rant: Some of the best USA basketball players think the Olympics are below them and didn't show up to play on the team. Its unbelievable how we are losing.

rave: The opening ceremony was FANTASTIC. The best I have ever seen.

Rave: How 'bout that Paul Hamm? What a great comeback!

Rant: My friends get to see my oldest daughter in Missouri Sunday and meet her suitor before we have had the privilege!

Rave: They get to deliver our care package, though.

Lee Ann

Rave: I'm off this weekend AND Monday!! Woo hoo!! (I worked last weekend).
Rant: A lot of fights on Fodors lately. It's like a bad accident. You know you should not look but you keep on looking when you see there were more replies. You keep telling yourself not to look and not to say anything, but then you fail at some point.
I admit I egged on one person on one of threads. It was just irresistible (I think that last line was kind of a rave).
Rave: I still love Fodors and PLEASE try NOT to get a fight going on this thread!

Rave: It's Friday, and we have a weekend full of plans with good friends.

Rant: Another fund raiser brought home by son last night...makes it one per each of my kids (3) last week...atleast I'm batting 1000!

Rave: It's the DH's birthday! Woo-hoo! He's excited, thank goodness.

Rave: Headed to the mountains tomorrow to meet my oldest and dearest friends. Grew up across the street from each other and now we live 300 miles apart.

Rant: It's supposed to rain all weekend!

Rave: Irishfest this weekend! My 20th year as a volunteer bartender at the best party in Milwaukee. I can't tell you how much fun this always is.

Rant: Clearly we are never going to get a real summer. It's cold, cold, cold!

RAVE: Lost two more pounds this past week, that's 15 pounds in two months!!! (And I've been "on vacation" traveling frequently in that time so I think I'm learning to "live and eat moderately!")

RANT: Sick with sore throat, congestion in August, for Pete's sake!

RAVE: Carly Patterson and the USA gymnasts!!!!!!

RANT: People who are just plain MEAN, and enjoy it! More around than we think....... (Sorry, family issues!)

RAVE: The great ones on this Fodor's board!

Happy Friday, all!

Rave: The Olympic coverage (with the exception of Bob Costas) is so goofy it makes it even more entertaining!

"Here comes a Skill!! OH NO!!! It's a Skill AND and Element!! This is just riveting!!!! This is as THRILLING as I've ever seen!!!"

Rant: The death count from Charley keeps climbing. Please stop.

Rave: Buying gas for $1.689 a gallon in Roswell, GA on Tuesday.
Rant: Paying $2.299 a gallon earlier this montn in East Hampton.

Hmmm let me think...

Rant: Me and the intern are stuck in the office stuffing 1200 envelopes for an event while the rest of the office is in a "Sales Offsite meeting" at our boss' house in the Hamptons.

Rave: At least I have summer Fridays!!

Rave: My BF comes back today after being in South Jersey for a week for sales training.

Rant: That it's hot and sticky and humid today and supposed to rain tomorrow. I was hoping to take advantage of the pool at some point!

Rave: After this weekend I should have nothing left at my old apartment.

Rave: Have a party to go tomorrow.

Rave: Got Yankee tickets for Sept. 2nd, box seats for $20.

Rave: I am finally figuring out my way around Long Island after being a Brooklyn girl all my life.

Everyone have a great weekend!! TGIF!!

Rave: The cranky posters still seem to be in bed this morning!

Rave: My 8 year old son tests for his first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do tonight.

Rant: Can't decide if we should buy a generator or not...stupid hurricanes.

Rave; Carly Patterson took all-around gold, only second US woman to do so.

Rant: Posters said "who?" - and even worse, reportedly make mojitos with sweet 'n low!

Rant: The Olympic judge who tried to steal Piersol's gold medal last night.He should be banned for life.

it's the weekend!! ><

rave: been more conscience of my diet this week...seems to be working, i feel better!

rave: 10 days to vermont getaway!

rave: it's my mans birthday this weekend. reservations at a super place are made!!

rant: have saved to pay for said dinner.
very broke all summer, but i still have what i need. quot;>

rant: haven't been to the beach in some time...next weeks rave...planned beach weekend?

rant: despite myself...certain annoying posters in the carribean forum who just won't let up!

rave: who can complain?

RAVE: Our hometown boy Michael Phelps! Everyone in Baltimore is so excited about how well he's done. We're so proud of him.

Rave: No hurricane this week. I now have power. Clean up is going great.
Rant: I still have no cable so cannot watch the Olympics.

Happy Friday everyone

Rave: The Olympics! I want everyone to win

What was the story with that judge??
Rave:
The fun of planning a trip to Portland Oregon. The anticipation of seeing friends there. The anticipation of cooler weather!!!
No Rants, it is too early yet

Rant: My DH leaves to teach in London for a term.
Rave: I visit him in October
Rave: our Macedonian "son" comes back next week

Scarlett, Brandon Hanson was the favorite to win the men's 100 meter breastroke.

Kosuke Kitajima won but on the turn was dolfin kicking underwater.

Jason Lezak and Aaron Peirsol both claimed Japan's gold-medal winner, Kosuke Kitajima, used an illegal kick on his turn; Kitajima edged Hansen 1:00.08 to 1:00.25 after trailing by .04 going into the turn.

It was very obvious he used this kick. Since Peirsol is challeging Kitajima's gold, the judge challenged his gold for the mens 200 meter backstroke as a political statement.

Since disqualifying him would have moved everyone up a notch, Great Britain would have won the bronze in third instead of finishing fourth. Great Britain is now challenging Peirsol's medal reinstatement saying the disqualification was overturned on a technicality.

The technicality was that the disqualification must be in English and it was not in English.

Happy Friday again...
Rant - It is rainy and dreary outside and I leave for a long weekend at the lake in a few hours.

Rave- Everyone at home is healthy. Daughter is settled into her first week of college and loves it.