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6613. wabbit - 1/31/2014 1:25:55 AM I'm pretty much with you in the "everyone loses their shit now and then" camp. We take this kind of thing way too seriously. Perhaps we should pay a bit more attention to who our Congress critters really represent these days.
(deep breath, enhancing my calm...)
I think Seattle has a good chance of winning, since they have the big defense. If they can shut down the Denver offense, their own offense might be ok against Denver's average defense.
I'll watch for the commercials. I'm always in love with the Budweiser ads. 6614. judithathome - 2/3/2014 8:08:06 PM Well, most people probably thought the game was a bust but I loved it...I think Denver fell prey to the hype and thought they had it in the bag and were they ever shocked!
I think Seattle played a masterful game...despite all the penalties...and why Manning kept doing the same play, over and over, is just beyond me...that was pure madness when the Seattle defense was ON the receiver like steel shavings on a magnet every single time. 6615. Trillium - 2/4/2014 5:27:30 PM I didn't watch the game, but live amongst many Peyton Manning devotees. Frankly, I admire the man also, based on all I've heard about him. East Tennessee will overcome the shock! Total Bronco territory here, because of Peyton M.
A sibling who watched the game said that Seattle is just excellent, and it's hard to lose, but at least the Broncos lost to an excellent team. I've never cared much about football, but it's interesting to watch all that goes on around the game. 6616. judithathome - 2/4/2014 7:10:05 PM I used to astonish people back in my "other life"...as a young married woman in suburbia in the 1960s-70s...because I understood and liked football.
When the couples in our neighborhood would get together for the Super Bowl or play-off games, the women would all gather in the kitchen while the men watched the game...I would gravitate toward the game and finally, after years of being bored shitless by the hen parties, I started watching the games with the guys.
I was the youngest one in the group...these people were all in the early thirties or older...and the women were scandalized that I'd be so bold.
The men didn't seem to mind. I knew my football! 6617. wabbit - 2/9/2014 7:02:03 PM The 2014 Olympic Winter Games are on in Sochi. US has both gold medals in Slopestyle. Norway has gold in the Biathlon Men's Sprint 10 km and Cross Country Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free. Canada got gold and silver in the Freestyle Skiing Ladies' Moguls. 6618. wabbit - 2/10/2014 3:11:22 AM Does anyone but me follow the PBR? This is Bushwacker's final year on tour, and I'm enjoying watching Shepherd Hills Tested and Stone Sober.
I root for the bulls. And I am crushing on Shorty. 6619. arkymalarky - 2/10/2014 4:38:00 AM Gotta kid who's really into it so it's been on my radar this year. 6620. alistairconnor - 2/10/2014 6:39:43 PM Biathlon (my favourite for the winter olympics) : French skiers/shooters get gold and bronze in the 16km pursuit, despite starting with handicaps (respectively 6th and 14th in yesterday's 10km sprint, which sets the handicap for the pursuit)
This leaves hope for the French women, 5th and 20th of the sprint, who have their pursuit tomorrow. That's Marie Dorin in 20th : remember her from 2010? She's got a lot of ground to make up if she is to achieve a gold, to go with her bronze and silver from Vancouver. 6621. robertjayb - 2/11/2014 9:05:05 PM I enjoy the biathalon but my favorites are the downhill and curling. One for the danger and skill and the other for the silly fun. 6622. iiibbb - 2/11/2014 10:23:33 PM my favorites
biathalon
ski jump
curling
downhill
I never favor anything that has judging (even through I know it's an element of ski jumping) 6623. wabbit - 2/12/2014 1:55:24 AM I am a big fan of curling and biathlon. In curling, USA women got their asses kicked hard by GB. 6624. arkymalarky - 2/15/2014 3:31:05 AM At a game watching the number one 1a school play the number one 2a school in HS boys basketball. Nail biting hour ahead. Ugh. 6625. arkymalarky - 2/15/2014 3:32:06 AM 2 1/2 minutes have passed and I'm a nervous wreck. 6626. arkymalarky - 2/15/2014 4:02:32 AM We're 10 down at half 6627. arkymalarky - 2/15/2014 4:19:16 AM This is brutal. Sad and brutal. 6628. arkymalarky - 2/15/2014 4:20:56 AM So much for undefeated. I'm not emotionally constituted for live spectator sports. 6629. Trillium - 2/15/2014 4:42:14 AM When I saw this about the surfing pig in Hawaii, I thought about everything Judith (and others) have said about Hawaii.
Then I saw that it's Judith's birthday (in another thread) Happy birthday Judith!
And surfing is a sport, so here's the pig if you want to watch: Kama the surfing pig 6630. arkymalarky - 2/15/2014 6:35:42 PM Four of the five starters on my team last night were in the last class I taught at Delight--8th graders then. They are now seniors and last night was senior night, so their parents, who had also been my students, were there. I hate they lost so badly (20+ pts) on their senior night and broke their 29 game winning streak, but it was a wonderful evening otherwise. 6631. judithathome - 2/15/2014 7:14:22 PM Trill, thanks but one birthday a year is getting to be too much for me...yesterday was my wedding anniversary.
The Men's figure skating was so bad last night...I'm shocked they even gave out medals.
The one thing that irked the hell out of me aside from the "medal nerves" is the way the commentators butchered the pronunciation of the Japanese names...absolutely butchered them.
If you are responsible for doing the commentary of different nationalities, learn how THEY say their names beforehand...it's the professional thing to do. 6632. arkymalarky - 2/15/2014 7:28:19 PM One more detail: one kid's mother still calls me by my maiden name.
Haven't seen much Olympics this year. Saw the Russian skater at my parents' and that's been all. Maybe I'll catch up this weekend.
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