tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post2981170125301814909..comments2024-03-28T18:11:40.841-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: Is Anyone Watching the Olympics?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-47318440036298863162012-08-04T15:09:44.332-04:002012-08-04T15:09:44.332-04:00My husband and I have been glued to the Olympics s...My husband and I have been glued to the Olympics since the Opening Ceremony. I absolutely love watching these amazing athletes in action! While I favor the Winter Olympics, I find myself very interested in the Summer ones as well. I've been so delighted with some of the talented teenagers so evident here -- Missy Franklin, Gabby Douglas, the Fab Five == and also the chance to see sports I didn't know were Olympic events -- like trampoline and ping pong. It's exciting to see these taken to a whole different level! Most of our neighbors don't seem much interested, but Bob and I are transfixed!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-84360852719754453002012-08-04T13:09:29.828-04:002012-08-04T13:09:29.828-04:00I've been watching the Olympics but it's a...I've been watching the Olympics but it's anticlimactic because the news outlets and social media blab the results the minute they happen-- So the suspense and the excitement is kinda gone. All I watch now are the moments the athlete wins and sometimes the flag ceremony-- It's disappointing because I used to be glued to the television for the games.Joanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-39616741748319015082012-08-04T01:30:40.269-04:002012-08-04T01:30:40.269-04:00Absolutely!! Just thinking today that it might be ...Absolutely!! Just thinking today that it might be better for the athletes and fans alike if a form of the Olympics was held more frequently than only every four years<br /><br />..QwkDrwhttp://www.givemeamomentblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-79336292009066430432012-08-03T19:01:28.973-04:002012-08-03T19:01:28.973-04:00I feel a little guilty that I haven't watched ...I feel a little guilty that I haven't watched at all. Not guilty enough to turn on the TV, though.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-76488258817788204702012-08-03T12:42:48.624-04:002012-08-03T12:42:48.624-04:00I am getting old. The event announcers seem to be ...I am getting old. The event announcers seem to be shouting or overly energetic most of the time. The crowds scream a lot, the commercials are frantic and loud, and the promotional pieces are all too much in my face.<br /><br />Maybe I should try it with the sound off.Bob Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843991725692979189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-14078268471859889082012-08-02T20:20:06.220-04:002012-08-02T20:20:06.220-04:00I happen to like beach volleyball. Women's or ...I happen to like beach volleyball. Women's or men's. It was one of the few sports I could play decently so perhaps that explains it. On the other hand, I am not watching the games as much as I have in the past. Just too much of it, I think.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-56034049116510680152012-08-02T15:05:42.172-04:002012-08-02T15:05:42.172-04:00No we are not watching the Olympics. I am not int...No we are not watching the Olympics. I am not into sports at all so why would this event make a difference. The only thing I have heard that made me somewhat happy was that M. Phelps won his two medals that made him the all time champ. As for volleyball, you have to be kidding. Whats's next naked wrestling? <br /><br />This is a commercial event afterall and sex sells. Dianneschmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-11132430818848163732012-08-02T13:30:54.943-04:002012-08-02T13:30:54.943-04:00Maybe there's an interest-age connection. Just...Maybe there's an interest-age connection. Just returned from the local barber shop, where two TVs run continuously. All five chairs were full of older guys, because a senior discount was available today bringing the price down to $11.<br /><br />No one seemed to be watching the Olmypics. My barber said he had watched some of it, but was tired of the swimming and beach ball and wanted track and field to get going. <br /><br />The old guys were talking about fishing, golf, road construction, the weather, and taxes--but not at all about the Olympics.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-6919493612352045852012-08-02T12:18:52.440-04:002012-08-02T12:18:52.440-04:00Not much watching. However, I did watch the openin...Not much watching. However, I did watch the opening ceremony, and enjoyed every minute of it!Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-2016072129400374852012-08-02T11:53:00.896-04:002012-08-02T11:53:00.896-04:00I'm watching the Olympics, but I can't say...I'm watching the Olympics, but I can't say I'm paying as much attention as I have in years past. I'm not sure why, maybe the politicizing and commercialization of everything.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-11025684897108071672012-08-02T10:46:35.460-04:002012-08-02T10:46:35.460-04:00Have watched very little of it, a little swimming,...Have watched very little of it, a little swimming, a little gymnastics, but not much that really got me excited. I think the beach volleyball is a joke, meant, as your blog shows, young men.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-15270761319877242102012-08-02T09:56:31.645-04:002012-08-02T09:56:31.645-04:00My ex had a fantasy women's beach volley ball ...My ex had a fantasy women's beach volley ball team for years (probably still does). Yeah, he was always on the look out for possible candidates for the team.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.com