I don't play sports. I barely watch sports on TV. The Olympics has always been an exception to that for my husband and for me. We love watching the opening ceremonies and the swimming, gymnastics, and diving events. Most of the time, watching these events "live" is not an option due to the various time zones the games are played in. We'd come home, and while eating dinner, we would watch all of our favorite events, and sometimes even the ones where most people would ask: "That is in the Olympics?" It's all good, and the athletes are awesome.
Now we have YouTube, texting, and instand messaging, and we have somehow lost the delicious feeling of anticipation that comes when we wait for something we really enjoy. We no longer need to wait to find out if the U.S. has triumphed again, or if our favorite gymnast or boxer has made it through their routine. All information is available almost immediately. Sad, really.
Hi Barbara: Had a chance to visit your site and its so pretty! Yes - if you have AOL you can immediately know who won what at the Olympics and then you can pretend to predict the winner when it airs later in the day! I'm thinking about starting a "pool" to pick the winners since I have this wonderful edge. :) Going to steal your utube bar idea! C
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