Vancouver--Honk!

I'd scheduled the morning so reporters from the Chicago Tribune, AP, NBC and USA Today could come talk with the skaters when they got off the ice at noon. HOWEVER, they all skated early and were gone by 11.

So I got to explain to reporters from the Chicago Tribune, AP, NBC and USA Today that their trip to the oval was in vain. Stupid day.

Since I was done earlier than I thought I would be, I decided to walk to the O Zone to check out the local festivities. A mile later, I found out the O Zone didn't open until later in the afternoon. So I visited with the Canadian geese for a while.

Geese are everywhere. They graze like livestock. "Canada: where the men are men and the geese are scared."

Tomorrow is the Men's 10K event where skaters skate 25 laps!!! 25 laps x 16 skaters = hours of boredom. For many Dutch fans, this is a favorite event. I've never understood the Dutch.