The Olympics are drawing to a close. Thus, you're hoping, so is my complaining about the 'judging' events, I loathe.
Yesterday, at the end of synchro swimming, the commentator, noting the gold for Russia, said this was pretty much decided before the Olympics. What a fiasco - Thank goodness, I don't know any synchro swimmers who need to defend their sport. They shouldn't have to
, its not their fault the sport is pre-determined before they compete.
The inital offering of Manchester United Soccer club stock is not going as planned.
The Glazer family of the U.S., bought the storied club and now need to raise capital to cover debt. They initial price was to be 16 - 20 $. The shares pretty much hovered around $12 but managed to close at 14 and change.
The experts feel that the market or people don't have any appetite for a flyer after Facebook and others have tanked over the last few months.
I'm a huge Arsenal fan and couldn't even conceive of buying anything ManU associated.
The rain is spotty, often bursting down w/ a smattering of lightning. QMH will have rain possiblity for three days, off and on. I'll still go fishing. I have the luxury of slipping out for short little trips.
In the local news , they're shooting poeple around us, not on our street but in Scarberia. As we don't sell drugs or walk the streets at 3 AM we're OK for now.
It seems if you need to get shot your best chance is around all-night dance clubs and drug dealers early in the morning.
Movie reiviews: ' Solomon Kane ' written by Robert E. Howard who is best known for ' Conan ' ( not O'Brien, the other one ). Sword and sorcery, where the hero says ' the devil made me do it ', and devil says ' no, I didn't '. This ' copy ' is illegal. Next door buys them at the Chinese mall for 3 for $ 10. You walk up to the stall, and if you don't look like a cop - they send to the back storage area for your DVD.
This copy doesn't have a menu, the movie starts and thats it.
So far, there's been stabbings and mayhem and the devil's reaper. The hero is trying to be a pacifist - its not going well - everyone seems to delight in beating him up. Seems you can't win. Reminds me of, a saying in biology when you're discussing energy for the cell - input vs output. I told the class the rules are simple ' You can't win and you can't break even '.
Saturday, 11 August 2012
Friday, 10 August 2012
Potpourri
The ' potpourri ' en anglais as compared to the francais, should mean mixed or varied.
I meant to imply to-day would be a mix of topics, like this blog isn't anyway.
We're watching the Olympics, highlighting BMX and Synchronized swimming. BMX, in a sport where I envision 14 yr olds racing around and falling down - they're going to give gold medals to these adults. 8 competitors fling themselves around a 500 m course, with bumps and jumps. There is no make-up or pointed toes for points. See, you can make any event, an olympic event.
VISA reports that spending is up in London both in strictly tourist categories but also regular business such as restaurants etc. So ,I was wrong. It appears that businesses are having generally, a financially rewarding olympic span. However, this breakdown didn't mention specific areas e.g. downtown vs the east end.
Greasing the wheels. There is a marine railway at the QMH. I've been fighting the railway for about a month. There is a downslope to the water but I have been pushing the trolley and boat almost 1/2 way.
Where is the gravity.
Wednesday afternoon, I re-jigged the rails to even out the rails and support them. I removed the wheels on the trolley and applied a lithium based grease. As well,I kept telling everyone that there are no grease nipples and there aren't but I found oiling holes. I mean grease would never go down these openings but oil sure could.
Let down the winch, and the trolley sans boat, slid down the ramp rails like a kite gliding on ice sheet ( I know mixed metaphors, but it was so neat ). I load up the boat and it comes up the ramp easily. One of the problems, I thought was that the wheels didn't turn while the trolley was coming up. Well, the wheels all turned. I figured this had to be good.
Went to launch the boat that night. engaged the winch, turned to push the boat and the trolley and the boat was already 4 ft down the ramp and still going. Wheels turning, all the way to the water.
This was obviously a DUH moment, as in - you could have done this before. Oh well, lesson learned.
Didn't I do something like this before, I mean its so fundemental. Yes, except the last 2 years , I greased the rails and the wheels, worked like a charm. This time I figured if the wheels at least slid more it would be easier. And I did grease the rails 4 weeks ago.
However, now that I found oiling holes, maybe that is all thats needed, oil in the holes that lead to the axle.
