From the Beer Garden » Redeem Team http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com we drink, we dry up and crumble into dust Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:11:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/f0e1160b92c4dd2218528975f6eb01f9?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png From the Beer Garden » Redeem Team http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com And only two people died… http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/and-only-two-people-died/ http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/and-only-two-people-died/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:30:29 +0000 allfit2print http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com/?p=151 ]]>
Some old lady's home used to be there.

Some old lady's home used to be there.

The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics are officially over. And the USA won the medal count, but it was the Chinese who came away looking golden, with 51 gold medals. We’ll all remember Michael Phelps winning eight golds and shattering records, the Redeem Team getting to stamp Mission Accomplished on their marching orders, and a certain lightning Bolt, who came out of nowhere to claim the title of fastest man to ever live.

But we should also remember that these Olympics also cost two people their lives, and that the China we all saw on NBC’s nonstop coverage is not the China that its billion citizens experience each day. I’m glad it’s over, and I’m glad more people didn’t get hurt. Maybe that sounds glib, but probably not to Hugh McCutcheon.

]]> http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/and-only-two-people-died/feed/ 0 allfit2print Some old lady's home used to be there. The Spanish Connection http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/the-spanish-connection/ http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/the-spanish-connection/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:30:48 +0000 allfit2print http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com/?p=138 ]]>
a shiny silver medal after getting oh-so-close to pulling the upset over the Redeem Team.

Manu 2.0., aka Rudy Fernandez. Dig the Spanish-fro

Sergio might have to fight for PT now that the Bayless Era has begun, but wouldn’t it be nice to see some SportsCenter moments between the Blazers’ two Spaniards? Serg might never start in the NBA, but Rudy looks like a lock. Check out some mid-air connections below.

]]> http://fromthebeergarden.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/the-spanish-connection/feed/ 1 allfit2print a shiny silver medal after getting oh-so-close to pulling the upset over the Redeem Team.