a very happy 4th
outside playing basketball and soccer all day and grilling, then charlestown for a party and more grilling, hanging out with friennnnnnnnds, driving ppl home and going to sleep. can't ask for much more
haven't blogged since wednesday? i need a daily recurring reminder telling me to get on my game
here is a breath-taking article on the olympic rowing team in china. ny times reporters got exclusive access to their nutty training facility, this is a really moving piece, look at the slideshow and watch the video
Rowing is unfamiliar to most Chinese, but their national team, in the gym and on the water, is among the world’s best.
if you really wanna get into it you can keep on reading a times blog post
or this other well-written blog post
oh yeah and you see the exercise that this chinese women is doing? i've done that exercise about 8 trillion times on those elevated platforms where you lie down and sweat all over the place, good times! except that these chinese athletes aren't allowed to go home to see their family for years at a time
