I managed to catch part of the opening ceremony of the Olympics while at the gym today. I have to tell you, I was really gushing with pride. Even teared up a few times. What I saw, I thought was tasteful, varied, talented, and accomodating to many of the different nationalities that make up our great country. I loved seeing so many maple leafs! And KD Lang. What a voice! And in light of the horrific death of the luger from Georgia, everyone in that stadium did Canada and the Olympics proud with their respect.
It disturbs me to see people looking to find fault. I'm hearing comments that there was too much French. That English should have been spoken first, before French. Why do we have to complain? Can we not just, for once, celebrate our amazing country, and take pride that for the next couple of weeks, we get to shine in the world's spotlight?
We have so much to be thankful for in Canada. For some, maybe they should leave the country for awhile to see just how good we do have it. Then, maybe some of the frivolous whining will stop about which language should come first.
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Ah, the ceremony was a delight. I enjoyed the poetry of the language, so perhaps I, too am in the minority. Such beautiful voices encompassed the evening event and the moment of silence gave me chills. Canada has been a great host & look forward to some exciting competition.... GO WORLD!!!
WE have 3 gold medal Olympians from our city of London Kathy. It has been a great year for all of them. I hope they will be well recieved when hey return to London, and i know they will. I am far from an ice dancing fan but it was great to watch. And im sure you heard the story of Joannie Rochette she is by far the Queen of these games..
I hope you are safe Kathy, i hear sumatra had a earthguake.
This is what i got off the ticker on CP24....6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia; no widespread tsunami threat.
Take Care Kathy and stay safe.
Hey Inga, Weren't the games great! I only wish I had a chance to see that gold medal hockey game between Canada and the US. Such a rivalry!
Blake--yes, London did the country proud didn't it? I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it now.
As for earthquakes, no problem here. We get them every once in a while (had a couple this past week actually). The trick is to not become complacent---they're kind of like our smoke alarms going off. No one pays much attention until it's a big one! Thanks for your concern!
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