Olympic obsevations

I'm so tired. I've been up past midnight every night since to Olympics began, and getting up at 5:30 am for work. They really need to make this a month long competition so they can show all of the highlights at a more reasonable hour. As soon as I receive a letter back from the International Olympic Committee, I'll let you know when this will happen. I think it's a brilliant idea. Here are a few things that have stood out to me, and I'm sure you've seen them.

1. Michael Phelps, WOW! Nuff said.
2. Female beach volleyball outfits. WOW!!!! Nuff said.
3. I think along with steroid testing, they need to inspect the shoes of the Jamaican 100 meter sprinter. I'm pretty sure there are little rockets in there. He quit running with 15 or 20 meters to go and STILL broke the world record. Shit that's fast. I'm pretty sure I would just be limping out of the blocks as he finished the race, if I were to take him on. I think I'll save that embarrassment for something a little less obvious.
4. Back to volleyball, but this time indoors. I played sand volleyball (we don't call it "Beach" volleyball in Iowa, since there is no beach) for about 15 years and loved it, but if I had to play indoors with these people, they would kill me. I can't see the ball half of the time they hit it so hard.
5. I watched 2 interviews with the William's sisters after they won their gold in doubles tennis and I must say they were very happy to be representing the US and bringing home the gold. For two people that have won a ton of money, they put their Olympic gold at the top of the "favorite win" list. I was proud of them, for what ever that's worth.
6. US women's softball. Can we give the teams they play a 3 run head start? The US is crushing their opponents and I think it would be a nice gesture if we spotted them 3, so the US would only win 7-3, instead of 7-0. Just a thought.
7. I've been pretty impressed with the US men's basketball team, both on the floor with their play and their respect of the other teams and countries. It was nice to see the national anthem being play in game one against the Chinese and every player on the US had their hands on their hearts. Bravo!
8. Speaking of that, I have seen a lot of people with their hands on their hearts. I'm not sure if they were coached on that by the US Olympic committee or not, but it is awesome to see.

I'm sure I will have more, but I need a nap before the evening sesion begins.