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Re: What's happening on the web!
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j_lo
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Re: What's happening on the web!
At this very moment, New Jersey is the perfect place for winter sports. The snow coming down is more like slush once it hits the ground; but either way, the weather embodies that of the Winter Olympics. It got me thinking about the event I caught during the games the other night.
For some reason I couldn't fall asleep and went from watching college basketball hi-lights on ESPN to curling on the Olympics. Now yes, when I first heard of curling as a sport in the Olympics, I'm not ashamed to admit that I thought of curling as in what weightlifters do - ya know, I had a vision of a bodybuilder in a gym wearing a Hulk Hogan-like shirt, sitting on a weight bench, bent over leaning on one leg making that 'I'm a serious weightlifter' face, literally 'curling' a dumbbell that weighs about as much as I do. Well, I quickly learned thanks to my boss that curling in the Olympics wasn't that kind of curling.
And after watching a round of it the other night, I was way off! The best way I can describe my take of curling is having immense patience and accuracy. As the Paralympic Games kick off on March 12, wheelchair curling is one sport athletes compete in. I just read up on it on the Paralympics website and watched a video on it where it is described as a "game of strategy and precision." Take a look at it - It's pretty awesome to learn about a sport, or any topic, you know nothing about!
Stay warm everyone and don't hesitate to reply back about your thoughts on curling! (I know I can't be the only one out there who thought curling only took place at the gym!)
Janelle
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