About the Olympic Opening Ceremony

Friday night we watched the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Brazil at the Legion and then home at Margaritaville.  This by far is my favorite part of the whole Olympic thing with its Parade of Nations.  I especially enjoy seeing the uniforms and outfits the countries wear.  The more out there in design, the more I like it.

Plus, I enjoy seeing the flags and the ones being carried last night had to be light judging by how easily the holder twirled them.

I liked the United States uniforms, and, of course, there is always that sense of pride.  But I sure could have used with a whole lot less of the college antics in front of the camera after they were done marching.  That got old fast.

Then, there was the glistening flagbearer from Tonga.

It was late and I went to sleep before the lighting of the flame and other entertainment.

--RoadDog

All Those Calories Pay Off

Big Congrats to Michael Phelps on the record-setting 8th swimming gold medal.

Back on August 14th, I wrote about his 12,000 calories a day intake.

Michael Esposito, in the August 24th Chicago Tribune, went to fast food company webs sites and did some math to figure out what 10,000 calories is equal to.

Here are his findings:

10,000 calories is equal to:

74 White Castle burgers
41 Vienna beef corn dogs
23 Wendy's quarter pound singles
47 Taco Bell tacos supreme
77 KFC Original Recipe drumsticks
45 Eli's plain cheesecake slices
15 Burger King Whoppers
1,667 8-inch sticks of celery

Wonder why you get so much celery.

Thanks, Michael. --RoadDog

And Speaking of Michael Phelps

Yahoo Topics had an article today about Michael Phelps' eating habits. Due to his training, he eats. And eats, and eats.

Whereas most men his age consume 3000 calories a day, he loads up at 12,000 for energy in his 30 hour training week.

The average menu for a day:

BREAKFAST: 3 fried egg sandwiches, 2 cups of coffee, 5-egg omelet, bowl of grits (is he Southern?),3 pieces of French toast, and 3 chocolate pancakes. You'd have to wonder how long it takes him to eat all that?

LUNCH: 1 pound pasta, 2 ham and cheese sandwiches, 1000 calorie energy drink.

DINNER: 1 pound pasta, one lage pizza, 1000 calorie energy drink.

Well, I Reckon if You Work Out That Hard, You Need All Those Calories. --RoadDog

The Olympics

I've been watching the Olympics (something I've never done much before). I was extremely impressed with the opening ceremonies on Friday, especially the way the Olympic Torch was lit with the guy running sideways around the top of the stadium.

The gymnasts are something to behold, especially those on the still rings. Anything they do is 100% their effort. The performance of the one Chinese guy left my jaw agape. How in the world do they do that?

Then, that'ssome mighty fast swimming. In some cases, the top four finishers ALL break the world record.

Then, there is that Michael Phelps show. Once he gets going, no one is going to catch him.

I'm of course, pulling for the good 'ol USA, but China is going to be quite an obstacle to overcome. Especially since their athletes are essentially pros, having been in train since before age 5.

Regardless, these are some unbelievable efforts for all concerned.

Come on Red, White, and Blue. --RoadDog