(Updated July 29 at 1:20 pm MT) Overlooked by American media yesterday, as far as I know, was Hamadou Djibo Issaka, a 35-year-old rower from Niger. He learned his sport just three months ago and earned a wildcard invitation to the London Olympics “to strengthen the principle of universal representation.” He finished last in the … Continue reading Why I watch the Olympics
A suggestion for Olympics TV broadcast schedules: Check out the NBC schedule. It tells you exactly what’s on now and on which channel, with precise start times. If you sort it by sport, it tells you which broadcasts are live. And you can scroll forward to find upcoming broadcasts. Continue reading Olympics broadcast schedules
Just saw this on TV while watching the Olympics. Died laughing. Continue reading Great tie-in movie trailer for ‘ParaNorman’
(Updated July 28 at 12:07 pm MT) Grandma’s miscellaneous observations about the London Olympics: The Opening Ceremonies need to be shortened enough to ensure all the athletes can participate. They’ve earned that right. It’s disappointing to viewers and to those athletes (eg, U.S. swimmers and gymnasts) who do not or cannot participate for fear of … Continue reading Olympic observations
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a roller coaster? No, it’s the “ArcelorMittal Orbit” observation tower in London, focal point of this year’s Olympic park. CNN has posted a photo gallery and story, if you want all the details. Now Europe’s tallest sculpture, the tower is 22m taller than the Statue of Liberty and … Continue reading London’s new tower not my cup of tea
For the convenience of those who want to see all my comments on the Olympics — and especially for those who don’t — I’ve loaded them all (to date) into this one post. Figure Skating I still enjoy figure skating, but it doesn’t bring me out of my seat the way it used to. … Continue reading Grandma grades the Olympics
