach walks. Porches made for sunsets. AND...
One of my favorite dogs. I call him Brinkles.
It was a beautiful weekend.
A weekend that some people could have spent time taking down their Christmas llamas. But I'm glad they didn't, so I could enjoy seeing it.
It was amazing. Just what I needed. I think Brinkels was worn out by all the extra attention, but I know inside he hopes I'll come back soon.
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