From There to Here

I haven’t posted in a while, mostly because:

a) I don’t know how I’m going to beat that picture of President Bush with Misty May and Kerri Walsh, and b) I’ve been so caught up with watching the Olympics and taking summer vacation (was in Old Orchard Beach, ME last week) that I haven’t had time for much else.

The Olympics were awesome. Michael Phelps is one of this country’s all-time greatest athletes — and he’s younger than me. Usain Bolt is one of the great stories from the games as well, and I’d love for the Patriots to sign this guy as either a wideout to run fly patterns opposite Randy Moss or a gunner on special teams. And of course, Alicia Sacramone proved that even if you fall down, you get back up and keep trying. Sure, the U.S. didn’t get a gold in the all-around, but with their injury issues, the silver will do just fine.

This guy, who gets knocked out, could take a lesson from her. He goes down — and looks like he has no intention of getting back up. And yes, this is purported to be Alicia Sacramone punching a guy in the jaw.

But I just finished watching Michelle Obama’s speech at the DNC about an hour ago, and it was great. For the record, I’m an unaffiliated voter, but her ability to tell her story was great and even her brother before her did a very good job. Michelle, FWIW, told her personal story, really made an effort to connect with the voters and she wrapped it all up by bringing out the children and talking to her husband, Democratic nominee Barack Obama, by satellite. It’s going to be tough for Cindy McCain to top this, I think.

If you want to watch it, it’s here on YouTube. Hopefully it’s not taken down by some use violation, but it’s just more than 15 minutes and definitely worth a look. I really think she set the tone for the week.