Page Crawford @ the Games.
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The “Polympian”
Long plane rides can get cold. If they last 13 hours and you’re next to a behemoth man with his AC vent on high, they can get very cold. I always end up next to that man (be it my 6′5″ husband, or the 6′5″ 300lb man I had the good fortune of being paired [...]
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Pics: Great Wall, Olympic Green, Club Bud
I am literally running to the airport right this very second (but this won’t be the last post, don’t worry!), but wanted to get my pics from yesterday up before I took off. They’re pretty self-explanatory (especially if you use the hints I gave you in the title of this post (see how I look [...]
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All dressed up and no one to interview…
I just got stood up for an interview I’ve been trying to book since I got here 2 weeks (2 weeks?!) ago. His reason? “I… oh my gosh… I totally forgot to set my alarm.” Ummmm… did I mention it’s 2pm here? He continued on with, “… well I didn’t get in ‘til 7:30 this [...]
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“The First Family of Tae Kwon Do”
Steven, Mark, and Diana Lopez, aka “The First Family of Tae Kwon Do” make up the first family of 3 siblings to compete for the US in the Olympics since 1904. But back then, the sibs (the Tritschler gymnasts) came home empty-handed. The Lopezes, on the other hand, are expected to head back to Sugarland, [...]
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Interview with Michael Phelps!
No cutesy titles on this one. An interview with the biggest Olympics name since… well, since ever really… kinda speaks for itself. Don’t ya think?
2 days after breaking the Olympic record for most Gold Medals won by any athlete in one Olympics, Michael Phelps is larger than life. He’s also dieing for a huge burger [...] -
USA Softball vs. China (9-0 in 5 1/2 innings)
Read a v informative and V entertaining game recap right here. Here are my pics from the game:
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The “Silk Market” and Such…
I love to shop. Well, I at least like to shop. Kind of a lot. And I like to think I’m pretty good at it. But I met my match yesterday at the Silk Market in Beijing…
The so-called “Silk Market” is a 7-story shopping mall of sorts that sells everything from jewelry, to bed sheets, [...]
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