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Aug-8-2008 10:19

Ok, so I had the Opening Ceremony on the TV in the background just now, even though I told myself I wouldn't watch it I think I ended up catching most of it intermittently...

... and I must admit it was quite spectacular imho. Although I can't help but wonder how big a carbon footprint it (and everything else like it) generates :P

So, in the spirit of "One World, One Dream", I challenge you all, whatever your political leanings, to dream a dream and then aim faster, higher and stronger towards it... be inspired by those athletes who are living their dream now.

... and I also challenge you to devote one more hour per week for exercise, be it swimming, football, mountain bike, dance, hiking, skating, you name it, if it gets your heart rate up, it's usually good for you. ;)

I have a dream, and I have a goal. What about you?

Aug-9-2008 10:52

I (re)started my twice weekly lifting routine this wednesday. I hope to get back to running regularly in the next two weeks. It'll be a challenge of will... I HATE running in the heat of summer.

Aug-9-2008 13:24

OH, I hate running anytime. Good for you Jesse!

Breitkat, way to go on the progress.

Alas, Topkebab, I'll have to take up your challenge later after I heal from a recent surgery. Getting up from a chair is about the most exercise I can handle right now. Believe me, it's enough for now. So, I get to watch others exercise . But I will start walking on a regular basis once I can go more than a few feet at a time.

Aug-9-2008 15:41

I'm looking forward to getting to watch some of the games after work tonight and all day tomorrow. I really don't care what event, I just like watching everyone compete.

Although I hope they televise some water polo, I've never gotten to see it and I'm still wondering how they can get those horses to swim! ;-)

Aug-10-2008 17:48

Watched Olympics pretty much all day today. Got to see the swimming heats for the preliminaries, tonight is he finals. Phelps is just amazing!

*chants*

USA! USA! USA!

Aug-10-2008 20:10

anyone like to participate in some gentle sleuthaerobics..

up, down, up, down, up down... ok now the other eyelid!

Aug-10-2008 22:56

All I got to say is Jason Lezak!!!

Go USA!!!

Aug-11-2008 01:04

SS - shouldn't that be up, down, up, down ... of the mouse finger?

Aug-11-2008 02:48

Hey! Don't mess around with water polo! I take it seriously!

Aug-11-2008 16:27

Well, The next olympics are in London so everyone in the UK is building towards it, I'm trying to lobby the IOC to include my own personal discipline of long distance sleeping but raising the funding is so hard, I just dream of the day I could have my own Nike sponsored duvet.

Aug-11-2008 20:05

I am loving the Olympics more this year than I have in a really long time. Absolutely incredible! Ctown, you are so right - Phelps is absolutely amazing!!!!