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Yes, the US won in the overall metal count. But China beat us in gold metals. Is this upsetting? Very. But there is some consolation that comes when considering which metals we won, and which on they won.
We won men and womens basketball!!! They won women's archery...
We won men and womens beach volleyball!!! They won women's badminton...
We DOMINATED in swimming. They dominated in table tennis.
Basically, most of the metals they won were events that shouldn't have been included in the Olympics. So really, did we get more real gold metals than China? You tell me.
We are in the middle of some exciting Olympics. Therefore this something that needs to be discussed. No, its not what you all think. I'm not going to go on about why Women's Badminton should not even be an event, nor will I complain about the fact that only the minor league baseball players go to represent the US. No, what I want to know is why there are so many different strokes for swimming.
Seriously though, we all know that if two people were racing to the other side of the pool neither one of them would choose to do the butterfly to get there. Why is there even a butterfly.
You don't see the skip, crab-walk, or backwards run as events in track and field. That's what they should do for swimming. They should let the athletes decide which stroke they want to do, but the first one there and back wins regardless. That would get rid of these shenanigans. Breaststroke? I don't think so.
Watermelon may very well be the best flavor. Why? Well, think about it. Watermelon itself is very good. (It's like you're eating and drinking at the same time). Then you got the watermelon Jolly Ranchers, which are excellent, watermelon Blow-Pops, Popsicles, basically anything with watermelon flavoring tastes good.
Apple flavoring is hit or miss. Grape either tastes really good or it tastes like cold medicine. A lot of the other ones don't even taste like a fruit, or anything else for that matter. Some companies have even given up trying to pretend that it has any real flavor to it so they just call it "blue" or "red" or whatever. Actually, not even the watermelon flavoring tastes like watermelon, but it does taste good.
Why do we start off with salad?
I agree that dessert should go last, because it is the easiest to find room for, but it makes more sense to eat the main dish first and then salad.
The main dish is what you need to fit down there. Salad is light, and easy to polish off after you've eaten the meat and potatoes. I mean, when you pack a suit case you don't throw a couple of shirts in first. You stick your shoes in there and books and anything else that takes up a lot of room that can't be squeezed in later...same basic principle.
I dunno, maybe most people aren't trying to figure out how to fit more food in their stomach.
I normally eat my corn in rows, left to right.
When I put my pants on, I put my left leg on first.
When I take them off, I take off my left leg first.
But, when I put my shoes on, I put my right shoe on first.
When I eat, I hold my fork in my right hand, and my knife in my left.
I normally sneeze in twos, and it's normally when I walk outside that I need to sneeze.
The toilet paper should roll forward, over the top, not behind like some people put it.
When I brush my teeth, I start on the bottom left.
I do everything right handed and right footed, but if I'm bored in class I take notes with my left hand to practice for when I break my hand or something, if that ever happens.
I part my hair on the left side, even though it always disappears after a couple of minutes.
The vision in my left eye is worse than in my right eye, but with my contacts in I see better with my left eye.
Weird huh?
Have you seen me? My name is Jon's cell phone.
This is all that is left of my phone...a picture of it, that isn't actually it, but one that looks just like it but newer that I found on the web.
If I were my cell phone, where would I be? I don't really know, because I've never been a cell phone before.
I do tend to lose things more than other people. I have lost lots of things out here at BYU; tons and tons of pens and pencils, my TI-83, my camera, a sweet highlighter that had a pen on it too, a pair of converse all-stars, my basketball shoes, a pair of jeans, a BYU t-shirt, a black belt, a BYU hoodie, two beanies (in one winter), my keys (many times), my wallet (especially during vacation; i've had to use my passport at least twice that I can remember as ID to get on a plane), my phone, my car (twice, for a while I thought it was stolen), a flash drive (got it back in the BYU lost and found), and my watch (got it back twice in the lost and found) to name a few.
I guess I'm scatterbrained. A lot of the time my hands just pick stuff up and put them places as I pace around (another habit of mine). My mind isn't even conscious of it.
I'm surprised I've never accidentally stolen something while shopping.
After much contemplation, I still can't figure out why people keep buying bottled water.
You can buy a bottle of water for up to a dollar at some places, so a gallon would be three or four dollars...That as much as gas costs. Gas!
I know we all need water to survive, but nobody needs to spend a dollar on a bottle of water. "What? Do you think water is just falling from the sky?" Yes! Water is the most abundant resource on the planet. It is literally everywhere. Some places in the world have so much water they are flooding, and they are trying to get rid of the water.
I know what some of you are thinking. "But I buy my water in bulk at Costco so it's only 30 cents a bottle." Well I've got secret for you. It's free! Just turn on the tap...
When we were little, my brothers and sisters and I would pick days that would be opposite day, and then we would say the opposite of what we meant to each other...Also a good way to get out of doing chores when you're asked.
Chew on this though; you can never say "It's opposite day" and not be lying.
