The Best Olympics Drama So Far.

For a while now, I've been a secret fan of swimming. Especially when it comes to the Olympics. I'm usually forced to watch a few bouts of women's gymnastics but I get fired up for only a few events: track and field (100m, 200m and 400m particularly), the "Redeem" team, and swimming (again, the sprints and relays).

Last night, the USA men's team arrived at the stadium as the underdogs. Previously, the heavily favored French team was asked about "The Americans" and responded: "The Americans? We're going to crush the Americans. That's what we came here for." As you can imagine, that got back to the four swimmers of the USA team: Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak. And while Phelps is a monster, the real story turned out to be Lezak.

Before the race, the NBC commentators are heard saying: "I don't know, Dan, every time I do this, it's the French." From the start, the race was close, the Americans and French trading the leak back and forth. But the French edged ahead, and as the Even as the anchor, Lezak, dove in, the commentators started hedging, saying, "I just don't think he can (close the gap)." Clearly they didn't expect this.

[Spoiler: Lezak opens up an aquatic can of whoop-ass.]

Samuel Timothy Ryan

Our second son, Samuel Timothy Ryan, was born at 1:12 pm on July 22nd.  He was born at 32 weeks and is currently in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).  Thankfully, he is breathing on his own, but due to the fact his lungs are so young, they are helping him with a CPAP (forced air) machine.  He's been on and off of it for the past 24 hours.  He's been taking feedings through a tube into his stomach and an IV.  

Poor Witch

Poor Witch
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I killed the Wicked Witch of the East on the way to work. I stuffed her in my trunk and kept going.

I love Pebble Beach

Dad & I on 18.
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I've been to Pebble Beach twice now. The first time, my wife and I stayed in a B&B in Carmel where our room was barely larger than the bed and the bathroom was smaller than my closet at home. But we pulled the trip off on a budget.

The second time, we stayed (in style) at the Inn at Spanish Bay. One word: Killer. We went with my parents and took our 1 year old who loved the experience.

We're headed back in August... I can't wait.