tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post1782217399915068303..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "An American Discomfort"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-78640855107502118582010-03-02T12:23:34.173-08:002010-03-02T12:23:34.173-08:00Which brings us back to the prom date situation. ...Which brings us back to the prom date situation. How big was the class?<br /><br />"First isn't everything."<br /> -- Richard Burton.<br /><br />Olympics were swell! Exactly the right everything. Just another thing to envy Vancouver for.A. Buck Shortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-87188070656948233852010-03-02T08:46:03.419-08:002010-03-02T08:46:03.419-08:00I had missed the game Sunday but had arrived in a ...I had missed the game Sunday but had arrived in a restaurant apparently just after the game had ended. There were several TVs on in the restaurant, all with the sound off and all showing the players on the ice awaiting their medals. At first, I wondered who had won: the Canadians (paticularly Crosby) looked happy and the Americans looked ... stoic? Nope, turned out the Americans were sad and seemed maybe even a little angry. <br /><br />I felt like: You guys can't even smile a little? Sure it's disappointing not to win the gold, but you made it to the finals! And it's not as if you lost to some Cold War enemy ... you lost to your greatest ally.<br /><br />P.S. Major kudos to Canada for the classy and entertaining closing ceremonies.Joey Cnoreply@blogger.com