a couple of bandwagons i fell off of...

1) michael phelps...i just can't jump on this one (the idea...i would for sure jump on the guy).  they (most publications) are calling him the "greatest olympian ever"  most gold medals won...yup.  sexy swimmer...you bet.  greatest olympian?  i freaking beg to differ.  and i bet some ripped greeks from a couple of hundred years ago would too.  am i being a little too nit-picky here?  i don't think so.  

but if you want to talk about it, i will be here in my apartment eating wheaties and im'ing mary lou retton.  give me a call.

2) chicago olympics...i am from chicago.  i love chicago.  it is home.  but, when this city can't even agree on how to do the annual budget for schools, transit, and, well, the city, i don't think they are ready to tackle how to handle a few billion dollars for an event millions will attend. 

it would be great to be this close to the olympics.  i will probably never get a chance to be this close to it ever again in my life.  however, i am simply worried that the city of chicago will end up being like an electrical socket that already has about 10 extra things plugged into it.  so, when everyone gets all excited and shoves in the pretty twinkle lights of the olympics, the socket catches fire.  

and, while we're on this topic, lest us forget what happened the last time chicago had a huge world event in its house...nudge...nudge..."devil in the white city"...cough.

just give this one to rio.  south america has never had an olympics.  they are due.  and, maybe by the time the the next sign up sheet is posted for olympic host cities, chicago will be ready.

until then, i will just keep politely turning down the "chicago olympics" stickers people offer me on the street.