How Soon We Forget

Remember how fired up everyone was about the Olympics last week? And even more so the week before that?

Well, how things have changed.

Honestly, I really could care less these days. Why? Well, because I know all the results. And then NBC tries to pawn off the events from "Last Night" in China as if we didn't all know what happened.

I mean, even America can't force the sun to rise at different times that are more convenient for us, but this is really just killing the Olympics for the countries where households have TV's in North America. Swimming traditionally has been a morning sport, so we lucked out on that. Courtesy of Beach Volleyball also being a morning sport, I have found a reason to get into that. But we all know when that Bolt guy wins thanks to every website. So...am I going to wait around to listen to more Michael Phelps lifetime achievements that aren't being hosted by Dick Enberg or some other story about NBC celebrating Communism by Mary Carillo?

Seriously though. These Mary Carillo things are out of control. I'm sick of this celebration that NBC promotes of Chinese culture. They're Communists. They're the economic enemy of the United States, among other things. Basically, they stand for nothing that America does. Sure, they have a rich heritage that goes back long before George Washington was around but I'd sure like to see NBC, America's station covering the Olympics, the station that brought us Seinfeld, take a little anti-Communist stance.

However, I was at lunch yesterday with a co-worker. And I said, "Ron, check that out." He says, "Oh man, what sport is that?"

"TEAM HANDBALL."

Needless to say, I've hooked another one on the HANDBALL bandwagon. This is a sport that Americans could dominate given the chance. Give me some Arena Football players, a couple of minor league baseball players, and Doc Gooden, and I'll take on anyone.