Aug 9, 2016

THINGS I LEARNED WHILE WATCHING THE OLYMPICS SO FAR

1. Our friend Miss Charlene is nuts to ever get on a bicycle and go a million and a half miles an hour down a hill.  In the rain.  While wearing nothing but spandex.

2. Men's indoor volleyball is a lot more fun to watch than almost any other thing men do indoors.

3. Women beach volleyball players must have tiny little heineys and mustn't mind wearing dental floss and kinesiology tape for an outfit.

4.  Rugby.  Holy crap.

5. If Stewey could be any Olympic animal he wanted to be, he would be one of the prancypants horses that they ride in Dressage.

6. It cracks me up that Notre Dame sends more fencers to the Olympics than they do football players to the NFL.

7. Tennis matches can last a very very long time.

8. I'm patriotic, but sometimes I like to cheer for an underdog to beat the U.S.  Go, Tunisia!

9. Kathleen Baker, an American swimmer is my new hero.  She has Crohn's and wins Olympic medals.  I have Crohn's and have to sit down after brushing my teeth for three minutes.

10.  I think I could be very good at judo.  Particularly after a long day of dealing with nitwits.

11. When did Michael Phelps have a baby?

12.  If you're going to have a whackadoo haircut or a crazy tattoo, you had better be a total bad ass.  Otherwise, when some guy that looks like an insurance salesman beats you by a gazillion points, you just look silly.

13. Our little Hoosier swimmer can throw some fiesty shade now, can't she?

14. Did anybody else take a Tylenol (like I did) after watching the gymnast break his leg?

15.  Mmmmm.  McNuggets.  And an ice cold diet Coke.  (When is the last time I had McNuggets?  Shouldn't I have McNuggets more in my life?  Why can't I stop thinking about McNuggets?  And a diet Coke!?)

16.  Cupping...who knew?  Wait a minute!!  I just saw one of the Housewives get cupped!!  A Housewife knew!!!

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18 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 9, 2016 at 12:08 AM

    I totally agree with all observations!

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  2. Lynda (Granny K)August 9, 2016 at 3:39 AM

    Are we watching the same Olympics? I need to pay more attention methinks!

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  3. Cathy BAugust 9, 2016 at 8:08 AM

    Love this! You should work for NBC!

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  4. Robin in VirginiaAugust 9, 2016 at 9:05 AM

    Oh Coni, you should be a commentator. Your list was an enjoyable read.

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  5. JulesAugust 9, 2016 at 9:12 AM

    Rugby...not for the light-hearted. I grew up watching it. Great sport...very rough. Your observations are great!

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  6. Khristine DoironAugust 9, 2016 at 9:34 AM

    You are too funny!! :)

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  7. Ginger2004August 9, 2016 at 10:03 AM

    13 yes....very much yes. I do think that indoor men's volleyball comes in after men's diving and men's gymnastics, just sayin'.....and about the biking thing, gotta completely agree with you on that one, too.

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  8. LIZAugust 9, 2016 at 10:49 AM

    Too funny! Thanks for a morning chuckle!

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  9. ripit0516August 9, 2016 at 11:38 AM

    Million and a half miles down a hill, nah, but I have went thirty with the brakes on LOL

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  10. Dee WAugust 9, 2016 at 11:43 AM

    Hi, didn't see the gymnast break his leg, daughter did, said don't watch it mom. Michael Phelps got his figure back well, didn't he. Yes, rugby is a "blood sport" according to the friend who plays. And thanks for the chuckle, I needed that.

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  11. LauraAugust 9, 2016 at 2:58 PM

    You are laugh out loud funny! That's a great list. Btw, Kathleen Baker is our little city here in NC. Girl attended Forsyth Country Day School little ole Winston-Salem, NC. The community here is abuzz with her success!

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  12. spendsisterAugust 9, 2016 at 3:54 PM

    Aren't the Olympics fun? Thank you for making me snort my coffee out of my nose this morning trying not to spit spray it out of my mouth when I laughed out loud reading your list. ps I believe baby Phelps is named Boomer. You heard me.

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  13. MelindaAugust 9, 2016 at 7:34 PM

    I so agree with everything on your list! You always make my day!

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  14. GailAugust 10, 2016 at 12:51 AM

    Seeing the volleyball girls makes me never want to take my clothes off. They have to have the best bodies, dang they look good and reminds me how bad I look.

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  15. laceystitcherAugust 10, 2016 at 2:02 PM

    Loved your comments; such a joy!!

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  16. akhAugust 10, 2016 at 3:17 PM

    It was pretty amazing hearing our little Hoosier/IU swimmer callout the Russians! I was so proud! That's how we roll in Bloomington.

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  17. Anna van SchurmanAugust 11, 2016 at 7:10 PM

    Just because...rivalry: Going into the 2016 Olympic Games, if USC were a country entering its athletes in the Olympic Games, its 288 all-time Summer Olympics medals would place it 16th among all participating countries. And in six different Olympics, USC’s medal count would have positioned it among the top 10 competing nations.

    Ever since USC’s first gold medalist, freshman Fred Kelly ’16, earned the gold in the 110-meter high hurdles in Stockholm in 1912, Trojan athletes have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympics. This includes the U.S.-boycotted 1980 Moscow games, when swimmer Michelle Ford ’84, competing for her native Australia, captured the gold in the 800-meter freestyle.

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  18. LynnAugust 11, 2016 at 8:04 PM

    See, Housewives of Orange County IS a useful and educational tv show! That's how I was able to explain cupping to two of my friends.

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