Winter Olympics

Why do they call it the ‘Winter Olympics’ instead of the ‘Nordic Games’? Who else skis around with guns on their backs? And where else can you find fifty-three-year-old men in spandex swooshing down a chute or elderly couples in sequined attire appearing for the fifth time in the ice-dancing? Skiers competing in tiaras, string of pearls and gaudy jewelry? And how about the ironic twist of white teens competing with fashions popularized by incarcerated black teens.

Speaking of which, a black American man won an individual gold for the first time ever and his white teammate, who already won gold, called him selfish for pulling out of the relays – thereby denying the teammate a chance for more gold. Apparently, greed is better than selfish.

The ‘Winter Olympics’ imply that there is a ‘Summer Olympics’ held in equatorial countries under Saharan conditions. The Emirates can afford to make that happen and you can bet it will be indoors and fully air conditioned. Denver happens to be the only city smart enough to have turned down these bombastic extravaganzas so as not to be saddled with debt for generations to come.

The frozen spectacle is an expensive energy-consuming joke. Where else can losers in the Summer-games win Olympic medals? Eddie the Eagle and the Jamaican bobsled team are what we’ve come to expect but, this time the $6,000 computerized curling brooms stole the show at the Nordic Games.