Well, the Olympics are in full swing (and swim, and run, etc.), but watching the events has never been my thing. We did catch some highlights of the opening ceremonies that were very watchable though: the most impressive fireworks show I have ever seen, by a very wide margin. Normally fireworks on TV make me think it would be more impressive to be there in person, but in this case, it seemed the only vantage point better than TV may have been from an aircraft, as the show seemed to literally cover miles.

R.I.P.: Soul legend Isaac Hayes dies.

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