SPIT

maybe some linguistic genius can find a way to get another vowel in there....perhaps the ight base of a word was not a great one for this...in fact, lets can it and start a new one...thinking of a five letter word with more than one vowel....


MOUTH

HI Billy

Hope you have good progress with your aims! That sucks that you have rude colleagues that you must share space with. Probably they are jealous---you seem to have your act together, with your PhD, with your personal life, etc, and come across as a very balanced and kind person. This oddly may threaten people who feel insecure--about their study, about their personal life, or about life in general. It sounds to me like your approach of being civil and then just getting on with things is the best way to handle this! Let them stew in their own juice!

that should be MIGHT...

for some reason my edit function does not work??!!!

Tight

Wow--heart stopping action! US and Switzerland tied for first--Britain I think in fourth place behind Sweden in third. Wooohoo--more jumping tomorrow. This is great stuff!!!!!!!!!!

I have no idea the circumstances of Usain Bolt's family's financial well being. I do know that Jamaica is a developing nation and not a rich one. Soccer and basketball are some other sports that do not require much except a ball, some shoes, and a bit of open space to play.

For myself, I am thrilled of course that my own country is doing well in the Olympics, its hard to not have a bit of national pride. On the other hand, I think its equally wonderful to see the smaller countries without economic wealth doing well--the story of these atheletes making it to the Olympics shows what grit and determination can provide. Its heartwarming to see their success.

Athletes that are the product of efficient state machinery somehow do not give me the same heart warming emotion when they succeed.

While perhaps the Olympics becomes too much about nation v nation and not enough about just the sheer glory of this sporting event, its hard for me to not enjoy just watching people who are at the absolute pinnacle of talent and training doing their thing--whatever the sport. They make it look effortless...which belies the weeks, hours, months of training and work to get to where they are.

I have no idea the circumstances of Usain Bolt's family's financial well being. I do know that Jamaica is a developing nation and not a rich one. Soccer and basketball are some other sports that do not require much except a ball, some shoes, and a bit of open space to play.

For myself, I am thrilled of course that my own country is doing well in the Olympics, its hard to not have a bit of national pride. On the other hand, I think its equally wonderful to see the smaller countries without economic wealth doing well--the story of these atheletes making it to the Olympics shows what grit and determination can provide. Its heartwarming to see their success.

Athletes that are the product of efficient state machinery somehow do not give me the same heart warming emotion when they succeed.

While perhaps the Olympics becomes too much about nation v nation and not enough about just the sheer glory of this sporting event, its hard for me to not enjoy just watching people who are at the absolute pinnacle of talent and training doing their thing--whatever the sport. They make it look effortless...which belies the weeks, hours, months of training and work to get to where they are.

RIGHT

edit function doesnt want to be my friend today...

that should be from FIGHT to SIGHT (up)

oops!
so....

from LIGHT to
SIGHT!