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I’ve got to hand it to the Chinese: they do things big.  I had figured that the opening ceremonies of the Olympics today would be spectacular, and though I haven’t seen the television coverage yet, the photographs already released are almost beyond belief.  Frankly, they make all other Olympic host cities look like amateurs.  Look at this photo and tell me they haven’t channeled Close Encounters of the Third Kind, or this one and tell me anybody else could do that.  No way.

I have been so eager for these Olympic games, and I intend to watch a lot–and I mean a lot–of TV coverage.

UPDATE: Last night I did watch the prime time replay of the opening ceremony, and it defied belief.  The moving boxes and thousands of drummers were incredible.  The entire production was simultaneously spectacular and intimidating.  These people will one day be our masters.

Filed under: Current Events, Sports on August 8th, 2008