Olympic Fashion Report
I had to chime in about the Olympic Ceremonies after my wife forced me to watch Project Runway the other day. The contestants had to design the USA’s Olympic uniform. Of the 8 or so designs, only 2 were any good. Then, we saw the ceremony last night and realized that a 25% hit rate was rather high. Here are some highlights from last night’s fashion parade:
First off – Denmark.
Did everyone just get rescued off an island like “Cast Away”?
And what happened to Hungary’s ladies?
Look! My grandmother and her Bridge club made the Olympic team!
Of course there was Japan and the USA with their battling “Flight Attendant” outfits.
But despite all the odd fashion, the best story was of 9-year old Lin Hao who survived the massive earthquake in China.
20 of his 30 classmates had been killed in the quake, but Lin Hao went back to rescue 2 more classmates. Why? Because he was a hall monitor and he felt it was his duty to help his classmates.
Awesome.
And being from Houston and knowing Yao Ming’s contributions to our community as well as in his homeland in China, it was a great sight to see the giant athlete walk with the tiny hero.
Just for fun:
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