I used to wrestle for Boulder High way back when (2000-2004). When at BHS I also wrestled for Colorado Team Excel, coached by Steve Knight. At the time Steve was also an assistant coach to the US Wrestling Team in Colorado Springs. About a month ago I shot him an email asking how I could [...]

I went to my first Olympic event ever yesterday. My good friend, Theron Haan, whom you might remember from a previous post, gave me call and invited me to go to the fencing (sabre) quarter and semi-finals. As it turns out, Andrea Lagan, the US Fencing Team Director of Sports Performance and a Team Manager, [...]

I decided to show you in person the censorship issues in China. Here’s a quick example of how “sensitive” searches can kick you off sites like Wikipedia and Google. Pretty good all around example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bck3Zoattg
(It took me many hours to put this post up. The internet was a lot slower when I was editing this [...]

Today is the day of the Opening Ceremony. The entire country has been on a national countdown to this moment. The tension and excitement is almost palpable. Two years ago I remember sitting in the back of a taxi cab staring at the Olympic rings, or in a gym where a TV had been set [...]