I know who cares. well, I'm reporting, it doesn't need to be earth shattering ( although, the angels sang on Wed night )
I meant to imply to-day would be a mix of topics, like this blog isn't anyway.
We're watching the Olympics, highlighting BMX and Synchronized swimming. BMX, in a sport where I envision 14 yr olds racing around and falling down - they're going to give gold medals to these adults. 8 competitors fling themselves around a 500 m course, with bumps and jumps. There is no make-up or pointed toes for points. See, you can make any event, an olympic event.
VISA reports that spending is up in London both in strictly tourist categories but also regular business such as restaurants etc. So ,I was wrong. It appears that businesses are having generally, a financially rewarding olympic span. However, this breakdown didn't mention specific areas e.g. downtown vs the east end.
Greasing the wheels. There is a marine railway at the QMH. I've been fighting the railway for about a month. There is a downslope to the water but I have been pushing the trolley and boat almost 1/2 way.
Where is the gravity.
Wednesday afternoon, I re-jigged the rails to even out the rails and support them. I removed the wheels on the trolley and applied a lithium based grease. As well,I kept telling everyone that there are no grease nipples and there aren't but I found oiling holes. I mean grease would never go down these openings but oil sure could.
Let down the winch, and the trolley sans boat, slid down the ramp rails like a kite gliding on ice sheet ( I know mixed metaphors, but it was so neat ). I load up the boat and it comes up the ramp easily. One of the problems, I thought was that the wheels didn't turn while the trolley was coming up. Well, the wheels all turned. I figured this had to be good.
Went to launch the boat that night. engaged the winch, turned to push the boat and the trolley and the boat was already 4 ft down the ramp and still going. Wheels turning, all the way to the water.
This was obviously a DUH moment, as in - you could have done this before. Oh well, lesson learned.
Didn't I do something like this before, I mean its so fundemental. Yes, except the last 2 years , I greased the rails and the wheels, worked like a charm. This time I figured if the wheels at least slid more it would be easier. And I did grease the rails 4 weeks ago.
However, now that I found oiling holes, maybe that is all thats needed, oil in the holes that lead to the axle.
I know who cares. well, I'm reporting, it doesn't need to be earth shattering ( although, the angels sang on Wed night )
Thursday, 9 August 2012
If This is Thursday
Our mayor who weighs 320 # was just released from hospital. Apparently, all of T.O. was waiting to see when he'd be released. Huh, news to me , as if I care.
Big money, as in cash reserves, is leaving or has left Europe. We're talking Shell oil and manufacturing concerns that have or will ship their cash reserves from European banks ( or the countries where that money was earned )to safer business environments. So, the bailouts will need to be bigger to cover the missing back up funds. This sounds like a Machiavellian plot. Hell, it is a Machiavellian plot. The world is screwed - duh, like we didn't know that. Big corporations dominate finance - another duh, of course. Time to segue away from this discussion.
Good news - ??????????????
The rain is back and soaking into the ground. We'll get 2 days minimum of water. This irrigation is much needed here. Farmers were looking at big losses and still are, even with this latest downpour.
Lawyers get scammed. YES couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys. Premise - potential client asks the lawyer to retrieve money owing
from a debtor. Debtor agrees to pay and sends a check. The lawyer pays out the money and the check bounces. There are some other nuances but that's it basically.
Q: What do you call ten thousand lawyers chained to-gether at the bottom of the ocean ?
A: a good start
BTW - all this is true, sort of, I got it from the newspaper. Which means in 10 days they'll publish a correction, stating they mucked up some details.
In light of the mass shooting in Co., a German sounding psychiatrist, noting the accused person's lack of presence of Facebook determined that we could have predicted the disaster by realizing the accused was cut off from the real world re: social networking.
Crikey man, I'm doomed. This blog is my social media and I got 2 readers - maybe 3, no 2 for sure.
I would think real,actual, warm blooded people should count first and I've got at least 2 friends, maybe 3, no 2 for sure.
I'm doomed.
Fishing report. The largemouth bass were big, not plentiful, I got pictures.
