The Happiness Shot the Olympics Brings

I purposely took this week off from teaching so I could get prepared for Maine and my pre Maine trip. What I did not realize is I was also going to be home with access to many TVs to watch the Olympics.

So today I altered the dress I am wearing to the big wedding in New Hampshire in 12 days, while watching the Men’s Gymnastics. It is hard to sew and watch the vault. If you blink you will miss it. So I watched more than I sewed.

I also watched the American women play the Chinese women in volleyball. Not the best outcome, but a very exciting match. I missed the women’s basketball because it must have been fast.

All this highest level sport and the world’s best commentators is such a nice break from politics. The honesty in the competition is so refreshing. I used to take it for granted, but the last eight years with the professional liar getting so much attention has changed things.

Please can we go back to agreeing that there is a difference between facts and opinions. You can still have an opinion, but you can’t change the facts.

I am going to do my best to watch some Olympic contest everyday until it is over because it just makes me happy. I don’t get bummed if the winner is not American, but celebrate the triumph of the winner, wherever they are from.

We have 99 days until the election, taking 14 out to watch the Olympics won’t change anything.