Ok. I promise that this may be my final blog relating to the Winter Games. Until the Closing Ceremonies, when we reflect on the triumphs, the missed opportunities, and all those sorts of things that sports commentators and talk shows will discuss in minute detail until broadcast execs finally say, ENOUGH! We’ve watched more this year than in the past, and we’ve enjoyed it. There comes a point, though, where, if we see one more Norwegian skier executing a perfect jump, . . . well. You know. I know, it’s so unlike us Americans to want a sweep of all the medals. We’re currently in third place – how can we stand it? I hear through the grapevine, though, that the president has a plan to send warships into the North Sea to surround Norway and demand all of their medals. It could work, because he’s designed display space for them in the new White House ballroom, right next to his faux Peace Prize.
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Armchair Thoughts on the Olympics
New Englanders are no doubt throwing themselves into the Olympic Games, in an effort to block out the debacle in Santa Clara. We’re watching another series of spectacular events – another season of excitement and wonder. Something that brings us together as we see athletes from all over the world hugging and congratulating each other, excitement abounds, and we might just get an answer to the age-old question, “What is the national anthem of Estonia?”
Continue reading “Armchair Thoughts on the Olympics”Advertising: Out of Control?
Many of my faithful readers know that I’ve written about commercial advertising, and the seemingly endless bombardment. Back some time ago, I wrote that, if you’re as old as I am, television was essentially free. Of course, the choices were far, far fewer, but it didn’t cost anything beyond bunny ears or an antenna in the attic. If you pointed it in the right direction, you got some sort of reception. Every show had its commercials, and that was ok, because it paid the bills so we didn’t have to. At the end of each show, particularly game shows where prizes were awarded, there would be a list of the advertisers that presumably paid for the prize money. Thank you, corporate contributors, to our entertainment.
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