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How many of you have been enjoying the Olympics? I have been watching as much as possible, and still feel like I can't get enough this year. Besides the fact that the U.S.A. is doing very well overall, with a few pleasant surprises, the underlying theme of sportsmanship and unity as one world that seems to be the spirit of this year's games has been a real inspiration to me these last couple of weeks.
It is too bad that we have these games only every four years (every two, if you count the Winter Olympics) during which countries largely put aside their political and cultural differences to compete in friendly rivalry for all the world to see and enjoy. Sure, I know there is a serious aspect in the race toward gold, silver, and bronze, and that China is under fire for their heavy-handed control over their populace, their athletes, Tibet, and, well, just about everything they touch. Still, they have proven themselves to be splendid hosts, if for no other event than these Olympics,...
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