Michael Phelps is an American Swimmer. That felt good to type - and it is sweet music to American Olympians. His story is remarkable. Some questions are posed because of changes in the technology of swim wear and the configuration of the pool in Beijing - we’ll get to those issues in a moment - first a little background on Michael Phelps. I am watching Phelps compete as I type - and will post the moment the race is over.

HE HAS DONE IT! Michael Phelps has TEN individual Gold Medals!

From Answers.com:

No one really knows. Or if they do they don’t agree with others equally confident of their knowledge. There are some things we can know - for instance, people are generally afraid of anything they do not understand. We step on harmless spiders and kill friendly snakes because we do not understand.

Many of us have now watched the National Geographic specials on “The Ten Most Venomous Snakes,” or some derivative of that idea. We know snakes can kill, but do we also know that most snakes do not kill people - but rather help keep the ecology balanced by playing their role in the food chain?

I really like these folks. This music dates me for sure - but I believe the songs are relevant yet today. If you are not a fan of the Bee Gees just skip on to our next post.

Words:

To Love Somebody:

How Deep is Your Love:

You Should Be Dancing - Saturday Night Fever Video

China has given the world a demonstration of their claim on the future. The opening ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics are unrivaled - and will remain unrivaled for generations. The grandeur of the Chinese coming out party was a delicate mix of technology and humanity.

At the center of the spectacle was “The Bird’s Nest.” The Olympic Stadium is a technological marvel, designed ironically to showcase human endeavor. The opening ceremonies highlighted this harmonious marriage. Fifteen-thousand individual people participated as actors on the world stage. The showcase of fifteen thousand people acting harmoniously to accomplish the visual effect of a single motion gives hope to the future of mankind.