February 24, 2010

Crazy is as crazy does.

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There are crazy people in our world who do crazy things. Some of them are comedians. Some are athletes. And some are neighbors who think throwing trash in your yard is perfectly acceptable—until officer S told them they could go to jail for it. But I don’t want to waste any time on that type of crazy. Let’s talk about some more Olympic stories.

The other day Bob Costas interviewed Steven Colbert. That guy had me laughing milk out my nose. First off, he dressed up like a Royal Mounted Policeman. He referred to the pants as uninsultable. He then went on to list several nicknames for Canadians. These included

  • Syrup suckers
  • Saskatcha whiners
  • Ice holes

After admitting he was an affection whore, he got that oh-so-fun Bob Costas to climb up on the stuffed moose that had migrated to the NBC studio. Colbert said he was investing in dead animals, because the way things are nowadays, you can cut it open and keep your money inside. It’s safe that way.

So on to crazy athletes. Have you caught any of the skeleton competition? It’s like the luge but the athletes face forward. They don’t even have their hands out front. I can’t imagine careening down an ice tunnel at 90 miles an hour on a little sled. Did I say crazy? The skeleton is named that because it will scare you to death.

Well, back to watching the crazy that is the world around me.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/265212/february-23-2010/america-s-olympic-wins—lindsey-vonn

 

February 19, 2010

This is your dog on drugs.

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Last Monday I woke up and as usual the animals started to gather in my room and bathroom. When I saw Grendel wiggle in with a bone in his mouth I went into a major panic. Grendel looked like Rocky Balboa after he lost to the Russian. His face was swollen and I freaked thinking he must have eaten something weird and was having an allergic reaction. And since those can be fatal, I threw on some clothes, put my hair up in a pony tail and called the vet—I’m on my way!

Well aside from the fact that the doctor was cute and nice and I had no makeup on, things turned out okay. A week later Grendel had surgery to remove an abscessed tooth. Knowing how painful those things are, I have to hand it to the boo dog. He really handled it well.

So I picked him up from the vet after his surgery and he was still loopy from the anesthesia. As we walked to the house down the sidewalk, Grendel kept swerving and falling into the snow banks. (By the way, this was all very entertaining to me.) The doctor said he probably wouldn’t be hungry (to which I laughed) and said if he did feel like eating to give him half of what he normally would eat. Yeah, he went straight to the dish. I fed him and he stayed there for another hour staring at the dish and then back to me before I finally gave him more.

Then he stood in the living room staring at nothing for awhile. Then put his head on the couch wanting to get up but not able to until I helped him. So for those of you who are old enough to remember the egg frying anti-drug campaign…

This is my dog:

The swollen face

This is my dog on drugs:

Grendel is feeling no pain

Want to get up. Can't move.

 

February 17, 2010

You are in for a treat.

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There is so much about the Olympics that is fun to watch. Tonight I’m giddy because I’m watching the men’s snowboarding halfpipe competition. The star of this sport is a cute, smiling, good-natured red head named Shaun White. He is quintessential American Rockies ski bum. For the past few years he’s been inventing new jumps by practicing on a halfpipe where he can land in a big pile of foam blocks.

Before the competition he was interviewed and was so excited to unveil the moves. He smiled at the camera and said, “You guys are in for a treat.” And there was nothing arrogant about it. He loves what he does and you can see the joy in his smile.

The other guys (and gals for that matter) are also fun to watch. I’m so glad the Olympics added this sport. And the freestyle skiing, too. That one is a thrill to watch as well.

And if you’re watching the games and think that snowboarding looks easy, I want to tell you it’s harder than it looks. My nieces thought it was challenging on basically a flat hill. And they are athletes! Julia ended the day with a fractured wrist. Thank goodness there was no pipeline where we went!

The absolute joy that I get when I see Zenia doing the face plant just makes my day. Of course I realized later that I should have had both of them in helmuts and protective gear, but where’s the fun in that?

 

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