THE OLYMPICS HAVE STARTED!!!! Greece has a gold medal in Judo (Go Greece!) I've been gone for a long time haven't I? I had a little less time than I had originally imagined! Things are going well. I have created a primer on smartphones in addition to going over vacation photos to see if I can add any more online. I spent time watching some of the Olympic events, and the starting ceremonies which blew me away! I must say though Katie Couric, a faux-reporter for NBC, is as dumb as they come. She and Bob Costas ruined part of the ceremony for me with their babbling and utterly unintelligent comments. Katie believes that Azerbaijan is in Eastern Europe...yeah! Here's a tip for you Katie, go buy a map, it comes in handy from time to time.
I was also blown away by what some of the commentators in wrote in newspapers - whine about the lukewarm reception of the US olympic team. Just because Americans are entering the stadium doesn't mean that the crowd should go wild. The Americans got just as much applause as any other nation that entered that arena. Furthermore any minor boo-ing or hissing is understandable, is it not? There is a mentality present in the USA whereby if something is wrong we act as if it is not making elaborate gestures to prove that nothing is wrong when in reality something is bothering us- this is not how most of the world operates. The fact of the matter is that some people will like you, others will not, and others will be indifferent, that is life. If you want to pretend that everyone likes you and you are basing that on the amount of applause you get - man are you in for a rude awakening!
That's all for now - more soon