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2016 in Twenty Twelve
In “preparation” for the 2012 Olympics in London, the BBC put together a “documentary show” titled Twenty Twelve. It followed a dysfunctional version of the London Olympic organizing team during the five hundred days leading to the games opening ceremonies. … Continue reading
The Olympic Competition Often Overlooked
SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE SURPRISED to find out that I enjoy watching the Olympics. I suppose you could draw a couple of conclusions from that. But I’ve been a fan of the Olympics since at least 1984. I was … Continue reading
Olympic Finish and Olympic Start
EVERY SPRING SEMESTER I spend time asking seniors open-ended questions. One question that I always look forward to involves the senior going back in time and getting to say one thing to their first-day-of-freshman-year self. In almost every class there … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 