The World Coming Together In Peace...

...but you can only see it on NBC.

What the Eff?

Has it always been like this? I feel like the Olympics used to have better, and maybe more, television coverage. I could be wrong. This may be the first time I've (tried to watch) the Winter Olympics in about 20 years. But in Olympic years that's not as long as it sounds.

My son, now eight years old, was finally old enough to express interest. But instead of learning about Winter sports, team camaraderie, and friendship among nations, he learned that he may be the only 8 year old who goes to bed before 8 pm. Due only to the fact that his school district takes off an entire week for President's Day (now week) he was able to catch a couple of rounds of Curling on CNBC. His question mirrored mine exactly: What IS that? He turned to me and said, "I think they sweep the floor in front to move the dirt so the ball can go farther." That may be as close to the truth as we'll ever get. God help me if that becomes his chosen sport. I prefer my temperate climate, thank you very much, and unless there is a gymnasium floor, or grass, version of curling, he ain't playin' it. Or doing it. Or curling it, or whatEver it's called.