Tag: Vancouver 2010 Olympics
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“Oh… Canada …”
The 2010 Olympic Version when I was downtown Vancouver at Robson & Burrard. The G20 Version viewed online: I am baffled by the contrast, and saddened that humanity turns into this. Are we ever going to change?
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Moving Beyond Obstacles… thank you Paralympians & Olympians…
Wheelchairs, crutches, no arms, limping bodies, eyes not seeing, distortions, hidden prosthetics, and steady smiling faces that showed light, determination, and an aching to live to the utmost. That’s what I saw when the Paralympic Athletes, yes with a capital A, paraded before the Vancouver audience at the Opening Ceremonies. I wasn’t there, but instead…
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Vancouver Olympics Playtime…
When I first learned that the Olympics were coming to town, I was amongst those against the idea. I jumped on the “let’s get out of Dodge” attitude. As the Olympics drew closer the politics, the potential problems, and the ethical questioning also heightened. I wasn’t terribly positive. Then a strange thing occurred. Innocently, I…