However, I've developed the habit of wearing a powder blue fishing shirt ( big pockets, sun collar and seen in many photos where the dude is trying to look like a fisherman ) and a blue bandanna ( wicks away moisture ) and a brown cap ( it reads STRATOS, the name of the boat company ).
The pictures are mostly taken, heck, all taken, in the boat, using the self-timer, camera on the front seat. I release 95 % of the bass. The upshot is all the photos are starting to look alike - you know oriental fisherman dressed in blue, holding big fish - well, sometimes.
Those bass are going to have to change their facial expression or scale colour - sheesh its that same green-brown all the time.
I always feel anyone can catch one bass - the experts can find many. I'm still catching them 1 or 2 at a time.
The loon colony was out again, the birds, the birds. I found a cool spot to waste 2 hours with a little breeze on Wed night. Tried 3 different lures and the oldest and least used produced a fish. The lure is called a Jitterbug by Arbogast.
Both these names are legendary in fishing. the 'bug' imitates a frog gurgling its way across the water. Do frogs gurgle ? , well apparently, bass think so. The action is phenomenal. Gurgle, gurgle ( a few more ) and then a huge splash and the line goes taut. normally, the bass inhale lures on the surface as only largemouth can do. I'm mean its the ' suck zone ' they take it all.
I mention the 'bug ' b/c it got # 1 spot in the greatest all time bass lures, this was on YouTube videos. A friend and I commented that it was such an old lure the pollster or pollees must be ancient. I mean there must be 40 or 50 new lures every year.
Hence, the attempt to ' bug' my way into a fish - that worked- once. Yep, once. 3 casts and bingo ! Then another 50 casts and nada.
Now to dig out all the other winners in the best lure poll, and they're all oldies too !
And of course, I've got them somewhere.
There is the old saying " The fisherman who dies with the most tackle - wins "
trust me - I'm in the running.
Big money, as in cash reserves, is leaving or has left Europe. We're talking Shell oil and manufacturing concerns that have or will ship their cash reserves from European banks ( or the countries where that money was earned )to safer business environments. So, the bailouts will need to be bigger to cover the missing back up funds. This sounds like a Machiavellian plot. Hell, it is a Machiavellian plot. The world is screwed - duh, like we didn't know that. Big corporations dominate finance - another duh, of course. Time to segue away from this discussion.
Good news - ??????????????
The rain is back and soaking into the ground. We'll get 2 days minimum of water. This irrigation is much needed here. Farmers were looking at big losses and still are, even with this latest downpour.
Lawyers get scammed. YES couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys. Premise - potential client asks the lawyer to retrieve money owing
from a debtor. Debtor agrees to pay and sends a check. The lawyer pays out the money and the check bounces. There are some other nuances but that's it basically.
Q: What do you call ten thousand lawyers chained to-gether at the bottom of the ocean ?
A: a good start
BTW - all this is true, sort of, I got it from the newspaper. Which means in 10 days they'll publish a correction, stating they mucked up some details.
In light of the mass shooting in Co., a German sounding psychiatrist, noting the accused person's lack of presence of Facebook determined that we could have predicted the disaster by realizing the accused was cut off from the real world re: social networking.
Crikey man, I'm doomed. This blog is my social media and I got 2 readers - maybe 3, no 2 for sure.
I would think real,actual, warm blooded people should count first and I've got at least 2 friends, maybe 3, no 2 for sure.
I'm doomed.
Fishing report. The largemouth bass were big, not plentiful, I got pictures.
However, I've developed the habit of wearing a powder blue fishing shirt ( big pockets, sun collar and seen in many photos where the dude is trying to look like a fisherman ) and a blue bandanna ( wicks away moisture ) and a brown cap ( it reads STRATOS, the name of the boat company ).
The pictures are mostly taken, heck, all taken, in the boat, using the self-timer, camera on the front seat. I release 95 % of the bass. The upshot is all the photos are starting to look alike - you know oriental fisherman dressed in blue, holding big fish - well, sometimes.
Those bass are going to have to change their facial expression or scale colour - sheesh its that same green-brown all the time.
I always feel anyone can catch one bass - the experts can find many. I'm still catching them 1 or 2 at a time.
The loon colony was out again, the birds, the birds. I found a cool spot to waste 2 hours with a little breeze on Wed night. Tried 3 different lures and the oldest and least used produced a fish. The lure is called a Jitterbug by Arbogast.
