She actually tied for the gold. What’s interesting is that when that happens, no silver medal is awarded. But isn’t it strange that a tie can happen in a timed event with all the technology used.
Ryan Lochte owns 12 Olympic medals, but I still kinda felt for the guy when he didn’t medal in his last swim of his career, or at least his last Olympics. It seemed that even Michael Phelps was a bit subdued in celebrating his win, like he was being sensitive to his friend and roommate, Lochte, in the neighboring frame.
So very cool of the Baltimore Ravens to stop play during their pre-season game and air hometown boy Michael Phelps’ race.
NBC had a nice bit with the countdown for the next Michael Phelps swim.
NBC likes to use the Skycam, that video camera that moves above the pool and connected by cables. I keep wondering what the Olympics rules are if that thing malfunctions and falls into the pool, especially right in front of a swimmer about to win or break a record.
The columnist seems to have high regard for Fox News and Matt Drudge.
Some of her comments are legit, others are just pro-Brit and too biased.
The broadcaster providing America’s coverage of the Olympics has been accused of failing viewers – with complaints about excessive advert breaks, sexism from presenters, poor commentary and patronising attitudes.
John Miller, NBC Olympics chief marketing officer, claimed a month before the Olympics that women were more interested in “the journey” of each competitor than the sport itself.
Well, they are broadcasting to the U.S. afterall – With the US being home to so many people with links to other countries, it seems bizarre that NBC have chosen to focus so strongly on US athletes, to the exclusion of all other nations.
“The half socks the gymnasts wear help reduce friction and protect feet while practicing and performing these turning elements,” University of Arizona gymnastics coach Tabitha Yim told INSIDER. “Some gymnasts don’t need the socks because they do not perform any major turning elements while others feel the socks are distracting during their other skills.”
Two first-world problems to report:
My refrigerator has an automatic ice maker as well as an ice and water dispenser on the door. However, the water filter is only attached to the water dispenser, not the ice maker, so my ice never tastes very good. I use an ice tray to make my own ice with filtered water.
T-shirts should be easy to buy, but it’s hard to find one that fits right for me, and all large and extra-large tees aren’t universally the same size. Sometimes the neck is too small or the sleeves are too tight, and if I happen to find one in which my neck and arms are comfortable, the length is too long.
If you are a fan of Aesop’s Fables, the Library of Congress has a pretty nifty interactive version of it online, as well as their app.
Here’s an interesting Buzzfeed post about how the vault in gymnastics has changed over the years.
If you need a little break from the Olympics and looking for something to watch, I thought I’d recommend Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’, if I haven’t already. I plan on posting some spoiler-free thoughts about it soon, but I will say Winona Ryder took a big risk with this role, and she was great.
For the glowing red titles, the Duffers turned to Imaginary Forces, the design house known for the opening of Mad Men.
The effect is one that primes the viewer for a trip to a paranormal ’80s world. Like the show, the title is an unfolding mystery. Just what are we looking at here? It’s sinister, red, and bleeding like electric lava across the screen.
Kessler said she was used to hearing the name pronounced in the UK, where people pronounce their Ts more like Ds. In an American accent, the name just didn’t sound right. People were pronouncing the name “Oddily,” she said, which…wasn’t great.
Still a better name than Keith, which is always misspelled “Kieth”. People always cite that stupid rule of “i before e except after c” even though that ain’t always the case, even with a “long e” – protein, seize, caffeine, either, neither, deity, theist, being, seize
But at least the Urban Dictionary (rough language warning) has several nice definitions or meaning of the name, such as this one, this one, this one,this one, and this one.
NBC’s Olympic coverage had a segment which showcased regional food, and of all the restaurants they decided to visit, they went inside a Fogo de Chão. I have nothing against that restaurant, I love it, but it’s a chain restaurant with 29 locations in the United States and nine locations in Brazil.
In high school and college, many people told me I was the doppelganger of Chicago Bull Luc Longley. I only mention that because he’s now an assistant coach on the Austrailian men’s basketball team that was playing the U.S. yesterday and he had a bit of screen time.
Never watched field hockey before until yesterday, and that blue field was something else.
The first time I paid attention to Olympic diving was during the Barcelona Olympics because the backdrop was amazing. Too bad it wasn’t broadcast in HD.
I’d like to know more about how high divers practice. For instance, do they use trampolines? I’m just thinking that after each dive, that’s a long climb back up to practice another dive, it’s hard to do any repetition.
No one in my family noticed I clean shaved my head.
Someone was kind enough to leave a comment yesterday detailing their stress test experience and blood pressure issues, which he now has a handle on. I really, really appreciate you taking the time to do so and it answered some questions I couldn’t find online. I’m starting to record my BP every morning so I can have a record of at least a month before getting a stress test. One morning, it was 163/91 with a resting heart rate of 88 BPM.
