Watching paint dry...

We were watching the Olympics the other day, and one of the events they were showing was the women's marathon. I don't remember what distance it was, but I know the time was something like 3.5 hours or something ridiculous like that. Anyway, while we were channel surfing to find something else, Loren commented that watching the marathon was like watching paint dry. Although I watched the end of the marathon later, I will admit he had a good point.

Fast-forward to today, and I found something even more (insert sarcasm here) fascinating to watch than a marathon. Apparently now speed-walking is now an Olympic sport under the guise of track and field. Who knew? Those girls walk faster than I can run, and it looked really goofy, but it was even more like watching paint dry than a marathon. I thought they would never finish. I kept watching in the hopes that NBC would air something more exciting, but nothing else came on. *YAWN* I would have gladly watched all the judo competitions if it meant I wouldn't have to watch speed-walking. Too bad NBC only aired judo online.

It may be that all games are silly. But then, so are humans. ~Robert Lynd