Both these names are legendary in fishing. the 'bug' imitates a frog gurgling its way across the water. Do frogs gurgle ? , well apparently, bass think so. The action is phenomenal. Gurgle, gurgle ( a few more ) and then a huge splash and the line goes taut. normally, the bass inhale lures on the surface as only largemouth can do. I'm mean its the ' suck zone ' they take it all.
I mention the 'bug ' b/c it got # 1 spot in the greatest all time bass lures, this was on YouTube videos. A friend and I commented that it was such an old lure the pollster or pollees must be ancient. I mean there must be 40 or 50 new lures every year.
Hence, the attempt to ' bug' my way into a fish - that worked- once. Yep, once. 3 casts and bingo ! Then another 50 casts and nada.
Now to dig out all the other winners in the best lure poll, and they're all oldies too !
And of course, I've got them somewhere.
There is the old saying " The fisherman who dies with the most tackle - wins "
trust me - I'm in the running.
Monday, 6 August 2012
Commercials that make you go......
GAG ME w/ a SPOON.
All tampon ads
Wilford Brimley hawking oatmeal - anything
I can imagine Huey Lewis doing those hearing aid commercials
I can flash to Paul Simon fronting ads for guaranteed life insurance
for M its the ' Juicy fruit ' ad w/ 3 men trapped on a life raft
Movie reviews cont'd.
" the Scorpion King " starring the Rock. There is a babe, Kelly Hu.
Nomadic assasin seeks revenge for a betrayal and loss of the last of his tribe. The babe is a sorceress and wears glittery bras and loin clothes , yep, eye candy.
Pluses, action and humour ( esp. via the Rock and Michael Clark Duncan )
Minuses - well lets not go there, after all I paid good money for it at Deja Vu
I'm watching it or watched it twice - once w/ the director's commentary. Normally, these commentaries are really self serving promos.
Russell , the director , does a decent job of outlining the shooting of the tSK.
Another good commentary is for " Second Hand Lions ". SHL stars Robert Duvall and Michael Caine and really --------------- as a young man thrust upon the ' uncles ' by Mom ( Kyra Sedgewick ).
The uncles are a mystery, having returned after a long absence and w/ money - bags of money.
The boy has been fostered out to rleatives and agencies so that Mom can live a freer life.
The boy and uncles bond and in the end get to stay to-gether.
A stellar performance by everyone, no blood, no sex and only the lion is naked.
All tampon ads
Wilford Brimley hawking oatmeal - anything
I can imagine Huey Lewis doing those hearing aid commercials
I can flash to Paul Simon fronting ads for guaranteed life insurance
for M its the ' Juicy fruit ' ad w/ 3 men trapped on a life raft
Movie reviews cont'd.
" the Scorpion King " starring the Rock. There is a babe, Kelly Hu.
Nomadic assasin seeks revenge for a betrayal and loss of the last of his tribe. The babe is a sorceress and wears glittery bras and loin clothes , yep, eye candy.
Pluses, action and humour ( esp. via the Rock and Michael Clark Duncan )
Minuses - well lets not go there, after all I paid good money for it at Deja Vu
I'm watching it or watched it twice - once w/ the director's commentary. Normally, these commentaries are really self serving promos.
Russell , the director , does a decent job of outlining the shooting of the tSK.
Another good commentary is for " Second Hand Lions ". SHL stars Robert Duvall and Michael Caine and really --------------- as a young man thrust upon the ' uncles ' by Mom ( Kyra Sedgewick ).
The uncles are a mystery, having returned after a long absence and w/ money - bags of money.
The boy has been fostered out to rleatives and agencies so that Mom can live a freer life.
The boy and uncles bond and in the end get to stay to-gether.
A stellar performance by everyone, no blood, no sex and only the lion is naked.
Sunday, 5 August 2012
Now, how do you feel ??
Canada won a GOLD medal, at the Olympics. the event, trampoline, yes, they have judges scores for this event.
However, I want to point something out. The 2 Canadian girls were 1 and 2 with two competitors left, both Chinese. The 1 st Chinese tramper got 2 nd place, dropping the 2 nd Canadian to 3 rd place.
