Daily Thought for Febuary 13, 2009: Olympics

Vancouver.2010.
Now, normally my policy is "I don't watch sports". But the Olympics are my exception. I absolutely LOVE the Olympics. I'm not sure what it is, however, and what I'm thinking about today is why.
Perhaps it is because I'm such an idealist, and the idea of all of the countries coming together in peace to play some games together is kind of wonderful. I feel like amongst a world of such horrible turmoil, the olympics give us an opportunity to reflect.
Maybe I feel an obligation as an American to cheer on my country, but I recently debunked this by cheering for a Swedish speed skater earlier this morning. (I'm a big fan of Apollo Ono, don't get me wrong)
Perhaps, though, it's because I really do like watching sports.
Ha, that's a good one.
But I'm pretty sure it's because the mascots are so cute.


What do you think about the Olympics? Click that "post comment" button and tell me :3

Daily Thought for Febuary 9, 2010: Snow

Snow.
As you probably know, we have two feet of it here. But that's not what I'm thinking about today. What I'm thinking about is the effect snow has on our community.
The first effect is the media. As far as I know, the only thing going on in the entire world right now is that there is a lot of snow. Nothing else happens. All of Canada could blow up (not that I have anything against Canada) and no one would know because they would be way too busy talking about the snow.
The second effect is on activities. Everyone seems to stop what they're doing. The top priority of everything is getting snow plowed, and rightly so. But after the snow is off of where it's supposed to be, everything stops. No appointments to go to, activities are canceled. Time itself seems to slow down. I think that perhaps snow is just a little message that lets us slow down for a little while, and appreciate the little things before we continue to rush forward.
And that is my thought today. What do you think about the snow? Just click that "post comment" button and tell me! :3