Big Foot has been captured!!

Big Foot has been captured, scientists have confirmed the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, Double D got a passport photo, NASA confirms the Moon is made of Cheese. One of these incredible events actually happened today! Actually two of them happened today, but one has yet to be confirmed.

The odds makers in Vegas are taking a loss today since they took odds that DD would not get the passport application submitted in time to make the trip to St. Lucia. Hopefully they'll make up the losses from the losers who bet the French would actually 'crush' the Americans in the 4 x 100 relay. The French...they just make me chuckle...

There is a sad side to this story though. Now that DD is securing a valid passport, TOF will not be able to turn to his pool of substitute travel companions. TOF's many girlfriends will be crushed. Perhaps TOF should offer them a day pass to Zoombezi Bay as a consolation prize? Yes, that does seem fair.

Olympic Hardware

Here's what they're trying to go home with...

Why should the President go to the games?

Putting politics aside, this is why it's important that the President go to the games -- to support the athletes. Unlike some other countries, our Olympic program is completely self funded - no tax dollars. These athletes sacrifice and work so hard to achieve their dream to represent the US and compete in the Olympics. I think it's important the President is there to congratulate them and wish them success.

The 2008 Olympic Games!!

At 8 PM on 08-08-2008, the XXIX Olympic Games began in Beijing, China! As most of you know, I am a big fan of the Olympics and am looking forward to watching them over the next couple of weeks.

Check out NBC's website for all the coverage highlights and medal counts...

Tonight we'll be celebrating the opening of the games with an Olympic Smörgåsbord! OK, so we won't be serving food from Sweden, but we will be serving tasty treats from around the world - well, sort of anyway. We'll each be representing a different country by contributing food to the Smörgåsbord...

China (Susan) - TBD
Italy (Mike) - Pizza
Germany (Kent) - German Chocolate Cake
Mexico (Danielle/Jared) - Danielle's world famous, totally awesome, homemade guacamole!
Poland (Megan/James) - DD is representing Poland with a cucumber and sour cream salad

We'll see what other countries are represented as the evening progresses.

We are 12 hours behind Beijing, and I have sneaked a peek at some of the coverage from the opening ceremonies. One of the things that will be interesting to watch is the order of the parade of nations. Adhering to tradition, the Greeks go first. After that, the countries have been lined up based on Mandarin calligraphy - they've been ordered by the number of strokes in the first character of a nation's name. Should be confusing and fun to watch!