The final Chinese girl was a world champion, it didn't look good. She did a great routine and then fell on the dismount. There was a pause as the score was calculated. the Chinese girl posted enough to take 2nd place.
The reaction from the announcer ' they gave her second place '. everyone knew what had happened. Later, he tried to explain the decision with a bunch of gobel-de-gook. What a farce in judging. The judges couldn't take the possible heat from the Chinese and folded. Am I Olympic-cynical ? yep.
We got drowned here last night, buckets of rain came down. Thunder and lightning for hours. To-day is overcast and rain is probable. temp is moderate 80 F.
This is a ' Bank holiday ' in English terms. A nationwide long week-end in Canadian terms. I guess we don't care if the banks get a holiday. The mid-point of the summer. Here in S, On at least far southern On. Our summer is marked by long week ends. The start of the CNE ( Canadian National Exhibition ) is the death knell for summer. the ' Ex' starts something like the 17 th of Aug.
At one time 20 yrs ago, the CNE was big stuff. Attendance at the Ex was in the 3 - 4 million range at least. Everyone had to go at least once. Now, maybe , I'm older and less keen but overall attendance is good if it hits 1 1/2 mill. They've added a casino and tried to up-tech the amusements. I haven't been in 27 years. I mean we've been married 25 and haven't gone.
Actually, its a standing joke in our house, 'this year we'll go to the Ex '.
For me, the Food Building was the highlight and I look like the FB was king.
I remember, $ 1 got you a bag filled w/ Nielson's chocolate or something and it would take you 3 days to eat it. Irony was the Neilson's plant was 1 street away and they sold seconds at the side door.
For 50 cents, you got a hotdog ( Shopsy's, a real big name in deli food ) and a drink ' honeydew ' orange , WOW , honeydew - couldn't wait. You realize honeydew is sugar water and orange dye #2, its probably a carcinogen.
They sold baby donuts, Tiny Tim, a dozen for $60 cents. We spent the day w/ white sugar circling our mouths.
I guess, this reminiscing, just gets worse from now on.
One good thing, the fishing is as good as I ever remember. And I'm having fun. This fun comes at expense, we maintain 2 homes basically - and of course - you know we drive back and forth between the 2 places. We are commuters and we don't work.
I get a boathouse and marine railway. I slip out for a morning fish and again at night. This pattern is a luxury for most boat owners or fisherman. and I get to do this multi-times a week.
However, I want to point something out. The 2 Canadian girls were 1 and 2 with two competitors left, both Chinese. The 1 st Chinese tramper got 2 nd place, dropping the 2 nd Canadian to 3 rd place.
The final Chinese girl was a world champion, it didn't look good. She did a great routine and then fell on the dismount. There was a pause as the score was calculated. the Chinese girl posted enough to take 2nd place.
The reaction from the announcer ' they gave her second place '. everyone knew what had happened. Later, he tried to explain the decision with a bunch of gobel-de-gook. What a farce in judging. The judges couldn't take the possible heat from the Chinese and folded. Am I Olympic-cynical ? yep.
We got drowned here last night, buckets of rain came down. Thunder and lightning for hours. To-day is overcast and rain is probable. temp is moderate 80 F.
This is a ' Bank holiday ' in English terms. A nationwide long week-end in Canadian terms. I guess we don't care if the banks get a holiday. The mid-point of the summer. Here in S, On at least far southern On. Our summer is marked by long week ends. The start of the CNE ( Canadian National Exhibition ) is the death knell for summer. the ' Ex' starts something like the 17 th of Aug.
At one time 20 yrs ago, the CNE was big stuff. Attendance at the Ex was in the 3 - 4 million range at least. Everyone had to go at least once. Now, maybe , I'm older and less keen but overall attendance is good if it hits 1 1/2 mill. They've added a casino and tried to up-tech the amusements. I haven't been in 27 years. I mean we've been married 25 and haven't gone.
Actually, its a standing joke in our house, 'this year we'll go to the Ex '.
For me, the Food Building was the highlight and I look like the FB was king.
I remember, $ 1 got you a bag filled w/ Nielson's chocolate or something and it would take you 3 days to eat it. Irony was the Neilson's plant was 1 street away and they sold seconds at the side door.
