14-year-old Shaun White gives 9 wise words
A 2001 interview shows quite a bit of wisdom from the 14-year-old Shaun White. Points like respect for elders, being willing to admit what he doesn’t know, and the importance of community.
Olympics
The best Winter Olympics country ever: Norway
When we think of Winter Olympics, the first country that should come to mind—NORWAY.
Idea: each country in the Olympics to have their own mascot
Each country’s mascot would demonstrate the unique artistry from every culture.
Olympic athletes that play the violin
Which Olympic athletes that play the violin? Six athletes from the 2018 Winter Olympics list playing the violin as one of their hobbies. Spanning countries of Estonia, USA, Canada, France, and Kazakhstan, they include a flag bearer and a bronze medal winner! 1. Saskia Alusalu The first one on our list is Saskia Alusalu, the flag …
Host your own Olympics in Chicago today
Today Chicago could have been hosting the Olympics. Back in 2007 when Chicago was making the Olympic bid, the city was covered in posters promoting the Chicago bid. I went around the city photographing the posters. Ask any Chicagoan today about the Chicago bid, and you’ll most likely get the response about all money it …
Nine countries had their Independence Day during the 2012 Olympics
Imagine your country celebrating their Independence day while the Olympics are happening. And then what if a country won a gold medal on their Independence day and had their flag raised with their national anthem playing? Here’s how the countries performed with Independence days during the Olympics: July 28 – Peru: 0 medals August 1 …
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Every citizen should wear a gold medal during the Olympics
(photo from bikesoup) Let’s say a country had a tradition during the Olympics where all their citizens wore gold medals to support their Olympic athletes. People wear baseball caps and tshirts of their favorite teams. Everyone should wear a gold medal during the Olympics. Everyone would be so uplifted wearing a gold medal around town. …
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Alternative Olympics ideas: art, poetry, classic toys, circus, pigeon, car racing, janitorial
I’m going to miss the Olympics when they are over. There should be a two-week competition in something happening all the time. And there should be a channel dedicated to it all the time. Ideas: Two weeks of art competition Two weeks of poetry competition Two weeks of yo-yoing It helps when there’s lots of different …
2010 Winter Olympic Mascots in 1400 Gallery
I bought my niece all the plush mascots keychains from the 2010 Winter Olympics. To make mailing stuffing to keep them from jostling around, I made 11×17 xerox enlargements of each figure. A couple extra copies were made to hang up in the 1400 Gallery. The tiny cute little keychain mascots become much bigger. A …
Chicago 2018 Winter Olympics bid
2018 Winter Olympics bids were due yesterday. Only three cities put their hat into the ring: * Munich, Germany * PyeongChang, South Korea * Annecy, France How about Chicago, USA? Next to my apartment building is an empty lot. I volunteer that plot of land for the curling events in Chicago’s 2018 Winter Olympics bid.
Invent an Olympic sport from one of your daily activities
A couple of days ago Vocalo.org asked, “If you invented an Olympic sport from one of your daily activities what would it be?” My response: CTA stair races. Both up and down the stairs. I will defeat ANYONE. BRING IT ON. In fact, here’s a video of me running down the Brown line Western station …
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