Despite my earlier blog post about not liking the Olympics, I admit to being captivated by a few late night news stories featuring successful athletes stepping into their moments of glory. Everybody loves winners. Isn’t it fun to watch faces beam with pride as winning contestants take their places on the podiums to accept their medals? But, I also …
Let the Olympic Games Begin (or Not)
Unlike most people, I hate watching the Olympics. When I recently expressed this view at dinner, my friends gasped. How could anyone not like the Olympics? “That’s just plain un-American,” they claimed, with frowns painted across their faces. Let me explain. I’ve never been a person drawn to athletics, preferring to bury my nose in a good book over …