For 50 cents, you got a hotdog ( Shopsy's, a real big name in deli food ) and a drink ' honeydew ' orange , WOW , honeydew - couldn't wait. You realize honeydew is sugar water and orange dye #2, its probably a carcinogen.
They sold baby donuts, Tiny Tim, a dozen for $60 cents. We spent the day w/ white sugar circling our mouths.
I guess, this reminiscing, just gets worse from now on.
One good thing, the fishing is as good as I ever remember. And I'm having fun. This fun comes at expense, we maintain 2 homes basically - and of course - you know we drive back and forth between the 2 places. We are commuters and we don't work.
I get a boathouse and marine railway. I slip out for a morning fish and again at night. This pattern is a luxury for most boat owners or fisherman. and I get to do this multi-times a week.
Saturday, 4 August 2012
Tramp ( polin ) ing
Watching more Olympics, trampoline in particular was highlighted. Yep, they judge this one too. At least the track portion has started. The shotput was on the most.
We're warm and sticky, HH. This summer is supposed to be normal or average, and this year is the same as 2011. I don't recall that summer being so hot. It might be the dryness but the humidity is high. David Phillips of Env Canada once said people get used to a certain set of conditions and forget that over the long term our weather trends up or down. for instance, he mentioned S. On folks don't remember what a normal winter is b/c have been a little warmer over the last ten years.
This info makes me feel a little better about my memory from when I was young - er. I seem to recall more snow ( snowbanks over my head etc) and cold. Phillips said S. Ontarians aren't prepared for a normal winter in terms of clothing or car preparations ( tires, batteries etc ).
This ' normal ' is averaged over a long time but you'd think we would have some inkling of what is ' normal ' - I guess I'm thinking summers might be the same. Now, it doesn't help that I don't do well in the heat. Before I was married, my little bungalow went without A/C which means that I did without A/C also. But I was younger and tougher ( and too cheap ).
QMH has no A/C but we run for home when HH gets bad.
Fishing friends stay out all day in the summer, I just melt out there. I remember my brother when he was in Fla for the first time. for 2 days , he was outside 8 h a day.
Well, on day 3, he was inside staying cool and watered. You could be sitting beside him and feel the heat coming off his body. His pores looked like puncture holes in a piece of cheese.
He got smarter as a result.
I wear long sleeves and light sweats while fishing, yep, it gets warm, but that sun is no one's friend. Hat and bandana, too.
We're warm and sticky, HH. This summer is supposed to be normal or average, and this year is the same as 2011. I don't recall that summer being so hot. It might be the dryness but the humidity is high. David Phillips of Env Canada once said people get used to a certain set of conditions and forget that over the long term our weather trends up or down. for instance, he mentioned S. On folks don't remember what a normal winter is b/c have been a little warmer over the last ten years.
This info makes me feel a little better about my memory from when I was young - er. I seem to recall more snow ( snowbanks over my head etc) and cold. Phillips said S. Ontarians aren't prepared for a normal winter in terms of clothing or car preparations ( tires, batteries etc ).
This ' normal ' is averaged over a long time but you'd think we would have some inkling of what is ' normal ' - I guess I'm thinking summers might be the same. Now, it doesn't help that I don't do well in the heat. Before I was married, my little bungalow went without A/C which means that I did without A/C also. But I was younger and tougher ( and too cheap ).
QMH has no A/C but we run for home when HH gets bad.
Fishing friends stay out all day in the summer, I just melt out there. I remember my brother when he was in Fla for the first time. for 2 days , he was outside 8 h a day.
Well, on day 3, he was inside staying cool and watered. You could be sitting beside him and feel the heat coming off his body. His pores looked like puncture holes in a piece of cheese.
He got smarter as a result.
I wear long sleeves and light sweats while fishing, yep, it gets warm, but that sun is no one's friend. Hat and bandana, too.
Friday, 3 August 2012
the Olympic sideshow
Having travelled the ' tube ' in London , in May, we were very aware of the chaos and congestion possible w/ the advent of the Olympic throngs. The latest, poop, says the Olympics arrived - but no one was home.
