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Registration open for York County Senior Games
It’s not the London Olympics, but the York County Senior Games are quickly approaching, too.
The 11th annual event organized by the York County Area Agency on Aging features some Olympic sports as well as some other activities: bowling, bocce, triathlon, mini golf, horseshoes, shuffleboard, throws, basketball hot shots, poker and Wii bowling.
The events run June 18 to 23. Learn how to register or find out more about the event over on the Smart blog.
What will be the curling of the summer Games?
I usually work the “second shift” at the Daily Record/Sunday News, which means I’m generally on the clock between the hours of 4 p.m. and 1 a.m., give or take.
Canada's Marc Kennedy throws during the men's gold medal curling match against Norway at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. (AP Photo/Robert Bukaty)
During the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, I preferred to watch the televised Games coverage over my usual TV choices (reruns, bad reality TV, etc.). But because of my work schedule, and the time difference between York and Vancouver, my options were limited. I started watching curling because, frankly, it was the only thing on TV when I was home.
It took me a few hours to figure out the rules. (I guess I could have looked them up, but that seemed like too much work. Whatever.) But I was fascinated. There was so much strategy, so many variables, and it all happened in seemingly slow motion, so that your heart would break when the rock slid 2 inches off target.
It was awesome.
So as the 2012 Games approach, I’m wondering which lesser-known sport will be the one to command my attention in the summer.
The easy target is handball. Continue reading
will.i.am tweets, moonwalks his way through the Olympic torch relay
The Olympic torch relay’s 8,000-mile route makes it tough to pinpoint every memorable participant. But rapper will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas grabbed some headlines Monday by first burying his nose in his phone to tweet his turn carrying the torch. I love how excited he looks in this photo he tweeted:
Here we go…about to start #runningthetorch yfrog.com/oecvopej
— will.i.am (@iamwill) May 21, 2012
Then, after jogging a few steps, he turned backwards and started moonwalking in a tribute to the late Michael Jackson. This clip had the best view of the moonwalking that I could find on youtube:
“I moonwalked on the torch run. I was thinking ‘me and Michael’ … I don’t want to Tom Jones it right now,” he said. “Me and Mike were really close and he would have been proud that I ran the torch, so I thought why not moonwalk it a couple of steps while running with the torch.”
He seems generally excited to be there, which I think is one of the coolest things about the Olympics.
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