Winter Olympics 2006

The games of the 20th Winter Olympiad are now under way! I'm so pumped, the Olympics, both summer and winter are some of the milestones that for me mark the passage of time. They are an event that my family and I all share as a common touch stone through out our lives. This will be the first Olympics that we will experience with High Definition Television. The images we saw last night were amazing. The opening ceremony last night was everything you would expect in an opening. The pageantry of the parade of athletes, with the pride of watching our team of young Americans walk in overflowing with hope and promise. The symbolism of the entrance of the Olympic flag and the arrival of the Olympic flame and the lighting of the Caldrine. An unexpected highlight was the inclusion of the Ferrari F1 team doing a mock pitstop on the 2005 F1 car, followed by a parade lap of the stadium and a max rev doughnut! The sound was awesome! I'm so ready now for the begining of competition this morning. The the games begin!