Pre-warned , it seems, the bulk of London, scampered and found somewhere else to be. The upshot, business is down 33 to 40 %. The warnings via the government and media, sunk in. While business is hot near the venues, the core of the city got abandoned.
Last night, I vented on the Olympics. My contention, backed by the CTV announcer ( who might never work again for expressing herself ), was that events where judging took place should be eliminated from the Olympics. In gymnastics, the point system is so arcane, the colour commentators don't want to explain the system.
I further said that the olympic motto " higher, stronger ,faster " never said anything about ' pointi-er or goali-er ". So, all the sports that use judges or go over or into a net would be shelved. The comeback was that the some popular sports, would be gone , along with 40 % of the pro-athletes as well.
' What will fill the void ' I was asked. Tell people what the rules are, and sports will pop up.
To wit, I'm watching to-day and in the Velodrome, a new bicycle competition is on. Called Kieran, its a 6 person joggle for first place around the oval. Surprise, in Japan, its a pro sport with leagues. Described as Ski - X on bikes, its loudly cheered and exciting. The only judging is if you punch someone out.
Are my ideas extreme - you bet. However, faced w/ a point system, that can't be explained simply and the ever present motive to cheat, I think this is a no brainer. There are world championships for all sports. For the Oympics, your sport should be motivated by ' higher, stronger, faster ' not your make-up or your friends '. The athletes wear make-up for synchronized swimming - make-up in the pool !
In my world, things are copacetic or as in 'Last of the Mohicans ' - ' Another year passes, How is it with you, Uncas ? -- the Father of life is good '. There is no point system in our house - well not one that I can explain easily .
Did I mention ' Jonah Hex ' a movie based on Marvel comics. A civil war vet. is blessed (?) with the ability to talk to the dead. Jonah has a scar and a vendetta against the man who killed his family. The bad guy is Quenton ( John Malkovich, a great villain ). Jonah succeeds the U.S. is saved - again.
I was ellipticing and watching the mayhem and theatrics of JH. the girl is real cute and loves JH b/c he is so upfront. " Thats all I can give you girl ". A line that I never tried but it sure works for JH.
Pre-warned , it seems, the bulk of London, scampered and found somewhere else to be. The upshot, business is down 33 to 40 %. The warnings via the government and media, sunk in. While business is hot near the venues, the core of the city got abandoned.
Last night, I vented on the Olympics. My contention, backed by the CTV announcer ( who might never work again for expressing herself ), was that events where judging took place should be eliminated from the Olympics. In gymnastics, the point system is so arcane, the colour commentators don't want to explain the system.
I further said that the olympic motto " higher, stronger ,faster " never said anything about ' pointi-er or goali-er ". So, all the sports that use judges or go over or into a net would be shelved. The comeback was that the some popular sports, would be gone , along with 40 % of the pro-athletes as well.
' What will fill the void ' I was asked. Tell people what the rules are, and sports will pop up.
To wit, I'm watching to-day and in the Velodrome, a new bicycle competition is on. Called Kieran, its a 6 person joggle for first place around the oval. Surprise, in Japan, its a pro sport with leagues. Described as Ski - X on bikes, its loudly cheered and exciting. The only judging is if you punch someone out.
Are my ideas extreme - you bet. However, faced w/ a point system, that can't be explained simply and the ever present motive to cheat, I think this is a no brainer. There are world championships for all sports. For the Oympics, your sport should be motivated by ' higher, stronger, faster ' not your make-up or your friends '. The athletes wear make-up for synchronized swimming - make-up in the pool !
In my world, things are copacetic or as in 'Last of the Mohicans ' - ' Another year passes, How is it with you, Uncas ? -- the Father of life is good '. There is no point system in our house - well not one that I can explain easily .
Did I mention ' Jonah Hex ' a movie based on Marvel comics. A civil war vet. is blessed (?) with the ability to talk to the dead. Jonah has a scar and a vendetta against the man who killed his family. The bad guy is Quenton ( John Malkovich, a great villain ). Jonah succeeds the U.S. is saved - again.
I was ellipticing and watching the mayhem and theatrics of JH. the girl is real cute and loves JH b/c he is so upfront. " Thats all I can give you girl ". A line that I never tried but it sure works for JH.
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