Back To The Blog - Again!

I've missed my blog!  One reason for my absence is that I've been travelling a lot for my job and things frequently get hectic. It occurred to me recently that another reason I haven't been posting is Facebook.  I realized that I've been putting things in my status updates that previously would have made good blog posts.  It certainly hasn't been because nothing interesting is happening.  We're in the midst of another presidential election, John Edwards and Reiller Hunter have imploded, the Jacksons are feuding *again*, Bristol Palin's in the news *again* and the 2012 Olympics are about to start.  These are the current updates on just a few my usual blog topics. As I've said before there's lots of blogging to be done, but for right now I'm thinking about the Olympics.

The four years always go by so fast.  I actually remember back in 2005 when it was announced that London won the 2012 games, and it seems like Beijing was just yesterday.  As always, there's plenty of controversy, including the not-ready-for-prime-time performance of the company hired to do security, the traffic tie-ups and the special "Olympics Only" traffic lanes instituted to ensure the hotshots and bigwigs aren't inconvenienced, and doping and racists tweets by athletes.  I heard this morning that the flag of South Korea was accidentally displayed while a North Korean soccer team was introduced, which is a major no no in international politics and sports. The North Korean team walked off in protest, although after some groveling by organizers, they were persuaded to return to the field.  And the opening ceremony is still a day away!

On top of all that, did you know that Ann Romney is an Olympian?  Well, not her so much as her horse, named Rafalca.  Rafalca and his la-de-da rider participate in the sport of dressage, and although Mitt Romney apparently wants to bask in the glow of his positive association with the Olympics, he doesn't want to have much to do with Rafalca. Here's the quote from Mitt:  "I have to tell you. This is Ann's sport.  I'm not even sure which day the sport is on. She will have the chance to see it. I will not be watching the event. I hope her horse does well."  Wow, that doesn't sound very husbandly to me.  Let's think about why Mitt doesn't want to be too closely associated with Rafalca.

That's it for now, more blogging to come!