> I don't know if anybody cares, but the Olympic
> torch is being run through my hometown
> today, and its route will bring it within a half
> mile of my workplace! I won't be able to go see
> it, but I still think it's pretty cool. They've got a
> whole series of articles about it and the
> people who are carrying it on the newspaper's
> web site.
>
> According to this schedule, the torch is
> supposed to be at the General Motors
> assembly plant, which is the location that's
> only .5 miles from where I work, right now. But
> according to the radio, the convoy is running
> late.

Wow! That's amazing. The Olympics are my favorite sporting events, and I saw the torch twice; once when it came to Baltimore, and once when it came to Philadelphia. I was very excited, since I was out of country the last time the Olympics came to the United States. Washington-Baltimore has an Olympic bid for the XXVII Olympiad in 2012, and the CEO of the bid committee was at the ceremony in Baltimore. I chatted with him for a little while, and when I mentioned that I collect Olympic pins, he gave me a pin for Washington-Baltimore 2012! I was very excited. Here's the link for the Washington-Baltimore bid's website, in case you're interested.