OK, I'm getting into this discussion late but I have to comment. I came down with the flu just as the olympics started and in fact missed an entire week of work. While at home, all by myself (anybody feeling sorry for me yet?), I watched CNBC and MSNBC all day and saw a LOT of curling. The most amazing thing to me is that the "rocks" weigh 42 pounds! Try sliding a 42 pound rock down a sheet of ice and make it stop where you want it to! I was hooked by the end of the first week. Since there are three NBC stations in my area (NBC, MSNBC, CNBC) we occasionally had to choose which olympic sport we were going to watch. Let me tell you, it was a hard sell to my wife to leave skating for curling but being sick, I got my way a lot!! :)

I will say this though, by this past Sunday, I was getting a little tired of getting beaten by the Canadians!!! The women for the Curling bronze, the men AND women for the hockey Gold!!! *BG*

Anyway, hats off to the GB/Scottish gold medalists, the Swiss Silvers, and of course the Canadians for the bronze!!! And we'll see ya in Italy! *BG*

Frank