Here’s a fun tool from the BBC (Hint: Enter DOB as DD/MM/YYYY)
Here are my body match stats:
You are the same height as 1097 athletes.
You are the same weight as 74 athletes.
You are the same age as 43 athletes.
I’m not sure if I mentioned it, but Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ is a brilliant mini-series, especially if you are into Eighties nostalgia and film homages, but done with a classic tone and feel, minus any of the cheese. I plan on writing some non-spoiler thoughts later.
Egypt’s pyramids were the skyscrapers of their day – and they are still standing 5,000 years later. Do today’s tallest buildings stand a chance of outlasting them?
After years of toying with the garage door and having it serviced more than I’d like to admit, I finally just bought a brand new one and had it installed. I went the Craig’s List route and saved about two-hundred bucks I think. The guy that worked on it was so nice and polite I even tipped him, and I haven’t seen someone so thankful in a long time.
For the second time in my life, I decided to shave my head with a razor. It brings out the half-Asian in me more so than usual.
Here are four things I think every man needs to do at least once in his life:
Shave his head. Maybe not with a razor, but a buzzcut without a guard.
Let the hair grow out at least six months without a haircut or trim.
Grow a beard for at least half a year.
I forgot the fourth.
The Olympics reminds me of all the times I failed to commit to something. Age, experience, and perspective will do that do you. But it really makes me appreciate what medal winners have to do. Seriously, we may see only one minute of glory in their life, but to get to that moment, you’re looking at dedication which required going to bed early, waking up early, turning down social engagements to make early practice, diet and nutrition, doing what needs to be done when you are drained and have no motivation, injury and rehab, and on and on and on….for years.
It was so neat seeing NBA players from the men’s national team in the audience cheering on Michael Phelps. Not only does it feel like the tables have turned, that they aren’t in the spotlight, but it’s neat seeing professional athletes admire greatness and be a part of history. Phelps is that rare athlete that can have a laser-like focus and turn it up to an eleven, much like Jordan, but different.
I think every summer Olympics from here to eternity, you’ll hear the name Nadia Comaneci dropped at least once during gymnastics. I think it will now be the same with Michael Phelps, and no one will remember the name Mark Spitz.
I can’t find the exact quote, and I’m going to botch it a bit, but he really impressed me at one press conference when his career first took off when he said, “I”m not looking to be the next Mark Spitz, I’m looking to be Michael Phelps.”
I wonder if anyone calls him Mike.
Wasn’t a fan of NBC’s commentators for swimming yesterday. One guy did everything he could do to try to jinx Phelps, so much so I thought Phelps was going to pull up with a cramp. He also said Phelps was exhausted after his last race for the night. Well, duh, you’re supposed to leave it all out there and give it all you got. Also, one of the announcers for gymnastics sounds exactly like Lester Holt and it throws me everytime.
I’ve never known anyone or their child who has competed in diving and have no idea even if that’s an option around these here part, yet one recently one a medal.
It’s funny how most of us will watch something like gymnastics and critique it yet have no idea what’s really good or bad. But I guess you know when you see it.
Since so many flags of all the nations are manufactured in China, I wonder if the Chinese delegation just brings it with them.
I thought Scott Pelley took a small jab at NBC last night with this statement during the ‘CBS Evening News’:
“Fair warning. We are about to report an Olympic result because it is news. It’s not our fault that the TV coverage is delayed. Here it is…”
The Cowboys have been in a downward decline of morality for years, and it looked much worst yesterday when Art Briles visited their training camp. I think Stephen Jones is trying to do some sort of power pose.
I thought I could find some stuff on Men’s Fitness’ website on blood pressure, but nope.
The guys on The TICKET were joking around and one of them playfully stated that the anticipation of the holidays, or an event, is better than the holiday or event itself. I thought about that for a good five minutes and agree for the most part. It’s not always about the destination, but the journey.
I’m not sure I stated this yet, but Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ is a phenomenal mini-series. Non-spoiler thoughts will be posted soon. For those of you that do watch, when I’m mad at WifeGeeding, I now refer to her as a mouth-breather.
The Charles Schwab Corp. will build a $100 million, 500,000-square-foot regional campus in Westlake that ultimately will bring 1,200 jobs to North Texas within10 years.
If memory serves me correct, Fidelity gets a tax break by having cattle on their land.
I bet a lot of folks thought this was an easy no-brainer decision for Truman to make.
President Truman writes to Senator Richard Russell today 1945 about his plans for ending war against Japan: pic.twitter.com/svuCEQey8c
