The opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics is set to air in the eastern US in a matter of moments. The parade of each country's athletes carrying their flags, a rainbow of global competition and friendly challenge is one of the most tangible expressions of universal cooperation we see. Wars are left at home and the only tension is in the thrill of competition. To that end, here are the top 10 globally important Olympians and events to watch — where the outcomes may just change the course of humanity. For a brief shining moment on the medal stand, at least.
My girlfriend just called to ask me what I was doing tonight and I excitedly said nothing! She couldn't have been more shocked and told me that if she didn't have plans on a Friday night, she'd automatically be depressed. Of course, she was exaggerating, but her reaction got me thinking. Truth be told, there have been times that I've gone out of my way to find a partner in crime to paint the town red with, but other times, the couch and a long bath is what takes precedent. Of course, it depends on my mood, but overall, tell me, do you feel blue if you don't have weekend night plans?
As I sat counting up all of your sensational comments for the month of July, I found my mind wandering to campaign finance reform (hey, it's an occupational hazard . . .) and thinking, I know there's a maximum personal contribution to candidates, and then I thought "there's one profession that gets well paid enough to max out in every election — modeling." Then of course my mind wandered (counting is, after all, dull) to my favorite models. I think I picked this one: Gemma Ward. She's pretty and could definitely teach me a thing or two about financing a campaign. I bet.
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I'm posting this not so much because I think it is an interesting video (yawn), or that I'm impressed with this guy's how-to-impress-chicks coin trick (snooze), but rather because he motivated me to look up a word I've heard before but never really knew what it meant. He refers to women as "breezies," and the Urban Dictionary (I know, I'm a dork), told me it's a word combing "broad" and "easy." Ha! If these broads were so easy, dude, you wouldn't have to get drunken tips from some loser at a bar about how to pick them up with party tricks. (Breezy is now my new fave word for men I meet in bars, incidentally.)
Lee Angel
Oscar De La Renta
Benefit