Almost forgot -- I was out running errands and came across several interesting bumper stickers, which I quote for your amusement:On a car with New Jersey plates: "KINKY GOVERNOR? WHY THE HELL NOT!" Ah, that McGreevey scandal is alive and al

The Republican National Convention has kicked off in the Big Apple, and I must confess, watching news coverage of the crazy protesters outside is almost better than watching pole vaulting. (Almost.)Last I heard, some hundreds of folks had been arrest

Now that the Games are over, I don't know what to do with myself! No equestrian events at 6 AM? No swimming at night? Nothing but regular programming on NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, and Telemundo! I've no sporting events to watch -- only the looming dis

Heartfelt congrats to Argentina are in order -- after over 50 years without an Olympic medal, today it has 2 gold medals to celebrate! One gold came in men's soccer (I didn't catch the whole game against Paraguay, just part) and the other in men's

Check out this little headline from the Taiwanese government website: "President Prays for God's Blessing for Taiwan."The blurb? Here goes:Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian prayed for God's blessing for Taiwan Saturday, saying

You know when you actually start DREAMING about the Games! I had the funniest dream last night. Remember how I said wow, the Italians are everywhere at the Games? Currently it's got 28 medals (9 gold), and are shooting for more.(Right now they're sti

It is a silver for Chih Hsiung Huang in the men's under 68-kilogram division. Congratulations!The medal count is now 5: 2 golds (taekwando), 2 silvers (1 taekwondo, 1 archery) and 1 bronze (archery). It's been quite a showing at the Games! I'm just s

A couple days ago, I posted up my picks for the bronze, silver, and gold medalists in Olympic judging lunacy. This seems to have been received with much amusement by my target audience, one member of whom wrote me: "Keep it coming!" And ala

It is actually COLD. It is AUGUST. What's going on????????I'm on campus and wearing normal clothes for what's supposed to be the dog days of August -- short sleeves and a khaki skirt and sandals. But noooooooooooooooo. I'm freaking freezing! In fact,

I spent most of the day glued to the TV. I don't consider myself a big sports fan, but I turn into some kind of sports-mad fiend during every minute of every Olympic Games. I don't know why exactly, but I just *do.* Yestrday was a fantastic day of sp

And not just 1, but 2 gold medals for Taiwan in taekwondo: Shih Hsin Chen in the women's 49-kilogram division and Mu Yen Chu in the men's 58-kilogram division. Congratulations!!!! FYI, Chen's medal was the first ever Olympic gold for Taiwan. You go,

Gentle reader, I meant to note this long ago, but just forgot. Do check out Google's main page! For every day of the Olympic Games, Google has a new Olympic-themed logo! On the first day, it showed playful Greek gods lighting the Olympic flame. Today

Just a couple days ago, I put up a little blurb about Taiwanese baseball. Then what do I read today but this little editorial: "Why Baseball is Important to Taiwan." Go read the thing.Play ball!

Boy, business seems to be doing rather well over there these days! The numbers have just come out.  Check this out:The island's export orders rose 27.83 percent to US$18.54 billion (NT$630 billion; euro 15.3 billion) in July, the highest value for a

Have you been watching the Italian Olympians in Athens lately? They are on a roll! I was watching the Italian men's volleyball team yesterday -- aside from being a team full of bronze Italian gods (just give 'em a good shower and a designer suit each

Because it sure seems like there's a ton of it going on at the Games. You know, I thought things had hit rock-bottom with the figure skating scandal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. But we all know what folks do when they hit bottom. They get

And now for a little blurb about Taiwanese baseball!Alas, the Olympic showing for the Taiwanese baseball team turned out to be disappointing. The team came up short (that loss to Italy was a shocker) -- though I'm not sure that the pitcher should tak

Well, I meant to keep count of all the Satan Coffee places I saw in Seattle, but wouldn't you know it, I've started losing track. (Reminds me a little of a great bumper sticker I saw: "Drink Coffee. Do Stupid Things Faster.")*BUT,* I kept

And just when we all thought the flap over the Taiwanese presidential election was all over and that Lien Chan had no more rabbits to pull out of his hat. But no, gentle reader! Here comes this nutty report that back in May, Lien Chan tried to jinx P

Korea won the gold by 6 points -- this just in from Athens. Still, a silver is a silver! That will be Taiwan's second medal in these Games.  Congrats to Team Taiwan! And here's a nice photo of the silver medalists, Wang Cheng Pang, Liu Ming Huang an

There's too much Seattle stuff for just one entry, so I'm going to break it up into little pieces. I'll just start off with what has got to be the best line spoken throughout the entire trip. The immortal orator? The Sibling, of course, via cellphone

I'm back from Seattle -- and not blogging on the trip just yet since I'm spending all my time now glued to the TV! (This morning -- rousing games of Asia-dominated table tennis.)But, some fantastic sports news from my little island: Yesterday, the Ta

Yeah, I know, counting medals isn't really supposed to be the goal of the Games. But everyone does it anyway. So I've availed myself of a cool little program that updates medal counts automatically to keep y'all amused in my impending absence. Enjoy!

Guess Beijing's Reaction!

I did say I'd do a post about the 75 Taiwanese athletes. Turns out the Taipei Times just did a writeup, saving me the trouble. Here it it, gentle reader!