Last night I walked up the road to a
local pub to meet a mate of mine whom I have not seen for many years
to chat about old times and old friends over a pint of beer one could
taste and enjoy. Coming home the sun was setting casting a golden
glow over the houses. It might have been setting but not for team GB
at the Olympics as a further three gold medals spread across the most
diverse events were won.
From dancing horses to female boxers to
a young girl from Wales who took pride in trying to kick their
opponents head off, the strains of “God Save the Queen” once
again echoed through the Olympic venues. Add to that the Bolt double
and the greatest 800mtrs ever run and you had another wonderful day.
I was invited later on in the evening
to be a guest on a Australian radio station to share my views on the
Olympics later in the evening which just brought home how small the
world is these days, and Englishman, living in the USA is a guest on
an Australian radio station to talk about this global event.
The events so far have been watched by
6.9 million people live, and yesterday at the ladies boxing finals it
seemed that most of Ireland had been crammed into the arena. The
noise within the venue created a higher decibel reading then a jumbo
jet taking off. The golds team GB and then the first for Ireland not
only showed that female boxing is here to stay in the Olympics but
also that these ladies have what it takes. I wondered what happened
after the first two bouts yesterday as I bet there was a mass
evacuation to local bars to celebrate after those early golds.
In dressage we had horses dancing to
music as diverse as “Lion King” and “The Greta escape”, I
could swear that the horses were even pointing their toes, rather
hooves as they danced across the arena.
Later after another series of athletic
highlights on the track a small welsh girl won Britain's first ever
gold medal in Taekwondo, another sport which the wonderful Olympic
coverage has been brought to the millions of viewers around the
world.
On a slightly different note Christian
news outlet OneNewsNow.com produced one of the funniest moments over
the last few days. They have and automated system to stop the word
“gay” being published on their web site, automatically replacing
it with “homosexual”. So when they printed a large story about
American sprinter “Tyson Gay”, or as they wrote “Tyson
Homosexual”.it read...
“It means a lot to me,' the
25-year-old Homosexual said. “I'm glad my body could do it, because
now I know I have it in me.”
Barry Eva (Storyheart)
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