The Olympics have suckered me in. I stayed up well past midnight to watch
Swimming and women’s gymnastics and will pay the price for lack of sleep today. You had to feel sorry for 20-year old gymnast Alicia Sacramone, who probably cost the US a gold medal in the gymnastics team competition when she fell on the balance beam and during the floor exercise. However there is no shame in winning the Silver medal behind the Chinese and at least the Americans look like young women as opposed to elementary school students.
As for Michael Phelps….well there’s not much more to say. My wife did ask me last night how come we have not seen any stories on Mark Spitz since his name and 7 gold medals from 1972 are mentioned every time Phelps hits the pool. Maybe they are saving something for when Phelps win his 7th or 8th gold medal.
These gas prices are a real bargain. Don’t you feel great about paying only around $3.60 a gallon? By the way the average price in New Jersey last August was more than a dollar a gallon less that what we’re now paying.
Bob Costas may be in Beijing but I’ll be in Lavallette tonight when Salty’s hosts the Jersey Shore Hermit Crab Championships. I’m told perennial power “Cappuccino” has come in from Texas to take on all challengers and win another title. The competition gets underway at 7pm at the popular restaurant and ice cream parlor on Route 35 North.
The New York Mets bullpen actually got the final six outs and secured a win last night over Washington. What a miracle.
The Lakewood BlueClaws will host Hockey Night on Thursday when they close out their series with the Savannah Sand Gnats, who are a Mets affiliate. Ocean County’s own Jim Dowd and Riley Cote of the Philadelphia Flyers will be signing autographs and fans will get to see how fast they can shoot a slap shot. The BlueClaws are only a game out of first place in the South Atlantic League’s Northern Division with 19 games left to play.
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