my cubicle is a gas chamber

and that could have multiple meanings.



i've never really been into watching the olympics, never really understood what all the hubub was about. i remember dan and dave from so long ago, the supposed olympic champions who never were. i remember when the mini-olympics were held in seattle and my hometown played a little part in that.

there are some people who will endure in olympic memory and some who will fade even before their 15 minutes are up. i hope in my heart of hearts that bode miller and shani davis fade in like two seconds. it's statements like "if the circumstances were a little different, i could have four medals right now, maybe all of them gold" and "a lot of guys put in 70, 80% and get results. i'm not going to do that" (paraphrasing) from bode miller; and shani davis snubbing his american teammates on a number of occasions that upset me. i understand that winning at the olympics, even just getting there, is a great personal achievement. but i also understand that these athletes are there to represent us, the US of A, and that winning a medal is as much for us as it is for them.

i don't know, maybe being arrogant, selfish, and rude is representing us somewhat. maybe we should think about sending people abroad who display integrity as well as possess athletic ability. i know i'm in the minority here, but i'd rather not win any medals but still display good sportsmanship than tarnish our image as brash, drunk, and selfish vis-a-vis these two a-holes bode miller and shani davis.