Amazing Gymnast

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Usain Bolt

If you've been watching this summer's Olympics, you had to notice a marvel named Usain Bolt. After his world-record wins, IOC president Jacques Rogge took it upon himself to single Bolt out for criticism.

Why? In Rogge's words: "I understand the joy. He might have interpreted it in another way but the way it was perceived was 'catch me if you can’. You don’t do that. But he’ll learn. He’s still a young man."

Dude, it's a foot race...literally! "Catch me if you can"? That's the point! Bolt can do that, did do that (gloriously, thank you very much), and, most of all, should do that.

Yes, Bolt is still a young man and he should learn...to dismiss the likes of Rogge.

Specifically, dismiss that ugly idea that deems it important to hide your pride. What made Bolt a joy to watch was his joy, his wonderfully unabashed joy in discovering just how great he really is at running. To watch him marveling at his own extreme ability, to see him have the time to do that before he even finished the freakin' sub-10 second race was a, well, marvel, a joyous one. God bless him.

Bolt, in the name of the best within you, to hell with Rogge. Keep running incredibly fast as long as you can. But most of all, keep beaming with unrestrained pride every time you win. You earned it!

Gasp!

Yup, the Patriots perfect football season came to a crashing halt in the final game. Ouch.

But the opposing team, the New York Giants, was too much for them. They earned the win, playing especially well on defense. They kept Brady, one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, off balance for most of the game.

So, I tip my cyber hat to them. Well done, dammit! ;^)

Patriots: 18 down and 1 whopper to go

38 year old Junior Seau is one of the solid players who got the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl. Here's hoping the Patriots can pull off one more win to make NFL history!

16-0!

In perfect fashion, the New England Patriots finished a perfect regular season.

Now, call me greedy but...if they could just win 3 more.... That is, they need to win their 3 post-season games, including the Super Bowl to complete the magic they've accomplished thus far.

Force Over Football

As a New England Patriots fan, I was excited to hear that their upcoming game was going to be broadcast on CBS and NBC. My excitement turned to horror when I learned that this event was happening because our government pointed a gun at the head of the NFL.

The "smoking gun" in this case is the threat of revoking the NFL's "antitrust exemption". That threat confesses the antitrust laws' inherently capricious, arbitrary nature.

As such, they allow the arbitrary use of force for whatever a bureaucrat and/or politician wishes. In this case, it happens to be something as small as a football game. Yes, it's a big game for fans of football. However, our government has made it a far bigger game for anyone who values freedom and hates seeing it slip away.

Red Sox 2007 World Champions!

Yup, my beloved Red Sox have done it again. I've come out of blog hibernation to cheer their success. I've been watching or, more often lately, listening to them while I've been deep into renovating my condo, working & living atop a concrete floor for weeks.

My favorite quote on the Sox achievement comes from the Boston Globe: 2004 was an exorcism. 2007 is an exclamation point. Red Sox rule!

That said, unlike conventional Sox fans, I don't like the chant "Yankees suck!". I admire the storied Yankees history! I don't like Steinbrenner. Torre is a great manager and deserved better. That said, thanks Steinbrenner for making it a bit easier for the Sox to win the eastern division of the American League again...and again and...!