tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497220891386919340.post5323960139645234193..comments2024-01-25T00:27:26.716+08:00Comments on A Curmudgeon Abroad : Super Bowl SundayKaminogehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925637671913689331noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497220891386919340.post-50884801928617680592013-02-05T00:20:23.681+08:002013-02-05T00:20:23.681+08:00Jim,
whenever i see something about sports on TV,...Jim,<br /><br />whenever i see something about sports on TV, my eyes glaze over. my ears stop themselves up when i hear sports stuff, lol. last year we sent back our MOD box because we weren't watching it. when my wife called to tell CHT to come pick up the box, the woman from the company gasped "you mean you aren't watching Jeremy Lin on the MOD?" Hui-chen quipped "no, why should we?" i nearly died laughing, lol. i did hear about Wang, and as far as i'm concerned, he's just another cheating husband who's sorry now because he got caught (i'm looking at <b> you </b>, Tiger Woods!) but by and large, it's very easy to ignore Western stars of music and sports, which is a great relief to me personally :). i couldn't tell you what teams those 2 players are on, nor can i tell you what teams were in the SB. i honestly couldn't care any less about it.<br /><br />i hope it snows again soon so Amber can use her new sled! it must be agony knowing that she just missed it! that would be a great blog post!MJ Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16859263977094071677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497220891386919340.post-46087092664445160772013-02-04T20:54:32.326+08:002013-02-04T20:54:32.326+08:00That was supposed to be a hyphen, and not a minus ...That was supposed to be a hyphen, and not a minus mark. I didn't even notice it until you pointed it out. I'll replace it with a colon.<br /><br />Yes, Amber has the saucer. Unfortunately, the predicted snowfall didn't happen last night, so she's going to have to wait to try it out. Snow is called for this Friday, so we'll keep our fingers crossed.<br /><br />I didn't pay much attention to the Super Bowl myself, and I'm glad the Washington Redskins didn't make it, as the hype in this area would've been unbelievable. Although Taiwan doesn't get excited much over professional sports, you couldn't have missed all the excitement there in recent years over athletes such as Wang Chien-ming and Jeremy Lin. Wang I could understand, but I found the whole Lin phenomenon to be more than a little disturbing. The guy is as American as you and me, but because he has so-called "Taiwanese (or Chinese) blood" in him, he became one of "us" ("them"?). There was something more than a little unsavory about it all (through no fault of his own, I might add).Kaminogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925637671913689331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497220891386919340.post-26776711834302389722013-02-04T20:53:41.801+08:002013-02-04T20:53:41.801+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kaminogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925637671913689331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497220891386919340.post-74210265643518152502013-02-04T14:51:00.014+08:002013-02-04T14:51:00.014+08:00hi Jim. your post reminded me of the blissful ign...hi Jim. your post reminded me of the blissful ignorance i can enjoy here in Taiwan, without having to hear anything whatsoever about professional sports (they could all disappear from the earth and i wouldn't notice). i only learned of the SB a few days ago when someone mentioned it on Twitter. one of the things i like about Taiwan.<br /><br />i don't want to nitpick but you meant 33 degrees, not -33, which would really be something to experience!<br /><br />is Amber's snow sled one of those round saucer things? i would have enjoyed seeing her going down a hill on it.<br /><br />take care Jim.MJ Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16859263977094071677noreply@blogger.com