in no way related to karis, although she is really cute, i just wanted to leave a post i knew you would get. what's up with the u.s. getting more winter games medals than canada? especially since i know at least one canadian medal came in curling? we don't even care about these sports except for snowboarding and there is no way canada should have fewer medals. just want to know your take on this.
Rob, just so you know, I also responded to your d'oh canada post just so you see it. Let's say that all Canadians love these sports and train for them, even if 15% of Americans love these sports and train for them there will be more Americans than Canadians. It was actually a big move for Canada to place 3rd in medals. Plus many of the US athletes have converted from similar summer 'sports' like in-line skating. And what's so wrong with curling? I like it! (Canada also had 13 4th place finishes) Canada is also one of the few top nations not to pay its athletes for getting a medal. I think the Americans get like $25000 for gold. Here's a good article on the emerging olympic powerhouse: http://abcnews.go.com/International/CSM/story?id=1651191
Another curling note. Bemidji Minnesota (where our friend Cheryl is from) now has the highest per capita olympic athletes since the US womens curling team is all from there. There's only 1200 people in the whole town.
I had never seen curling before, and I was actually transfixed by televised curling matches during the Olympics. Maybe that's just because I've had my ass beaten by old shuffleboard players time and time again to the point where I respect that sort of ability.
The only improvement I can imagine for curling would be if each team had one "hammer-play." What I'm thinking is that you give each team one opportunity per match to whack the ice with a sledgehammer at any time. Now THERE'S a bit of strategy for ya.
I'm a fan of curling as it is, but I wouldn't object to a 'miniature golf' version of the game: swinging pendulums, loop de loops, some hills, and perhaps even a laughing clown.
I am a graduate student in philosophy in upstate NY. I was married in 2002 to my wife Lesley and we have a daughter Karis (10/05) and a son Thomas (05/07).
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in no way related to karis, although she is really cute, i just wanted to leave a post i knew you would get. what's up with the u.s. getting more winter games medals than canada? especially since i know at least one canadian medal came in curling? we don't even care about these sports except for snowboarding and there is no way canada should have fewer medals. just want to know your take on this.
Rob, just so you know, I also responded to your d'oh canada post just so you see it. Let's say that all Canadians love these sports and train for them, even if 15% of Americans love these sports and train for them there will be more Americans than Canadians.
It was actually a big move for Canada to place 3rd in medals. Plus many of the US athletes have converted from similar summer 'sports' like in-line skating. And what's so wrong with curling? I like it!
(Canada also had 13 4th place finishes)
Canada is also one of the few top nations not to pay its athletes for getting a medal. I think the Americans get like $25000 for gold.
Here's a good article on the emerging olympic powerhouse:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/CSM/story?id=1651191
Another curling note.
Bemidji Minnesota (where our friend Cheryl is from) now has the highest per capita olympic athletes since the US womens curling team is all from there. There's only 1200 people in the whole town.
I had never seen curling before, and I was actually transfixed by televised curling matches during the Olympics. Maybe that's just because I've had my ass beaten by old shuffleboard players time and time again to the point where I respect that sort of ability.
The only improvement I can imagine for curling would be if each team had one "hammer-play." What I'm thinking is that you give each team one opportunity per match to whack the ice with a sledgehammer at any time. Now THERE'S a bit of strategy for ya.
I'm a fan of curling as it is, but I wouldn't object to a 'miniature golf' version of the game: swinging pendulums, loop de loops, some hills, and perhaps even a laughing clown.
I'm pretty sure that the look on Karis' face means: Why the heck are there so many posts about sports?
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