Encore une médaille d'or! I must admit that working from home during the Olympics, it has been tempting to step away from the computer and watch TV instead. Now, I just boot up my own computer and keep it on www.ctvolympics.ca so I'm aware if anything significant happens while I'm working. Kind of like having a radio on the in the background - well, almost! Not too conducive to productivity, perhaps, but at least it's proudly Canadian!
I should point out that I write this as a person who had the privilege of attending the Olympic closing ceremonies at home, in Montreal in 1976. To this day, the Olympic hymn sends chills up and down my spine. I went out to see the Olympic torch when it passed through the city where I live on a blistering cold Christmas Eve, and I remember doing the same back in the heat of the summer of '76. I know first-hand what it is to attend events and to wander around the Olympic village, and I know the special excitement that the games can generate. Maybe you have to be there to get it. I choose to cheer for Canada because I believe that anything that has the power to unite a nation is worth celebrating!
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