Day 01 - Opening Ceremonies

It was a bit of a shock that the first story I read on the NY Times this afternoon was about the death of the Georgian luger during a training run at Whistler. What a horrible way for the Olympics to start, and the opening ceremonies haven't even been held yet. This evening I went to the pool to swim laps instead of watching the ceremonies. I caught the first few minutes on a tv when I was shopping. I'm sure it was quite entertaining, if you're into that sort of thing. I've never been a fan of opening and closing ceremonies and found even the few minutes that I saw quite tedious. Maria went over to a neighbour's house and watched the whole thing, though. She thought it was outstanding.