Sports

Chicago Olympics, 2016

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Chicago is one of the finalists to get the Summer Olympics for 2016. The other three finalists are Tokyo,  Rio de Janeiro (I had originally listed Buenos Aires, but was corrected – my mistake), and Madrid. A decision will be made in October of 2009.

As my wife and I were driving home from vacation last week, we had a chance to chat in the van while the kids were sleeping. The topic of the Olympics came up, after we heard a report from Beijing on the radio. Conversation got around to the bid by the city of Chicago to host the 2016 Summer games.

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ChicagoBoyz Physical Fitness Series, Continued…

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Over the past year or two we have seen here the feats of physical prowess that  our crew of bloggers here are capable of.   Not mentioned yet  are the mental aspects of physical fitness.

From vacation last week I give you an example of the high level of concentration required to be an elite athlete.   Note the form, and the proper position taken.   And all of that after a day on the beach and several beers consumed.

As an added bonus, you can see the swimsuit that is sure to gain you the attention of all the ladies.   Fortunately my wife was there to fight them off and ensure that I was able to have a relaxing time.

proper croquet form

Beijing 2008, The Games

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I am a sports junkie. Since I have been a wee lad I have loved sports and followed them. Watching them on TV has a somewhat calming effect on me, or lets me blow off steam. I get to escape the realities of my world for a few hours.

Since I have been alive I have enjoyed the Olympics, Summer and Winter. The drug scandals and other controversies such as fixed judging and other things like that piss me off, but I always end up coming back. I just love sports.

I would like to take you on a tour of the events that are featured at the Summer Olympics this year, and make a comment or two on them.

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Good Karma

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I got slagged like never before in my posts about copyright infringement here and here.   Eventually I came to the realization that I was wrong in my practice, no matter how hard I wanted to justify it.   It killed me, but I decided to stop watching the show through the illegal means.

Well, I see today that one of my favorite networks, Versus, is going to be airing the very show that I never thought I would get to see, Contender Asia.   They will call it Contender Muay Thai over here.   Unfortunately I  know who the eventual winner is,  from my normal surfing in the  Muay Thai and fighting forums.   Sometimes maybe there is good karma to be had.   I can’t wait.

NFL Economic Bizarro World

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Carl and I have pounded practically everyone we know with the total economic sense shown by Billy Beane, GM of the Oakland Athletics mapped out in the outstanding book Moneyball. If you haven’t read it, you should. The book is a very easy read and quite entertaining even if you are not into baseball. Perfect summer reading.

I don’t want to ruin any of the book for those planning on reading it, but past this point will reveal a few spoilers to help me make a larger point.

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