Citius, Altius, Fortius
This post is gonna be short and sweet because well, I am in the throws of my hot and heavy Quadrennial love affair …with the Olympics. I gotta get back to them because that 4 year absence does indeed make my heart grow fonder. For the last 9 days I have immersed myself during my precious little free time in little else but the beauty and spectacle that is the Olympic games. And man, oh man, does it feel good to take a break from all the news, insanity, political tomfoolery that we are inundated with 24/7. I love both the winter and summer games and my television has offered me (and hopefully you also) a warm and cozy ring side seat to the joys and heartbreaks of the 2012 games. I spent the first day of televised competition glued to archery and fencing. I loved every minute of it. I love how the Italian team consisted mostly of 3 slightly pudgy dudes who kicked butt with their bows. It was refreshing to see that a physique r...